How Bluebird works
Six steps. About ninety seconds of setup, and only one of them happens on a phone.
On the television
- 1
Find Bluebird and add it
In a commercial on another channel, or in the Streaming Store on your Roku. It's free and there's no card to enter.
- 2
A code appears on screen
Six characters, with a square you can point a phone camera at.
On your phone — once, about a minute
- 3
Type your email address
The code is already filled in. Your email is the only thing you ever type. There is no password to make up.
On the television
- 4
Three questions, answered with the remote
Which services you pay for, what you like to watch, and when you usually sit down. All taps, no typing.
On demand, after that
- 5
Five things to watch
Chosen for you from the services you pay for, the free channels, and what's on live tonight. Press one and it starts — about four seconds.
- 6
And a note before dinner
At 6:45 a text or email arrives: three for tonight. The same time every day, like the paper used to.
There is nothing to download on your phone.
Step 3 is a web page, not a second app. It opens, you type one thing, and you're done with your phone for good.