Remote battery drain is a known hardware issue!
Yes i had to do some research too cause im like im going through batteries waaayyyy to fast and roku definitely needs to fix this and find a solution asap
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I have an older model Roku: 4200x and the remote eats batteries! (It is nuts how often they suddenly go dead when the house is all dark and we are settled into bed at night… so I keep extra AA batteries in my bedside table). They last about 4-5 days and then the 3% battery warning starts popping up on my TV.
if it matters, I plug headphones into the remote jack so I don’t disturb the sleeping husband. They aren’t fancy headphones that would be expected to draw power… just some wired earbuds. I love this feature and so I was buying batteries in bulk! I just popped a set of rechargeable batteries into the outlet so hopefully that will save me some cost in the long run…
But, I sure would like to know how to fix this problem!
Warmest welcome here in the Roku Community, Pdgorman!
Our sincerest apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused you.
In this case, please be aware that Roku remotes are designed to go the distance, but there are a few things that will drain a remote a bit faster...
- Heavy usage of private listening on the remote itself--using the mobile app will save your batteries!
- Congested Wi-Fi network around the device--the reason for this is that most remotes will use RF to connect to your Roku player and constant reconnection will use more battery.
- Or viewing lots of short-form content, like YouTube, where a streamer could go through a few hundred button presses in an hour.
We hope this clears everything out.
Happy Streaming!
Best regards,
Carly
