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JSK1
Newbie
4 years ago
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Roku standard remote drains batteries quickly, and battery status icon won't stop appearing

Have a roku 3 that was working previously although it was used minimally.  Have now returned our cable boxes and gone to solely streaming, and am having great difficulty with the remote.  It is going...
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  • Tivoburkee's avatar
    Tivoburkee
    4 years ago

    Roku 3 can be  8 years old, you really should invest in newer roku looking forward. But if you want to stay with Roku 3 go with an aftermarket universal remote, it will control the roku 3 by IR, not wifi. So right now you are using wifi to just control the volume of your tv along with roku commands that runs the batteries down faster then the use of IR. Your roku is way out of warranty. 

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renojim
Community Streaming Expert
4 years ago

A new Roku remote might fix your problem, but you might want to pick up a cheap universal remote that supports Roku devices since I've never seen the "solution" to this problem after hundreds of complaints.  The downside to the universal remote is that you have to have a clear line of sight to the front of the Roku 3.  The remote you have now is a point anywhere remote.

  • JPMIDWAY's avatar
    JPMIDWAY
    Newbie
    3 years ago

    After buying Large battery packs at Costco, searching the internet for hrs to fix the problem, my EZ fix is remove the batteries when not in use! It’s easy to pull, taught my wife how to do! Lol