Roku

Roku Inc.

- July 22, 2016

Everyone

Entertainment

( 141,770)

Top Developer

Description

The free Roku Android application allows you to:

· Control your Roku player or Roku TV from your mobile device.
· Use Roku Search with your mobile device. See what’s on, where you can watch it for free, with a subscription, or how much the different channels charge to rent or buy.
· Use your voice to search for movies, TV shows, actors, and directors as well as for streaming channels by name.
· Follow "Movies Coming Soon” within My Feed and get updates when new movies are ready to stream – on what channel and at what price.
· Browse, add, and rate Channels from more than 2,000 streaming channels offered in the Roku Channel Store.*
· Quickly launch your favorite Roku Channels on your Roku player or Roku TV from your mobile device.
· Enter text in your Roku player on-screen interface using your device's keyboard instead of the included remote.
· Name and switch between multiple Roku players and Roku TVs.
· Enjoy your Android device's photos, music, and video on your Roku player or Roku TV using the “Play on Roku” feature.
· Get lost in streaming entertainment while keeping things quiet for everyone around you with Private Listening for the new Roku® Streaming Stick® (3600R)

* Subscription or other payment may be required to access certain channel content. Channel availability subject to change and not all content is available in the countries in which Roku devices are sold.

THIS APP REQUIRES A ROKU PLAYER OR ROKU TV
To use this app, you must connect your Android device to the same network as your Roku player or Roku TV. Certain features require compatible Roku players/Roku TVs or may require logging in to your Roku account.

HAVING TROUBLE FINDING YOUR ROKU PLAYER OR ROKU TV?
Note: If the app does not recognize your Roku player or Roku TV (you see a “No Roku Devices Found” message after you sign in), try going to network setup again on your Roku player or Roku TV. This will wake your Roku player or Roku TV on your home network. Then, select “Try Again” in the Roku app.

FEATURE AVAILABILITY
· Roku Search is available when your connected Roku player or Roku TV supports this functionality.
· Searching by voice is available in English in the US and Canada only and elsewhere when updates make voice search available. This feature requires permission to access your Android device's microphone.

Go to support.roku.com for FAQs or to get help.

Reviews

4.5

141,770 total

5 98,445

4 30,057

3 6,088

2 2,352

1 4,828

Rob David

Works good It works pretty good, only thing I would like to see changed is the ability to approve mobile apps to specific roku boxes. At the moment, any device on your network can access the box with this app. This causes alot of fighting and trolling with my kids. I would prefer to just pair my mobile device with the box and prevent everyone else, without having to have my device and box on a separate net. Also, would be awesome if I could statically set the IP configuration for the box.

Johnathan Handcock

Lost remote....Solved! I have small children that like to "pick their own shows". This app means I can let them have the remote and still have control. Also, more than once the remote has gone missing for days at a time. With this app we don't worry, it always turns up. Have had no issues that I can think of with the way it works. Lastly I think that it's great (and a little funny) that I can order a new remote from the app.

Michael Reneau

Fantastic app I use it a lot there only one issue I have two Roku TV'S plus an old Roku plug in device on another tv, when using this app to switch to another TV I have to remember which code with what TV I would be great if one could assign a name to each device. Other than this great and more practical than the remote that came with the TV. One more thing have you ever thought about adding an on and off switch to the app. More over with me I always have my phone and the remote gets mislaid sometimes.

Kat Davis

Makes life simple! Remotes disappear. The kids hide them. The dog takes them out for a chew snack. Who knows. Maybe they are the epic pride of gnomes. I know where my phone is. I can control multiple Roku devices from one app. It is like finding your fav chocolate in that monster box... And there is no finger poke in it. Bonus!

Olivia Shelor

Super Helpful! With five people and numerous guests coming and going, our family is constantly misplacing our remote. This app has been incredibly helpful! There are other features to the app as well that are also very useful and they all make navigation of our Roku tv more accessible.

K Fallon

Thank God I destroyed my living room looking for a lost Roku remote. Then it occurred to me to download the app and I realized I can use my phone as a remote! This is great because I can use it on either TV as it will synchronize to a separate device in seconds. I'll never be buying a replacement remote again. I actually like this app better than the real remote. It seems less finicky.

User reviews

Rob David August 5, 2016

Johnathan Handcock September 18, 2016

Michael Reneau July 24, 2016

Kat Davis July 26, 2016

Olivia Shelor August 18, 2016

K Fallon August 9, 2016

Terez Harris August 14, 2016

Can't Complain!! Loads quickly and has all the features I like and has a great layout that makes using it very easy. A lot easier using the app on my g2 than using the provided remote. Good job Roku!!! **Update 8/14/16 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+: This app is still great on all my new devices since posting 2 years back but I would like to see voice control fully integrated from the app directly on the TV. Also I would like a more smooth and more easily viewed UI. Also if you could create a more fluid widget for androids.**

Alastair King September 14, 2016

Could and should be a lot better Two big problems: In the remote screen, the keyboard should be visible and usable at the same time as the remote buttons. Having to open and shut the keyboard is super annoying. Second is the feed and search functionality, which could help solve the 'what can I watch for free in my subscribed services?' question but does not. It only solves the 'where can I watch a particular thing?' question. Even the feed, which seems like it is useful, isn't because you can't customize when you get notified.

Johnnewb September 24, 2016

Works great for my Roku 3!! The batteries in my remote died and I needed a quick fix. This took about 30 seconds to set up and it is very user friendly. (Make sure you keep your phone's Wi-Fi on. That way it can tether to your Roku. It won't work otherwise.) Great app!!!

Angela Oakes September 6, 2016

User Friendly: Better than the original The Roku remotes can be a pain with its touchy buttons. The app makes everything easier. You don't have to worry that you might exit your program with an accidental button push. It also makes searches so much easier. Roku should find a way to make the remote as user friendly as the app.

Janine Ivey July 23, 2016

I love my Roku 2! I was so tired of paying a cable bill exceeding $180/month, and still watched the same channels with repeat shows and also paying for subscriptions. Imagine how excited I was when I found out about Roku!! My viewing has not changed in the least, and I am able to feel great about the amazing savings! Thank you!

Justice Asbury September 14, 2016

Top App Roku's app is top of the line. More features are in the app than in their fanciest remote. I have only one criticism and that is about the widget that you can place on a screen. The screen widget is huge and... it won't work independently of the app being open so... if the widget forces you to open the app anyway, why not just put an app icon on the screen and save the huge ammout of room used up by the widget...? Anyway, minor issues and it's still a great app.

Melina Ayala September 25, 2016

Love the app except the fact that you need Wi-Fi to use It's really easy set up, easy to use, I love everything about this app except for the fact that you need Wi-Fi to use the remote. I had the same app for my Visio tv and I was to use the remote without having to connect to the Wi-Fi other then that its an awesome app. It always comes in handy when we can't find the remote.

Mandy Scrivner August 18, 2016

It's awesome I love it our old original controller that we had our son threw it in water and stopped working so my husband and I installed this and woohooo we don't have to buy another controller. I only gave it 4 stars cause It stopped working for a little bit the other day. But overall so fantastic

Marissa Gonzales September 7, 2016

So easy to use! Literally no brainer. If your anything like us you misplace your remote all the time! This is so convenient and i actually prefer this rather than my remote. My 4 year old know how to navigate with no help, so that tells you a lot 😀 five stars for sure. 💯

Kimberly Chatham August 15, 2016

Perfectamente!!! I lost my TV remote a couple weeks ago and haven't found it since... Downloaded this Roku app for the meanwhile as a fill-in remote and I'm not even looking for my other remote anymore because this one is so perfect! I can do anything with it and it's on my phone so I definitely won't be losing that! Good job guys keep up the good work!

Bryan Hall September 1, 2016

Just works I have a roku TV, after dealing with so many workarounds (xbmc, using xbox and controller, and using my computer with my phone to control it) this just works. There isn't anything complicated about getting started either, no codes to enter to connect to the roku or passwords to setup, if it's on your network you can control it. I haven't experienced any bugs yet either. GREAT APP

Angela LaFreniere August 15, 2016

Roku Remote Love this app. My husband & I always lose the remote. Or he steels the batteries out of it. So this comes in very handy Always using it. And it's not complicated at all. If my husband can figure it out, so can you! He is so technology inclined! This is probably the best app I have ever downloaded!!

Garrick Wilhelm August 29, 2016

Roku very picky with wifi I couldnt comnect my roku TV to my internet connection because it is a 4G hotspot on my tablet so I bought a different one that works and now the roku app wont even launch because it doesnt see me connected to a wifi network because i am the wifi network. My roku tv connects to the internet through my tablet but the app wont even look for the roku.

BigBooty Danni September 5, 2016

Trouble connecting App works for like a minute then says no Wi-Fi connection go to settings. I have to close it & open it again for it to work. Then the issue repeats. Wouldn't use this app at all if my damn remote wouldn't have stopped working. It sucks!

Kirchhoff1985 August 5, 2016

Great! A few suggestions. Fix the lagginess and overall slowness of the media streaming from the phone. Also, it would be awesome if you could stream the phone's screen. Some phones do this, but not mine. Also, make it quicker to switch rokus. Like, in the remote screen, put a button to cycle through each one.

Tracy Bays August 22, 2016

Works great no IR needed!! Works pretty good. My phone does not have an INFER RED capability. This App lets me use my phone as a remote anyway! What would be better is if there would be an App that could allow you to watch Roku directly from your phone. Something for Roku to consider.

Steven Gates August 9, 2016

Since I keep losing track of my Roku remote... .... this app is a perfect substitute. Only wish is that it allowed audio from the tablet or cell phone it is installed on. I rarely use the Roku with the lousy television speakers. It used to be easy with older Roku setups - there was a headphone jack in the BASE UNIT that I kept my speakers hooked up to. But now the headphone jack is ONLY on the handheld remote - so now I have to use a long "headphone extension" plugged into the handheld remote and into my speakers. But this app is really nice!!!

Eleanor Evans August 7, 2016

My remote died. No problem! Love this app! I started using it when my remote flat-out stopped working. It operates my Roku 2 perfectly. Large buttons, easy to sync to my device. I can add new channels without having to go back to the home menu. I miss nothing about my original remote. Nothing!

Zach B August 19, 2016

Good- other than private listening Private listening works sometimes. Audio randomly cuts out for up to 5 seconds at a time. AND IT WONT LET ME STOP. I HAD TO GO TO SETTINGS AND FORCE THE APP CLOSED TO STOP PRIVATE LISTENING.

Dennis Donnelly August 27, 2016

Good but... This app is nice because we often misplace the remote. This way I always have it. But when I search on something it doesn't record the first character on my screen, thus "Hendrix" becomes "endrix". It sends "Hendrix" but saves "endrix" on the remote search bar. So I can never use recent searches...sigh.

Fred Zendell August 16, 2016

Roku App The description says, "control your Roku device". Well. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. A real pain in ass! I installed it then had to delete it. Now I tried it again after waiting a month. Sadly the same thing as before. Sometimes it works and sometimes it don't. Preparing to delete again!

Renea Rawat August 28, 2016

Convenient and easy to use Love this app! My remote was destroyed, and I was unable to use my roku. After quite a few of failed attempts at other remote apps, this one literally works perfectly. No pairing needed....just select your device and you are good to go.

Andrew Edinger August 28, 2016

Horrible I'm not sure if it's the app or my streaming stick. At this point I'm convinced they are both trash. Keeps giving me error codes and telling me I'm not connected to Wi-Fi, but my signal is clear. At first, I thought it was because I went with the cheaper version so I upgraded. Didn't change a thing. How can roku claim to be the #1 streaming stick when their product offers the lowest quality?

Becki Hilburn September 7, 2016

This is a great remote I don't have to aim correctly at the box anymore. It has a keyboard option yay!! So much better than pick-a-letter panel. It's completely replaced that little roku remote that's always getting lost. We use it with a roku lt.

Marissa Bachtel August 22, 2016

Fantastically Easy to use I lost my remote for my R2 and in a pinch downloaded this app. I love, love, love it!! I am a very impatient person who just wants things to work the first go around. I got what i wanted. It couldn't be any easier and great set up.

Mary Anderson Elliott September 4, 2016

LGG4 works great My remote for my Roku 3 stopped working & all the help sites said to download this app. So far it's worked great. My only wish is that we could get privacy listening with this app for the Roku 3 like the remote has. Right now it is only available for the Roku Stick. 😕

nicole barnes August 15, 2016

Doesn't work It worked the first day, now it won't connect to the roku. Tried everything, obviously both my phone and roku are on wifi. My phone even says it's connected to it. Just not this app. Junk. I wish roku would just figure out a way to make a remote that works longer.

Peter Nero September 15, 2016

Not pleased right now My Roku stick comes on showing as not connected to my network. Try to use my hardware remote, and nothing happens. It's stopped working. Thought I could use this app to control the stick. No! Not if the stick isn't connected to a network. To top it all off, hardware remote is out of stock at Roku site. Not pleased with Roku at all right now.

Brian Whitney September 13, 2016

Perfect solution Can't imagine a better way to avoid the annoyance and mental anguish of fumbling around (especially in low light) to find the right godd*mn button to hit my Roku crack pipe.

Mike Bratescu July 31, 2016

A caged closed TV service only. Try cast a damn video from tablet to TV. Roku DOES NOT OPEN without login, code and ,mind you , YOUR BANK CARD DETAILS. Without giving your bank card details it does not boot, nor setup, you've just paid 40£ for a piece of plastic and the only thing you can cast to your TV is ... a brick. SECOND: What dumbass designed the Roku remote without ON-OFF button? In off mode it forgets the whole setup, so the second time you want to use it..errr... smash it & buy a Chinese droid TV box. Less of this CAGE policy.

Nate Webb August 21, 2016

Does what it's supposed to, plus some extras. The media casting is particularly useful. I just wish I knew I could name individual Roku devices before I messed up my wife's show in the other room.

Russ Herschler September 1, 2016

Solid app. A few tweaks and 5 star... Wish I could arrange/organize channels in the app. Also wish when I find a movie on my feed it showed all the options that it shows in the search for that movie. It only shows follow or unfollow when it's on the feed. But those are minor points. The app is darn good...

Brian Faul July 26, 2016

New Roku User Wish the app and/or remote had the ability to enter channel numbers and jump back to last channel. Issues with the device waking up after extended time off. Hopefully things continue to evolve and get better.

Jake Vogel August 16, 2016

With the remote it's cool. But since I lost mine, there's to many difficulties & it's kinda stressful & I actually kinda hate roku now. If u wanna buy a streaming device for your hdtv, GO WITH GOOGLE'S CHROMECAST!