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Horemheb53
Newbie

Prime Video on one Roku plays in French and on the other one plays in english

Prime Video on one Roku plays in French and on the other one plays in english

I have 2 ROKU express and I watch Grimm on Prime video . On one Roku I can watch it in french on the other one I cannot. Both Roku are on the same account with Roku and Prime video. In the living room it is in english and in the family room it is in french. Where I am doing it wrong

Thank you for your help.

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makaiguy
Community Streaming Expert

Re: Prime Video on one Roku plays in French and on the other one plays in english

Wrong language or verbal description of action on screen when watching program

Some programs contain multiple audio tracks that can be selected, such as different languages or verbal action descriptions for the visually impaired.

The Roku default method of accessing your choice of audio track is to press the * key on your Roku remote while viewing the program and examining the options presented. These options may vary from channel to channel, depending on which are supported by each individual channel.

But more and more channels are not using the Roku default, instead substituting their own method of access -- I'm guessing this is so they will have consistent controls with versions of their app running on platforms other than Roku. Often these options are accessed by pressing the up and/or down cursor control keys while viewing the program to pop the channel's own control options on the screen.

On Prime Video, while the program is playing, give it a few seconds for everything to load, then press the up arrow remote key, several times. If the program does have an alternate audio track, an Audio and Language item appears. Click on it and continue clicking until you get to a popup where you can make a choice of audio track.

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