Use These Secret Roku Menus to Access Hidden Features



Use These Secret Roku Menus to Access Hidden Features



Roku Secret Menus Can Unlock Hidden Functions


Roku Secret Menus
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Roku makes a popular easy-to-use media player. Secret Roku menus let you access advanced functions that can be used for diagnostics or to perform advanced tasks easily by using a combination of key presses right from the remote control.

Many of these hidden functions can't be accessed from the settings menu and are only available from the secret menu screens.






How to Access Secret Roku Menus


WARNING: Some menu settings can completly erase everything on your Roku and reset it to a factrory default state like when it first came out of the box. So be sure to use these menus carefully.

To access these secret menus the Roku remote is used along with a combination of button presses. Each menu requires a different combination of buttons to be pressed. The photo above shows shortcuts to access each secret menu.  






Hidden Menus That Can Be Accessed From a Roku Remote


ANTENNA MENU - This hidden menu can be used to check the signal strength on live TV channels if you own a Roku Powered Television.


BIT-RATE MENU - Shows streaming speed settings. If you are hitting broadband data caps, use this menu to lower your bit rate which will use less data when watching Roku content.


CHANNEL MENU - Find more info on channels you added and are watching by entering this menu from your remote control.


DEVELOPER MENU - A menu you probably won't need unless you want to sideload a private channel to test. Once you enable developer mode, you'll need to reboot your Roku and then access, your developer settings from a Web Browser on your local network, entering your Roku IP address.


NETWORK MENU - Use this menu to learn more about your Roku Network settings.


WI-FI MENU - The Wi-Fi menu is a great way to troubleshoot problems with a wireless connection. It shows signal strength, which can be used to help you move your Router closer and watch the signal strength improve. Low Wi-Fi signal strength can cause buffering and picture freezes so this menu can be very helpful.


REBOOT ROKU - This is a shortcut that lets you reboot the Roku right from the remote.


HDMI MENU - This shows hidden menu can show more info about your HDMI connection.
HDR MENU - Access this menu if you want to address HDCP Issues in HDR. 
PLATFORM MENU - Using this menu you can learn more about how your Roku performs under the hood. It shows the internal temperature, Voltage, CPU Speed, IP Address, and more.





ALSO SEE: How to Remove Roku Channels From Your Roku Media Streamer 














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