Get the Roku Mobile App

Short answer: there is nothing to download from this site — and that is good news. The only Roku software most people ever need is the Roku mobile app, and Roku gives it away free through the official app stores. This page tells you exactly where to get it and how to avoid the fake versions.

Get the official Roku app

The app is called The Roku App (Official), published by Roku, Inc. On Android, get it from Google Play, where it has passed 100 million downloads. On iPhone or iPad, get it from the App Store. It costs nothing. If a store listing asks for payment, or the publisher name is anything other than Roku, Inc., you are looking at the wrong app — close it and search again.

With the app installed and your phone on the same Wi-Fi network as your Roku, you can:

• Control your Roku player or Roku TV with a phone remote
• Type searches and passwords with your phone keyboard
• Use voice search to find a show across your channels
• Listen privately through headphones plugged into your phone
• Watch The Roku Channel on the phone itself (in the US)

What you never need to download

Roku players and Roku TVs update themselves. There is no firmware file to fetch, no driver, and no desktop program. Activation happens in a browser at my.roku.com — you do not install anything to activate a device, and activation is always free. If a site offers a "Roku activation tool", an unofficial Roku APK, or asks for a fee to activate your device, it is not from Roku and it is not safe.

Start at the official site

The button on this page takes you to roku.com, Roku's official home. From there you can reach the app store links, device support, your account at my.roku.com, and The Roku Channel. Bookmark the official addresses and type them yourself when something asks you to sign in — that one habit defeats most Roku scams.

Once the app is on your phone, our tips post on using the Roku app as your remote shows the setup and the fixes for the day the app cannot find your device.