oooookay.. here's my final comment on this issue.. the last couple days I've been reading different blogs about this booting problem, and investigated the cache- clearing suggestion, and here's my takeaway: clearing the cache will be identical to setting it back to factory settings... you'll have to reprogram the unit with your language preferences, set up the wifi connection, blahblah, and while your ACCOUNT ITSELF will be unaffected, as in your chosen apps will reappear (with the passwords intact!) if you've gone to the trouble of "hiding" and "favoriting" channels on the Live TV app.. you'll have to do it all over again.
So, basically, clearing the cache has the identical result of if you stuck a pin in the hole to reboot it (which also returns it to factory settings!) so why putz around pressing the Home button 5 times and all that jazz... and after I rebooted the unit on the 20th, it developed a new, additional issue of the volume randomly spiking despite the volume leveling feature on the Roku AND my TV...
My opinion is: the Express device is like what, $29 (and you don't need the upgrade model for the voice control if you install the app, it HAS the voice function!!) and mine lasted almost a year, so $29/year isn't bad and is a million times better than paying a cable subscription, isn't it? So just toss the malfunctioning device and get another one.. just be sure to erase your info first!!
And mandy11... Apple+ has a monthly fee of around $10 which is roughly $120/yr, right? And doesn't have as much programming as the Roku.. so actually you're paying more for less...
Okay, th- th- th- that's IT, folks! ((Porky Pig))
I did the factory reset and it didn't work. I returned it and got an Amazon fire stick 4K Max, been using it about a week now and have had no problems. I still use my old Roku streaming sticks on my other tvs and they seem to have no problems.
