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Roku device times out and jumps to home screen just started

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RokuJechealR
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Re: Roku device times out and jumps to home screen just started

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Hi @OliviaRochelle,

A warm welcome here in the Roku Community!

Can you please provide us with more specific information about the issue you are experiencing? Does the issue only occur on a specific channel or all the channels installed in your Roku device? In addition, what troubleshooting steps have you taken so far to reproduce the issue?

Also, have you tried restarting your device? By navigating to Settings > System > Power > System restart (If you do not see a Power submenu, skip to the next step).

We look forward to hearing from you and looking closely into this issue.

All the best,

Chel

Jecheal R.
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RokuJechealR
Community Moderator
Community Moderator

Re: Roku device times out and jumps to home screen just started

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Hi @OliviaRochelle,

A warm welcome here in the Roku Community!

Can you please provide us with more specific information about the issue you are experiencing? Does the issue only occur on a specific channel or all the channels installed in your Roku device? In addition, what troubleshooting steps have you taken so far to reproduce the issue?

Also, have you tried restarting your device? By navigating to Settings > System > Power > System restart (If you do not see a Power submenu, skip to the next step).

We look forward to hearing from you and looking closely into this issue.

All the best,

Chel

Jecheal R.
Roku Community Moderator
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plutoaddict
Binge Watcher

Re: Roku device times out and jumps to home screen just started

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Same problem here, just started this morning. I have a Roku Ultra 4660X. Open Pluto, Paramount, Amazon Prime or any other app and it will play for a few minutes then bounce out to the Roku home screen.

Resetting and/or restarting the device does NOT solve the issue.

No network problems, solid LAN (wired) connection.

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RokuEuniceL
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Re: Roku device times out and jumps to home screen just started

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Hi @plutoaddict,

Thanks for posting here in the Roku Community!

We're glad to assist you with your streaming problem on your Roku device. We'd like to know more about it so we can further assist you. Kindly provide us with more details.

  • How are you powering your Roku device?
  • Are you getting any error messages or error codes when trying to play content?
  • Have you tried restarting your network?
  • Do you have cellular data, so we can try connecting your device to your hotspot?

In the meantime, please ensure that you are powering your Roku device directly from a wall outlet so you can get enough power. You may also need to restart your Roku device, modem, and router by unplugging it from its power source and plugging it back in. Restarting can clear out any temporary glitches and resolve any temporary performance issues.

Let us know if it works. We'll be waiting for your response.

Kind regards,

Eunice

Eunice L.
Roku Community Moderator
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McCrash
Binge Watcher

Re: Roku device times out and jumps to home screen just started

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Mine has started doing the same thing.

Restarting everything does nothing. My Roku can play a 7 hour LoFi stream no problem, but Youtube, Adult Swim, Retro TV, ESPN+ all do this. Started this week on a 2 year old Ultra box.

 

Edit: happened right as I hit enter to post that. 5 times in 20 minutes. WTF

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McCrash
Binge Watcher

Re: Roku device times out and jumps to home screen just started

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Oh and I am also hardwired to the internet and have the unit plugged directly into the wall outlet.

TV is a plain old Samsung 4K. 

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RokuERey
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Re: Roku device times out and jumps to home screen just started

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Hello, @McCrash 

Greetings from the Roku Community and thanks for getting in touch!

Thank you for sharing your experience with us on this. To check if it makes a difference, we advise connecting it to a mobile hotspot and then trying again.

Report back to us!

With regards,

Rey

ERey.
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