Control Amazon Fire TV stick with Alexa Devices: How to

Last week Amazon announced the availability of much-awaited feature to control Fire TV Stick with Alexa devices.  If you have both Fire TV stick and Echo speaker (or another Alexa device) can use Alexa voice commands to control their Fire TV. No need to use the remote, users can use Alexa device to command Fire TV Stick to play their favourite TV show or movie on Amazon Prime.

Users have to make some change in the setting to avail o the new feature.

Steps to control Fire TV Stick with Alexa

• First, update your existing Alexa app or install on your Android or iOS or Fire device
• Then ensure to update the Fire TV stick with the latest version – To update Fire TV Stick go to Fire TV menu now navigate to Settings. Next step to go to Device/ System and then click on About. Here you can see Software Version, now click on ‘Check for System Update’.

Next step is to link both the device to communicate. And if you have only one Fire TV device registered to your account, Alexa will complete the linking process automatically. To finalise the pairing, you can speak to Alexa device that mentions "Fire TV".

Users having more than one Fire TV sticks registered to the account can use the Alexa App to pair the device.

Steps

• Open Alexa app (Android, iOS, and Fire)
• Go to Settings
• TV & Video
• Fire TV

Now simply follow the given instructions and select “Link Devices” to confirm the selection. Ensure that both devices are registered with the same Amazon account.

According to Amazon users can link multiple Alexa device to one Fire TV but can use only one at a time to control the Fire TV.

Now you are ready to experience the amazing Fire TV with Alexa control. Use your voice to play a movie or TV show, search for programmes, control playback (including live TV controls), launch apps, return to the Fire TV Home Screen.

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