r/Roku • • May 11 '23

Beware of scammers! Roku does not charge to activate devices or for support.

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r/Roku • • 8h ago

complaint (NOT support) My complaints about the Roku city Halloween

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Me ( 24F) Today is October 27th the Roku is all Halloween themed, and I was lookin like really close at it I also need glasses so keep that in mind, I don't wear them cus I think they are ugly) but I was noticing a few things, y'all notice that one of the only places to stay are like scary haunted houses, And like a spaghetti store? Do you think the rent is higher at the spaghetti store or haunted houses? Further more, my friend turns to me and says " I'd love to live in Roku city" I wanted to agree with them. But in my heart I know he's wrong. It's a scary place. Like the only people you see are in cars and or locked away in their apartments. (I haven't seen anyone in the haunted houses). The streets are clearly unsafe. Well there's like big machines trying to kill you in the background (also Roku city) and an alligator and the pyramids. My friend would go near the pyramids which is why I know he's a fool. I would never go near the pyramids. I feel like it's very similar to where | live. There's advertisements everywhere. Good bye.am I the asshole????


r/Roku • • 18m ago

question (NOT support) Voice Activated Roku

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I have a TCL 55QM751G TV. I also have a voice activated Roku stick. I used to be able to command the tv to turn on with the voice activated Roku stick. After a TCL update I can no longer do this. It works fine when the tv is on but it powers off all the HDMI ports except ARC when off. My sound bar is plugged into that ARC port. There are no settings in the menu to keep these on so I can turn the tv on by voice with my Roku except ARC. Can't use that though because my soundbar is using that. It used to all work but now it doesn't and theres no options I can find except buying some kind of HDMI splitter and some other goofy cable combinations. Any ideas or an I just out of luck? Its not a big deal to turn the TCL on with the TCL remote and everything works from there with my Roku remote and voice activated stuff just wouldlike that one less step like it used be. I've been through all the CEC settings and power settings....nothing I can find.


r/Roku • • 1h ago

Roku OS Looping Videos from YouTube

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I am using HIRO Roku TVs to loop a YouTube video in a couple offices. The videos will loop for about 4 hours before returning to the home screen. When I reopen the YouTube app, the app goes right back to the video.

I have disabled all of the power save functions, screensaver, and bandwidth saver. The video is set to play on a continuous loop in YouTube. We want this to be a continuous loop that does not require a human to restart it. Did I miss a setting?

Thanks in advance.


r/Roku • • 23h ago

miscellaneous Roku City Screensaver Additions

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I’m seeing more new stuff on Roku City screensaver


r/Roku • • 4h ago

question (NOT support) Roku streamer upgrade for LG 4K tv?

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I’m wondering which Roku streamer to upgrade to? My Tv is: LG, 4K, HDR 10, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG). I. Thinking the Ultra, but the price has me wondering if the stick gives the same results? Or should I upgrade to the Ultra? I currently have a Roku Express with multiple issues. My biggest concern is overheating.


r/Roku • • 16h ago

miscellaneous The coraline reference also what is the building with the lightning a reference to? I feel like this is also a wicked reference?

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r/Roku • • 19h ago

question (NOT support) Denying access to YouTube for my child

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I’ve searched and can’t seem to find an answer, I use YouTube daily to watch certain videos, but I don’t want my daughter on YouTube. Is there a way to restrict that access or am I not going to be able to and have to just try to enforce it


r/Roku • • 16h ago

miscellaneous Inherited Roku from dead relative. Don’t know his PIN. What do I do?

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r/Roku • • 1d ago

news Reuters missing

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Reuters channel is missing in live tv today. Is it just me?


r/Roku • • 17h ago

Roku OS Help with older Roku stick.

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Trying to hook up an older Roku stick to my TV and when it tries to install final updates I keep getting Can’t connect to network message.
The remotes I have are not working and the Roku app is not recognizing the stick so I can’t go to network settings or restart the device.
Any thoughts on how I can fix this. My Roku 4k stick broke so I had to go back to an older one I had. Not even sure what model it is.


r/Roku • • 23h ago

question (NOT support) Annoying internet problem

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Is there any way to fix this problem? Everyday and multiple times a day I’ll be watching, then it says I have no internet connection, I go to reconnect and it says it cannot find any connections. The only thing that works is unplugging the tv turning it back on, and it automatically connects back.


r/Roku • • 1d ago

question (NOT support) Replace Roku Express streaming player?

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I’ve had the Roku Express for longer than I can remember. It’s been having some glitches lately. Is it time to replace Roku Express based on the Model Number & Software Version? If so, which new player do you recommend?


r/Roku • • 1d ago

Roku hardware Roku TV hasn't picked up UK time change

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The UK's daylight saving time ended on Sunday. However my Roku TV is still showing an hour ahead of what it should.

If I set it to UTC+0 manually some my streaming apps won't load because "I'm not in the UK".

Has anyone else had this issue and found a fix, or do we need to wait for Roku to update their time servers?

Seems a very silly problem to have given daylight saving is common.

Weirdly I also have a Roku 4K stick elsewhere and that shows the right time.


r/Roku • • 2d ago

Roku OS Roku started showing scores of sports games on home page. I hate this I watch mine delayed.

60 Upvotes

I don't want to see the score of football games on my homepage. I watch most everything delayed. Thanks for ruining my day.


r/Roku • • 1d ago

question (NOT support) Tv speaker glitching

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I just bought a new Roku tv and whenever I try to use headphones/ a speaker it will switch back to the tv speakers. The main issue is that when it switches back the volume is at 50. Now I’m afraid to use any Bluetooth device cuz I feel like my tv will start blasting out of nowhere. Has anyone else had this issue?


r/Roku • • 1d ago

Roku hardware Replacement 1600mAh Li-Po battery for 2nd ed. voice remote?

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My one-year old remote from the Ultra kit no longer holds charge.

I found plenty of 1000mAh batteries, but after opening the remote, the battery is 1600mAh (and swollen). If the connector fits and it's the same voltage, I know I could use the 1000mAh at a reduced run time. I also know that I could just pay $30 and get a new one. I could even replace it with the $20 voice remote without the backlight and extra buttons.

A swollen Li-Po after a year is disappointing, especially when it was sparingly used and I did not charge it abusively.

That said, I simply want to know if the 1600mAh battery is available.

Edit: Roku reached out and provided me with great customer service. It's nice to see that the manufacturer is active here and is providing customer with quality support.


r/Roku • • 1d ago

Roku OS OTA channels missing at tines

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I've noticed recently that when I go to the Live TV Guide, many times my OTA channels no longer appear. I'll rescan for channels and they will reappear, only to disappear again a day or so later. It's kind of inconvenient when I turn on the TV on Sunday to watch football and I have to go through the rescan process all over again.


r/Roku • • 2d ago

Roku OS Previous channel takes me to the same two channels

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My previous channel button always takes me to ESPN and TNT even after scrolling between other channels. I’ve tried resetting and unplugging and doing the home 5 times, up, rewind, FF thing i found online. Any other suggestions ?


r/Roku • • 2d ago

question (NOT support) Wrong movie - Phantom of the Opera

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Is there any official way to report instances of the wrong movie being selected to play?

In this case I tried to play the 2004 phantom of the opera film but the 1989 movie played instead. They are definitely not the same.

This has happened before with other movies.


r/Roku • • 2d ago

miscellaneous Subscribed to Peacock through Roku, now can’t log in through actual app

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Hello,

I subscribed to Peacock through Roku, the actual app itself says my email cannot be found. What can I do?


r/Roku • • 3d ago

Roku hardware Anyone help me out here

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8 Upvotes

Does anyone here know how to fix this issue? I don’t know if it’s the Roku or if it’s the TV


r/Roku • • 3d ago

complaint (NOT support) Roku apps take forever* to load

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I exaggerate, of course, but within the last couple of months I'll try to open an app (doesn't matter if it's Netflix or YouTube or whatever) & the little wheel will spin for like a minute before it finally loads up.

Is this a known issue?


r/Roku • • 2d ago

miscellaneous Girl the 3 Ninja Turtles are not there anymore? Do y'all have any theories on why they're not there?

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r/Roku • • 2d ago

Roku hardware Help with Multiple TVs being linked to one remote

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I have a 3 Roku TVs in my basement. The TV remotes that came with each TV all end up controlling all 3 TVs. I bought an extra remote (non voice) from Walmart and right out of the box it linked to all 3 TVs.

None of the remotes have a pair button. How can I fix this/what can I buy so I don’t have to keep toggling on the phone app?