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Holly6's avatar
Holly6
Reel Rookie
2 years ago

Roku Ultra remote when press volume up and increase to maximum volume

Got a new Ultra Roku 10/1/23. Within a month I gave up on the rechargeable remote. Not because it wouldn’t hold a charge but because it constantly went haywire. You notch the sound up and it jumps to max volume! You lower the volume a notch and it flies down to no sound at all. I got tired of resetting/syncing. I had some other Roku remotes, older but with voice and volume control and it works a charm. No problems. I think these Ultra remotes should be replaced or is that why they were on sale? I will say our picture improved with the Ultra device.

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6 Replies

  • RokuTakashi's avatar
    RokuTakashi
    Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hi, Holly6

    Thanks for posting, and welcome to the Roku Community.

    We appreciate you for bringing this to our attention, and we'd like to assist further. We've sent you a Private Message here in the Roku Community. Kindly check your inbox since we've reached you from there by navigating to the upper right corner of your web browser interface, and accessing the "Mail" icon.

    We hope to hear back from you.

    All the best,
    Kash

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

    Holly6-

    The problem may not be with the remote, but with the Ultra's response to the remote.

    Have you tried restarting the Roku?   Settings > System > Power > Restart

    • Holly6's avatar
      Holly6
      Reel Rookie
      2 years ago

      Oh my goodness I have reset, re-synced, on off, every which way that could be done day after day. My other remote that came with my stick doesn’t act like the ultra remote acts.

  • Rajun27's avatar
    Rajun27
    Newbie
    2 years ago

    I'm having the same issue. Got my mom the new Roku Ultra with the rechargeable remote for Christmas and she called yesterday to complain about the volume controls.

    I checked it out and it feels like the volume rocker is misaligned. There's no longer a mechanical "click" when hitting volume up. I know there used to be because I set it up for her.

    Is there anyway to get a replacement remote or open the remote to possibly fix the button?

    • RokuJohnB's avatar
      RokuJohnB
      Community Moderator
      2 years ago

      Hi Rajun27,

      Greetings from the Roku Community, and thanks for keeping us posted!

      We'd love to take a closer look into this issue that you're having with the Roku remote, kindly send us a private message here in the Roku Community.

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    • Holly6's avatar
      Holly6
      Reel Rookie
      2 years ago

      Dear friend, save yourself and your mom a lot of trouble and just buy a Roku Voice Remote for 19.99 and sync it to the ultra. You can’t fix it and the company won’t replace it. The Ultra is awesome. Truly improved our picture quality, but the remotes are defective. Don’t bother trying to work it out with their staff. They just give you the runaround. It’s worth 20 bucks and of course you still have to use batteries in the remote but it will work like a charm.