Today we're talking about some tips and tricks to make your Roku shine now we're
gonna be covering stuff in this video that you can do with Roku devices and
Roku TV so I'll kind of swap between the two but I'll let you know when I do what
we will not cover is content stuff so I'm not here to tell you which live TV
apps are the best or whatever I mean I totally will I have no shortage of
opinions on that sort of thing just not here not in this video this video is all
about the device itself and using your Roku 2 something approaching its full
potential so let's dive in thanks for watching everybody if this video turns
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like this one alright now first things first if you want to get your Roku
running at its full potential you need to make sure the software is up-to-date
now this should happen automatically but you can always double check to be sure
it's working go into your settings and then go to system and then there's
something called system update when you go there it'll tell you when the latest
time was that it was updated when the last time was it was checked and so you
can just double check there alright tip number one add a new remote to your old
Roku or Roku TV alright so this is a remote that comes with newer Roku TV the
one I have behind me I bought in 2019 and so it's got all the nice new bells
and whistles including the voice search button on here but I have an older Roku
TV somewhere else in the house that didn't have that voice search button
well good news is I can grab a newer remote either buy one online or kind of
type one from a newer device and I can add it to that older Roku TV or Roku
device and then as long as that software is up-to-date I'm able to use the voice
search on the remote to run the TV pretty nice so if you're frustrated with
an older remote you know sometimes they just don't feel as good in the hand or
they're a little too clicky I prefer the rubber grip instead of the plastic ones
you can always upgrade to a different remote alright next up tip number two
you the Roku app learned to love the Roku
app so the Roku app is what you get on your smartphone you download it and you
use it either like a remote like I have in this setting or you can actually use
it to kind of browse through the available Roku stuff so you can go to
your channels this has got my TV's stuff here on my phone and so I can turn on
Netflix or what have you with a touch in the app itself there you go yeah it's
working once I'm in here I can like I said use it like a remote so I can I can
use my arrow keys my okay key play pause and all of that but one of the nicest
things about this is as you know it can be a pain in the butt every time you
have to put in your email address and password or you want to search something
or what have you typing on the Roku interface or most streaming interfaces
not a pleasant experience but if you go on the Roku app you can pull up your
keyboard and do it that way or you can use voice search like you would on the
remote itself so it's very slick I highly recommend if you have a Roku that
you get to know and love the app all right next up tip number three is to use
the auto sound leveling feature this is going to be on roku TVs especially newer
ones but if you go into your settings you can set auto sound leveling and this
is going to essentially kind of squish the top end and the lower end so that
nothing is too quiet or too loud it is really nice for commercials
especially if you watch a lot of live TV with loud commercials and this is going
to be a great mode for you to have or if you just prefer not to have a lot of
variation in your noise level then leveling is a good way to go there's
also by the way a night mode that caps the sound level completely so that if
it's late at night and you're watching a car chase or a gunfight or something
then the loud stuff is simply dampened it won't go above a certain sound level
so night mode is pretty great but I am going to get to another idea if you're
watching at night in just a moment tip number four cast to your screen just
like a chromecast if you've ever used a chromecast then you might know about
this you can go onto your phone open up an app like YouTube or Netflix
or to have you and as you're playing a video you'll notice a little icon up in
the corner that allows you to cast so chromecast users like I said are used to
this but Roku users can do it as well as long as they have a device or a TV that
is on the same network as the phone or the tablet that you're watching from so
are you going to use this in the same way that you would with a chromecast
where you're just running everything off of your phone maybe not that's the nice
thing about having a remote but if you are in a position where you found a nice
video on your phone that you want to watch maybe something a little longer on
YouTube like I don't know a stunning 4k phone review from tohsaka
that's 15 minutes long and you want to throw that on your TV it's a nice
setting to have tip number 5 is to use private listening now you'll get this on
some Roku remotes on some of the newer TVs or on the Roku ultra you'll get a
little headphone jack in the remote itself and oftentimes like with the
ultra it comes with headphones actually so you can do private listening this is
nice when it's late at night and you don't want to disturb anybody else you
can just plug headphones into the remote or you can go in through the app and do
the same thing you just press the private listening mode on the app and as
long as you've got headphones plugged into the phone then you'll be able to
use it there as well tip number six is closely related and that is connect some
Bluetooth headphones now if you're using a Roku TV you can do this directly to
the TV itself you just go into the Bluetooth settings and add a device
there or if you're using a roku device and an older device or maybe a cheaper
device that doesn't have that bluetooth capability then you can still go in
through the app and set up your Bluetooth device on your phone or your
tablet and then use the private listening mode that I just talked about
so there you go that's just a few ideas for some tips and tricks on your Roku
I'm sure there are lots of others and like I said today we're not talking
about the content itself I want to hear about the device and so if you have any
tips or tricks that you like on your Roku then hit the comments below I'd
love to hear the best stuff you got I'll pin the best one to the top of the
comments and so you know let the contest begin
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