Some of the typical Roku voice commands you’ll probably frequently utilize are for locating and playing video and audio material. To search for a TV series or film on Roku, begin with the phrases “find,” “search for,” or “show me.” Then, you can proceed with either the title, actor, or genre. For example, you might say, “Find me thrilling TV shows,” or “Search for movies featuring Morgan Freeman.” You can also employ a shortcut by saying, “Play [show/movie title] in [specific app].” To stream audio content on your Roku, you’ll want to keep in mind the phrases “play,” “listen to,” and “launch.” Like with video content, you can specify the artist, genre, radio station, podcast, or music app after the keyword. Just say, “play The Beatles,” or “listen to country music.” Aside from quickly locating content, Roku enables you to conveniently access your key Roku TV apps. Start the command with, “launch,” “start,” or “open.” If the app is not available, say, “Install [app].”
You can also manage playback and volume. Both are quite straightforward. There are commands such as pause, play, stop, and fast forward for shows and movies, and shuffle, next, loop, and skip for songs and podcasts. For controlling the volume, there are several ways to phrase it. You can say “Volume up/down,” “Turn it up/down,” or “Mute/unmute.” Specific volume percentages like 15% or 40% are also effective. Say, “Set the volume to 80%,” or “Adjust volume up/down to 55.” Using the shortcut “Volume” followed by the number, like “Volume 18,” will yield the same result. If you wish to better comprehend the dialogue, Roku provides a simple voice command to display/hide captions. Just instruct your Roku remote, “Turn on captions,” or “Hide captions.”