The Roku App Allows Users to Control Their TV with an Apple Watch
Daniel Johnson — November 11, 2019 — Tech
The Roku app allows users to control their TV from their wrist, and the app is currently available for Apple Watches running iOS 6.1.3 or later. With the app, users can access all of the standard remote control features like changing channels and adjusting the volume.
The app is also compatible with voice commands, giving users the ability to launch apps using their voice. Additionally, the Roku app can be used to locate a remote, where the watch will send a signal to the remote to play a chime. However, activating the chime requires Roku Ultra and a Roku TV that supports the feature.
The app provides consumers with a large degree of convenience and allows them to control their TV from their couch.
Image Credit: Roku
The app is also compatible with voice commands, giving users the ability to launch apps using their voice. Additionally, the Roku app can be used to locate a remote, where the watch will send a signal to the remote to play a chime. However, activating the chime requires Roku Ultra and a Roku TV that supports the feature.
The app provides consumers with a large degree of convenience and allows them to control their TV from their couch.
Image Credit: Roku
Trend Themes
1. Smartwatch TV Remote Control - The trend of smartwatch apps that allow users to control their TV from their wrist provides convenient and easy access to remote control features.
2. Voice-controlled TV Apps - The trend of TV remote apps that are compatible with voice commands enables users to launch apps and control their TV using voice recognition technology.
3. Remote Locating Technology - The trend of remote locating technology in smartwatch apps allows users to easily find their misplaced TV remote by using their watch to send a signal for the remote to play a chime.
Industry Implications
1. Smart Home Technology - The smartwatch TV remote control app trend presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the smart home technology industry by integrating TV control into wearable devices.
2. Mobile App Development - The trend of developing smartwatch TV remote control apps creates opportunities for mobile app developers to design and optimize user-friendly and intuitive remote control interfaces.
3. Voice Recognition Technology - The voice-controlled TV app trend opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in the voice recognition technology industry by enabling users to control their TV using natural language commands.
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