Roku status: streaming issues and outage reports

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.

Most Reported Problems

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

• Buffering (29%)
• Crashing (28%)
• Sign in (23%)
• Playback Issues (16%)
• Video Quality (4%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Alpharetta	Crashing	1 day ago
San Antonio	Buffering	1 day ago
Denver	Buffering	1 day ago
Morton Grove	Sign in	2 days ago
Eau Claire	Sign in	2 days ago
Denver	Playback Issues	3 days ago

Full Outage Map

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Roku Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  RaiderNeil (@Rdrneil) reported 2 minutes ago

  @Roku i've never had a problem with roku, had to reverse a Cable one time and that was it, and I love the new voice remotes that are rechargeable, only issue I've had is with Disney not being able to click on it and it comes on says can't login from your area error 43 error 83

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  Mario Banda (@largemarge707) reported 3 minutes ago

  @Roku just got home from work, sat down to watch the game on Peacock. But guess what. Your stupid widget had the France Spain score displayed. One of the last few world cup matches left to watch and your stupid home screen ruined it for me🤬🤬🤬🤬

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  Marvin Barry (@GravelyKen48135) reported 5 minutes ago

  The Netflix button is way too close to the play/pause button on the Roku remote. Pls fix @Roku @netflix

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  Missouri_Gamer (@ultramantis7) reported 10 minutes ago

  @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?

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  Victor Valencheck (@blau_vic_grana) reported 10 minutes ago

  @Roku I HATE this update. I want control of WHAT I see on m6 homescreen. I have to scroll down the page past a bunch of crap to see MY APPS. Fix this now!

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  SlowdownMemes (@PokeyTexan) reported 10 minutes ago

  @YouTube please fix the Jump Forward feature on your @Roku app. I don’t care whose end of the tech it’s on. I pay for three YT Premium, so that my kiddos don’t infect my feed or complain about what each other watch. I’ve told them “ give it a few days to patch it”. It’s been hell

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  Maureen Imrie (@maureenmcmahon8) reported 13 minutes ago

  This new @Roku Home Screen is awful! How can I opt out? Put it back , new upgrade is horrible.

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  Heather Larson 955,703 (@WriterHeatherL) reported 16 minutes ago

  @SaThomas__ I get it with every “smart” tv. Roku, Google, the Amazon thing… they all stink. Same class. All annoying. @Roku is no different to me. I had no problems with OTA tv, js

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  Hammer Hains, The Fud Dude (@HammerHeadcases) reported 18 minutes ago

  @Roku @Country2018gal We've had the same issue recently.

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  Johnny Ryall (@FunkyBoss_) reported 19 minutes ago

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

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  Acme Pack (@acme1265packers) reported 20 minutes ago

  @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.

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  trapuh (@trapuh) reported 20 minutes ago

  @Roku Problem started July 5th I’ve tried everything, sound still works but tv screen is still like the picture above, I’ve seen on Reddit that your tvs do this to plenty of people i don’t think anybody has a fix for it yet

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  ᴄᴏʀɪɴɴᴇ ᴍʏᴇʀs (@Pythonette) reported 21 minutes ago

  @oletruckers1977 @Roku I certainly hope they have a problem with alt-Right hacks.

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  Mare Loch (@Mare_Loch) reported 23 minutes ago

  @Roku Hey! Fix your closed captioning! Doesn’t even work on your own commercial channels. You know, the channels that show commercials every two minutes? Do you hate the hearing impaired or what?

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  Kaiju Cowboy (@GojiraOmega) reported 23 minutes ago

  @Roku @RokuSupport This was not worth the awful updates you made to this tech. I can't even organize my inputs anymore

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  Andrew Staten (@AndrewStaten) reported 24 minutes ago

  @TCL_USA @Roku So, is there really no way to go back to the old home screen UI? I don't get why companies feel the need to change things that aren't broken. More often than not, they get worse with new UIs.

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  Bill Foody (@CnsmrsFightBack) reported 25 minutes ago

  @Roku dipshits, your new "backdrops" screensaver doesn't work. It just hangs on the splashscreen on Roku TV #incompetent

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  CBJ (@chrisbjohns) reported 25 minutes ago

  @Roku one of your updates completely crashed my Roku brand TV. Any support tips? This seems to be a common issue in recent weeks.

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  Isabella Valentine (@PrismaticOwl) reported 26 minutes ago

  I generally just let the @Roku screensavers scroll while I do other stuff, but I think it got an update recently because the Roku City screensaver just flat does not work anymore. It's a black screen. Back button doesn't work. Gotta use the Home button to return to the menu.

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  Nomadic Aaron ✝️ (@AaronWL42) reported 27 minutes ago

  @Hisense_USA So I call Hisense and they were helpful but didn't fix the problem. They referred me to @Roku support. After a brief time on the phone with them the issue was corrected. Both were helpful which frankly is surprising these days.

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  KrisNVnmiP (@SophieMae1022) reported 30 minutes ago

  @red_chem_lite @Roku Try the bitter apple spray, it really deters some dogs from chewing specific items. A little of it rubbed on the remote might work. Also have you tried the ultrasonic sound deterrent? That stopped our dogs from bad behaviors. If you see them going near the remote press it. After a few times they should associate the remote with that unpleasant sound (that only they can hear!) Good luck

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  sandiek is in the skiiiieeesssss (@sandiek) reported 31 minutes ago

  the new @roku layout is so bad that I delayed tuning into the #worldcup to fix it back after it got dumped on me.

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  Qhu✳️🦆🏃‍♂️ (@Qhu_NFT) reported 40 minutes ago

  I have had it with @Amazon Fire Stick. I have a subscription to Shudder and Starz. I can no longer play them without buying a new subscription thru Amazon. I have a @Roku TV upstairs and have no issues playing my subscriptions. Today I ordered another Roku controller for downstairs. Shame on you Amazon. Bye fire stick. Just warning anyone who is thinking about fire stick.

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  CKAKRK (@CaitlinKazarian) reported 41 minutes ago

  @Roku your support sucks. It says it’s an agent but it’s just AI. Sent multiple screenshots and the “agent” didn’t even bother to open. Sick of paying for subscriptions that I can’t use on my tv. No one is of any help. Done with Roku and being charged for things I can’t access!

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  Stella Sassier (@stella_sassier) reported 45 minutes ago

  @Roku for the love of GOD STOP CHANGING OUR HOME MENUS AND SETTINGS I did not need every single one of my tv input options forced into my app section with no way of removing them Your “help” is not appreciated

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  Lisa (@_lovablecurves) reported 53 minutes ago

  @Roku wtf your backend is bent and broken it’s making use a 2FA but after trying and begging it for a ******* code to my email twenty times it hasn’t sent me a single ******* one you are the reason people are miserable and insane this **** is so ******. I hate companies like yours that make life hard for no ******* reason. I gave you a correct password and login let me get in my account wtf you ******* ********. You’re wasting my precious time on your failing tech and you fail you’re incompetent and you suck ***.

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  Vakom Sunrunner (@VakomSunrunner) reported 54 minutes ago

  @Roku @RokuSupport Couldn't figure out where to report this but the episode order for The Transformers (1984) series is massively out of order. Not only are episodes not in the official chronological order, you've got season 2 episodes in season 1 and such. Please fix this.

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  cru λ (@crufro) reported 55 minutes ago

  The issue here is that pre-generated AI slop doesn't retain. @mesastream on the other hand is multiplayer media. Live, consequential, and influenced by the audience. Humans curate. AI directs scenes and writes the dialogue in realtime. Anyone have a contact @Roku?

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  LG (@lisagrim2002) reported 57 minutes ago

  @Roku I have Backdrops set to start after 1 min of inactivity. It never starts on its own. I never had this issue with the photo streams app. It always started reliably. I've looked online for trouble shooting (like start it manually) then it might work once but not anymore

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  RightSideRobert (@robert23190) reported 59 minutes ago

  @red_chem_lite @Roku FORENSIC LAB REPORT Case: REM-2026-0729-FTV Date: 29 July 2026 Sample: Damaged Amazon Fire TV remote Analysis: Bite marks are human, not canine. Dental features match standardized U.S. Army dental work (military-style restorations and wear patterns). Conclusion: Damage caused by a human with prior U.S. Army dental treatment. No dog involvement.