10 tricks to make yourself a roku master

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10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Roku Master If you’re looking for an easy way to stream video to your TV from a phone, Roku should be at the top of your list. Both the Streaming Stick and Roku 4 are the best available streaming devices, and they’re super easy to use. Here are many of hidden tricks you can do with a Roku to make binge-watching shows like Stranger Things even easier. www.rokucomsupport. com

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10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Roku Master

If you’re looking for an easy way to stream video to your TV from a phone, Roku should be at the top of your list. Both the Streaming Stick and Roku 4 are the best available streaming devices, and they’re super easy to use.

Here are many of hidden tricks you can do with a Roku to make binge-watching shows like Stranger Things even easier.

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1.Rearrange your home screen

You don’t have to settle for the grid layout your Roku gives you by default. Getting the channels you use most often to the top of the pile is simple. Highlight the channel to move, tap the star (*) button, then choose Move channel from the menu that appears.

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2.Customize the look of your menus

Rearranging channels on the home page isn’t the only way to customize the look of your Roku device. rom the front page menu choose Settings then Themes and you can pick a completely different look for the interface.

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3. Use the Roku smartphone app as a remote

Get Roku app for Android, ios ,Windows and your smartphone can work as a remote control. The app also lets you search for channels, movies, and more using your voice, and set up is pretty painless.

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4. Mirror your laptop or phone screen

Those whose devices running Windows 8, Windows 10 or Android can use a Roku to mirror your computer or phone’s screen on your television. From the home screen, go to Settings then System and tick Enable screen mirroring.

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5. Set up feeds for your favourite shows

With so much content available over so many channels, it’s not always easy to keep tabs on the shows you like, which is where the My Feeds section of the front page comes in. You can quickly tap through the menus to see which Roku channels are currently showing your favourites.

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6. Get the best audio and video quality

One of the reasons Roku are so popular is they’re so simple to install and use, but accepting the default settings when you first set up your device might mean you’re not getting the best picture and sound.

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7. Add extra protection to your Roku

Purchasing content through a Roku is a pretty seamless experience, maybe even too seamless if you’ve got kids with access to your TV. To avoid any unwanted charges, go to your Roku account page on the web and you can insist that a PIN code is required to buy anything on your device.

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8. Get an instant replay of anything

Missed something that was said in a movie or show on your Roku? Tap the instant replay button on the remote and the content currently playing jumps back several seconds. Many Roku apps also automatically switch on text subtitles at the same time, as long as the option is enabled in Captions mode under Captions in Settings.

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9. Listen on your headphones

The Roku model you have, you may also find a headphone jack on your remote that you can plug some headphones into if you don’t want to wake up a housemate or a sleeping spouse.

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10. Play local files on your Roku

There are a couple of ways to play local files on a Roku. The first is to have them available on a networked computer and use an app such as Plex.

The second is to copy all of your media files to a USB, and then plug it on your Roku, then fire up the Roku Media Player channel.

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