Roku account comprises of Roku device information, your personal information, payment details and channels installed so far on your Roku device. In short, we can say, this is the heart of Roku device. Without Roku account, you can’t stream any content. So, it is vital to protect to your account from online attacks that are common these days. If you have added any account details in your Roku Link account, then anyone can easily hack your account details and make some purchases through your account. In order to secure the account, we have bought some steps which will help you in this regard.
What precautions are must?
- Use of valid email address: You must add a valid email address in the Roku account so that any infringement in the account can be directly updated on the email address and the same on email screen. According to experts, you must add that email address which you open at least once in a day. If you want to change, you can change the email address on Roku account anytime.
- Set strong password: The password you have set for your Roku account must not match with any other email address password and it should be strong enough so that no one can judge it. A combination of characters and special characters is recommended for a strong password. In case of any problem, you can go to ‘Roku help’ link.
- Create a PIN: If you have a joint family and more than one person uses the same account, then you can secure your private information from your family members by creating a PIN from the settings menu. You can set a 4 digit PIN which will be required at the time of login. This PIN will be also required at the time of online transactions.
- Avoid opening phishing websites: If you are launching a Roku page, then check whether you have opened the right URL or not because some phishing sites that are identical to the Roku site are also available on the internet. So, you must aware of it. You can create a Roku account without any charges or problem on Roku official website.
- All instructions related to the setup of Roku account are available online.
- The activation process is also mentioned on the Roku support page.
- Get instant customer support in case of any problem.
The common mistake done by almost all customers is the entry of a wrong password or activation code in the field. If you are entering the code after a gap of 15 minutes from the receiving, then your code will be blocked or not valid. You need to send a request for the new code.
- Check purchase history at least once a week: Do check the purchase history at least once a week. If you find any purchase that is not done by you or from your side, then you can report the same to the Roku support team. If you don’t remember the past purchase history, then you can request for ‘Statement’ from the online link.
The best way to get details about the previous history of purchases are; Click on ‘I don’t recognize the purchase’ link.