Key Takeaways
- Pressing the button combination will soft reset your Roku, restoring default settings and fixing any potential issues. (117 characters)
- Use the sequence to access a secret screen that shows the app version, build date, and Roku channel details. (126 characters)
- Access your wireless secrets screen to run speed tests, check diagnostics, and reset drivers or chips if necessary. (122 characters)
Depending on your age, you may have experienced the thrill of inputting the right button combinations to take down a rival boxer in Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out, defeat an opponent in Mortal Kombat, or pull off a crazy move in Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater. Those unknown button combinations have been shared from family to family and friend to friend to help people defeat the toughest of opponents. video game Or just watch the mystery unfold before your eyes. Similarly, some modern electronic devices may have hidden secrets that you’re not aware of.
your Roku One of them is Roku, which is one of the most popular streaming devices on the market, turning your regular TV into a streaming device. Smart TV Roku’s operating system has an easy-to-navigate interface, but like any operating system, it has some hidden features that only some people know how to access.
This is mainly because the average user doesn’t need to see these features when the device is working properly. However, if your Roku isn’t working properly or you want to learn more about diagnosing your device, there are secret screens on your Roku to help users get the most out of their device. Here’s how to see the four secret screens on your Roku if you’re having trouble with your streaming device.
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Soft Reset Your Roku
Don’t just pull it out
If your Roku is acting up and experiencing glitches and lags, the first logical thing to do is to unplug it and plug it back in. But if you can’t reach your Roku plug, or if you have a Roku TV and the operating system is built into the TV, this secret screen is a very useful tool. Instead of unplugging it or going into the settings menu to find a system restart menu, try entering a button combination on your Roku remote to perform a soft reset.
Soft resetting your Roku doesn’t erase any settings, remove any apps, or change your Roku in any way. It basically just restarts it the same way you would restart a laptop. This may solve any issues you’re having with your Roku.
On your Roku remote, press the Home button. This will bring up the home page. From there, press the Home button five times, press the up arrow once, press the rewind button twice, and press the fast forward button twice. You will notice the screen following your commands until the final fast forward command is executed. Then, after a delay of a few seconds, the screen will go black. After a moment, you will see the Roku screen with the word Roku, with each letter of the word jumping up and down. The OS will then reload and you will be returned to the home screen.
The order goes like this: home, home, home, home, home, home, up, rewind, rewind, fast forward, fast forward.
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See all channels
Learn more about channels
If you want to learn more about the channels you’ve downloaded or that were included when you first installed your Roku, you can check out the secret channel information screen, which will show you the app version of the channels you’ve installed, as well as the build of the app itself.
To access this secret screen, press the home button three times, then press the up arrow twice, the left arrow once, the right arrow once, the left arrow once, the right arrow once, and the left arrow again. This will bring up the screen shown above, where you can scroll down through all the channels.
The order is: home, home, home, up, up, left, right, left, right, left.
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Factory reset
Update your software too
There is a way to factory reset your Roku through the settings menu, but it doesn’t show everything you need to know about the operating system itself on a single screen: you enter another specific button combination on the remote, which takes you to the original secret screen (which actually has those words at the top).
This involves pressing the home button six times, fast forward button three times and rewind button twice, which will bring up a secret screen showing information like version, build date, rescue version, active partition, S/N, device ID, channel store server, software update server, ethernet MAC, wireless MAC, IP address, uptime, power life, UID/GID and more.
Once on this page, you can reset your device to factory settings (you will need to enter a PIN number to authenticate), cycle through the channel store or software update servers, update your software, or cancel and close the screen, which gives you the option to check for software updates if your Roku missed the last update automatically.
The order goes like this: home, home, home, home, home, home, home, fast forward, fast forward, fast forward, rewind, rewind.
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Wireless Secret Screen
This is for a speed test
To diagnose why your Roku is running slowly, you can run a speed test. This is useful for older Rokus because it lets you see how fast your Roku is running. Type home five times, up once, down once, up once, down once, and up once, and this will open the wireless incognito screen.
This gives you a variety of information about your Roku and allows you to access the reset feature, log feature, AP speed test, and cancel from the menu. The wireless log menu allows you to enable detailed logging of hang information and PHY logs. The reset menu allows you to reset the driver, the chip, or both. Clicking the AP speed test button takes you to a unique secret screen where you can run a speed test.
The order should be: home, home, home, home, home, home, up, down, up, down, up.
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