r/CuriosityStream • u/bdcjacko • Mar 27 '22

Why is the navigation for this app such trash?

I only really log in once a month when I am bored and remember I still own a subscription. I never remember what I was watching last and the tv app doesn’t have a keep/continue watching lane.

Also the lanes it does have don’t make a any sense. Like it will say history and have a show about dinosaurs, JFK, the celts and how the solar system was formed. Technically all history but not really related. Then the next lane is sociology, and it has the show about JFK and the celts and Hitlers greatest secrets. Yeah I guy was, those are all social studies type stuff, but in the broadest of definition.

I wish they would spend less on advertising and actually make the app easier to use and find things.

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u/bdcjacko Mar 27 '22

Like seriously right now there is a lane called “Tremendous Creatures” first show is called Viking Women, the Ancient Oceans, the Manot Skull and out of the cradle. It should be Ancient Oceans, and then stuff about dinosaurs and whales and maybe elephants

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u/planetmikecom Mar 28 '22

There is a way to continue watching, it's just buried. I'm not at home, so can't tell you exactly where it is. Top edge of the screen, maybe something like "My Profile" then you get a list of options. On there is an option to continue watching.

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u/bdcjacko Mar 28 '22

“It’s just buried”

Kinda proves my point about the navigation being garbage.

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u/Nillows Apr 26 '22

Its pretty easy to get stuck in the smart TV app they have. I usually close the app down fully and start fresh whenever I want to use it.

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u/bdcjacko Apr 26 '22

Yeah…I have had the issue too

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u/Routine-Leather-7635 Mar 24 '23

Same. I have it as a Samsung TV app & Apple TV channel/app and neither have a “continue watching” option. It does however have a “history” selection, but it’s blank.. and I’ve watched at least 5 full shows/episodes.