Roku Mobile App

I recently discovered that Roku has an app for iOS and Android devices. You can find it on the Apple App Store or Google Play. The free Roku mobile app makes it easy to control your Roku player or Roku TV. You can search for entertainment using your keyboard or voice, connect headphones and turn up the volume for private listening, stream the Roku Channel, cast videos, music, and photos to your TV.

I have the Roku 2 model 3000x which came out in 2011. I was afraid that an 8 year old Roku would not work with the app, but I was wrong. The app found my Roku and displayed all of my custom channels. I especially like the remote feature. I usually have my phone close by when I'm watching TV and being able to control the Roku from my phone is very convenient. No more hunting for the remote. I haven't tried the voice search, virtual keyboard, or media casting features yet, but I'm sure they work great too.