Can't disable ROKU wifi signal
I have a ROKU Ultra and its connected to the internet by ethernet cable. Works great. I turned off the wifi, but, the wifi signal is still transmitting as determined by my phone's wifi detection app...
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Anonymous
No you didn't. That feature no longer works /available (removed).
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I just did it. Home x5 fwd play back play forward. Disable in that menu. And wifi scan shows it’s no longer there.
Thank you for posting this info. I was able to access the menu, which appears to not have an option to disable. But the fact that the menu is there, when people are acting like it isn't, frustrates me as a customer who went out of their way to pay for a WIRED unit. I'm trying to disable wireless also, because I don't want cancer. It appears there may not be a way to do this any longer. But months ago I had a wired Roku Ultra that would only emit signals upon startup, and then it would turn off after several minutes. It no longer does that, which means I have to unplug the unit. And unfortunately, that means I won't be able to use this device except for rare occasions.
It's pretty sad, frankly. Why can't we turn off the wifi? I want an answer from Roku.
There is no definitive link between EMF and cancer. And frankly even if you don't have a single device with WiFi in your home, you still are bombarded with EMF of varying frequencies and amplitudes on a daily basis. Nearby cell phone towers. TV and radio broadcast stations, satellite signals, and many, many more sources. Not to mention your neighbors with their WiFi networks. If you use a cell phone, that's far more powerful EMF right next to your brain. But no one has gotten brain cancer from using a cell phone.
The cancer.gov web site has this to say about cell phone use and potential cancer concerns. It completely relates to WiFi, as it uses similar frequencies and power levels:
Cell phones emit radiation in the radiofrequency region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Second-, third-, and fourth-generation cell phones (2G, 3G, 4G) emit radiofrequency in the frequency range of 0.7–2.7 GHz. Fifth-generation (5G) cell phones are anticipated to use the frequency spectrum up to 80 GHz.
These frequencies all fall in the nonionizing range of the spectrum, which is low frequency and low energy. The energy is too low to damage DNA.
I never said it was dangerous. It’s simply a nuisance to an already crowded spectrum. Thanks atc98092
No one was "acting like" there are no "Secret Menus" in RokuOS, they were simply stating the menus have changed & there is no option to disable WiFi, and that Roku discourages/deletes references to accessing them (and I've yet to see a single user defend such a practice, because it's obviously anti-user and just dumb).
I think you are misleading yourself/using flawed WiFi/RF detection tools if you think the WiFi "auto-disables" after a period of time when using wired connectivity. Additionally, even if the WiFi were somehow disabled there is still other RF activity including BT (BlueTooth) within the device because the radio(s) within the chipsets/SoC would still be active, and even if those were disabled there would still be spurious/low-level RF/EMF due to the electrical activity within the device.
Its reasonable to want to disable WiFi or BT (specific wireless functions or protocols) though it would disable much of a device's functionality, and suggestions/feedback to do so have repeatedly been made: https://community.roku.com/t5/Suggest-a-Feature/bd-p/Wishlist
Ultimation @It’s actually a $130 piece of software with a professional spectrum scanner used for deploying Aruba hardware. The thing genuinely went quiet. AirPlay and all other functions work great over wired as long as your switch isn’t configured to filter multicast.
Anonymous
You do realize that Roku has updated the menu over time right? The secret menu is now split into seperate menus, so the functions are no longer offered anymore. [REMOVED]
EDIT: Removed references to spam links as they have been removed from this thread.~ Jordan
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EDIT: Removed entire reply, as spam posts have been deleted from this thread.~ Jordan
