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jhart45's avatar
jhart45
Newbie
2 years ago
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Change default app buttons on Ultra Voice Remote

I don't use Disney+ or Apple TV+

Other than the programmable buttons 1 and 2, can the default app buttons be reprogrammed to use with different apps?

 

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  • makaiguy's avatar
    makaiguy
    2 years ago

    jhart45-

    Sorry, no.  Those buttons are hard coded and paid for by those channels for that remote production run.

  • Emissary35's avatar
    Emissary35
    2 years ago

    Of course not, it's all about Roku getting ad revenue from the streaming companies that paid to put their buttons there. Roku doesn't care if those buttons are useless to you because you don't have those services, or if you press them by accident and they take you out of the program you are watching. Not only can you not reprogram them you can't even disable them short of opening up the remote and ripping the buttons out. It's really pathetic.

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  • makaiguy's avatar
    makaiguy
    Community Streaming Expert
    2 years ago

    jhart45-

    Sorry, no.  Those buttons are hard coded and paid for by those channels for that remote production run.

    • Emissary35's avatar
      Emissary35
      Roku Guru
      2 years ago

      Of course not, it's all about Roku getting ad revenue from the streaming companies that paid to put their buttons there. Roku doesn't care if those buttons are useless to you because you don't have those services, or if you press them by accident and they take you out of the program you are watching. Not only can you not reprogram them you can't even disable them short of opening up the remote and ripping the buttons out. It's really pathetic.