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KevinPr's avatar
KevinPr
Binge Watcher
4 years ago
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Roku remote feature fast forward and back button

This is more of a suggested feature than a question.

It would be nice to be able to hold down the fast forward or back button and the show you want to fast forward or go back with would continuously move at a faster pace. (In other words you would not need to constantly click the button to move it small increments amounts at a time.) Every other tv remote or computer scroll feature allows this, why can’t a Roku remote do this?

Thank you!

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  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    4 years ago

    There's a place for feature suggestions:

    Suggest a Feature | Roku Community | Roku

    However, I'm not sure I'm following you.  If you press the FF (>>) button once it automatically starts fast forwarding.  If you press it again the speed increases and if you press it one more time it goes to its maximum speed.  No need to hold it in.  Is there a particular channel/app that you're using that doesn't work that way or are you saying you think the user should just be able to hold the button to increase the speed without having to press the FF button 3 times to get to maximum speed?  Note that the left/right arrow buttons can also be used, but they operate a little differently.

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  • Mm13310's avatar
    Mm13310
    Newbie
    3 years ago

    I would love to be able to see the screen and watch while in fast forward.  That way, I could see when the commercial ends so I know exactly when to hit play and return to watching. 

  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    Community Streaming Expert
    4 years ago

    There's a place for feature suggestions:

    Suggest a Feature | Roku Community | Roku

    However, I'm not sure I'm following you.  If you press the FF (>>) button once it automatically starts fast forwarding.  If you press it again the speed increases and if you press it one more time it goes to its maximum speed.  No need to hold it in.  Is there a particular channel/app that you're using that doesn't work that way or are you saying you think the user should just be able to hold the button to increase the speed without having to press the FF button 3 times to get to maximum speed?  Note that the left/right arrow buttons can also be used, but they operate a little differently.

    • Strega's avatar
      Strega
      Roku Guru
      4 years ago

      I think this is under the control of each app. It seems like I have used an app where FF and REW made discrete jumps - it think it might have been youtube that did that.

       

      • KevinPr's avatar
        KevinPr
        Binge Watcher
        4 years ago

        This is the app I am trying to use it, and it will not fast forward or go back non-stop if holding down the button continuously. I have to keep toggling the button to get it to move and only in increments.

         

        I want to be able to hold the button down and it will keep fast forwarding of going back until I release the button. Not only a small step each time I push the button.