The Roku App (Official)

Roku, Inc. & its affiliates

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About this app

Get to know the must-have streaming sidekick!

Use the free Roku® mobile app to:
• Control your Roku devices with a convenient remote
• Use your voice or keyboard to quickly search for entertainment
• Enjoy private listening with headphones
• Stream free movies, live TV, and more on the go with The Roku Channel
• Cast media files from your phone, like videos and photos, to your TV
• Add and launch channels on your Roku devices
• Enter text on your Roku device more easily with your mobile keyboard


You must connect your phone or tablet to the same wireless network as your Roku device to use certain features of the mobile app. Some features require a compatible Roku device and may require logging into your Roku account.


Feature availability:
• Voice search is available in English in the US, UK, and Canada. It’s also available in Spanish in Mexico and the US.
• The Roku Channel can be viewed in the mobile app in the US only.
• Some channels require payment, can change, and vary by country.

For more information, go to http://support.roku.com
Privacy Policy: go.roku.com/privacypolicy
CA Privacy Notice: https://docs.roku.com/published/userprivacypolicy/en/us#userprivacypolicy-en_us-CCPA

Ratings and reviews

This app is useful for one reason: it allows you to connect your ear buds (via your phone) to your TV. However, that function is undependable. The connection disconnects frequently without any certain reason. Sometimes, it seems to be because the app automatically searches for other devices to connect to, a function that seems pointless; if you want to find a new device, you will do so, and probably not in the middle of your workout.

I've used this Roku app on my Samsung Galaxy S23+ (Android 14) for over a year. It always started up quickly. But since the last update (4/19/24), it takes over 1 minute to load. During that time, all I see are pulsing gray tiles. If I close the app and restart it, it takes just as long to load again. I've cleared the cache & reinstalled the app, but no change. This is unacceptable!

The app loads so slowly, even when it's already open. By the time the app loads to press Skip on an intro of the TV show, the thirty-second intro is already over. It loses connection with the device periodically and has to be closed and reopened. The Roku app is as trash as the device itself. I wouldn't even use the app if the actual remote didn't just randomly stop working, even with new batteries. So disappointed, will not buy again, and will certainly never recommend to anyone.