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quanton's avatar
quanton
Reel Rookie
4 years ago
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questions about Roku Streaming Stick 4K+battery

To start, if anyone has a link to see the manual I could probably answer the questions myself, but I see no links I want to click on...certainly don't find it here at Roku.... 1.  How long does a fu...
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  • renojim's avatar
    renojim
    4 years ago

    I can't give you any official answers, but I can give you my experience.

    1.  After a little over a month of light use my remote still shows 55% charge.

    2.  Can't answer this since I haven't had to charge.  I usually charge things overnight, so I don't notice how long they take.

    3.  I don't know, but I don't like to keep things connected to their chargers all the time.

    4.  No, unless you want to use the Roku app on your phone/tablet as a remote.  This requires that the stick and the phone/tablet are connected to the same network.  There's no way to use the app in place of the remote if you're trying to get the stick connected to a network for the first time or connect it to a new network.

    You've probably seen this:  Getting to know your Roku® Voice Remote Pro | Official Roku Support 

  • makaiguy's avatar
    makaiguy
    4 years ago
    atc98092 wrote:

    2) The remote that comes with the Stick 4K+ is not rechargeable. You replace them with new alkaline batteries. If you bought a Voice Remote Pro, then that one is rechargeable. But it doesn't come with the Stick.

    My Streaming Stick 4K+ (model 3821) did come with a rechargeable Voice Remote Pro.  Per the good old Wikipedia chart, it is the Streaming Stick 4K 3820 (no plus) that comes with the non-rechargeable Voice Remote.

quanton's avatar
quanton
Reel Rookie
4 years ago

thanks so much for reply...the link to get to know....was excellent.  I hadn't seen it and it did answer important questions.  It says a normal charge should last 2 months under normal usage.  Does this sound anywhere near correct with your experience?  If so I get this.  To often, the remote will be unused for months at a time and I don't want to always come to it dead. the combo of it seeming to have a long charge hold and controllability with the app sounds like a workable solution and won't continue needing new batteries....

also appreciate that we shouldn't leave a battery like this on constant charge...i just had to ask...

thanks again renojim

atc98092's avatar
atc98092
Community Streaming Expert
4 years ago

I do apologize for my inaccurate statement about the remote being rechargeable. I found mine last night and it is indeed the Pro remote. And I see that I've had it plugged in constantly for the past two months. I need to unplug it. :)

I think the two month estimate is reasonable, but of course every person's definition of "normal" use could vary. The one thing to remember with the WiFi Direct remotes is that they're always "on", so there's always some battery drain at all times. With my other WFD remotes, I tend to go many months (6 or more) before needing to replace the AA batteries. But rechargeable batteries don't tend to last as long on a charge as alkaline cells, so a two month charge period seems reasonable. 

  • quanton's avatar
    quanton
    Reel Rookie
    4 years ago

    thanks for trying to help and provide good info...