How To Get Paramount Plus On Your Roku Streaming Device
Roku is an excellent media-streaming device that has the ability to consolidate a variety of streaming service subscriptions you may have into one single platform. If you have a Roku TV or a Roku streaming player, you can easily access mainstream platformapps like Disney Plus, Hulu, or Netflix and be able to switch between them without much hardship. However, are Roku devices compatible with Paramount Plus, the platform formerly known as CBS All Access?
A lot of streaming devices have Paramount Plus available as an app to download, and that includes most Roku streaming players. However, if you have an older model, there’s a chance that you may not be able to install the Paramount Plus Roku app at all. Compared to other streaming services, Paramount Plus is fairly new, so any Roku player released way before the app came out has likely stopped offering app updates and support.
Roku models compatible with Paramount Plus
According toParamount+, you may run the platform’s app on any Roku TV or 4K Roku TV models as well as all the modern Roku streaming players, namely Roku Express, Roku Express 4K+, Roku Streaming Stick 4K, Roku Streaming Stick 4K+, Roku Ultra, Roku Streambar, and Roku Streambar Pro. Other Roku streaming devices that have Paramount Plus compatibility but are no longer sold on the Roku website — you may still be able to buy them at Walmart or Amazon — include:
Unfortunately, if you own a Roku LT 2400X or Roku LT 2450X, Roku HD 2500X, Roku 2 HD 3000X, Roku 2 XD 3050X, Roku 2 XS 3100X, or Roku Streaming Stick 3400X and 3420X, you won’t be able to access Paramount Plus.
How to add the Paramount Plus channel on Roku
In order tostart watching movies and showsthat are exclusive to Paramount Plus using your compatible Roku streaming player, you will need to install the streaming service’s app on the Roku platform. Follow these steps:
Once the process is done, the Paramount Plus app should appear as one of the channels on Roku’s main screen. Its placement on the channel grid can be changed by using the arrow keys to highlight Paramount Plus, pressing the “*” keyon the Roku remote, and selecting “Move channel.” Once it’s in your desired location, hit OK. Note that any changes made to a channel’s position will only take effect on the Roku device it was modified on. If you own other Roku devices, you may need to add the Paramount Plus channel or change its position on the home screen again. If you are unable to find the Paramount Plus app through Roku’s search function, it’s likely that your Roku device may not be compatible with the streaming service.
How to add the Paramount Plus channel using Roku’s web and mobile apps
If you do not have physical access to your Roku streaming device, you may remotely add the Paramount Plus app through the Roku website or the Roku mobile app. Here’s how to do it on a web browser:
If you have the Roku mobile app, here’s how you’re able to gain access to Paramount Plus:
There, you can look for the Paramount Plus app. It should be listed as one of the Featured apps. If not, tap on “Movies & TV” under All Genres and find it there. Select the Paramount Plus app and tap Add. Doing this will effectively add Paramount Plus to your Roku account, along with any other channel that you directly installed through any of your connected Roku devices.
If the Paramount Plus app does not show up on the Roku device you remotely installed it on, you (or someone who has access to it) may need to refresh the streaming player by going to Settings located in the navigation panel and choosing System. There, pick “Software update,” then press “Check now.”
you may also hit Sign In if you already have login credentials. You will be given options to sign in directly on your TV by providing your associated email address and password — both of which you will need to manually type in using the Roku remote — or by authenticating the login through the Paramount Plus website, either on a computer or mobile device. If you choose the latter (which is the easier of the two), take note of the code that will appear onscreen and enter the code into the device you’re using to verify the login. You’ll know the process is successful when the Paramount Plus home screen shows up on your TV.
