I saw this updated remote being advertised yesterday and went ahead and ordered one. Will see how it functions. I might use it to replace my remote used on my Roku Ultra. I have multiple Streaming Stick Pluses(the 4k models) and the remotes these ship with EAT batteries. I've had the remotes warranty replaced by Roku but still eats batteries.
Are you able to plug usb-c wired earphones into the usb-c in replacement for the missing headphone jack? My wife refuses to use wireless earbuds. Thanks.
Pass. 1) No headphone jack 2) One-touch buttons removed. We are fans of being able to turn on the TV and having our Roku Ultra go straight to TH-cam TV with a single selection of a programmable button. Looks like that feature is gone. Programing one buttons for two actions is nice, but looks to add another step when starting the TV from the button.
I already have three of the original Roku Pro Rechargeable remotes. I only have to charge the remotes every couple of months. I believe this Roku Pro Remote 2 will probably be included with the Roku Ultra in the future. Currently I will stay with the Original Roku Pro Remote for now.
I agree the price makes it not worth it. Most of the new features I will never use. My current TVs all have Rokus connected as does my TCL-Roku TV. I am happy with all but like you said if I broke a remote perhaps if I couldn't find a less expensive replacement I might buy this new one. Thanks for the review and all you do daily plus.
thinking since we don't have the roku os 13 on are roku tvs or sticks yet, we wont see the opptions of assigning 2 aps to the 1 roket shortcut button. or won't see the option of choosing bluetooth. still enjoy the remote though.
received the o.s 13 on my tcl roku 43 and 50 inch 4 series this morning. now I'm able to launch 2 aps that I can choose from, from the rocket shortcut button on the roku pro2 remote. the only feature that isn't there is the bluetooth settings. guess that may be only for the roku plus, pro, and select series of tv's.
i just bought this remote at Walmart earlier this week, bought it cause of the rechargeable battery built in to it, but i'm trying to get hands free to work but it does nothing, not even saying "Hey Roku", sure it has no headphones jack, but i hardly use it on the old voice remote that came with my Roku Ultra that i bought 2 years ago that i had reprogrammed to my TCL Roku TV, but i do like the backlight and the quick launch and being able to open the guide with the guide button. but so far, i am happy with it enen if i can't get the hands free mic working .
Yeah the new Roku remote is ok but what really got me mad was with the "old" remote you could program any sound bar into it & everything was great, all in one remote. When I called Roku asking if someone could help me get the volume hooked to the remote they said they changed the new remotes programming to only work with the Roku products. So they want me to get rid of my sound bar, they said sorry, the volume for using this remote will only work with Roku speakers & sound bar .
look like the latest roku os 13 update is going to add the features of being able to assign 2 aps to the 1 rocket shortcut button, as well as the setting to connect to bluetooth. yep.
I actually called Roku to see if I could get any of the older remote with the headphone jack. In my opinion, the built in battery, no headphone jack, just those two things makes this inferior and probably will need replacing more often due to the lithium ion battery that has about a two year lifespan. I've use the same 4 eneloop rechargable AA's for four years and just rotate them out in pairs when the remote, which uses a ton of battery power, runs out of power. Bluetooth is not nearly as reliable and using your phone for me is a backup solution not as easy as plugging in a set of buds. I'm with Spectrum and a Xumo streaming device doesn't hold a candle to the Roku Ultra 4K. Not to mention paying monthly? Please! Roku is going the wrong direction....
@@Gh0stbumbles you will eventually, all rechargeable batteries have a limited amount of recharge cycles, and once that happens you have to buy another remote, instead of simply replacing the AA batteries. I have a large pack of batteries I paid $15 for, and in the two years of having said battery pack I only went through about 25% of the pack (Roku remote, Logitech Harmony and the Sony remote that came with my TV).
Agree regarding getting an earlier head phone remote. After years, the head phone jack on our origional remote died and we got the first pro which constantly un pairs itself. Never had that problem with our original remote.
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As long as you aren’t in the middle of nowhere and not in a basement then you’ll be fine with getting a simple cheap one with the small flat black panel and cable that goes into the tv. They have them in all the stores like Walgreens,CVS and Walmart. I’ve personally used expensive ones and the cheapest ones and unless you live in the middle of nowhere they preform exactly the same. If anything better to get the cheaper one first then you can just take it back and get a more expensive if need be.
recieved my remote couple of days ago. unless I'm doing something wrong, can't seem to assign 2 aps for me to choose with the rocket short cut button. even though roku says we can. plus I'm not seeing the menu to ch choose the bluetooth setting from the remote. Is this happening for anyone else?
your doing it wrong, to program the apps you want to open in the quick launch, you need to do this 1. press quick launch to get to the quick launch menu 2. select the app icon 3. hold quick launch to see the "options" which you will choose between What To Watch, Sports, The Roku Channel, Apps, Sleep Timer, Closed Captions, and Last Voice Command (which would be the last thing you press the mic button and told voice command what to do). 4. and then select what you want to set up and then you are done.
I refuse to buy any remote that has built in rechargeable non user replaceable batteries, it may work well at forst but once the battery start not holding a chage the remote basically becomes useless, it's also an e waste issue as most will just toss the remote into the trash/bin. There was absolutely nothing wrong with using AA or AAA batteries in the remotes.
This thing would probably pay for itself in disposable batteries alone. I went as far as paying for some rechargeable batteries for my Roku remotes but the issue there is, no low battery warnings. They just work one minute and without warning ...nothing. My only question is for Roku, What took so long?
I would prefer to use eneloops. Built in batteries are great until they start dying and you are stuck with Chinese garbage for replacements if you can even find a replacement li-ion at all.
Yes but that is until the remote stops accepting a charge, the battery is non user replaceable so you'll end up having to buy another remote. $15 for a large pack of AA batteries and I haven't even went through 25% of them in two years of having that pack just for the remotes i own (Roku remote, a Logitech Harmony, AMD the Sony remote that came with my TV).
Hi. Please help me. I had a 10+ yo Panasonic that died. Sure wish I still had it. Someone suggested an ONN Roku TV. So I bought one. Remote that came w/ it didn't have voice control. Due to health issues, I must have v. control, so ordered a Roku Voice Remote Pro. No matter what I do, I can't get the battery cover off (it does not have the '3 ridges' or lines) to do anything suggested to me online that has to do w/ getting under the batter cover. I've done what I thought was "pair' the remote, but my voice commands are not working. I'm 70 with zero tech knowledge. I've been trying to get this dadgum thing to work for days & hours now. It's all very, VERY frustrating & makes me just wanna donate this 1 to a nursing home or wherever & buy a Panasonic or another brand. I detest this thing.
As far as I am concerned this remote is 2 thumbs down. I use the headphone jack all the time and I am not a fan of rechargeable batteries. I have had too many issues with these batteries not charging as they get older. 1 set of replaceable batteries lasts me almost a year. I will stick with the older remotes.
No idea why they won't just let people reprogram their buttons. I don't use any of the streaming services on my remote, so the bottom half of my remote is useless. I'll accidentally hit one once in a while, then I have to reopen what I was watching.
These companies pay to be on the remote like a sponsor but Roku doesn't really need to say anything about it beyond 'convenience' for those that do use it
It sounds like Roku is giving users 2 choices; replaceable batteries that it drains very quickly or rechargeable batteries that aren't replaceable. The next set of batteries that need replacement I'll be switching to a fire stick or Apple TV.
None of my Roku remotes I've owned have drained the batteries quickly. My current Roku remote probably goes through two batteries in around a year in a half if not longer.
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The no headphone jack is a deal killer.
Same here. The headphone jack was the only reason I upgraded to the first pro remote.
Yea very strange as it was what roku is known for. My guess more people are using phone now and helps make remote last longer.
look like we can use bluetooth headphones with the remote now.
I saw this updated remote being advertised yesterday and went ahead and ordered one. Will see how it functions. I might use it to replace my remote used on my Roku Ultra. I have multiple Streaming Stick Pluses(the 4k models) and the remotes these ship with EAT batteries. I've had the remotes warranty replaced by Roku but still eats batteries.
Finally, Roku listened 🎶 USB-C & Backlit buttons gets 2 thumbs 👍 👍 from me
Are you able to plug usb-c wired earphones into the usb-c in replacement for the missing headphone jack? My wife refuses to use wireless earbuds. Thanks.
Pass. 1) No headphone jack 2) One-touch buttons removed. We are fans of being able to turn on the TV and having our Roku Ultra go straight to TH-cam TV with a single selection of a programmable button. Looks like that feature is gone. Programing one buttons for two actions is nice, but looks to add another step when starting the TV from the button.
I already have three of the original Roku Pro Rechargeable remotes. I only have to charge the remotes every couple of months. I believe this Roku Pro Remote 2 will probably be included with the Roku Ultra in the future. Currently I will stay with the Original Roku Pro Remote for now.
I agree the price makes it not worth it. Most of the new features I will never use. My current TVs all have Rokus connected as does my TCL-Roku TV. I am happy with all but like you said if I broke a remote
perhaps if I couldn't find a less expensive replacement I might buy this new one. Thanks for the review and all you do daily plus.
thinking since we don't have the roku os 13 on are roku tvs or sticks yet, we wont see the opptions of assigning 2 aps to the 1 roket shortcut button. or won't see the option of choosing bluetooth. still enjoy the remote though.
received the o.s 13 on my tcl roku 43 and 50 inch 4 series this morning. now I'm able to launch 2 aps that I can choose from, from the rocket shortcut button on the roku pro2 remote. the only feature that isn't there is the bluetooth settings. guess that may be only for the roku plus, pro, and select series of tv's.
It's funny to me that the new remote has HBOMax which hasn't existed under that name in months
nice breakdown. just orderd me one. yep.
i just bought this remote at Walmart earlier this week, bought it cause of the rechargeable battery built in to it, but i'm trying to get hands free to work but it does nothing, not even saying "Hey Roku", sure it has no headphones jack, but i hardly use it on the old voice remote that came with my Roku Ultra that i bought 2 years ago that i had reprogrammed to my TCL Roku TV, but i do like the backlight and the quick launch and being able to open the guide with the guide button. but so far, i am happy with it enen if i can't get the hands free mic working .
Can I use this as a second remote on the same Roku? Like one in the kitchen and one in the TV room?
Yes, you can connect more than one remote to your Roku player or TV.
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Can I pair it with a Roku streamer or only to a Roku TV?
Yeah the new Roku remote is ok but what really got me mad was with the "old" remote you could program any sound bar into it & everything was great, all in one remote. When I called Roku asking if someone could help me get the volume hooked to the remote they said they changed the new remotes programming to only work with the Roku products. So they want me to get rid of my sound bar, they said sorry, the volume for using this remote will only work with Roku speakers & sound bar .
Does anyone know if you can change the rechargable batteries when they die, as I read a few reviews where it stopped charging within a few months.
How do you program the quick launch button to open two different apps? Thanks for the review.
look like the latest roku os 13 update is going to add the features of being able to assign 2 aps to the 1 rocket shortcut button, as well as the setting to connect to bluetooth. yep.
Wonder if it would control my amazon soundbar ?
? Is it just for roku tvs or can it be used on an roku ultra?
I would say yes. They seem pretty universal from my experience.
@chalabrooks5433 I have an older roku and and ultra. And they are not capatable .lol. guess I'll look it up...lol
@@dozn1111 Lol! Okay! If your Roku devices are too old then. May be time to upgrade.😊
@@chalabrooks5433 why upgrade when they still work.
I actually called Roku to see if I could get any of the older remote with the headphone jack. In my opinion, the built in battery, no headphone jack, just those two things makes this inferior and probably will need replacing more often due to the lithium ion battery that has about a two year lifespan. I've use the same 4 eneloop rechargable AA's for four years and just rotate them out in pairs when the remote, which uses a ton of battery power, runs out of power. Bluetooth is not nearly as reliable and using your phone for me is a backup solution not as easy as plugging in a set of buds. I'm with Spectrum and a Xumo streaming device doesn't hold a candle to the Roku Ultra 4K. Not to mention paying monthly? Please! Roku is going the wrong direction....
i have the last version of this that has a head phone jack and a built in battery. never had a issue with the battery. it's just micro USB not USB c.
@@Gh0stbumbles you will eventually, all rechargeable batteries have a limited amount of recharge cycles, and once that happens you have to buy another remote, instead of simply replacing the AA batteries.
I have a large pack of batteries I paid $15 for, and in the two years of having said battery pack I only went through about 25% of the pack (Roku remote, Logitech Harmony and the Sony remote that came with my TV).
Agree regarding getting an earlier head phone remote. After years, the head phone jack on our origional remote died and we got the first pro which constantly un pairs itself. Never had that problem with our original remote.
@@richardkelly4040 the jack on the remote is pretty easy to replace.
Would you please let me know what kind of antenna you have? I just dont know which one to get thank you..
Look up, " Tyler, the antenna man." he can be a tremendous help for you.
Don't fall for anything that advertises over a 70-mile range. Most are junk.
AntennaManPA is the best solution.
As long as you aren’t in the middle of nowhere and not in a basement then you’ll be fine with getting a simple cheap one with the small flat black panel and cable that goes into the tv. They have them in all the stores like Walgreens,CVS and Walmart. I’ve personally used expensive ones and the cheapest ones and unless you live in the middle of nowhere they preform exactly the same. If anything better to get the cheaper one first then you can just take it back and get a more expensive if need be.
Tyler the Antenna can help you with that information. That is what he does. He is on TH-cam.
My rocku tv is probably 10 plus years old it connected on its own.
recieved my remote couple of days ago. unless I'm doing something wrong, can't seem to assign 2 aps for me to choose with the rocket short cut button. even though roku says we can. plus I'm not seeing the menu to ch choose the bluetooth setting from the remote. Is this happening for anyone else?
your doing it wrong, to program the apps you want to open in the quick launch, you need to do this
1. press quick launch to get to the quick launch menu
2. select the app icon
3. hold quick launch to see the "options" which you will choose between What To Watch, Sports, The Roku Channel, Apps, Sleep Timer, Closed Captions, and Last Voice Command (which would be the last thing you press the mic button and told voice command what to do).
4. and then select what you want to set up and then you are done.
They need bluetooth like chromcast 4k even the walmart ONN 4K you can listen to tv through headphones ear buds etc
Roku is behind is streaming
I refuse to buy any remote that has built in rechargeable non user replaceable batteries, it may work well at forst but once the battery start not holding a chage the remote basically becomes useless, it's also an e waste issue as most will just toss the remote into the trash/bin.
There was absolutely nothing wrong with using AA or AAA batteries in the remotes.
it not having a headphone jack is a pass for me. unfortunately. it comes in handy watching TV at night when people are asleep
The fact there's an HBO Max button when the app has been renamed Max for a YEAR makes it outdated right out of the gate.
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This thing would probably pay for itself in disposable batteries alone. I went as far as paying for some rechargeable batteries for my Roku remotes but the issue there is, no low battery warnings. They just work one minute and without warning ...nothing. My only question is for Roku, What took so long?
I would prefer to use eneloops. Built in batteries are great until they start dying and you are stuck with Chinese garbage for replacements if you can even find a replacement li-ion at all.
Yes but that is until the remote stops accepting a charge, the battery is non user replaceable so you'll end up having to buy another remote.
$15 for a large pack of AA batteries and I haven't even went through 25% of them in two years of having that pack just for the remotes i own (Roku remote, a Logitech Harmony, AMD the Sony remote that came with my TV).
Hi. Please help me. I had a 10+ yo Panasonic that died. Sure wish I still had it. Someone suggested an ONN Roku TV. So I bought one. Remote that came w/ it didn't have voice control. Due to health issues, I must have v. control, so ordered a Roku Voice Remote Pro. No matter what I do, I can't get the battery cover off (it does not have the '3 ridges' or lines) to do anything suggested to me online that has to do w/ getting under the batter cover. I've done what I thought was "pair' the remote, but my voice commands are not working. I'm 70 with zero tech knowledge. I've been trying to get this dadgum thing to work for days & hours now. It's all very, VERY frustrating & makes me just wanna donate this 1 to a nursing home or wherever & buy a Panasonic or another brand. I detest this thing.
Are you sure you're remote is not rechargeable by plugging it in to an electric socket?
As far as I am concerned this remote is 2 thumbs down. I use the headphone jack all the time and I am not a fan of rechargeable batteries. I have had too many issues with these batteries not charging as they get older. 1 set of replaceable batteries lasts me almost a year. I will stick with the older remotes.
They removed the headphone port because you can’t use the Roku app for private listening
No idea why they won't just let people reprogram their buttons. I don't use any of the streaming services on my remote, so the bottom half of my remote is useless. I'll accidentally hit one once in a while, then I have to reopen what I was watching.
These companies pay to be on the remote like a sponsor but Roku doesn't really need to say anything about it beyond 'convenience' for those that do use it
It sounds like Roku is giving users 2 choices; replaceable batteries that it drains very quickly or rechargeable batteries that aren't replaceable. The next set of batteries that need replacement I'll be switching to a fire stick or Apple TV.
None of my Roku remotes I've owned have drained the batteries quickly. My current Roku remote probably goes through two batteries in around a year in a half if not longer.
LOL
The remote is over priced. $15 would be more appropriate