Even if your Roku isn’t the latest and greatest model, you don’t have to settle for subpar performance while it stutters, buffers and freezes. Yes — your Roku can slow down over time, but that doesn’t always mean you need to replace it (or abandon your smart TV, if your Roku is built into it). This 30-second fix could make your streaming device good as new.
Like smartphones and laptops, streamers cache bits of background data to help apps load faster. When too much junk builds up behind the scenes, it can bog everything down instead. Clearing that hidden clutter is one of the easiest ways to speed things up, free some memory, and get your Roku feeling fresh again.
It’s fast, easy and it could save you from a frustrating night of lag and loading screens. Here’s how to do it and why you’ll wish you had tried it sooner.
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