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ROKU VOICE REMOTE

Turn Your iPhone Into a Roku Voice Remote.

Spelling titles with a D-Pad is slow. Remote for Roku adds voice search over Wi-Fi, so you speak a show and the Roku runs the query on screen.

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

How the connection works

Built on the documented Roku protocol.

Remote for Roku speaks the same External Control Protocol every Roku ships with — no unofficial hacks, no pairing dance.

Control protocol
Roku ECP (HTTP REST)
Port
8060
Discovery
SSDP — ST: roku:ecp
Multicast group
239.255.255.250:1900
Pairing
None required
Compatibility
All Roku devices: Streaming Sticks, Boxes, Roku TVs (TCL, Hisense, Westinghouse, onn.)

Step by step

How to fix it: Roku Voice Remote.

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

  1. Connect to your Roku

    Open Remote for Roku on the same Wi-Fi and select your device. Control and search both run over ECP with no pairing.

  2. Grant microphone access

    Allow the app to use your iPhone microphone the first time you tap voice. The audio is used only to build the search query.

  3. Hold the voice key and speak

    Press and hold the mic button, say a title or actor, then release. The app sends the query to the Roku, which runs the on-screen search.

  4. Pick a result

    Use the D-Pad and OK to open a match, or speak again to refine. Voice and the full button set share one screen.

Common questions

Roku Voice Remote — your questions answered.

How does voice search work without a Roku voice remote?
Remote for Roku captures speech on your iPhone, converts it to a search query, and sends it to the Roku over Wi-Fi. The device runs the on-screen search exactly as a hardware voice remote would.
Do I need to speak in a specific format for voice search?
Natural phrasing works — a show name, an actor, or a genre. Releasing the mic button submits the query, and you can refine by speaking again or using the D-Pad.
Is my voice recorded or stored by the app?
Audio is used to form the search and is not kept as a personal archive. Control stays local over your network on port 8060, in keeping with the app's local-first design.

Free download

Take control of your Roku in seconds.

Remote for Roku 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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