I'm posting again, after months of not using the remote. My Roku, since taking the batteries out of the remote and tossing it in a drawer, has never once switched to Hulu or any other channel. I use the remote in the Roku phone app. It takes a few to get used to it, of course, but it works flawlessly. I have it set to the "swipe" style in settings so you can look at your TV and just swipe on your phone to move around. That way you aren't having to look at your phone to know where to tap. I watch a lot of YouTube, so having the YouTube app up on my phone connected to the Roku along with the Roku app, is actually very handy. My Sony Android TV also has an app built into Android phones where I can control many TV functions too.
So basically, no more remotes! I actually really love it, now that I'm used to it.
Still though, come on Roku! Fix this please! Ridiculous!