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Aug 2, 2024, 9:56:33 AM8/2/24

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Hello members, I hope someone can help me with this, I have Sony KD49XD8077SU 4K HDR Android TV, I want to be able to use voice search on Netflix app or from the home screen but it does not work, when I search from home screen it only gives me results from youtube and google play movies, from the Netflix app the voice search does not work at all

I manged to sort the google voice search out on my android tv, I can now get Netflix results when I voice search from the home screen, it might sound weird but all I did was installing google app and when I voice searched asked me which app I want to use then I picked google search app and selected always, now when I search for movies and tv shows using voice search I get results from Netflix and save me time typing in Netflix app

Thanks Peter_S for your reply, I can't use voice search in Netflix using remote control as there is no option within Netflix app, and when I am at home screen and voice search for tv shows or movies I only get results in youtube, google play movies, no Netflix voice search results.

My Apply TV (4k) remote voice search works properly on all apps except regular YouTube (as opposed to YouTube TV). In YouTube, I can search, and results come up, but when I release the microphone button to choose a result, all results disappear. Reinstalling YouTube does not solve the problem nor does powering down and restarting my Apple TV. This is not an occasional problem, it happens every time.

Shame, Siri still defaults to global search. Though I was able to make YouTube work with a workaround, the same is not working on Netflix, Prime, etc. The trick is to press the search button on the Siri remote: "search word" + "on YouTube".

enabling dictation worked for me, however, I am sick and tired of Apple asking me if I want to sign in using my Password or two factor authentication, then disregarding my choice by forcing me to use their BS two factor authentication. I'm getting to the point of Saying F-Apple. I have hated 2-factor authentication since it inception, as it is completely un-necessary.

I spoke with Apple support. Apple designed the Siri remote with Siri Only Search. Apple did not include the ability to use third party app search. Third party app search has allways been available until now. So throw away you Siri remote. You can use any of the non-sir apple remotes and you will get the functionality you are looking for. Apple should offer a trade-in program to make up for the bait and switch.

I had the same issue. When you are in the YouTube app, go to settings and make sure that microphone access is on. Then you will also have to go to your Apple TV settings and click on general and scroll down to dictation to make sure that is on. My dictation was set to off and once I turned it on and went back to YouTube, it let me use my voice to search.

Besides the Siri digital assistant functionality, the microphone on the remote is also used for dictation (speech-to-text; speaking instead of typing), which is a separate functionality, and that will work inside third party apps. Just make sure a text input field is selected first. Throwing away a perfectly good remote will not solve voice search issues.

Siri search may have limited abilities in the current software version, as search results go through the Search app (see other threads on this for details). But this issue can be restored in a future version. We have no indication that this issue was intentional, as it is described differently in the documentation.

New to this, first search (Dec 10, 2019 if it helps) I audio search for "John Wick 2" and my only option is "Rent on Google Play for $5" or "Follow this movie on Roku" even though it is free to watch on Amazon Prime which I have installed and activated.

- Channels decide whether or not to include their content in Roku global search results. Rok,u does not limit this. If a channel chooses not to include their content in Search, they will not appear as an option to watch. You would need to contact the specific channel provider directly to inquire further, and share any feedback.

- There may be a technical issue with the channel's content information that is provided to Roku. We would recommend contacting the channel provider to report the issue so they can investigate. We can also help pass along feedback to the channel provider if you provide specific examples, but in this case, they may need to resolve an issue on their end.

- If you are using a Roku device that is linked to a Roku account created in a different region, such as using a device on a Canadian Roku account inside the US, some services may be affected or unexpected behavior can occur. In this case, you'd need to create a new Roku account in the region in which you are located, factory reset your device, then link it to the new account. This may resolve channel, content or search issues that you may encounter in this scenario.

- There may be an actual issue with Roku Search results on your device. If you've already spoken to the channel provider, and aren't able to resolve the issue after they've investigated, please provide specific details about the content that you do not see appearing in Search, and we can confer with the team to see if there is an issue that needs to be addressed.

When I search for a movie from the Roku Search screen, the results seem to never be accurate. Particularly, it is not showing results that include "channels" that I am PAYING for (disney+, netflix, hulu etc..)

I am starting to wonder if Roku is not the impartial player in the game they say they are. Or if this is a technical problem is there any solution?

Any advice here? It is very frustrating and basically makes search useless.

My Roku Premier Ultra HD is no longer showing results for Netflix when I search for particular actors or directors, it only shows Netflex is I search for a movie or TV show by title. This started about 10 days ago. I had a chat with Netflix and they said it's not something from their end since the search within the Netflix app is working. For example, if I search the Netflix app for "Brad Pitt" movies six titles appear, one of them being a Netflix original movie. If I search for "Brad Pitt" movies on Roku, none of those six titles available on Netflix are shown in the search result. But, if I search using the name of the movie the titles that are available on Netflix appear in the search. If I search in Roku for movies directed by Quentin Tarantino it doesn't show any of them as being available on Netflix. If I search by the name of the movie Roku will include the titles that are available on Netflix. I hope I have provided enough details so that the Roku team can take a look at this issue.

Roku's incomplete search results are worthless! They need to be comprehensive. If I used only Roku search, instead of JustWatch, I could end up paying for a movie that I get for free with one of my subscriptions!

I understand the replies to users pertaining to searches for other channels, but a search on a show that actually appears on Roku's Live Channel returning as "*Not on Roku yet" has got to be a bug. I accidentally found this simply browsing, after I'd already decided to buy the DVD box set of this show. I wouldn't've bothered to spend that money if the search had properly returned the truth.

A feature like this is either comprehensive or it's useless. Unfortunately, this one is useless. Roku should either fix it or remove it. Having a broken feature like this just causes a loss of faith in Roku as a company. It gives the impression that they're not serious about their products and features. Personally, I've moved on to reelgood.