Switch HDMI inputs and power your Roku TV on or off
On a Roku TV the inputs are tiles on the home screen, which means getting to the console plugged into HDMI 2 is a trip through the menu. Roku Remote has them as buttons.
Switch input
- Tap Inputs on the remote screen.
- Choose the HDMI input you want, or Home to come back to the Roku itself.
- The TV switches over immediately. Your choice is not remembered — the TV's own last-input behaviour decides what happens next time it starts.
Power
The power key at the top of the remote switches a Roku TV on and off. Most Roku TVs keep listening to the network in standby, which is how a key on your iPhone can wake one — exactly what the power button on a widget or in Control Center does too.
A Roku streaming player has no power button of its own: it is powered whenever the TV's USB port or its adapter is. The power key sends the TV's own power command, which works when the TV responds to it over HDMI-CEC, and does nothing on the player itself.
When power does nothing
- Some Roku TVs have “fast TV start” switched off, and in that state they stop listening to the network when off. Switch it on under Settings › System › Power on the TV, and the TV can be woken from the app.
- On a streaming player, switch the TV off with the TV's own remote, or use the sleep timer on a Roku TV.
- If the TV switches off but not on, that is nearly always the standby setting above rather than the app.
FAQ
- Can I switch to a specific input with one tap from the Home Screen?
- The Control Center controls and the widgets cover power and mute and the D-pad. Inputs live on the remote screen in the app.
- Does the app control my soundbar's volume?
- It sends the Roku's volume commands. On a Roku TV, or a Roku player connected to a soundbar over HDMI-ARC, those usually reach the device that is making the sound. A separate amplifier on its own input will not hear them.
- Will the power key switch off my Roku TV while someone else is watching?
- Yes — it is the same command the physical remote sends. There is no confirmation step, just as there is none on the remote.
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