Roku Remote (Official)

Description of App

The official remote app for your Roku® device.
Roku Remote (Official) turns your phone into a feature-packed remote control for Roku players and Roku TVs. Enjoy convenient, easy control of your Roku devices, quickly launch your favorite apps and channels, search with your voice, type with your phone’s keyboard, and listen privately with headphones — all from the device already in your pocket.
The free Roku Remote app features:
* Remote control — a full-featured Roku remote on your phone, with the same buttons as the one you lost in the couch
* Keyboard — type search terms, passwords, and Wi-Fi info with your mobile keyboard instead of the on-screen grid
* Voice search — say what you want and get to it faster
* Private listening — plug headphones into your phone so you can stream without waking the house
* Cast photos and video — share what's on your phone to the big screen
* Control your apps — easily add new apps to your Roku device, or quickly launch your favorites
* Free TV - stream a huge selection of free movies, live TV, and more right from your phone.

Works with Roku TV™ models and Roku streaming players.

To use certain features, connect your phone or tablet to the same wireless network as your Roku device. Some features require a compatible Roku device and may require signing into your Roku account.

Feature availability:
• Voice search is available in English in the US, UK, and Canada, and in Spanish in Mexico and the US.
• The Roku Channel can be viewed in the mobile app in the US and Mexico 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

Version

9.10.1

Free or Paid

Free

Device(s) App Was Tested On

iPhone

iOS Version

17.2.1

Accessibility Comments

This app seems to be very accessible with everything labled including tabs. I don't have an actual roku but when I was testing out the option to watch on moble the content plays in lanscape mode. I couldn't figure out how to pause, add to any watch lists or close out a video even though I was logged into my account as suggested. The only way I could get out of the content that was playing was to close the whole app via the app switcher. If anyone else uses this app and has found a way to do this please feel free to add to the comments.

VoiceOver Performance

VoiceOver reads all page elements.

Button Labeling

All buttons are clearly labeled.

Usability

There are some minor accessibility issues with this app, but they are easy to deal with.

Other Comments

Nice app for if you want to control your roku or watch roku content without a device such as the roku channel.

App Store Link

https://apps.apple.com/app/id482066631

Developer's Website

https://www.roku.com

Recommendations

1 people have recommended this app

Most recently recommended by treky fan 2 years 10 months ago

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experience from a roku user

I have a roku and use this app with it all the time. Even the remote section of the app is nicely laid out, with all buttons having clear indicators as to their fuction. I actually prefer using the roku app as a remote to navigate my roku instead of the remote that came with the device because the remote goes threw batteries like they're water.