A frequently used Roku app can be moved to a more convenient position. That is different from removing and adding it again.

Roku’s current Home layout puts installed apps in an Apps section further down the page. An older screenshot showing only a simple grid may no longer match the first screen you see.

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Find the installed application

Go Home and move to the actual Apps section. Highlight the genuine player tile rather than a recommendation or content destination. If the app is absent, search its supported listing before concluding that a layout change deleted it.

Keep the current account setup intact while organizing access. A launcher change does not need a player logout, app removal or device reset.

Use the app’s options menu

Roku documents highlighting the tile, pressing Star to open Options, choosing Move app and confirming the new location with OK. Some current layouts also offer Move app to the top. Read the available action rather than following a fixed sequence of directional presses.

If Remove app appears nearby, that is another task. Cancel it when your goal is position only. Keep the app’s real name clear so another household viewer can identify it after the move.

Do not assume the same layout change will appear on every Roku linked to the account. Roku’s move guidance states that tile position changes apply to the device being used rather than synchronizing to other devices.

Verify the new route

Exit the options menu and open the player from its new position. Confirm the expected app identity and ordinary navigation. Tell other viewers where it moved so they do not add a similarly named substitute.

A move does not change the viewing account, connection allowance or subscription term. It also does not establish a service compatibility result.

Useful answers

Will moving the tile remove the app?

No. Move and Remove are separate actions; read the selected command.

Will the new position sync to my other Roku?

Roku’s move guidance says the change applies to the device being used.