The Roku app also has a feature called Private Listening Mode that will output audio (except audio from games) through your iPhone so that you can listen to it on headphones. This means that audio won’t come out of the TV, and you will be able to hear it on your headphones instead. The Prime Video app is a great way to watch movies and TV shows, but you might need to change accounts. Our article about how to sign out of Prime Video on Roku can help you.
How to Use Private Listening Mode in the iPhone Roku App
This guide assumes that you have already downloaded the Roku app to your iPhone and signed in with your Roku account. Additionally, you will need to have the following prerequisites in place:
iPhone and Roku both connected to the same wireless networkHeadphones (either wired or Bluetooth) connected to the iPhoneRoku model must be compatible with Private Listening Mode (visit the Roku model comparison page here to see if your model is compatible)
Step 1: Open the Roku mobile app. As stated previously, your headphones should already be connected to your iPhone. Step 2: Tap the Remote tab at the bottom of the screen. If you are prompted to connect to a device, you can follow the instructions to do so, then choose the Remote tab again when you are connected. Step 3: Touch the headphones icon at the bottom-right of the screen. When Private Listening Mode is activated you will see the following pop-up, where you can choose whether or not you wish to see this message again in the future. Do you have another Bluetooth device that you want to connect to your iPhone? Find out more about connecting multiple Bluetooth devices at the same time. After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites. His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well. Read his full bio here.
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