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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.

  • 28% Buffering (28%)
  • 28% Crashing (28%)
  • 24% Sign in (24%)
  • 16% Playback Issues (16%)
  • 4% Video Quality (4%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Walnut Creek Crashing 10 hours ago
Albert Lea Playback Issues 10 hours ago
Pittsburgh Playback Issues 11 hours ago
Pittsburgh Crashing 11 hours ago
Litchfield Park Crashing 11 hours ago
Smyrna Playback Issues 11 hours ago
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Roku Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • chrisbjohns
    CBJ (@chrisbjohns) reported

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

  • imken24
    Ken Kallembach (@imken24) reported

    @Roku Nevermind. Not only do you refuse to help, but you completely reformat the home screen to “suggest” 20 different apps or shows and only show 1/3 of my installed apps so I have to search for them. You’re useless. **** off. Buying Firesticks Saturday.

  • HockeyDad2AandZ
    HockeyDad2A&Z (@HockeyDad2AandZ) reported

    Hey @Roku, no one asked you to do up the home screen. I used to be able to have HDMI 1 and 2 in the top row and now I have to go into the inputs to select them. That's stupid bullshit. I want my old home screen back. Not this fkng mess. Fix this.

  • Pythonette
    ᴄᴏʀɪɴɴᴇ ᴍʏᴇʀs (@Pythonette) reported

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

  • norcal06warrior
    Eff-the-left (@norcal06warrior) reported

    @Roku All other steaming apps work fine, it's only happening with Netflix

  • CK_Smitty
    Connor Smith (@CK_Smitty) reported

    @foxone App isn’t working on @Roku. Turns on for 5 mins then goes back to Home Screen. Help.

  • WriterHeatherL
    Heather Larson 955,703 (@WriterHeatherL) reported

    @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

  • 1nject0rX
    Tom Foolery (@1nject0rX) reported

    Thank you @Roku I've been paying $70 a month to @DIRECTV for the exact same channels as you all and you have way less commercials and better quality. Thank GOD I found Roku

  • EarperMarine
    Heather D. ♿ (@EarperMarine) reported

    @zfatcat2 @Roku I have seen other people mention issues with captions. It's only happening when using Roku and it's the same across my various Roku apps. 🙃

  • TVForSeniors
    The TV Answer Man: Making Television Easy Again. (@TVForSeniors) reported

    @MatthewKeysLive @Roku Most TVs today are purposely not built to last. The industry decided long ago to stress quantity over quality.

  • algrendh
    Al Grendh (@algrendh) reported

    @Roku this hdcp error is fcking annoying. can't you fix this 💩??

  • MeetYouAtMoes
    Moe's Place (@MeetYouAtMoes) reported

    @theblaze Please tell me why your app on @Roku has CONSTANT buffering problems. It's the only streaming service I have that does this. Every show, every day, I have to back out of the live show and come back in every 10 to 15 minutes because of buffering. It's making all the shows I dearly love completely unwatchable. Please respond, or I'm going to have to cancel, because there is just no point paying for this.

  • HammerHeadcases
    Hammer Hains, The Fud Dude (@HammerHeadcases) reported

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

  • 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.

  • rables73
    Rob Ables (@rables73) reported

    @MLB can you please fix your streaming app for @Roku and Apple TV so they don’t suck? EVERY SINGLE game I watch on ANY of my streaming devices stops at least 3-4 times per game with spinning circle of death. No other apps have buffering problems on my 1GB line and mesh WiFi.

  • ashubert
    A Shubert (@ashubert) reported

    @roku @YouTube problem with private listening on iPhone app. If you get a call, or switch to IG for a minute, anything that requires sound, YouTube will pause and then when you close whatever that app is YouTube resumes but automatically restarts the video from the beginning.

  • 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

  • imaidiotWill
    imaidiot19 (@imaidiotWill) reported

    Since the latest @Roku update is trash and ruined the simplicity I loved with the device, which alternative should I go with? Thinking Firestick, although it will have similar issues, at least it is the most widely supported. Thoughts?

  • geoffmeador
    Geoff Meador (@geoffmeador) reported

    Our @Ask_Spectrum outage has lasted all morning and USA vs AUS is coming up, so I just switched our @Roku TV to OTA antenna… except, in the most idiotic decision imaginable, watching antenna TV on Roku apparently requires a working internet connection now. 1/2

  • KirkYuhnke
    Rhymes with funky (@KirkYuhnke) reported

    @MatthewKeysLive @Roku Problem is... finding an actual "dumb tv" is almost impossible anymore. The business model for TV companies has shifted. They don't make $ when I buy the TV anymore.

  • cyberale60
    cyberale60 (@cyberale60) reported

    @Roku It’s terrible for people with vision issues. The icons are too small. It was better the way it was with the large icons

  • CnsmrsFightBack
    Bill Foody (@CnsmrsFightBack) reported

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

  • Morticia121212
    Morticia (@Morticia121212) reported

    @tacooghost @Roku I've seen where others have watched the episode already. I was thinking it was a problem with the subscription through Roku TV that was the problem.

  • meredithep
    Meredith Porterfield (@meredithep) reported

    @Roku @foxone I don't want to watch FIFA but I would like to watch other apps and would appreciate it if they actually worked on Roku. I have no problem with the apps on other devices. Just Roku

  • WhtTheActualFuk
    Wallybonkers™️ (@WhtTheActualFuk) reported

    Just a consumer FYI!!! @Roku WILL NOT HONOR A WARRANTY. My Roku ultra will not keep connectivity. Done ALL troubleshooting. Called my internet provider. JUMPED THROUGH A MILLION HOOPS, still boots off. After all this I get told sorry, your warranty don’t cover connection issues🤔

  • RyanParedez
    Ryan Paredez (@RyanParedez) reported

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

  • undeadunion78
    Alex (@undeadunion78) reported

    @Roku This is awful. Please let me revert back to the old home screen. I've praised my Roku tv and from here on out no more praise will be had.

  • SophieMae1022
    KrisNVnmiP (@SophieMae1022) reported

    @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

  • alexsears97
    alex (@alexsears97) reported

    @Roku This new update is TERRIBLE. Half of my apps are gone from my Home Screen and it's such a pain to find them again. Fire whoever thought of this

  • PrismaticOwl
    Isabella Valentine (@PrismaticOwl) reported

    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.