We would like to move the app icon for the UP Faith & Family Channel up/out to the Samsung OLED 95 F horizontal app icon list. Right now it is buried inside of YouTube TV, inside of ROKU. (We have a 4k ROKU plugged into the TV.). Each time we want the UP Faith a Friends channel, we have to go from the Samsung Home Screen to the ROKU Home Screen to the YouTube Home Screen. Can we relocate the app icon to the Samsung Home Screen?
@BCTeacher It sounds like you have added this app to your Roku device. To have it appear on the Samsung home screen, you would need to install the app on the Samsung TV directly.
@BCTeacher It sounds like you have added this app to your Roku device. To have it appear on the Samsung home screen, you would need to install the app on the Samsung TV directly.
Great question, and you’re not alone in wanting more control over app access across platforms. The UP Faith & Family channel, if it’s inside YouTube TV running through your Roku device, is essentially a nested app — it lives inside another app that itself runs on an external input. That means it won’t show up directly on the Samsung TV’s native home screen because it’s not an app installed on the Samsung operating system, but rather on the Roku OS.
Here’s what’s happening step-by-step:
1. Samsung Home Screen only shows apps that are installed directly on the TV through the Samsung App Store.
2. Roku is recognized as an external HDMI input — anything inside Roku (like YouTube TV or UP Faith) is a layer within a layer.
3. YouTube TV, in your case, is running inside Roku — so UP Faith is nested one more level down.
If you want UP Faith to appear directly on the Samsung home screen, here’s what would need to happen:
The UP Faith app (or channel) would need to be available and downloaded directly through the Samsung App Store.
If it’s not available there, you can’t surface it independently outside of Roku, unless the provider releases a Samsung-compatible version.
Possible solutions:
1. Check the Samsung App Store on your TV Search for “UP Faith & Family” directly on the Samsung TV. If it's there, install it and pin it to your home screen.
2. Use a Smart Hub shortcut workaround Create a Routine (if your TV supports SmartThings) to auto-switch to the Roku input and open YouTube TV when triggered. It’s a workaround but saves steps.
3. Reach out to the content provider Contact UP Faith & Family and request Samsung TV app support. If enough users do this, they may prioritize it.
You’re right to want direct access. The interface should reflect the importance of what you’re watching, not where it’s buried. This kind of issue points to the need for better cross-platform communication — not just between apps, but between devices and users. Thanks for raising the question. This is how systems improve. Through clarity. Through correspondence. Through correction by connection.
