What Is The Star Button For On Your Roku Remote?

Key Points:

• The star button on Roku remotes serves multiple contextual functions, acting as both an options menu and an accessibility shortcut depending on the device and current screen.
• On the home screen, pressing the star button while highlighting an app allows users to remove it from Quick Access or access options like app version, repositioning, rating, feedback, updates, and renaming external devices on Roku TVs.
• During video playback on Roku TVs, the star button opens a sidebar with viewing options such as image quality adjustments, sleep timer, closed captioning, and volume mode, though Roku streaming boxes offer fewer options.
• The star button also serves as a quick toggle for the text-to-speech screen reader accessibility feature by pressing it four times rapidly; this feature is available only on select Roku devices and currently limited to the U.S.
• For detailed accessibility settings like speech rate and volume of the screen reader, users must access the Accessibility section in the Roku Settings menu, but the star button provides a convenient activation shortcut.