The Roku distant is coming to your wrist. The firm introduced right this moment the launch of an Apple Watch app that allows you to management your Roku system, together with Roku media gamers and choose Roku TVs, with a faucet — identical to the Roku cell app, however sized to your wrist.
Considered the restricted display screen actual property, the app is pretty sturdy when it comes to its characteristic set.
In addition to the anticipated media controls — like the flexibility to play and pause what you’re watching –, the app additionally provides a house button, the choose button (“OK”), a again button and directional arrows. And it features a approach to launch your favourite channels, that are organized so as of probably the most just lately launched to make them simpler to entry. That means, should you at all times watch Netflix, you don’t should scroll down to search out it.
In addition, the tiny distant app contains voice search performance. To activate, you simply faucet the voice icon, then say issues like “Launch Hulu” or “search for comedies,” and even change sources, like “switch to HDMI 1” to your Roku TV, the corporate explains. This will work on Apple Watch variations 1 via 5.
And if in case you have a Roku Ultra or a Roku TV with the Remote Finder performance which makes use of an audible chime to find a misplaced distant management within the sofa cushions, you can even use the Roku Apple Watch app to sign your Roku distant to start out making a noise.
All these options might be acquainted to anybody who has already used the Roku distant for smartphones, because the Apple Watch app is only a miniaturized model. The solely factor it’s lacking is the flexibility to stream The Roku Channels’ free motion pictures, however clearly that’s not a characteristic you’ll need in your wristwatch. (I imply…proper?)
To get the Roku Apple Watch app, you’ll have to obtain or replace your Roku iOS app to the most recent model (6.1.3), and the app will seem in your Watch so long as you haven’t disabled “Automatic App Install” within the Watch’s Settings.
