Roku status: streaming issues and outage reports
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: crashing, sign in and playback issues.
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.
May 3: Problems at Roku
Roku is having issues since 06:00 PM EST. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!
Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Roku users through our website.
- Crashing (28%)
- Sign in (27%)
- Playback Issues (20%)
- Buffering (19%)
- Video Quality (5%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Roku outage reports came from the following cities:
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Playback Issues | 20 minutes ago |
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Video Quality | 23 hours ago |
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Buffering | 2 days ago |
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
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Playback Issues | 5 days ago |
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Buffering | 5 days ago |
Community Discussion
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Roku Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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@tonywhaley@mastodon.world (@tonywhaley) reported@tagesschau Please fix the Tagesschau Roku app in the US! Viewers can't watch Tagesschau in the US. I've tried calling NDR in Hamburg to fix the problem, but they couldn't help.
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Periodic Audio: Mobile First Hi-Fi 🏴☠️ (@periodicaudio) reportedNot 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.
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HalfBakedMason (@TDotMason) reported@Roku @YouTube the YouTube app in Roku on my Roku tv is not working properly. black screen. my tv and my YouTube app are fully up to date ... not here ... this is on one of you .... please discuss amongst yourselves then plz fix it
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Tim (@jollytimtim) reported@Roku so I bought a 4k device and I've had nothing but issues as it drops video and goes to main screen. I have 1gb wifi and am 10 ft from router, what can I do?
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Rocío (@Gotitadeamor) reportedI don't know why @MLB gave @PIX11News any games when they don't have the infrastructure to actually allow people to watch the game on a TV with a fire cube, Roku etc. Their rinky **** website plus the stupid web browsers on the TV and the fire cube don't work. Let SNY carry it!
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Stuffed Burrito Entertainment (@StuffedBurritoE) reportedOh my gosh, #AppleMusic is so trash. I'm on a free trail, and the **** barely works. I mean, I guess you need to use it on an Apple product 'cause I can't log into itunes on my PC, it won't log into my Roku. Anyone else have issues with Apple Music?
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novafarm (@novafarm) reportedHey @comcast would you please fix your buggy Xfinity app on Roku? Volume issues have become unbearable the last six months.
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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.
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Dr. Stack Sats & HODL (@NoBagHolder) reportedDear @MLBTV please fix your @Roku app. Every time I try to resume a game the next day from where I turned it off, the broadcast begins where I left off, immediately crashes, and then starts back at the beginning of the game when I restart it.
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Liam Matthew (@ElBick8) reportedHave we as a society been too quiet about how awful tv remote controls are? Fire stick? Roku??? These things are the mini muffins of remotes and I will not stand for it
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Joe McIlvain (@mac_attack54) reported@Roku I’ve seen dollar stores in poor areas with higher quality product than you
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RyanS (@RyShan24) reported@rumblevideo I have a brand new @Roku tv and can’t watch your podcasts on any speed but 1 fix that ****!
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Ann_Elyse (@Ann_Elyse) reported@hulu_support Hulu live is down AGAIN on all platforms - Roku, app, etc. I've tried all of your steps and nothing works . . . the problem is on your end not the customer!
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Random Daily Thoughts (@thatmom80) reportedThe @Roku remote sucks more battery in a month than I suck at adulting . They really need to work on their remotes . I heard a lot of people found the switch to fire stk considering, but do they have e Listen to your clients #roku #pannel
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((MS__no__nothing)) 👨🦼🎗💙🔯 (@msnonothing1) reported@roku What is wrong with your VIAPLAY app? It works fine on my Fire TV. FIX it, or cancel and refund my money. DM for details.
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Dannics (@DANNICSX) reported@rokudoesnothing @SpaceSama @gekiko_bathory Thank you Roku. I agree. dialing things back to drama doesnt solve things. doesnt matter from whom.i just got riled up and apologize. i hope others actually involved and knowing more who dials what can be of rightious help for both being this awful situation.
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Brian Keller (@keller5327) reported@Roku @TheRokuChannel Why don't you brilliant guys over there just put a "Add new device" link in our profile, since all the other ways to have to add a device DON'T WORK!
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Alan Hartland (@harty2you) reported@Roku well done , my HD Streaming stick is now getting BBC iPlayer that has been unavailable for the past few days. Obviously a major Tech problem.
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we_are_disappointed (@disappointedAF) reported@OGCrimsonJester Just caught Big Trouble last night on Roku.
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Reigh S. (@ILoveIdahoSpuds) reported@Roku hello, whatever forced update that was just received by my Ultra just bricked my device. Factory reset not working. Error 023.4. “Reset to factory settings” fails. Any suggestions?
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Pathfinder 5.1 (@_brannonburgee) reported@Roku BACKDROPS is THE DUMBEST **** EVER!!! Just a ploy to help someone sell batteries…💯💯💯😡😡😡 END IT!!!!
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. (@InfraCards) reported@YouTubeTV your @Roku app is awful and doesn’t work properly. Please fix or remove.
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Dave Hartzell (@raddigi1) reportedHey @slinganswers any ongoing issues that might explain why I can't stream to my Roku, both iPhone and laptop work just fine? Rebooted everything, signed out of all devices, no joy!
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Sarah with an h (@SarahDoesKC) reportedThis is a total first world problem, but I lose my mind that it takes 12 minutes and 85 clicks to finally get to the show I’m trying to watch and one accidental step of my dog to wind up on Roku Greatest Hits.
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drewisgod6372 (@Andrew94722910) reportedSomebody help me find the Roku remote
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EriePop⁷🌈❣🖤 (@ErieP0P) reported@gagaoolala The subs still aren't working on the roku app either & it crashes when I try to fast forward. I contacted you all about this last wk & still not working 😞
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ChuckHerrick (@CbuckHerrick) reported@Roku Help. Return to me freezes and locks up.
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V@rified Packer Fan (@zhotster) reported@CoachDrewNelson I have been getting tons of notifications from @Roku. I found out on Reddit that it was a Roku tech problem, not a hacker. Hope it's the same for you.
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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 ****?
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A Shubert (@ashubert) reported@Ask_Spectrum @Roku funny the last rep I posed this to hadn't heard about this problem. My brother was going nuts & pressed every button & found out you guys moved it. It's now the 10 second rewind button. So never mind. But you can add this bit of knowledge to your repertoire.