Quick Remote for Alexa & Roku

Voice control your Roku from Alexa! No hub or additional hardware required!!

Quick Remote for Alexa & Roku - Voice Control App

"Quick Remote for Alexa & Roku" is an Android app that allows you to control your Roku device using voice commands via Alexa. Easily play, pause, and navigate shows without the need for a physical remote, and manage multiple Rokus seamlessly. The app offers a free version with a monthly command limit, or you can upgrade for unlimited access with a subscription.
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By: Appestry
Rating: 3.28
(986)
Version: 1.3.6 (Last updated: 2020-05-21)
Creation date: 2017-03-27
Permissions
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

Stop looking for the remote when your phone rings! Just say "Alexa, ask Quick Remote to pause".

Quick Remote helps you control your Roku with voice commands! Play or pause the movie. Rewind or fast forward your favorite shows. Start Netflix or CBS News channel. Navigate Roku's menu by saying go left, right or select!

It can follow multiple commands at once and also control multiple Rokus! You can even ask for it to wait for your next command.

Quick Remote Alexa Skill: http://amzn.to/2o9ipvB
UK English: http://amzn.to/2fpd3wK

This app works with the following Alexa powered devices from Amazon:

Amazon Echo : http://amzn.to/2AdVmWk
Echo Plus: http://amzn.to/2zs2aCV
Echo Spot: http://amzn.to/2iUR81J
Echo Show: http://amzn.to/2xU191X
Echo Dot : http://amzn.to/2ngg2ZT
Amazon Tap : http://amzn.to/2nXTVoi
Alexa Hands-free Fire HD Tablet: http://amzn.to/2w80ZmP
Amazon Dash Wand with Alexa: http://amzn.to/2uRHsJh
Echo Look: http://amzn.to/2vC1nKl

No hub or additional hardware required! You will never touch the Roku remote again!!

Quick Start:

In Amazon Alexa app or alexa.amazon.com:

• Enable the Quick Remote skill
• Link to Quick Remote using your Amazon account
• Using 'Login with Amazon' your email will only be used to link with the mobile app

In your phone:

• Install this mobile app in your phone
• Connect your phone to the same Wi-Fi network as your Roku device
• In your phone's Wi-Fi settings set it to keep Wi-Fi ALWAYS on during sleep
• Select the Roku device you want to control in the devices menu
• Login with Amazon using the same account as your Alexa app -- your email will only be used for linking

IMPORTANT: Your phone's Wi-Fi needs to ALWAYS stay on during sleep for it to receive commands from Alexa devices and send it to your Roku. Also, if your phone has trouble connecting with your Roku then turn off battery optimization for this app in Android Settings > Battery Optimization

Back at your Alexa device:

• Say "Alexa, ask Quick Remote to pause" -- Voila! your Roku will do as you say!
• Say "Alexa, ask Quick Remote to go home, right, down and select" -- it will follow multiple commands at once!
• Say "Alexa, ask Quick Remote to start Netflix and wait" -- it will start a channel and wait for your next command!
• Say "Alexa, ask Quick Remote to switch to Family Room Roku" -- it will even control multiple Rokus!

Help & FAQs: http://www.appestry.biz/qra

Demo Video: https://youtu.be/SGVWIT2ov9Q

The free version has a limit of 50 commands per calendar month. Upgrade to Full Pass subscription to use Quick Remote without limits!

Full Pass Subscription is needed to use more than 50 voice commands per month.
Monthly Full Pass: $0.99/month + tax
Includes 1 week free trial

Annual Full Pass: $9.99/year + tax
Includes 2 weeks free trial

Cancel your subscription any time in Google Play Store > Tap Menu > Subscriptions

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Potentially beneficial for disabled users, enabling independent control of the TV.
  • Allows voice commands via Alexa for app launching and basic functions.
  • Simplifies remote control needs by integrating multiple functionalities.
Cons
  • Frequent crashes and instability, making the app unreliable.
  • Heavy presence of ads, especially in the free version, leading to a frustrating user experience.
  • Limited to 50 commands per month in the free version, leading to rapid depletion of usage.
  • Complicated Alexa command structure and issues with recognizing commands.
Most mentioned
  • App crashes and technical instability.
  • Excessive ads in the app.
  • Limited functionality and issues with voice command recognition.
  • Issues with the monthly command limit and subscription model.
User reviews
I've been a paying user since 2018, the app worked great for me for years to control my Roku TV via voice and Alexa. About 6 weeks ago it started throwing errors on an intermittent basis then completely stopped working about 4 weeks ago. I have reached out to support and sadly no response
by Steven Derwent, 2024-09-24

This app has amazing potential for disabled people. It's a game changer for my daughter, who can't do things with her hands. For the first time ever she can navigate her own tv. Amazing. The trouble is it's not stable and randomly it says it's doing things but then they never happen. Then it starts working again for no known reason. The Google one does the same. When it works it amazing and life changing. I wish there was an iPad version. Having to have a phone makes it more complicated.
by Dan L., 2022-12-05

Having lots of trouble, I can get Alexa to open Hulu or Netflix or whatever. But then I have to choose a profile name. There are two to choose from. When I tell it to select it says that it is but nothing happens. When I open the app on my phone it wants me to pick which device which is stupid, I should just be able to say that out loud, but if I do pick the device it wants me to rename it which is great, but once I hit save the application crashes. Every single time I pick one and save it crash
by Travis Reed, 2021-08-03
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