Control your Roku with your phone

Connect your Roku

1. Turn it onTurn the Roku device or TV on and make sure it's on the same Wi-⁠Fi as your phone.
2. Tap it in the appOpen Universal TV Remote Control and tap it in the TV list. No code is needed.
3. Start controllingThat's it. Next time, the app connects by itself.

If it doesn't respond

On the TV, open Settings › System › Advanced system settings › Control by mobile apps › Network access and choose Default (or Permissive).

Turn it on from your phone

TVs with Roku built in can be turned on from the app when Fast TV start is on: Settings › System › Power › Fast TV start. It keeps the TV on Wi-⁠Fi while it's off. A Roku stick or box can turn your TV on, and change its volume, only when HDMI-⁠CEC is turned on in the TV's settings.

What you can do

• Direction pad, OK, back, home, volume, mute, channels, playback, instant replay and options
• Number pad and HDMI input buttons
• Find my remote: makes a compatible remote play a sound
• Keyboard: letters appear on the TV as you typePro
• Voice search: your words are typed on the TVPro
• Touchpad: swipe to move, tap to selectPro
• Your installed apps, opened in one tap
• Cast photos and videos, with the free Media Assistant app on the TVPro

If something stops working

Open Settings › System › Power › System restart, or unplug the TV or player for 10 seconds and plug it back in. Then connect again from the app. Still not found? See all the fixes.

Try it on your TVFree download, no ads. Your phone becomes the remote in a minute.

Coming sooniPhone & iPadThe iPhone and iPad version is coming soon.