It would be very useful to be able to directly select a channel by number without going to the guide. This would have greatly reduced the negative impact of the recent problem of the guide not working.
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While I agree, that would be a nice feature, the vast majority of streaming devices don’t have numeric buttons. That includes Roku which controls about 80% of the market. It might only be useful on smart TVs which use the same remote for all functions.
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While it is true that many remotes don’t have number buttons, it’s also true they don’t have keyboards, yet there’s a way to enter search terms. The same approach could be used to enter numbers as alphabetic characters.
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Actually, most Roku’s do support number inputs, but few remotes have it. I have a universal remote and added them in. But, as far as I can tell, The Roku Live TV guide is the only app that supports it.
That said, the Roku app for phones/tablets has a keyboard mode, and that could be used.
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The next best thing is using the DOWN navigation button on your remote to open the guide ribbon across the bottom of an active channel. Useful in some cases.
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