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RokuJohnB
Community Moderator
12 months ago
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Built in camera being used to watch me, or is it?

Hi Sowlow,

Thank you for posting here in the Roku Community!

We'll be more than happy to assist you further. Please make sure that the screen reader is turned off by going to settings, accessibility, screen reader, and toggling it off.

We hope this helps.

Regards,
John

  • RokuJechealR's avatar
    RokuJechealR
    10 months ago

    Hi cdpierce81,

    Thanks for posting, and welcome to the Roku Community!

    We understand you thought the light indicator on the TCL Roku TV was a camera. Please be aware that Roku TVs don't have a built-in camera.

    The power button is the light indicator under the TCL logo on a TCL TV. It is usually located below the TV's power indicator light, right under the TCL logo, and is often placed at the bottom of the TV for easier access.

    We hope this helps. Please let us know if you need further assistance or clarification.

    All the best,
    Chel

26 Replies

  • Sowlow's avatar
    Sowlow
    Reel Rookie
    12 months ago

    I could hear people talking on my 50” onn Roku smart tv, they even described things happening in my house in real time, how can I disconnect the built in camera? So this doesn’t happen again 

    • renojim's avatar
      renojim
      Community Streaming Expert
      12 months ago

      There's no camera in Roku TVs.

      • Sowlow's avatar
        Sowlow
        Reel Rookie
        12 months ago

        So how where they able see what I was doing if I don’t have an external camera? 
        and speak directly to me? Is it a trick? 

    • Gorjes1's avatar
      Gorjes1
      Newbie
      8 months ago

      What did they say to you? Were they threatening at all!? This is a huuuge concern! Did you figure out what the connection is between you and the people that could see you?

      • Buttefly's avatar
        Buttefly
        Reel Rookie
        6 months ago

        Hi, nothing was being said. I finally out it had to be my now ex because he knew things that went on when he wasn't hear and used to repeat parts of my phone conversations back to me with different people. Crazy thing is this is the 2nd guy I've had this happen with so I Changed all my settings on everything and updated all of passwords and I also took the roku app off of my phone. Also turn off camera, microphone, and mirroring in your TV settings. 

  • Sowlow's avatar
    Sowlow
    Reel Rookie
    12 months ago

    Thanks for your reply, yes screen reader is and always was off, this was something completely different. 

    • Buttefly's avatar
      Buttefly
      Reel Rookie
      9 months ago

      My ex was watching me the same way through my TV but I don't know how. He could tell me what I was wearing, conversation I had on the phone and who came to my house and even described them. Roku isn't telling us the truth about something!!

      • Nreyes00's avatar
        Nreyes00
        Newbie
        8 months ago

        My tv started having problems and today I experienced something scary. First I could hear the news. Then all of a sudden, it went quiet, black, then I heard movement like someone was trying to get comfortable, while seeing white and yellow lines moves up and down the tv, everytime there was movement, then something like clearing your throat, then when I told my bf about it while talking to him, this was happening, I put my phone next to the tv so he could hear it and all of a sudden it stopped, n it sounded like someone was typing on a keyboard, then all of a sudden, the news was back on. Again. Screen has been messed up one day. The night before all was good and then I came home from being away and it was all messed up.  Something weird is going on with my tv and it sounded scary.