Stay tuned for my full reviews of the Roku Indoor Camera SE, Roku Indoor Camera 360 SE and the Roku Video Doorbell & Chime SE. I currently have a Nest Doorbell and while I like seeing who’s at the door on the best smart displays, Google only made it possible to view a live feed from its doorbell on your TV back in July.Īlthough Roku entered the smart home and security camera game a bit later than its competitors, it’s already off to a good start. I still have to install the Roku Video Doorbell & Chime SE, but I’m looking forward to seeing a video of who’s at the door on my TV. Remove the battery cover on the back of the remote, and youll see the pairing. In fact, the ecommerce giant didn’t even change them at all, as its remote also has a 1 and 2 button you can assign shortcuts to. If you have a TV with Roku built in, you just need to pair the remote to the TV. The customizable buttons on the Roku Voice Remote Pro are so useful that even Amazon decided to copy them with its new Alexa Voice Remote Pro. All I had to do was select Roku Cameras from the list of channels and my 2 button was programmed. You just need to hold one of the buttons for five seconds and an onscreen menu will appear with several shortcut options which include Channel, The Roku Channel, Live TV Guide, Sleep timer, Closed Captions and Voice command. Programming the Roku Voice Remote Pro’s customizable buttons is also quite easy to do. Adding a shortcut to your security cameras on your remote However, there’s also an even faster way to access Roku’s security cameras using your remote. The cameras open quickly and I can easily switch from watching a movie or a TV show to seeing what’s going on inside my house. When it comes to viewing these two Roku cameras on my TV though, I haven’t had any problems yet. After your Roku device has executed the voice command, press and hold the 1 or 2 button for 5 seconds. Hands-free: Make sure the slider on the side of the remote is green and say 'Hey Roku.' followed by the command. If you hold the asterisk (*) button on your remote, it brings up more options and you can do things like unmute the cameras, rearrange their order and enable or pause notifications on your TV.Įven though I often use my Google Nest Hub Max to view feeds from my security cameras, unfortunately this doesn’t always work. Push-to-talk: Press and hold the Voice button and say the command. Once you open the Roku Cameras channel, you can see all of your cameras on the left and switch between them using the up and down buttons on your remote. I would pay more for a remote if I got to choose the shortcuts. It is a waste that they aren't reprogrammable, though. ![]() Of there is no rubber button cover to actuate the touch switch below, you'll never hit it accidentally again. This is done by opening the Roku Cameras channel, which you can pin to the top of your list of channels to access it faster. You can disable those buttons, permanently, by just cutting them off with an xacto blade or similar. Although the new Roku Smart Home app lets you view feeds from Roku’s security cameras on your phone or tablet, you can also easily view them on your TV.
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