Newly added features on Roku Platform
New and better features are added at Roku’s to give you the best streaming experience. And, these features help those with visual or hearing impairments. Nevertheless, the notable ones are the audio guide, closed captioning and the voice search. Let’s move on to these features to understand what it’s all about.
Features that help with accessibility on the Roku platform include:
Find the newly added features on Roku, before you purchase your streaming device. Here are some of the latest features
AUDIO GUIDE
Audio Guide is a text to speech screen reader.
It has a view to offering assistance on navigation of the Roku User interface and onscreen menus.
The audio guide will help you to read texts, menu configurations, and the on-screen items.
To turn audio guide on or off, press the Options (*) button.
It is located just below the directional pad and at the right-hand side on the Roku remote.
Alternatively, go straight to the Accessibility category of the Settings menu.
You can also adjust the speech rate, text-to-speech volume, or disable the Audio Guide remote shortcut within settings.
CLOSED CAPTIONING
Closed captioning displays text for dialogue, background noises and sound effects for movie/ Television shows. Therefore, make use of the feature when you don’t want to wake others with a high volume. Alternatively, use it when there is difficulty in understanding the dialogues. Also, use it when you are unable to decipher dialogues in the video. Finally, turn ON or turn OFF the closed captions feature using the settings menu.
Most of the popular streaming channels like Netflix, Amazon instant video, Crackle, and Hulu plus support closed captioning. However, to understand the availability of closed captioning within specific channels – you will have to contact the service provider directly.
VOICE SEARCH
You can use your own voice to search for your entertainment in the Free Roku mobile App.
Clearly indicating the name of Movie/ TV show/ Actor/ Director.
Available in both Android and iOS, Roku mobile app gives a comprehensive list of search results across channels.
Roku Ultra (4640x), Roku 4 (4400x) and Roku 3 (4230x) supports Voice search option in the remote.
Make use of these features and then give us a feedback on our toll-free number.
Activate your streaming player and enjoy these newly added features. Go to www roku com link, and create an account, Then link your device. Second, make use of the link code to activate the device.
For more information visit https://www.rokuactivationcode.com or if you like to activate your Roku device in www Roku com link, Please call our Toll-free +1-844-965-4357. Get ready to explore the improved accessibility feature on the Roku platform!