How to Fix Roku Remote not working or Not Pairing

If you have a roku streaming device and are connected to your tv and when you press home button or any other volume down or volume up buttons on your roku remote and don’t respond then you need to pair your roku remote first again and try the following below methods to fix roku remote issues.

First you need to pair the roku remote to your tv and to do that you need to press and hold the button on back of your roku remote and connect it to your tv. 

Roku Remote Not Working or Not Pairing

Below troubleshooting methods will help you fix roku remote not working issues and replace batteries on roku.

Pair Roku Remote

Step 1: Grab your roku tv remote and remove back batteries case out

Step 2: Now, you will see a button on the bottom of your remote.

Step 3: Now, press and hold button on back of your remote for 10 second

Step 4: Release the key after 10 seconds.

Step 5: Now, on your roku remote you will see a blinking blue or green light and this means that your roku remote is successfully paired.

That’s it, this is how you pair roku remote and sometimes roku remote will not pair and you will experience roku remote not working or not pairing issues and if you have any issues then you need to follow these below methods and fix the Roku remote not working problem.

Unplug Roku Device and Plug it Back and Pair Remote

Step 1: Turn on your tv and grab your Roku remote.

Step 2: Take the batteries out from your roku remote

Step 3: Now ,you need to unplug roku device

Step 4: Insert and put back batteries back to roku remote.

Step 5: Now, plug back power cable to roku device and wait for your roku device to turn on.

Step 6: Once you see blue light blinking on your Roku remote and you tv turns on -> then go ahead and press pairing button at the back or roku remote will automatically pair when your roku turns on you can see a message “Roku enhanced remote pairing” and it  gets paired with less than minute.

That’s it, this is how you fix roku remote not working or not pairing issue successfully.

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Power Reset

Step 1: Unplug power cable from wall socket and wait for 30 seconds.

Step 2: Now, plug back power cable back to wall socket and wait for roku device to turn on,

Step 3: Now, once your tv turns on then go ahead and pair your roku remote and roku remote will pair successfully.

That’s it, this is how you fix the Roku remote not working or not pairing issues.

Take out Batteries and Insert them Back

Step 1: Grab your remote and take your batteries out from roku remote

Step 2: wait for few seconds

Step 3: insert batteries back to your roku remote and pair it with the roku remote by pressing the button on the back of your roku tv.

Once your roku remote is in pairing mode it will connect to available devices.

No Green Light on Roku remote while pairing

If you are not seeing green light on roku remote when pairing then you need to press and hold the reset button on your remote and wait for your roku device to pair. 

Use Roku App and Control Roku

If your roku remote still doesn’t work then you can also use the roku remote controlling app and download it on your android or iPhone and connect your roku remote app to your roku device and control it form your roku remote control app.

Reset Roku Remote

Step 1: Remove battery case from back of your roku remote and wait for the roku remote to complete the reset process.

Step 2: Now, again you need to try to connect your roku remote -> Press and hold the reset button for 10 seconds.

Step 3: Release the key after 10 seconds to connect your remote to roku tv.

Why Roku remote is not paring or Not Working

Sometimes there may be a issue with your batteries or pairing issue or if you have reset your roku remote then you need to pair your roku remote again or it could be roku remote itself is having a problem and in this case you need to replace your roku remote with a new one.