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Roku xfinity streaming app - loss of Fast Forward functionality
When will the Roku streaming app fast forward features catch up with the boxes?
From the Xfinity cable box, DVR recordings have a feature called smart resume which allow you to quickly skip over the commercials and resume your program right when the commercials end. This feature is not present on the Xfinity Stream app for Roku (I am using Roku express 4K+).
Secondly, using the Xfinity Stream app on Roku, you are unable to see any thumbnails of the scenes you are fast forwarding through. Fast forwarding without a thumb nail is frustrating. Always having to guess when to resume, having to go forward and backwards to figure out when the show resumes is a major functionality loss from the boxes. Smart resume would fix this.
My understanding is this problem does not exist using the app on Apple devices. When will this functionality be improved for Roku and all other third-party apps?
This issue was also reported back in October here is the link to that forum post,
https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/xfinity-stream-app/roku-xfinity-streaming-app-loss-of-fast-forward-functionality/617b1393356f1c35c0adef73?commentId=617dbce13fc3e17674cbe0d3&replyId=6189606f356f1c35c0b21498
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