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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.

  • 27% Buffering (27%)
  • 26% Sign in (26%)
  • 24% Crashing (24%)
  • 19% Playback Issues (19%)
  • 5% Video Quality (5%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Chicago Sign in 1 hour ago
Seattle Crashing 16 hours ago
Sarasota Buffering 4 days ago
Harrisburg Buffering 4 days ago
Tunkhannock Sign in 5 days ago
Elizabethton Playback Issues 6 days ago
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Roku Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • creamthebarber
    Cream the Barber (@creamthebarber) reported

    @Roku Just bought a new stick just a few months ago, and it’s already taken a crap on me. Freezes all the time, and now doesn’t pick up my WiFi. It was fine when I first got it, now it just doesn’t work. And this is about the 4th stick that’s done this. Really terrible. Smh.

  • dog_person20
    DogPerson! (@dog_person20) reported

    @Prime_KD @Apple I think it might be a @Roku problem. I can stream on the Apple app on my phone and directly through the TV, but the Roku app crashes.

  • DrinkyUncle
    Kickball Legend (@DrinkyUncle) reported

    @MSNOWNews your channel on @Roku has not worked in two weeks. Every other channel works fine. It’s you. Maybe you can fix that ****?

  • Witchmaster
    Witchmaster (@Witchmaster) reported

    @Roku @raizalicea Roku is still broken. My continue watching has necroed shows I've completed over a year ago, and still has items i cannot remove. I get it, you guys have no real competition so there's no reason to worry about quality or reliability.... Just outsource it to programmers that know

  • Hubbyboogie
    Bill K. (@Hubbyboogie) reported

    @LCLoudmouth @Roku I think I read they’re going to be fixing that issue.

  • _aarontokes
    Aaron (@_aarontokes) reported

    @Roku @Roku You guys make the shittiest ******* TVs I just bought this and all it does is glitch! Piece of ****!

  • revscottd
    Scott (@revscottd) reported

    Our @Shentel internet has been out all day. That means no cable tv (because they stream it now), no phone (because our home phone relies on the internet) and @Roku tv’s have to have internet so the app to watch over the air antenna tv can work. 1/2

  • AdamBillmann
    Adam Billmann (@AdamBillmann) reported

    @Verizon hey, why does my home internet default to a different location then I’m at? I cant get my @watchfoxone to work correct because it’s giving me Chicago as my local news, not Milwaukee! How can I fix this? I updated my correct address on @Roku

  • redheadgrl04
    redheadgrl🍂 (@redheadgrl04) reported

    Let’s see if @Hulu will actually work today. I dunno if it’s on their end or @Roku but all week I’ve had problems.

  • BagLampPillow
    DeluluDad (@BagLampPillow) reported

    Fix: On my TCL Roku TV whenever I would turn a movie on Disney+ it would turn to a dark almost black screen. after I went into Picture Settings, turned the Backlight down from 100, it worked.

  • thesportsbill
    Phil Raddiches (@thesportsbill) reported

    @Roku new app sucks. Terrible UI

  • lucasgsoares11
    Lucas Soares (@lucasgsoares11) reported

    @F1Help @Roku @tvglobo This broadcast is becoming unbearable. The audio is out of sync, now there’s a random zoom that fixes nothing. Ever since it moved to Globo, it’s been nothing but headaches. The broadcast quality is terrible, and honestly I’m seriously considering stopping

  • RyanParedez
    Ryan Paredez (@RyanParedez) reported

    @foxone @Roku the foxone app runs bad on the roku. Constant errors. Error:PL--28

  • RychRage
    Rych Rage (@RychRage) reported

    @Roku @jjscomedy Roku, we shouldn't have to connect to the internet to watch OTA channels. Please fix this. If there is an internet outage, which does happen, then Roku users are screwed from even our local OTA channels.

  • Xuser784
    Greg (@Xuser784) reported

    @Skippyqsb @Roku @TheRokuChannel Same here. New issue.

  • JRCsystems
    JRC_Lanoka (@JRCsystems) reported

    Hey @Roku and @prageru @DennisPrager - Did you know that apparently Roku is #blocking Prageru app? The app starts, but #anything you try watching crashes immediately and leaves you back at the main screen. Tried updating. Tried uninstall/ reinstall. Doesn't work!

  • rodritorres_81
    Rodrigo Torres Muñoz (@rodritorres_81) reported

    @DisneyPlus I'm havig this issue several times now, I't started with @Roku devices and @Roku Tv's at home saying we were not in the same household that I should update my household, so I logged off from all devices, nothing same problem 1/2

  • SpangleAngler
    🎣 (@SpangleAngler) reported

    @Roku If the playback speed on Roku TV for U-Tube videos suddenly stopped working and that feature is no longer even available (it once was), is that fixable through Roku support or is that @YouTube who would fix it? Our family's TV used to have playback speed options but now doesn't

  • scottycatt
    scottycatt (@scottycatt) reported

    @Roku @TheRokuChannel Just had the worst customer service experience with ROKU. Dealt with 6-7 different reps. Each one telling a different story of why my purchased subscriptions wouldn’t work. Ranged from uninformed to just plain lazy & uninterested in helping. NEVER AGAIN!

  • Samael1976
    LIBER000 (@Samael1976) reported

    @CordCuttersNews Great! I will make sure after I throw this POS TV down the stairs that I never buy another @Roku TV again. Every update makes my TV more useless and unusable. Can't wait! 😒😑

  • Skippyqsb
    Skippy QSB (@Skippyqsb) reported

    . @Roku Why did you mess up the main menu? Now I've got a bunch of stuff, I don't want, that I have to scroll through to get to my apps, and I can't remove or move them. Also the app icons are smaller? Seriously? Fix this, please, and stop messing with our menus. #Roku

  • imanidrayton27
    Imani Drayton (@imanidrayton27) reported

    @gcanderson57 @PlutoTV @Roku I'm using a Hisense Roku TV and mine does the same thing you've mentioned. I pretty much did everything reopened the app, restarted the TV and neither of those things worked. Like I said it could be the app that's causing the problem.

  • rikkiratliff
    Rikki Ratliff (@rikkiratliff) reported

    @james37144 @Roku It's working for a lot of people but as Glenn said on radio and on the Commuity page it still needs polishing but we tried to get it up in time to work out the kinks before the special.

  • SLnat
    Born Free Pronoun-free 🇺🇸 (@SLnat) reported

    @Roku you’ve got to do something about your remote control design. It’s terrible! The buttons don’t depress well, they roll and often require pressing multiple times to make a selection. Take a page off Xumo, Apple TV or FireTV. Redesign your remote!!

  • periodicaudio
    Periodic Audio: Mobile First Hi-Fi 🏴‍☠️ (@periodicaudio) reported

    Not to mention, @roku, an app I PAID FOR was deleted and there's no way to reinstall without buying it again. Where do I send the bill to, so you can reimburse me? Seriously you have a great system, but your updates are horribly broken and ruin the system.

  • MAGAPureblood86
    PureBlood86 (@MAGAPureblood86) reported

    @Roku WTF?! Remote control batteries go dead every 2 weeks. Can we fix this? I've never seen anything like this in my life. Multiply this times 4 ROKU tvs in the house. Getting ridiculous. Is Amazone Fire any better? anybody chime in. Thx,

  • itsnotjt
    cal poly (@itsnotjt) reported

    @NBCSPhilly @Roku change the app back to allow us to scan QR code. Also he time sign in. I’m sick and tired of typing out this long website link every day

  • RealtorNickH
    Nicholas Helton (@RealtorNickH) reported

    Anyone else have issues with @Roku remotes? 3rd time replacing it and now the one I bought in January is broken and they won't replace it either!

  • tullyfur
    Stratosfear Tully 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 (@tullyfur) reported

    For years I had my elderly mother perfectly able to operate her @Roku TV. Now the software is so convoluted and dumb I can't even figure out how to fix it for her anymore. It just wants to stream everything with no antenna channels. It was fine and they broke it with software.

  • HippieChic82
    Watermelon Sugar (Bisan's version) (@HippieChic82) reported

    Even after buying a brand new HDMI wire I am still getting the ************* error code PLYB_122. A ******* 8k capable wire. What in the ******* hell @Verizon or @roku??