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EnTerr
Roku Guru
10 years ago
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How about "programmable" A/B buttons?

I have seen multiple times people asking about being able to re-program the channel shortcut (aka "sponsored") buttons on the remotes. And i don't read regularly the General, so it ought to be a very ...
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  • RokuJonathanD's avatar
    RokuJonathanD
    5 years ago

    Unfortunately, the A/B buttons on a Roku remote control are not programmable. 

    The complete list of buttons that a channel may handle is listed in the SceneGraph onKeyEvent documentation.  

    In addition, ECP commands may be used to send keypresses when testing a channel (ECP commands may not be included in the channel code). The list of keypresses that may be sent via ECP is included in the ECP doc. 

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gomad
Roku Guru
6 years ago

I think newer Roku devices has similar functionality.

For New Roku Ultra remote:

"The remote also has a pair of programmable buttons. Hold either one down for a couple of seconds, and it’ll map to whatever voice command you entered last through the Roku remote’s separate microphone button. The most obvious use for this is launching specific apps, but you could also program a search for your favorite TV genre or have a button that launches music directly in certain apps, such as Pandora. It’s a neat feature, though it’s inherently limited by what Roku let’s you do with voice control on its platform."

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    Komag
    Roku Guru
    6 years ago

    Interesting...I didn't know about those new buttons, makes me wish I picked one up on Black Friday for half off just to test out the new 1 and 2 buttons and see how versatile they might be.

  • jmsnyc's avatar
    jmsnyc
    Binge Watcher
    6 years ago

    Does this work for the 2018 Ultra with A B buttons?

    • renojim's avatar
      renojim
      Community Streaming Expert
      6 years ago

      The A/B buttons aren't the same as the 1/2 buttons on the newer remotes.