Alex Ruben
How To Add or Remove Jio Hotstar Movies and Shows on Your Home Screen and Recommendations | Google TV Streamer
Messing around with streaming services on Google TV can be kind of weird. Sometimes, you just want to hide certain apps or make sure specific content shows up in your recommendations. On one setup, toggling things works smoothly, but on another, it’s like hitting a brick wall — no changes appear until you restart or fiddle with settings. This guide is about some tried-and-true ways to add or remove JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar from the home screen and recommendations. Because honestly, making the menu reflect what you actually watch feels pretty necessary if you don’t want to scroll past stuff you don’t care about every time.
How to Fix Jio Hotstar Content Visibility on Google TV
Adjusting Service Settings From Home Screen
First off, managing apps directly from the home screen is the most straightforward. That’s where most of the recommendations are pulled from, so it’s worth double-checking here before diving deeper.
- Open your Google TV Home Screen.
- Scroll down and tap on Manage Services (it’s usually on the quick access menu or under profile icon).
- Look for Jio Hotstar in that list. Might be called just Hotstar or Jio Hotstar depending on the app version.
- Toggle the option to enable or disable recommendations and visibility:
- Want the content to appear? Make sure the toggle is active.
- Prefer it gone? Turn it off.
This often helps because, on some setups, the app “remembers” your prefs only if you toggle here. But — and this is frustrating — sometimes changes don’t stick immediately, especially after an OS update or app reinstall.
Method 2: Tweak Settings via Profiles & Accounts
If messing with the home screen doesn’t do the trick, the next step is to dig into your account settings. The reason? Some Android TV OS versions push preferences through your profile, not just the app toggle.
- Back on your Google TV Home Screen.
- Hit the Settings icon, typically in the top right corner.
- Select Accounts & Profiles.
- Choose your account (if you have multiple profiles).
- Scroll down to find Jio Hotstar again. Sometimes it’s listed under apps or services in your profile settings.
- Toggle the visibility or recommendations. Don’t be surprised if you need to re-open the app or restart the device afterwards, just to make sure the setting actually applies.
Also, on some devices, the profiles might cache preferences, so if changes don’t seem to stick, a quick restart helps. Trust me, it’s kinda weird, but it works.
Extra: Double-Check App Permissions & Updates
Sometimes, the app itself keeps the settings locked because it’s outdated or lacks permissions. Make sure Jio Hotstar is updated from the Google Play Store — look under Apps in Settings > Apps & Notifications and update if needed.
And check if permissions like storage or network access are enabled — this might affect whether the app updates its preferences properly.
Final tip: Refresh or Restart
If changes don’t show up immediately, try a quick restart of your Google TV. For some reason, it helps clear the cache or whatever weird thing the OS does to resist changes.
On one setup it worked after the first restart, on another, it took a couple of tries. Because of course, Android TV has to make it harder than necessary.