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Roku status: streaming issues and outage reports

Problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: buffering, crashing and sign in.

Full Outage Map

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.

July 7: Problems at Roku

Roku is having issues since 07:40 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.

  • 31% Buffering (31%)
  • 24% Crashing (24%)
  • 22% Sign in (22%)
  • 18% Playback Issues (18%)
  • 5% Video Quality (5%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Mechanicsburg Playback Issues 2 days ago
Gardiner Buffering 2 days ago
Westland Buffering 3 days ago
Fort Lauderdale Sign in 4 days ago
Bellevue Video Quality 4 days ago
Atlanta Crashing 5 days ago
Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Roku Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • 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.

  • DronePremier
    YourHead Drone (@DronePremier) reported

    @daisy_musician @paramountplus @Roku Paramount is the only one we had issues with. Appears it was a Walmart plus issue for us.

  • SynRen
    SynRen (@SynRen) reported

    @Roku I brought a brand new Roku TV on 07/05/24, now it does not work. It has a black screen. I called Roku and did all the troubleshooting, and they said the hardware is dead. I think they should replace their defective product. Yet it says it should last 5 years minimum.

  • RoscoP16170801
    SpecialAgentUtah (@RoscoP16170801) reported

    @Roku Fix your ****!! Can’t watch a fn thing on your pos, can’t talk to anyone. Sick of your fn **** products. **** you

  • pencil_army
    Pencil Army (@pencil_army) reported

    Hey, @Roku, how many times do I have to hide "Soccer Zone" from my Home Screen before it actually stays hidden? Or is this some new feature where I will have to continue to keep doing every day? Would be nice if you could get the Hide function to work.

  • CptCracker
    Brian Richards 🕔 (@CptCracker) reported

    @thatoneguychaz @FOXSoccer @Roku Fox One is a hot mess. They seem to have blown it on capacity planning. A Grok survey of complaints confirms the issues are multi platform. Roku has a 100 million user base so they are going to get mentioned more than others, but it's cross platform. If there's something roku can do to help fix thst would be great though. The games on Fox over the air have worked just fine. This is when having a $40 Walmart antenna or even better a Tablo antenna tuner/dvr is helpful. The problem is they seem to have 37 games scheduled for streaming only.

  • FeedTheTweeter
    TweeterFeeder 🏴‍☠️ (@FeedTheTweeter) reported

    @Roku tvs are the worst. Buy anything else.

  • TucsonBlonde
    TucsonBlonde 🇺🇸💙🌊 (@TucsonBlonde) reported

    @Roku So about that redesign…how about you stop repopulating my Quick Access section with crap I don’t want/have after I’ve removed everything I don’t want or use? You’ve done it THREE TIMES NOW, and I don’t appreciate having my time wasted as I go back in and delete everything but my YouTube App, which is all that I use on this TV! section with yet more channels I have never used, and shoved YouTube back to the end, again. later. So how do I fix this PERMANENTLY? You can put whatever you want to after the YouTube app, but It’s MY interface, you give us the option to customize it, and while it’s not life ending to have to click several times to get to what took 2 clicks before, it’s very aggravating and I don’t appreciate the level of arrogance that a company displays when they undo the changes I made to shove stuff I don’t want down my throat. I’d appreciate a response, this is ludicrous. So please, help

  • RespectProdHWs
    Support Your Producing Housewives (@RespectProdHWs) reported

    FYI - no one sure ever by another #tcltv #rokutv - they are the worst. And then you call and the phone hangs up. Never again. @Roku @TCL_USA

  • MeanChihuahua1
    Mean Chihuahua #🍊❤️🤍💙🐕 🇺🇸 🍊 (@MeanChihuahua1) reported

    wtf @Roku? What is the deal with our TV. Just left my dad’s house 2 hrs away & his Hisense/Roku TV had logged him out and removed all of his app’s & settings. Just got home to my house and guess what….. all my apps are out of order & all of them require a new login/pw…. Ffffff

  • ghostonthstereo
    Autistic Addie 🍉😷🇵🇸💜 (@ghostonthstereo) reported

    @Roku Again, your messages are shut off, but I’ll just deal with the problem. It’s not worth all this back and forth hassle.

  • RockHeadRego
    RockHead Regolith (@RockHeadRego) reported

    @Roku How do I get James Rhey Roku Customer Support to respond to my request for help regarding the vertical lines that have appeared on my recently purchased Roku TV?

  • bgoertz08
    Ben Goertz (@bgoertz08) reported

    @Roku Please please please, fix the PVR on my Roku 65 TV. This update has ruined it. DM me for details.

  • philip_logan
    Philip Logan (@philip_logan) reported

    @MsSariBrooke @Roku I can’t work out how to watch it here in the UK 😩

  • _lovablecurves
    Lisa (@_lovablecurves) reported

    @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 ***.

  • ManuteSwol
    Jason (@ManuteSwol) reported

    @Roku Are you guys having some kind of outage? One of my devices failed to update... I factory reset it and now cannot add Apps. Your web site says there is a known issue. How about an update?

  • msnonothing1
    ((MS__no__nothing)) 👨‍🦼🎗💙🔯 (@msnonothing1) reported

    @Roku FIX your apps already. ViaPlay, Howdy. Hire some good techs & earn your money. Two days now. Shame on you. @RokuSupport & tell your AI bot what go sod yourself means...

  • RSummers0
    RSummers (@RSummers0) reported

    @Roku WHY isn't TBS channel updating it's episodes on Big Bang Theory? It says expired TODAY IT said that yesterday and still hasn't changed episodes! TBS people are asleep or not paying attention? 🙄 Please fix this!

  • acaseofthetwit
    [a case of the blog] (@acaseofthetwit) reported

    I normally love my @Roku — I have one for each TV! — but my living room one has been a real issue. The remote randomly stopped working and the device itself now reboots itself multiple times a day (often in the middle of viewing something). Very annoying.

  • oletruckers1977
    Rick Mclane (@oletruckers1977) reported

    @Roku Nope didn’t do anything just got up turned it and had to login AGAIN. Doesn’t make sense don’t have trouble with anything else with ur system

  • MeetYouAtMoes
    Moe's Place (@MeetYouAtMoes) reported

    @Roku Thanks for the response. Yup. Tried that. Doesn't work. And the buffering is constant. It only happens on the Blaze App. It makes it completely unwatchable.

  • cblanknyc
    Maya Belle (@cblanknyc) reported

    @Roku But no help with unauthorized payments? I was charged nearly $270. Can’t you do better than a one month refund? Please?

  • RichCEOAlpha
    Vash (old account suspended) (@RichCEOAlpha) reported

    Bro @Roku I hate you I tried turning the brightness up on my tv but now its pitch black and I can’t ******* fix it what ******** #rokusbiggesthater

  • hope_britt
    Brittney (@hope_britt) reported

    @DIRECTV & @Roku rcount your days! Why would you allow a customer to sign up via Roku and thru your services for the same exact product. Why tf would i sign up for the same sorry *** service twice! & for @Roku not to issue refunds after I’ve been charged twice is crazy

  • atveusa
    Atul K. Verma (@atveusa) reported

    @Roku your streaming stick is not working and I can’t find a way to return it. Your support page is asking to speak with someone but the number is not connecting. Not a good support model I see

  • MarkTapanes
    Mark Tapanes (@MarkTapanes) reported

    @RokuSupport @Roku I’ve emailed 5x on case 00135722 and then yesterday I got an email asking if I still need help. Still need help- thanks!

  • winterbaby9313
    Andrea (@winterbaby9313) reported

    Anyone else while watching #wrestlemania after a commercial break, it goes back to the beginning of the match that just ended or just a different part in general! watching on @Roku fix this, I'm tired of fast forwarding, then watching another 4-5 mins of ads then back to Mania!

  • URNTRBL
    The Mosquito (@URNTRBL) reported

    I have no pictures on any @NBCSports @nba on my @Roku right now. All other apps work!

  • mrhappybw
    Bryan Wayne (@mrhappybw) reported

    @Roku Man, this update totally screwed up my TV when it finally landed on my TV, the hdmi inputs keep screwing up for the cable box, isnt the cable or box because they work fine on other TV’s. Dog **** new home screen and this issue make me never want another one from y’all.

  • fmarqueze
    FrancisCOM. (@fmarqueze) reported

    @roku now it turns out that if I don't have internet I can't watch broadcast TV. What a terrible system, I'll never buy a TV with Roku again.