Secret phrases every Roku fan needs to know – saying them out loud reveals time-saving tricks for watching TV and movies

CONTROLLING your TV with a Roku streaming device can save a lot of time and effort – but there’s a trick users may not know about.

You can navigate your Roku remote with voice commands that let you search your TV, open channels, switch HDMI ports, and control playback.

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Roku streaming devices allow TVs to connect to the Internet to stream movies and TV shows.

Rokus are built into Roku TVs, or you can connect a Roku player to your TV to stream content on the Roku Channel.

No matter how it’s installed, users can navigate Roku with a remote control — and some can be controlled with voice commands.

Roku users can use voice search to find specific movies and TV shows. You can also use it to browse movies and TV shows featuring certain actors or directors.

Some users may not know, but you can even search for certain movies by saying quotes from the movie.

Roku’s voice search feature allows movie lovers to quote famous movie lines to search for the movie within the system.

However, Roku said Technological radar that the feature relies on a database of well-known movie dialogue, which means it doesn’t check subtitles for every movie or TV show – so some quotes may be left out of the trick.

HOW IT WORKS

Before trying to give a voice command to your Roku remote, first make sure the device has voice capabilities.

Your streaming device must run Roku OS 9.4 or higher and there must be a voice button on the remote.

You can start your voice command by pressing the Voice button or simply saying “Hey Roku” to get the hands-free option.

From there, you can search for your movie or TV show by quoting excerpts from it.

For example, you might say “Luke, I’m your father” if you want to search for the Star Wars franchise.

Or “shaken, not stirred” for a James Bond film.

In addition to using voice search, Roku users can also use voice commands to launch channels, control playback, navigate the menu, and even locate the remote itself.

Roku also recently shared that a simple TV port error could be ruining picture quality.

Users can ensure they are getting the best resolution and dynamic range by configuring 4K TVs to use HDMI 2.0 mode.

Additionally, slow internet can also cause streaming services to load low-quality images.

Always check your Internet speed and connection as the first step in the troubleshooting process if quality is low.