5 Roku Tips and Tricks you should know

If you had your Roku for years or just purchased a new one, there’s so much more to know beyond the basics. If you want to become more of a power user and elevate your streaming experience, then follow along with these 5 tips and tricks that will help you get the most out of your Roku device.

You can delete the channels (apps) you never really use and even remove menu items from the sidebar. When you’re done, you’ll have a cleaner home screen with just what you want and nothing you don’t.

Step 1: To delete apps, highlight the app, press the Star key, and then select Remove app.

Step 2: If that isn’t an option, it may be because you have a subscription to that service. If that’s the case, you will need to click Manage subscription, then Cancel subscription.

Step 3: Once canceled, you will see Remove app as an option, and you can click that.

Step 4: To remove menu items, click on Settings > Home screen, then select Hide on anything you don’t want to see.

Be default, Roku or any streaming device in that matter, has channels (apps) that you may never use pre-installed and placed right up top and the ones that you use all the time are all the way at the end. It doesn’t have to be that way. Re-order the channels you use the most often right at the top.

Step 1: Highlight the channel you want to move, and press the Star button on the Roku remote to open the Options menu.

Step 2: Select move channel. Next, move the app up, down, left, right — wherever you want to place it and then press the select button. Keep doing this until all your favorite channels are in the order you prefer.

The Roku remote has an instant replay button that will rewind your video by 10 seconds each time you press. But if you are watching a show and cannot understand what they said no matter how many times you played that same clip, turn on the closed-captioning for instant replays. which can be done in the Captions mode setting on your Roku.

If you don’t have the Roku app then you are missing out on a lot of helpful features your Roku can do. Available for free on Android and iOS devices it offers so many options and features including a full remote control for any Roku in your house; a keyboard that makes searching for a movie or TV show super easy; stream music, videos, photos that are on your device; and so much more.

If you find that the the volume fluctuates significantly when you change channels or a commercial plays, enable audio leveling to have a more consistent listening experience.

You can also enable night mode to have loud sounds like explosions decreased and soft sounds like dialogue increased so it’s louder and clearer.

To enable, while streaming a movie or TV show press the Star button on the remote and go to Volume Mode.