Roku Streams Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 Apps to the Store
Roku is a popular company which excels in making set-top boxes that allows you to stream content from Netflix, Hulu, HBO Go and so on right on to your TV. They also have a streaming Stick which connects with your HDMI to deliver entertainment. And they also come with a Remote which we will always tend to loose.
So to all Windows Phone users who keep looking for their Roku remote, you can not control it from your Windows Phone or Windows 8.1 PC. The app has been rolled out to these platforms as universal app.
The application has three sections. One that lists down all the channels and can be launched with a single tap, second is the list of Roku devices you have connected with till now and lastly the remote control part.
Remote control is fairly simple and comes with Channel Plus, Minus, Volume Up, Down. There is also option to fast forward and rewind streaming media. There is also a small keyboard option which can be used with Windows 8 touch-less devices.
Features:
- When connected over local network i.e. your phone and Roku, it can detect all Roku players.
View installed Roku channels and launch the channel with a tap
Control your Roku player with an on-screen remote control
