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Smokindog
Roku Guru
8 years ago

Feature Request: Return to Home Screen on Power Button

I've recently begun using ROKU with streaming services.  Given the ROKU Ultra (4660RW and I presume others) don't actually power down when you press the power button it continues to stream, eating ba...
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atc98092
Community Streaming Expert
8 years ago
Just pressing the Home button before powering down will always close any channel and stop playback. I made that my habit way back when I got my first Roku. 

Someone else has proposed a sleep timer, which would stop any playback after a set time, and I think that would make sense. They can't implement what you propose across the board because before this year no Roku remote has a power button except for the Roku TVs.