How to hide or show shortcuts on your Roku streaming device

Shortcuts appear as tiles at the bottom of the app grid on the Home screen of your Roku® streaming player or Roku TV™. Each shortcut provides a convenient way to perform common tasks, typically in less steps. For example, you can select the 'Add Apps' shortcut to jump directly to the Roku Streaming Store and browse streaming apps to add to your Roku device without needing to navigate there manually.

Note: The term "shortcut" refers to a shortcut of navigation processes to complete a task, NOT the shortcut buttons found on a Roku remote.

What shortcuts are available?

Currently, the following shortcuts are available on the specified type of Roku device.

  • Add Apps: Jump directly to the Roku Streaming Store on Roku players and Roku TVs rather than navigating to the Chanel Store through menu selections. For more details, check out all the ways you can add apps to your Roku device.
  • TV Off (Roku streaming players only): Get your Roku player to turn off the television screen without needing to pick up your TV remote. For help, read about how you can use the 'TV Off' shortcut.
  • Sleep Timer (Roku TV only): Assign a time in the near future when the screen on your Roku TV will shut off on its own. To learn more, read the detailed article about using a sleep timer with your Roku TV.

Note: There are preset shortcut buttons and personalized buttons available on specified Roku remotes. If you have the Roku Voice Remote or the Roku Voice Remote Pro, you can create personalized shortcuts using the 1 and 2 buttons. These remotes also come with a Quick Launch button that can be used to access your favorite apps, settings, and voice commands.

How to hide or show shortcuts

Use the instructions below to hide or show tile shortcuts in your app grid.

  • Press Homehome button on Roku remote on your Roku remote
  • Scroll and select Settings
  • Select Home screen
  • Select Shortcuts
  • Scroll to the desired shortcut
  • Press OKOK button on Roku remote on your remote to hide (unchecked) or show (checked) the shortcut

Tip: To hide or move shortcuts you can also press Starstar button on Roku remote on your Roku remote when a shortcut is highlighted in the app grid on your Home screen.

Last updated at 2/19/2026 6:57:48 PM

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