Roku for iOS is a new official remote app which can be used on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. What makes this application great, however, are the features in addition to the remote, such as the ability to access and edit and delete your channels, as well as browsing and adding channels in the store. Once downloaded, you need to connect the app to the same network that your Roku box is connected to. My goal was to connect my iPad to my new XS, and after some bumps, I was able to. It’s possible that my wireless Internet connection was a little wonky, but for my first several tries, the application was not picking up my box on my wireless network. I deleted tand re-downloaded it, and that seemed to solve the problem. My only issue here is that this is designed for as an iPhone app, so i Read More

Roku boxes are all the rage right now, offering cheap and easy streaming of services like HBO Go, Hulu Plus, and Netflix. Of course, another box means another remote, and Roku's clickers are so small they can easily vanish into the couch cushions, never to be seen again. (Well, unless you look.) Here's a handy alternative: Roku for iOS, which brings a full-featured remote to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. (It's coming soon for Android.) The app connects to your box via your home network. I quickly and easily linked my iPhone 4S to an older Roku XR--though judging from some App Store reviews, some users have had trouble with this initial setup. (Check Roku's support page if you encounter a similar problem.) I found Roku for iOS superior to the stock remote in many ways. For one thing, it offers one-tap access to your subscribed channels, which beats the Read More