This article demonstrates the procedure for listening to your favorite videos and music privately on Roku by using the Private Listening feature.
How to Use Private Listening on Roku
The private listening feature in Roku allows you to listen to any videos or movies via the headphones. This might be helpful while watching specific content in a louder space. To do that, you first have to connect headphones to your Roku voice remote and then start using the Private Listening feature. Apart from this, there are also other ways available to access the Private listening feature on Roku. Dive in to know about the steps in detail.
- Setup Roku
Plug in Roku’s cable to the power source and grab the remote controller. Then, switch on your Roku TV.
- Locate Headphone Jack
Now, you need to locate the headphone jack to the Roku voice remote.
- Connect Headphones
Once the 3.5mm headphone jack is located, you need to insert the headphones properly.
- Headphone icon on TV
This connection displays a headphone icon on the Roku device-connected TV, confirming that the Private listening feature is activated.
- Choose to play your favorite movies
Finally, you can play your favorite movies or shows on Roku and enjoy listening to them through headphones without any disturbances.
Alternative Approach to Use Private Listening Feature
As the above method is the simplest, you can try out these alternative ways in case you have lost or misplaced your voice remote. Because in this, you might use a smartphone in place of the Roku voice remote. So, quickly install the Roku app on the smartphone from the Play Store/App Store.
Then, launch and sign in to your Roku account with the necessary credentials. After that, choose the Devices option and select the Roku device.
Tap on the Remote tab to open the virtual remote on the Roku app screen. In that, choose the Headphones icon and connect good quality Bluetooth headphones to the smartphone. This enables the Private Listening feature on the Roku TV, and you can enjoy watching any movies or TV shows confidentially.
Reminder! Connect your smartphone and the Roku to the same WiFi connection while using the private listening feature.
FAQ
If you are using the Roku app to access the private listening feature, it is possible there must be a connectivity issue between your smartphone and the Roku, and it might cut off. So, check whether both your smartphone and the Roku are connected to identical WiFi to resolve the problem.
Yes. Simply removing the headphones from the headphone jack will disable the private listening feature on Roku. In the case of the Roku app, hit on the Headphone icon to disable the private listening feature.
Ensure that your Roku device is up-to-date. If that is not so, it is time to update the Roku firmware first to resolve this problem. Now, the private listening feature will work properly, eliminating the choppy audio.
