What is Roku Secret Menu? How to Use?

Secret Menu is nothing short of accessing the basic Roku menu much quicker. It will be highly useful during streaming to access specific functions through a set of button presses in the Roku remote. Roku offers a handful of secret menus to cater to a variety of functions. It is applicable to Roku devices as well as Roku TV OS for TCL, Hisense, Sharp, JVC, and other Roku Smart TVs. You should need a Roku remote paired with Roku to use the Secret Menu on Roku. The Secret menu also helps in using the device efficiently.

How to Get Roku Secret Menu

We have consolidated the secret menu that any RokuOS users can access.

Know the basics!

• FF – Fast Forward
• RW – Rewind
• PP – Play/Pause

ROKU SECRET MENU	CODE	USES
Reset	Home (5 times) → FF button (3 times) → RW button (Twice)	This reset secret menu enables you to perform a Factory reset on Roku, run a USB test, and update the server software. It also has the option to update the Channel Store server.
Restart/ Reboot	Home (5 times) → Up → RW (2 times) → FF (2 times)	It enables you to reboot your Roku device. When your Roku device is not working fine, you can do a reboot using this code.
WiFi	Home (5 times) → Up → Down → Up → Down → Up	This menu helps you to view the WiFi signal strength on a secret screen. It also offers a Speed test and Glitch rate.
Screenshot	Home (5 times) → Up → Right → Down → Left → Up	It lets you remove auto pair, log theme info, cycle screenshot, and cycle ad-banner.
Platform	Home (5 times) → FF → PP → RW → PP → FF	You will get four options under Platform Secret Menu: System Operation Menu, RF Remote Menu, Wireless Secret Screen, and View Remote Button Presses. In the System Operations menu, you can control functions like System Reboot, Network Pings, System Suspend, and Screen Resolution. You can also check device temperature, CPU Speed, IP address, Pairing status, Battery percentage, and CPU voltage.
Antenna	Home (5 times) → FF → Down → RW → Down → RW	With this secret menu, you can view the hidden antenna menu and the status of the connected antenna.
Bit Rate	Home (5 times) → RW (Thrice) → FF (Twice)	It lets you view the bit rate menu, where you can set quality changes and bitrates along with playback debugging.
Developer Mode	Home (Thrice) → Up (Twice) → Right → Left → Right → Left → Right	You will get access to the Roku Developer Mode.
Channel Info	Home (Thrice) → Up → Left → Right → Left → Right	You will get the channel info menu to know the app version and build number.
Theme	Home (5 times) → Up → Right → Down → Left → Up	It allows you to control Roku theme settings, auto pair options, ad banners, and screenshots. You can also disable the scrollable ads in this menu.
Network	Home (5 times) → Right → Left → Right → Left → Right	It lets you view the Network menu, and it has Connection Type, Internet Download Speed, IP address, MAC address, Connection Status, and more.
HDMI	Home (5 times) → Down → Left → Up → Up → Up	You will get the HDMI Secret Screen with supported formats. You can switch from 4:2:2 color to 4:2:0 color to resolve compatibility issues and HDCP problems in HDR mode.

Screenshots of Roku Secret Menu

Reset

Wireless Secret Screen

Roku Interface Customization Screen

Platform Secret Screen

Bit Rate Override

Developer Settings

Channel Info

HDMI Secret Screen

Remembering such shortcut commands will be helpful in any case. But ensure you don’t end up with a factory reset and other settings. Although the device seems to hold limited functionalities, users can still make the most with the help of the secret menu.

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