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Tivoburkee
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‎04-07-2022 11:29 AM

Re: Connecting Roku speakers to Roku Ultra device.

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Roku remotes, Roku speakers, and Roku soundbars all communicate via Wifi-direct, no Bluetooth involved at all. Roku tv's and Soundbars can accept Bluetooth from cellphones and tablets, but it doesn't transmit Bluetooth at all. 

Edmund
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atc98092
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‎04-07-2022 12:10 PM

Re: Connecting Roku speakers to Roku Ultra device.

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@Triumph326 wrote:

@tjreilly70  Which means your remote connects to your Roku Ultra via your WiFi.

This isn't accurate. Your home WiFi has nothing to do with the remote connecting to the Roku. It uses the same WiFi protocol, yes. But you could turn your home WiFi completely off but the remote would still work.

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als1
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‎04-11-2022 03:26 PM

Re: Connecting Roku speakers to Roku Ultra device.

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Absolutely correct!  Roku uses "WiFi Direct" instead of Bluetooth to communicate with audio externals.  Read this article on the differences and find out why:

 

https://www.dignited.com/27994/what-is-wifi-direct-and-how-is-it-different-from-bluetooth/

 

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