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Roku TV Stuck on Connecting… this may take a minute error

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Hello,

If you are able you can connect the TV physically to a router on your internal network, turn off the TV, I unplugged mine for a few seconds, then turn the TV back on so that it utilizes the physical ethernet connection.  Then you can either reconfigure your wireless or factory reset as needed.  The Factory reset on the back of the TV did not work on my TV.

Cheers,

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RokuCarly
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Re: Suddenly stopped working says connecting this may take a minute but it's been over an hour

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Hi, Community users!

Greetings from the Roku Community.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. No worries! We'd be more than happy to look closely into this matter and help you resolve this.

We suggest following these instructions with your remote control: press the Home button (5x times), followed by the Up button, then press Rewind (2x times), Fast Forward (2x times), and your Roku device will restart automatically.

If the issue persists, Please help us with the required details below so we to send the case for investigation to our engineering team:

  • Roku device model, serial number, device ID, and OS version. (this can all be found in Settings > System > About)
  • Tracker ID (when you see this issue occur, press the Home button 5 times, followed by the Back button 5 times, and provide us with this ID)
  • Photo of the error message for reference.

Note: We'll mark this post as solved for visibility and as a reference for other users.

Please let us know if the issue is fixed or reply to the thread for further assistance, we will be glad to help you.


Best regards,
Carly

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MxCreant
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Stuck on Connecting… this may take a minute

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so this is happening to me right now. I have no way of changing my Wi-Fi connection because it doesn’t get past that front screen. I can’t even get to settings to turn off the Wi-Fi

RokuElmer-H
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Re: Stuck on Connecting… this may take a minute

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Hi, @MxCreant!

Welcome to the Roku Community!

We have seen your post about the problem you are having with connecting your TV to your WIFI network. We appreciate the time you have taken to let us know about this issue, and were always here happy to help. One potential solution is to reset your TV by unplugging it from the wall outlet for at least 15 seconds.

Additionally, after doing this troubleshooting, you do have the option to use a Mobile hotspot to establish a wireless connection. You can refer to this support page on how to use a Mobile or Personal hotspot.

If the issue persists after completing this step, we recommend contacting your TV manufacturer for further assistance. How to contact the TV manufacturer.

Let us know if you have any other concerns or if you'd like to start a new thread for different issues.

Thanks,
Elmer

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imunger
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Re: Stuck on Connecting… this may take a minute

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none of this works. I've tried pressing the reset button, reset the phone, the router, had the tv unplugged for 5 minutes, and still the Connecting... screen. Please help!

imunger
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Re: Stuck on Connecting… this may take a minute

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So Koku, please add this to the solution for the connection issue. The only way to resolve this is to do a factory reset by pressing the button on the tv for 10 seconds. 

HERIII
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Stuck on Connecting...This may take a minute

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I've turn my tv off by pressing and holding the on/off button on the tv (not in the remote). I've unplugged my tv from the power on the wall for one minute. I make sure that the wi-fi were fixed in 4.5G. And finally I've connected my tv thru an ethernet cable and the issue keeps going on. So. What can I do? Because the only thing that the tv allows me to do is turn it off or on and up and down volume. 

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Taraw15
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Re: Stuck on Connecting...This may take a minute

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My TV is doing the same and I have followed all of the above ways to try to fix this. Nothing is helping. Can we please get a resolution to this issue?

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cmtd
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Re: Stuck on Connecting...This may take a minute

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My has been doing it for the last four hours. 

I have unplugged the TV.  Unplugged the router turned everything back on.  The message continues.

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Tom00
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Re: Stuck on Connecting...This may take a minute

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Had the same issue happen today as well.

There is a reset button just below the AV composite inputs. Held it until the screen turned off.

Had to do the roku setup again and sign back into all my apps. Not ideal but the thing works again.

Guessing roku botched an update for their product. 

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surly
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Re: Connecting…this might take a minute screen doesn’t go away!

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it’s April 2024. i have had my sharp roku tv for a couple years. no issues at all. nothing has changed in my home. same router, wifi, etc.  

i watched netflix two nights ago and when i turned the tv back on yesterday, it just displayed the message “connecting…this may take a minute” .  i did all the usual stuff - unplug it, router, etc. it’s been over 24 hours. i’ve searched several forums online and no one has a solution for this. i have not seen one post that has a successful resolution to this problem. 

the only thing that works on the tv is on/off and volume. cannot use arrows. 

is it a hardware issue and my tv is fubar? 

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