There are several ways to find movies and TV shows to watch on your Xumo Stream Box. You can browse your Xumo Home screen, use your voice remote to search for a specific title, actor, or genre, or open the Spectrum TV app to find live TV and On Demand content included with your Spectrum service.
In this article
You'll learn how to:
- Browse recommendations on your Xumo Home screen
- Find and launch your favorite apps
- Save movies and TV shows to My List
- Explore categories and curated collections
- Search for movies and TV shows using your voice remote
Start with your Xumo Home screen
When you turn on your Xumo Stream Box, the first screen you see is the Xumo Home screen. This is your starting point for discovering live TV, streaming apps, movies, shows, settings, and more. From the Xumo Home screen, you can open the Spectrum TV app to watch your live Spectrum TV channels and On Demand content.
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Get quick access to your Spectrum TV experience and more. The Currently playing tile shows what’s currently playing on Spectrum TV.
Apps
Quickly access your most-used apps and more than 250 apps available on your Xumo Stream Box. Select View all to browse all apps, or navigate to the right to quickly launch 15 top apps. Select apps can also be launched using shortcuts on your voice remote. This is also where you’ll find the Spectrum TV app, along with your other streaming apps.
Discover content with Quick access
You don’t have to open individual apps to find something new. Quick access on your Xumo Home screen makes it easy to explore content from across your apps in one place.
- Categories: Scroll right from the home screen to browse content organized by type, including TV shows, Movies, Sports, Music, and personalized recommendations.
- Curated content: Scroll down the Home screen to find curated lists like top 20 movies and TV shows.
- Live TV Guide: Continue scrolling down to find the Live TV Guide on your Xumo Home screen. Selecting a Spectrum TV channel will open the Spectrum TV app, where the channel begins playing.
Learn more about finding movies and TV shows on your Xumo Stream Box by watching this video.
Search with your voice
If you already know what you want to watch, use your voice remote to find it fast without scrolling through menus. Your voice remote searches across apps available on your Xumo Stream Box, including the Spectrum TV app. Learn how to use Voice Search on your Xumo Stream Box.
Tip: If you prefer not to use your voice, you can also select the Search option directly from your Xumo home screen and type using the on-screen keyboard.
Want to see Voice Search in action? Watch the video.