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Srichman's avatar
Srichman
Reel Rookie
2 years ago

No Captioning on Roku Channel and others

Captioning is not working on the Roku Channel or Britbox, and maybe others. It seems okay on Prime, and earlier it worked on Acorn. This also happened last week, but then it came back without my doing anything. Why does this happen?

I am familiar with the caption settings for Roku and the individual channels. 

Thank you.

S Richman

  • RokuJohnB's avatar
    RokuJohnB
    Community Moderator

    Hi Srichman,

    Thanks for posting in the Roku Community!

    Please be aware that you might need to start by making sure that closed captioning is set on in your Roku account. To achieve this, go to "Settings," then "Accessibility," and select "Captions mode." Make sure "On" is chosen. Restart your Roku device as well. It's always a good idea to restart your Roku.

    If you need anything else, please keep us posted.

    All the best,

    John

    • Srichman's avatar
      Srichman
      Reel Rookie

      I already know about the settings for Roku and the channels. I'll try resetting Roku. Thanks.

      • Srichman's avatar
        Srichman
        Reel Rookie

        Disconnecting my Roku 3 from the power and reconnecting it worked! Thanks.

        The last time captioning vanished, it came back spontaneously the next day without my disconnecting the device. *Shrug*