Remote Gear for Roku

Control your TV from your Samsung smartwatch!

Remote Gear for Roku - Control Roku from Your Watch

"Remote Gear for Roku" is an innovative app that enables users to control their Roku devices directly from their Samsung smartwatches. It connects seamlessly through a mobile device, comprising a phone app for device selection and a smartwatch app for remote control. Users can perform all functions directly from their wrist, provided they follow initial setup steps. The app offers both a free version with ads and a Timeless Edition for uninterrupted use. Enjoy the convenience of controlling your TV without reaching for your phone!
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App stats

By: Appestry
Users: 64,949
9
Rating: 2.52
(134)
Version: 1.2 (Last updated: 2017-01-22)
Creation date: 2016-07-19
Permissions
Other:
  • view network connections
  • pair with Bluetooth devices
  • access Bluetooth settings
  • full network access
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping

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App summary

Remote Gear lets you control your Roku from your Samsung smartwatch! It connects your Roku and smartwatch through your mobile device. It consists of two parts - the phone app and the smartwatch app. In the phone app you can select which Roku device you want to control. You can control your Roku from both apps.

To make sure the watch app works when the phone is off, please turn off battery optimization for "Samsung Accessory Service" and "Remote Gear for Roku" apps under Android Settings > Battery Optimization.

Quick Start:
* Install the Remote Gear watch app in your smartwatch using Samsung Gear app
* The watch app only works with Samsung Gear S2 smartwatch and newer models
* Install this Remote Gear phone app in your phone
* Connect your phone to the same Wi-Fi network as your Roku device
* The phone app will detect the Roku devices in your network
* Select the Roku device you want to control in the devices menu
* Use the remote to control it from your phone app
* Open the remote app in your smartwatch and control your Roku from your wrist!

Upgrade to the Timeless Edition to control your Roku devices without time limits. In the free version, the phone app contains ads and the watch app offers a 5 minute trial. After the trial period you can close the watch app and start a new 5 minute trial!

Help & FAQs: http://www.appestry.biz/roku-remote-gear

This app is not affiliated with Roku, Inc.

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
  • Easy to set up
  • Some users found it functional after paying
Cons
  • 5-minute trial is too short
  • Requires phone to be on and app opened for watch functionality
  • Frequent ads
  • Inconsistent performance and connection errors
  • Some features are lacking compared to the official Roku app
Most mentioned
  • Trial period and upgrade requirement
  • Need for phone to be active for watch use
  • Issues with ads and app performance
User reviews
Super lame 5 MINUTE trial before you have to upgrade for money or keep restarting the app. Greedy greedy greedy. This app will tank and deservedly so. RIDICULOUS. Absolutely ridiculous.
by Robert Owen, 2023-04-20

Does not work on watch. Can't get it on watch at all
by Stoddard Owens, 2022-11-24

Keeps saying connections error so I have to use the phone app which the other roku app is way better and free so why bother with this one, waste of space and time, just use your phone.
by Tokin Bud, 2022-11-20
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