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[cicada]

I've been a loyal Roku user for many years but I may need to change systems due to the lack of bluetooth support for headphones/speaker... Is there a plan to support 3rd party bluetooth audio in a future build or device?

-Bruce 

[renojim · Accepted solution]

@cicada, several devices support Bluetooth headphones.

How to use Bluetooth headphones for private listening on your Roku streaming device | Official Roku ...

[RokuAustin]

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@cicada wrote:

I've been a loyal Roku user for many years but I may need to change systems due to the lack of bluetooth support for headphones/speaker... Is there a plan to support 3rd party bluetooth audio in a future build or device?

-Bruce 

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@cicada Thanks for your first post in the Roku Community! We appreciate your support. We definitely hear you and as @renojim pointed out (he's kind of a guru around here), many of our newer products do support Bluetooth natively.

If you have a product that doesn't support Bluetooth natively, you have two other options:

• Using the totally free Roku Mobile App from your phone, you can pair a Bluetooth device to your phone and use the private listening feature from the app.
• Alternatively, you could use wired headphones if your remote control supports private listening directly. If you don't have a compatible remote, but this is interesting to you, you can grab one here.

Bluetooth is a hardware addition so it isn't possible for us to add native Bluetooth to older devices. But, in many cases the Roku Mobile App may work. If you notice a mismatch in audio-sync from the Mobile App, you'll just want to use wired headphones. Or, take a look at your Roku.com Offers Page for curated special offers on one of the devices found on the list of Bluetooth-compatible players. 

Hope to hear your update!