What to Know

  • Link your Alexa-enabled device to the Fire TV device.After it is linked, use commands for Fire TV with Alexa that include “Watch [name of show]” and “Play [genre] on [app name].“Turn your Fire TV on or off, mute it, or control playback by voice with Alexa when you connect Fire TV to Echo.
  • Open the Alexa app on your Android or iOS device.Select the menu button, represented by three horizontal lines located in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.When the drop-down menu appears, select Music, Video & Books.Choose the fireTV option, found within the Video section.Select Link Your Alexa Device.Select the device that you want to link with Alexa in the list of your available Fire TV devices and choose Continue.Select one or more devices that you’d like to use to control the Fire TV and choose Link Devices.An updated list of your linked devices will appear within the app. From this screen, you can unlink a device or link another Fire TV to Alexa if you wish.

Find and Watch Movies and TV Shows

Alexa understands many useful voice commands to control your Fire TV, including the following group, which allows you to search for and play movies and TV shows by title, actor, or genre.

If your Alexa-enabled device has a video screen, such as the Echo Show, then you should quantify the commands below by adding the words “on Fire TV” to the end of each. If not, the movie or TV show may wind up playing on your device instead of your television.

Controlling Video Playback With Alexa

After you’ve found the show or movie you’d like to watch, you can also control its playback by speaking the following commands in the direction of your smart speaker or another Alexa-enabled device. In the case of Fire TV Edition televisions, this would be the TV itself.

  • PlayStopPauseResumeRewind [specific timeframe]Fast Forward [specific timeframe]Watch from beginningNext Episode

Miscellaneous Commands

You can also use the following Alexa commands to control your Fire TV.

  • Watch [channel or network name]: This command only works when running an app that supports live TV accessOpen [app name]: Loads the introductory details screen for any app currently installed on your Fire TVGo Home: Returns to the main Fire TV Home screen

Control Your Fire TV Edition Television

The following Alexa commands are specific to Fire TV Edition televisions only. The majority of those already mentioned above will also work on said TVs.

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