Using Your iPhone to Control Your Roku

Note that this method requires your Roku and your iPhone to both be on the same wireless network. You can read this article to learn how to connect your iPhone to a Wi-Fi network. Once both of them are connected, follow the steps below. Step 1: Touch the App Store icon on the iPhone. Step 2: Touch the Search option at the bottom of the screen. Step 3: Type “roku” into the search field at the top of the screen, then select the “roku remote” search result. Step 4: Touch the Free button to the right of the Roku app, touch Install, then enter your Apple ID password. Step 5: Touch the Open button to launch the app. Step 6: Type your Roku account email address and password into their respective fields, then touch Next at the top-right of the screen. Step 7: Select the Roku device that you want to control with the remote control app. Step 8: Touch the Remote option at the bottom of the screen, then use the buttons on the screen to control the Roku. Once you have the iPhone set up to control the Roku, you can also use it to display your iPhone pictures on your TV. After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites. His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well. Read his full bio here.

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