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Roku players are a series of digital video & media players manufactured by Roku, Inc. Roku partners provide over-the-top content in the form of channels used to stream TV and movies.

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Roku reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

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Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Roku users through our website.

  • 31% Crashing (31%)
  • 25% Sign in (25%)
  • 24% Buffering (24%)
  • 16% Playback Issues (16%)
  • 3% Video Quality (3%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Roku outage reports came from the following cities:

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Urbandale Crashing 20 hours ago
Knoxville Buffering 20 hours ago
Arlington Playback Issues 21 hours ago
City of Saint Louis Crashing 1 day ago
Santiago Sign in 1 day ago
Louisville Sign in 3 days ago
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Roku Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • ZakkRyan
    Zakk Cornish-Fraser (@ZakkRyan) reported

    @swiftfairy_13 @DiscussingFilm @Roku I highly recommend any tv that doesn’t have a build in service like Roku. Many makers and retail chains can sell same models but last few numbers are dif so you get less quality out of it. There’s some fantastic options out there though

  • ItIsPatsyStone
    Patsy Stone (@ItIsPatsyStone) reported

    @Roku You should be concentrating on making your site work. The app doesn't work & your website doesn't work either

  • acme1265packers
    Acme Pack (@acme1265packers) reported

    @Roku The problem is that Roku is getting a kickback for recommending shows that no one watches, plus we already know what they are going to watch.

  • JDMyers77397139
    Doc Myers (@JDMyers77397139) reported

    I wish you two, @Roku and @Crunchyroll could work it out that I could watch my subscription when I'm away from home and my Roku t.v. Letting me watch on smartphone.

  • ultramantis7
    Missouri_Gamer (@ultramantis7) reported

    @Roku FoxOne on the Roku Channel does not work; Fox apparently cannot stream the games to Roku. It isn't Roku's fault, but why am I paying $20 a month?

  • __kbolaydiggs__
    ky baby (@__kbolaydiggs__) reported

    @Roku might be the worst TV brand ever. Remotes never work, when you try to use a mobile remote it can never connect to the TV.. Let’s get it together.

  • FuckThe_USA
    FREE PALESTINE🇵🇸 (@FuckThe_USA) reported

    Exactly what millennia Are you worthless *********** going to fix the ******* @roku software in my ******* @TCL_USA @Roku TV so that I don't have to ******* redo the ******* wireless connection every ******* time I turn the TV off and back on. I've been ******* tweeting and ******* putting this complaint on the ******* website for three ******* years you worthless *************.

  • ghfrost3
    George H Frost III (@ghfrost3) reported

    So I pay for a subscription on @Roku payment goes through they get the money. Subscription does not work. @Roku is good at taking the money but… that’s where their part ends taking the $$. **** doesn’t work and zero real support. You ******* suck and I’m going back to cable.

  • BenjiShaw7
    Benji (@BenjiShaw7) reported

    @Roku Fix your new homescreen. Its takes almost a dozen button presses compared to 2-3. This update is ****. Fix it or give us the option before I replace this thing.

  • McgrawSparky
    Sparky McGraw (@McgrawSparky) reported

    @Roku Yea i do that all the time…. It’ll work for 1-5/10 turn ons then back to having to manual connect, or restart

  • BarbequePit
    TheBarbequePit (@BarbequePit) reported

    Still no help on this btw @Roku

  • SagDecWho
    𝐌𝐫𝐃𝐫 𝑺𝒂𝒈𝑫𝒆𝒄𝑾𝒉𝒐 (@SagDecWho) reported

    @ThePriorityPod @Roku I can view my ROKU camera live but the events give errors and won't show In other apps, after a few hours it goes back to the home screen. They really screwed up all the devices apparently

  • tacooghost
    tac0ghost 👻🇺🇲👻 (@tacooghost) reported

    @Morticia121212 @Roku The Roku sub shouldn't matter. Seems like an issue on their side.

  • sanahbequiet
    Sanah (@sanahbequiet) reported

    Had to buy another Roku stick cause mines just randomly stop working like first it was my Roku tv now it’s the stick like Roku is the problem g I’m so irritated @Roku get y’all’s **** together

  • Hyper_59
    Mike (@Hyper_59) reported

    @Roku you guys and whoever you have working over there are awful for releasing a tv software update and taking away home screen customization. I have a tv imput that i’m not using anymore (HDMI 2) and I can’t delete or hide it like we used to be able to. 😤🙄

  • MrRamone420
    MrRamone420 (@MrRamone420) reported

    @Roku It changed over today and it's absolutely terrible. Everything is all over the place and has messed up my apps and home screen. How do I change it back, cause I'm just getting rid of this TV and will avoid using Roku system and products. You know how to lose customers

  • MatthewKeysLive
    Matthew Keys (@MatthewKeysLive) reported

    The biggest problem with our @Roku TV: It's not earning the company any money because it is stuck in an unfixable boot loop. I bought this TV at Best Buy three years ago. It was for an elderly family member. She loved it. Until she didn't. As I was packing for the StreamTV Show last month, she called me to say her TV kept rebooting itself. "It's stuck on the spaceship thing," she said. I had no idea what that meant. I gave her my Sony TV to use while I tried to fix the problem. And let me tell you something, I have tried literally everything. I searched online for a fix, and found a number of Roku TV users who have encountered the same thing: For no reason, their TVs just randomly started boot looping, and trying to download and reinstall the firmware through Recovery Mode was no help. Some people suggested holding down the reset and power buttons for a certain length of time. That didn't work. Others suggested draining "zombie power" by pressing the power button for a half-minute while the TV is unplugged. That didn't work. A few said connecting to a mobile hotspot while in recovery might work. It didn't. One person suggested hooking the TV into a router via Ethernet. Well, this TV doesn't have an Ethernet port. This is the second Roku-powered TV that has caused us an issue. The first was a Walmart Onn-branded TV that died after six months. I figured one of Roku's own TVs was a reliable replacement, because the company told us as much when it started making its own TVs a few years ago. Then, executives promised that shipping Roku TVs where the company controlled the entire supply chain would help it make better-informed decisions about how its users were interacting with their devices, which would lead to better hardware and software experiences. Ultimately, our issue likely boils down to this: Roku uses cheap hardware in its smart TVs and streaming boxes to keep costs low. Executives said as much earlier this year when they affirmed that the ongoing processor and RAM shortage was likely to be a boon for Roku's business, because the company's operating system doesn't require premium hardware to operate. But the decision to use cheap hardware also means that it is more prone to breaking, and that is a major problem for a company like Roku. The company's $1.1 billion platform business is inherently dependent on consumers having reliable hardware that allows them to interact with said platform. When streaming devices and smart TVs break, it not only prevents customers from using their platform, it leaves a sour taste in their mouths — and customers are prone to abandoning the platform for a competitor. Which, in my family member's home, is now what has happened. She's inherited my six-year-old Sony TV, and she loves it. She's not giving it back. It runs Android. There's a bit of a learning curve, but she's committed to figuring it out. "I'm done with Roku," she told me. "I hope Fox knows what they're buying." $ROKU

  • FunkyBoss_
    Johnny Ryall (@FunkyBoss_) reported

    @amazonfiretv the new update is terrible. Fix this please before many of us switch to another streaming service. @Roku

  • MrsRedRage
    Duchess of Phelps (@MrsRedRage) reported

    @Roku your AI generated commercials are awful.

  • zfatcat2
    Arlene (@zfatcat2) reported

    @EarperMarine @Roku Are other people having the same problem? It's a Roku and/or TV programming issue that affects the apps running on it. Jeez...what a pain...I'm sure. 😳

  • realitybites_11
    Reality Bites (@realitybites_11) reported

    @Roku @RokuSupport your product is becoming unusable. Constantly unpairing the remote after exiting an app.

  • FrogSalsa7625
    Frog Salsa (@FrogSalsa7625) reported

    @Roku Dear Roku. Please fix the HDMI issue with Playstation 5! Ever since your new 'improvements', my TV shows a blank screen and repeated attempts cause it to crash and reboot. Also, I hate that I cannot control the way I want the home screen to appear the way it was before.

  • ojkoj
    🌪Jeff Schipull🦌 (@ojkoj) reported

    @Roku And like… if i reset the tv itll work sometimes, but its a big hassle, and after troubleshooting it appears to be a software issue with the update.

  • DrMeghanS
    Meghan S (@DrMeghanS) reported

    @red_chem_lite @Roku My yorkie used to chew and we got bitters spray. That helped her a lot. Now she only chews on her toys. My other dog the bitters spray didn’t work as well but he eventually grew out of the chewing phase after a year or two. Maybe try the bitters spray on the remote cover?

  • Catscollecttcg
    cats collectibles tcg (@Catscollecttcg) reported

    @Roku PLEASE HELP 🫪🫪🫪

  • burownidl01
    burownidl (@burownidl01) reported

    @Roku @TheRokuChannel @foxone For anyone following and has the same issue. I contacted Roku support via their website and chatted with online support. It looks like they fixed my problem as I can see the Worldcup pregame show now

  • bobrickert
    Bob Rickert (@bobrickert) reported

    Taking out the remainder of my Amazon Fire Cube controllers @amazon I have 3 and I thought they would all work well. Tried one Roku Stick and it is a much better experience. Too much advertising and useless stuff on Fire Cube plus it never really worked that well with You Tube TV. @Roku

  • dolphin4321
    1 (@dolphin4321) reported

    @Roku I've had a #Roku account for five plus years. Now I can't login/connect to My @amazonfiretv because of your ridiculous captcha and login failure. Ridiculous.

  • northroadcreate
    NorthRoad Creations (@northroadcreate) reported

    Why isn’t @AppleTV working on @Roku since whatever stupid Roku redesign/update they did? By the way Roku, no one asked for that nonsense. Leave things alone when they work!

  • NotReida
    not reida ✨ (@NotReida) reported

    @Roku the new update on the Roku tv is the worst **** I’ve ever seen and I hate you