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Do you know that Roku has many secret menu that you can access with a few clicks of remote? They are like Easter eggs – hidden screen that can reveal clinical information, advanced togle, and developer tools you never knew that you wanted (or necessary).
You can reset a “soft” with these menu, see a log of every remote button press since your final power bicycle, Netflix, Disney+, or Pacock’s precise construction, which you are running, check your CPU temperature, or run a TV input test or AP speed test.
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Certainly, most of you can be completely happy to use these options on your Roku streaming device, but if you consider yourself a little about a technology, or maybe you just like to press the button what happens, these secret menu are absolutely fun to try.
How to find Roku’s secret menu
what you’ll need: A Roku device and a Roku remote. If you do not have a physical remote on the hand, use one in the Roku app.
Developer Settings menu is the place where developers can test their apps on the Roku device before launching them.
Therefore, if you are a developer, think of it as your personal Dev playground. Here, you can enable the development application installer, side loading a test channel, and even managing your Rokudev account. To access it, hit the house three times on your remote, press the up button twice, and then tap on right, left, right, left, right.
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The network menu is not secret at all, but Ruku still gives you a sleek remote shortcut to access.
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Need your IP and MAC address or want to check your internet connection? This screen is on your Roku. Just tap the house five times on your remote and then immediately, right, right, left, to get it immediately. With this screen you can see or include the network and even togle a bandwidth-saver mode.
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Here is the place where things actually begin to be “secret” – Heck, it is also in the name.
The wireless secret screen on your Roku shows information like signal-stringe bar, antenna information, mess rate and on-device logs. You can run an AP speed test or also purify your Wi-Fi settings. If your stream is stuttering, then this should be your first stop. Just press the house five times and then up, down, up, down, up.
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You can reset a factory under the settings in a normal way. Or you can use a secret menu.
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On your remote, press the house five times, move three times fast, and then rewind twice. You will find this in the reset and update menu (also known as “secret screen), including a factory for reset and refresh – including a soft reset. You can also find firmware and software updates, run USB port testing, and more.
If your Roku is acting – and you are very impatient to use the regular settings menu.
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Once, this menu lets you fully disable screensever advertisements. Nowadays, it is more about giving you control of scrolling advertisements and screenshot output formats.
Officially called the “Secret Screen 2” menu, it has options like cycle image service, cycle screenshot output format, cycle home screen advertising banner server, cycle advertising channel, etc., to reach this screen, tap your remote five times on home button, after this, right, left, top
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If you want to reach all your HDMI settings then this is a place to go. In the HDMI menu, you will also find options to switch input or run TV input tests. To access it, press the home button on your remote, then down, left, up, up, up, up.
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Your Roku CPU displays granular performance data such as temperature and voltage, memory use, connected remote and battery levels and your SSID in the platform menu.
Even better, this screen is a hub for additional submens: RF remote diagnostics, IPV6 settings, and a log of every remote button press since your final power cycle. Rapid, right? To get this, tap on the home button five times on your remote, then move fast, play/stop, rewind, play/poses, fast forward.
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Have you ever thought that you are running the exact construction of Netflix, Disney+, or Peacock?
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This menu lists each established channel with version and build-number details. Make a highlight and you can uninstall on the spot – perfect for troubleshooting or when you want to boot a misconduct app.
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Want to restart a quick restart? Press the home button five times, then rewind up, twice, and move twice. No menu, no wait. Your remote will close for a moment, but then your Roku will be rebooted.
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How fast do I need to record these button sequences?
Very fast. If you take a moment very long between the button press, your Roku will not bring the secret menu that you are trying to access. If it does not work on the first attempt, just take a second to breathe and try again.
Can I find these Roku menu without pressing the button sequences?
Some menu are available in the settings of Roku – like the network menu. But most of them are buried and are accessible only by killing the right button combo, as far as I can tell. So there are also “secret” in the name of some screens.
I lost my Roku remote. What can I do?
Samesies. Fortunately, however, Roku has a software remote available Mobile applicationDownload and use it instead.
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