Now need to verify I am a human by Cloudflare???
Noticed I now have to verify with some Cloudflare thing that I am a human every time I try to log into the Roku Community. So far, no pictures, but this is getting insane.
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I have never seen that before. I use Firefox on my android phone. When I use my windows laptop using edge I've never seen that before.
Trying to use Firefox on my phone, I get the Cloudflare. Then when I want to log in, I have to verify my email. Get the same with Edge and Chrome on the phone.No issues with the regular computer earlier today.
I hope this is just a bug and not more paranoia over Spam.
Until Roku fixes/tailors this email verification, go to one of your Roku devices and under Settings/System/About take note of the last 5 digits of your device ID.
When the email verification pops up, select "use alternative method" and then just enter the required 5 digits it asks for. (for those that do not clear their history, this number will likely be saved under autofill for future logins.).
Annoying, yes - but not as annoying as having to verify by your email address.
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You would think that a company that does internet streaming could figure out how to create/implement an easy, working login system to an internet forum.
Clicking the Cloudflare checkbox was simple, easy and not annoying. That in conjunction with your email address and password should be enough. What Roku is doing now is just being ridiculous. You should not have to type in device IDs or verify by email at all! I hope the person who implemented this nonsense is forced to verify everything by email links so they can experience the complete annoyance of this idiocy!
Annoying, yes. But I have to point out I haven't seen any spam since this was implemented. With the Cloudflare check they were still getting through. Even the annoying Captcha images didn't stop them.
I realize Roku is caught between a rock and hard space trying to stop the spammers. But I hope they can find something that isn't quite so annoying for legitimate users.
*sigh*
This is Increasingly Sad... Specially on a Desktop / Laptop that may not be in same room as any Roku.
But, it is a slightly alleviating tip, So thx AvsGunnar - Heres a Kudo ...
This has nothing to do with Roku device itself, this has to with you signing into the Roku community forum, which you have to do on some kind of pc, tablet or cellphone. Your email account should just be a new tab away on that same device.
