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Roku's hidden menus offer advanced diagnostics and settings

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Roku has hidden 'secret menus' accessible through specific remote control sequences, offering advanced settings and diagnostics beyond the standard interface. These menus allow users to access developer options for sideloading applications, manage network settings, adjust ad preferences, view detailed operational information, and perform factory resets. The sequences, similar to video game cheat codes, can be entered using the physical remote or Roku's smartphone app. AI

RANK_REASON The article describes hidden features and diagnostic tools for an existing consumer electronics product.

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Roku's hidden menus offer advanced diagnostics and settings

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Alec Hively) ·

    What is Roku's secret menu and how do you unlock it?

    Roku has multiple secret menus that will allow you to make changes to how it behaves and even adjust your ad preferences.

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