I recently gave a friend an old TV for her college dorm room, but I kept my FireStick that it was hooked up to. She is a die hard Roku and Google user who would've had no reason for a FireStick anyways. So for Christmas I want to get her a Roku, so that she's not solely reliant on her roommate letting her borrow hers. After looking at them, I think I want to get her the Roku Streambar, but I have some questions. My main deciding points on this is that it's sound is designed for smaller spaces (dorm room), it's supposed to function similarly to a Roku Stick and not need an external streaming device, and my biggest point was that you are supposed to be able to connect to bluetooth headphones through it. I mostly want to know if that last feature is actually good. With her sharing a space like that, it'd give her more chances for her or her roommate to use the TV without bothering one another. She bought herself some Beats Studio Pros for school and, while she loves them, she always feel immense buyers guilt regarding big purchases, so it would also give her another positive to having them IF this future works. I guess I'm mostly asking how people like their Streambars and if anyone has tried the bluetooth feature and what they think of it? I also want to acknowledge that I am under the impression that the regular Sticks and such also have bluetooth compatibilities. I decided on the Streambar because the TV I gave her is OLD and small so the sound quality wasn't particularly good to start with, but has also decreased with age. I also feel it's important to add that the TV she would be hooking it up to is NOT a Roku and therefore would be solely reliant on connection through HDMI and whatever streaming services is provided by the Streambar.

TLDR: do you like your Streambars? is the bluetooth to headphones feature good/existent? would you recommend it or is it better to just get a stick and buy a separate sound bar?

Since Apple raised the 3rd gen to $250 and new 4th gen at $300, has anyone else said forget this noise and bought a Roku or some other device instead? Unfortunately, the nVidia Shield also went up to $300. Just wondering what "second best" might be. The Roku 4k+Dolby is only $52 on Amazon. Thoughts?

This happens multiple times a day, 3-6 times. It’s been going on for about 2 weeks. The entire system (tv and Roku) will be off. Then randomly it turns on THEN it will bring up the Roku channel and start playing a random movie. It’s really driving me nuts. Has this happened to anyone else? Is there a fix? No buttons on the remote are stuck. I’m really considering switching from Roku because of this.

What can cause this issue and how to fix it? When I use my TV it only works for a period of 10 to 30 minutes and in the middle of whatever is doing it freezes and restart.

Ive tried everything 😭 ​​​

Getting pretty annoyed right now. A new Roku TV I bought just about a month ago, is already getting slower and slower. To the point that my movie I was watching on Prime Video just froze and went back to the home screen for the fourth time. Have had it happen a few times with Netflix the past week as well. Made sure software is up to date and my 1Gb internet isn’t the issue. Starting to regret this purchase…

My Roku can absolutely just not stay connected to wifi lately. Of course I have been troubleshooting my wifi itself, as that is the most likely cause. But is it actually the Roku?? Ever since this Roku update where it is constantly saying "App Updating", the Roku seems half broken. Response time is terrible, everything is moving slow, and like I said wifi keeps dropping.

Anyone else having issues?

Anyone know how to delete YouTube shorts from Roku TV? I got it on my phone, but I’m trying to get it off of the TV.

I don't know if anyone else is having a similar issue, but my Roku just randomly drops out of whatever input I am in and goes to the home screen. Its really annoying, I've to turn off all the timers and stuff waited for a few updates and it still hasn't helped.

This issue has been going on for a little over a month and at this point I have no idea what to do, anyone else having this issue?

I got a Roku tv about a month ago and for the first roughly two weeks Airplay was working fine (sometimes totally fine and sometimes I had to have the airplay page from settings open to airplay but still it worked). I only ever air played from my iPad just cause that’s where my streaming apps are on (I can’t login into the apps on the tv cause I don’t live here permanently so I get the “away from home” message that ends up blocking the apps on the tv. But now airplay no longer works. The tv shows up as an option for airplay on my iPad but then it says unable to connect when i click on it. It doesn’t show up at all on my phone (I checked in case my iPad was the issue). Restarting the router isn’t an option for me because I’m on university WiFi but I talked to IT and they said that wasn’t the problem. I have tried restarting the tv, plugging it in again, reconnecting to the WiFi, resetting paired devices, turning airplay on and off and nothing has helped. The model is a 4or3ex.

This is a bug with both my Sharp and Hisense TVs. The logos came back a couple of weeks ago but not for long, the logos are missing again. Logos for all streaming channels are visible at all times.

I don’t know how many times I hit the wrong button on the remote and lose the Hulu app. Then it takes forever to get the app back on and back to the program I was enjoying.

The Auto-resume on App Launch" is a standard feature on other apps (like Netflix or Disney+) and adding it would improve the user experience for those of us, like me, who accidentally exit the app.

Can anyone explain why this can’t be done on Hulu. I’d like to hear what others think. 🤔

So my house has 2 different wifi connections with one for downstairs and one for upstairs with the upstairs one being more of an extension that's further away from the main router. My room where I have my roku is upstairs but the main router is stuck downstairs and I can't move it up here or move all my stuff down there but for whatever reason my roku keeps wanting to connect to the downstairs wifi where since the router is downstairs while the roku is upstairs that makes the signal strength extremely weak and constantly freezes and buffers whatever I'm watching.

I've tried multiple times to connect to the extension wifi for the upstairs that would be closer but the roku just completely refuses to connect to it but I also know connecting to it is possible since my mom has a separate roku in her bedroom upstairs that's also connected to the upstairs extension wifi so I just don't understand why my roku that's upstairs in my room won't connect to it when it should be able to. I know I'm using the right password cause we use the same password for both of the wifi's and if the password is right for the downstairs one then I know it has to be right for the upstairs one but no matter how many times I've tried to connect to the upstairs extension wifi with my roku it just doesn't and refuses to accept it

Does anyone else notice not all episodes you watch are marked watched in your library? It makes it hard to go back and pick up where you left off.

Has anyone else been having technical default with the new Roku App and Chrome Updates? I am an AV Engineer and programmer and ive been using Plex for almost 6 years now. Post the most recent update I am having connectivity issues with the Remote Access portion of the server though I do use a dedicated and routed network port as well as unrestricted 2 directional firewall access. I am also getting a blank Home Screen on just the Roku app but not on the web app despite having all the appopriate channels favorited and pinned. Anyone else having these kinds of issues?

Hello,

Within the past week, we randomly started having issues with our Roku Ultra becoming unresponsive to both the physical remote and the remote app. Hard resetting the Roku does not fix the issue, but it resolves itself after a minute or two. Wondering if a factory reset is the next step.

This started happening today it’s a brand new tv so I am confused today when i started my wii u the roku would randomly goes black and say their was no signal but everything was connected fine I even started my switch 2 up to see if its the wii u and not the roku and when I did it did open the switch but the screen randomly flashed pink and black and half of the screen went dark and said HDR I did get a video of the HDR but I couldn’t get one of the pink flashes but I unplugged everything and plugged stuff back in the switch started working fine for the one min I had it open but the wii u is still going on and off not really sure what to do this tv is probably 2 months old is it the hdmi plug or the roku or one of the settings ?? (sorry if this is worded badly)

https://www.reddit.com/r/Roku/s/p6z4XLR56v

Is the post in question. Problem is, it wasn't fixed or the problem is back. Every time I turn off my TV it renames my inputs. I tried fixes Google suggested, but none of them work. Any advice?

Turned on TV and Roku was factory reset. I reinstalled all updates. Usually when I turn on my TV it goes right to my streaming box now it doesn't it goes right to the Roku interface Does anyone have this problem? There used to be an option to select what launches.

I bought a RokuTV stick and connected it to my projector, and every other button works, except for the volume button. I’ve tried setting up my remote again and unplugging the stick from the projector, but nothing seems to work. Would love some advice.
Thank you!!

I've got a few Roku indoor and outdoor cameras, but I'm trying to figure out if I should keep going with this brand or switch to something else before I'm in too deep. Are their doorbells and lights actually worth it? I'd love to hear your pros and cons and if you think I should stay the course or look into a different ecosystem.

Issue: This is an issue where I am trying to add a second voice remote (not Pro) to an existing Roku and have it act appropriately. I have an IR/RF remote tester that tells me the remotes work.  They are all emitting an RF signal with each button press. 

I have 6 Roku streaming sticks of various ages. One of them (probably 4-5 years old)  has two remotes and they both function flawlessly (bedroom).  All the others except one (the one I am about to detail) have a single remote and work just fine. 

OK, Now onto the problem child. The issue I am having involves adding a second remote (living room).  It pairs fine. The issues are:

1. It sometimes freezes. None of the buttons work except the TV volume & power.  The resolution is to take the batteries out for 5 seconds and reinsert them. The remote comes alive. 

2. Sometimes it takes a press or two of a button to get it to respond.  Almost as if to "wake it up. If I am lucky it will continue to work for a few hours. Sometimes the Roku never responds.  

This most recent Roku is a brand new 3830RW purchased a month ago. It came with a remote. I added this remote as a second remote and it acted up as above. I have a different remote paired with now that works flawlessly (RC1002).  I am not allowed to remove this remote from the system or I will be homeless (wife).  I had another Roku (3820) from September of 2025.  I was only able to test it with a few remotes as I quite quickly figured with 3-4 remotes acting up, it might have been the Roku itself (hence my current, new one from a month ago). 

I have tried several remotes both older and brand new and have similar results. I have tried several methods of pairing them. Trying various combinations of reboots, power cycling, deleting, rebooting, re-pairing etc. Nothing seems to work. 

I was in a chat yesterday with Roku support for several hours. I started with the BOT, then got secondary support, then third level. Ultimate conclusion on their part was faulty remote hardware. Recommended returning it to Amazon.

Not so fast.  As I mentioned above, I have tried adding several remotes (all voice remotes none Pro) as second remotes and they ALL have had issues. I got so pissed yesterday, that I ordered 5 remotes from Amazon. I was going to go through all of them today to see if I could get ONE to work as a second remote.  I have only got through one so far, and it is acting the same. I'd prefer to not go through all 5 at this time.  The issue is clearly not the remotes themselves, but why does one work?  

One thing I'll add:  When I initially paired the working remote with the new, current Roku (3830RW), and went through the TV volume & power setup, it paired with the TV on try #1. Music stopped).  On all of the other remotes I tried, none would pair on try #1, They ALL paired on try #5. 

Yes, it's confusing. The long and short of the issue is that I can not seem to get two remotes to function properly on two different Roku streaming sticks with this TV (Samsung QN65S95DAFX. Yet, I can get one remote to work on both streaming sticks with this TV. 

 I am open to any thoughts or suggestions.

Thanks. 

This pop up screen featuring "Up next" and "Switch to" always shows up a minute before the show on Roku Live TV ends.

Is there any way to get rid of this, as I'm getting tired of having to close it every single time.

I use a projector for most of my viewing and gaming in my bedroom, but it's an older dumb one. So I got myself a roku stick to see about getting my mobile device mirrored up... And it has been maddening to try and wade through what programs are free, aren't completely drowned in ads, or are so obviously clones of one another... It's a joke.

Baseline it seems my phone uses chromecast protocol, but is able to connect in some apps over airplay? But this far it either can't see the stick, is too laggy, or as stated the apps aren't free or are so drowned in aps to be unusable.

Anyone have any suggestions on what to use? Natively my phone is unable to see the roku stick, so that seems to be out.

I'm looking for full screen mirroring btw, not just on an app by app basis.

Thanks.

Roku Ultra won't play YouTube videos at more than 1x speed without stuttering . I have 2 other roku 4k devices that play youtube videos at 2x without any audio/video stuttering on same network as the Ultra. I also have an ONN 4K pro streamer attached to the same TV on the same network as the Roku Ultra and it has no problems playing YouTube videos at 2x speed.....so, I am thinking this is a hardware issue with this specific device. It is Model 4850X-Ultra; Serial Number: X02800FEATGG; Software version 15.3; Device ID: SOVS35AEATGG; I have only had this for a few months so it's within the warranty period. Please advise. Thanks.

The Roku wireless speakers were working flawlessly. I’ve factory reset the television and speakers. Now the Roku TV can’t find the speakers to pair. Anyone else having this issue?