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FireTV back button
I used to be able to start the Telus TV app on Firestick and press the back button to get rid of the distracting overlay stuff and just watch TV. With the recent app update that doesn't work. The b...
Instead of tapping the back button or manually navigating up to the Live TV tab, try this when the menu overlay gets in your way:
Press and hold the Back button for 2 full seconds. There's also a helpful thread at https://forum.telus.com/discussions/my_home_services_and_devices/tv-user-interface-shortcomings/136842 that might help with some of the other changes.
Ok, I can understand that amazon logic so all apps work the same. Maybe that exit popup could have also notified the user that a press+hold of the back button was an option to get rid of the overlay. Or an button cheat sheet somewhere in the app.
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Official Support Team
Official Support TeamFor sure, that would actually be super helpful. Thanks for the feedback we'll make sure to share this so it can be looked into for future updates!
