Auxility Remote for Roku TV
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ROKU REMOTE RANGE

Roku Remote Range Falling Short? Control Over Wi-Fi.

IR remotes need line of sight and fade at distance. Auxility Remote rides your Wi-Fi, so range is the size of your network, not a few feet of aiming.

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Works over Wi-Fi · no pairing · no original remote required

Infrared and even some radio remotes lose range across a large room or through furniture, leading to missed presses. Because Auxility Remote talks to your Roku over your home Wi-Fi rather than line-of-sight infrared, range stops being the limiting factor anywhere your network reaches.

How it works

Works with every Roku, instantly.

Auxility Remote connects to your Roku over your home Wi-Fi — no pairing, no codes, and no account. Everything stays on your local network.

Connection
Your home Wi-Fi
Pairing
None — connects instantly
Account
Not required
Privacy
Local network only
Works with
All Roku devices: Streaming Sticks, Boxes, Roku TVs (TCL, Hisense, Westinghouse, onn.)

Step by step

How to fix it: Roku Remote Range.

Each step takes seconds. No original remote, no pairing code, no account required.

  1. Understand the range limit

    IR remotes need direct aim and fade within a room; point-anywhere remotes use short-range Wi-Fi Direct. The app instead uses your whole Wi-Fi network for reach.

  2. Open Auxility Remote

    On the same Wi-Fi, launch the app. It finds the Roku on your Wi-Fi regardless of where you are standing in the house.

  3. Connect with no aiming

    Tap your Roku. Commands travel over your Wi-Fi network, so you never need line of sight to the device.

  4. Control from any room

    As long as your iPhone has Wi-Fi coverage, the D-Pad, OK, HOME, BACK, and volume keys work, even through walls the IR remote could never beat.

Common questions

Roku Remote Range — your questions answered.

Why does my Roku remote stop working from across the room?
IR remotes need an unobstructed line to the device and weaken with distance, while point-anywhere remotes rely on short-range Wi-Fi Direct. Auxility Remote uses your home Wi-Fi instead, so distance within the network is not a barrier.
Can I control my Roku from another room with the app?
Yes. Because commands travel over Wi-Fi, any room with network coverage works. There is no aiming and no line-of-sight requirement.
Does the app work through walls and closed cabinets?
Walls block infrared but not Wi-Fi, so a Roku inside a cabinet or behind a panel still responds. The only requirement is that both devices stay on the same network.

Free download

Take control of your Roku in seconds.

Auxility Remote replaces the remote over Wi-Fi the moment your iPhone joins the same network. No pairing code, no account, no original remote needed.

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An independent app by Auxility, Inc. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Roku, Inc. Roku is a trademark of Roku, Inc., used only to indicate device compatibility.

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