Many users of Amazon Fire TV / Stick are unaware of the additional services they can attain, including the voice interaction capabilities of Amazon Echo’s voice assistant, Alexa. We also has reviewed the top 10 TV boxes including Amazon Fire TV, which will help you to select a TV box.
To utilize this function requires a few simple steps, but once set up, the users interactive potential is greatly increased.
Read on to discover how to use the Alexa voice assistant of Amazon Fire TV.
Amazon’s initial release of Alexa was limiting in that it worked well with Amazon products and domains, but fell short of fully utilization with other platforms. This changed with the release of Amazon Echo.
Performing tasks and searches outside of Amazon properties became much simpler.
To begin, ensure you have the required peripherals to use Alexa through Amazon Fire TV-
- Have a first gen Fire TV or greater, with Fire OS 5 with the factory included voice remote functionality.
- Have a first gen Fire TV Stick, also updated with Fire OS 5 and an optional voice remote.
To start, any new Fire TV updated with Fire OS 5 or above already has the Alexa system activated, even if the user hasn’t accessed the service.
- In order to bring Alexa to your beck and call, start on the main Fire TV menu selection and with the remote, press and hold the mic button. With the microphone open, start to speak. On screen, you will see the response, “Listening…” to indicate you have Alexa’s attention.
- Now, simply ask a question or make a request- Alexa will do the rest. The system will respond with your answer in a split-second. The system is that fast.
To discover what types of interaction Alexa is capable of, navigate to the application menu under settings and review “Things to Try” to discover your new smart system’s capabilities.
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