All you need is an Amazon Echo speaker and a Fire TV stick, and your TV’s controls will be in Alexa’s hands! Regardless of the device, you can do all the necessary operations of your smart security camera.
To simply put, whether you have the basic Echo or Echo Dot device, you can access, view, and monitor the footage of your smart security camera on your TV. As long as your Fire TV is plugged into it, you’re good to go!
You can shoot your Fire TV command if your TV supports HDMI-CEC to power it from standby. Below is a complete guide regarding the nitty-gritty of how to control your TV with Alexa.
How to Connect Fire TV to Amazon Echo Speaker?
Simple, by a voice command! If you have a Fire TV and an Alexa device, you just need to say out a compatible command to connect the two. However, if you have multiple Fire TVs, you might wanna pair that. Here are the steps:
- Launch the Alexa app.
- Go to the sidebar menu, and open Settings
- Go to TV & Video and select Fire TV
- Click on Link Devices and Viola! Confirm and you’re done.
Pairing up Fire TV with Alexa is kind of a cakewalk. And once you’re done, all you’ll need is a voice command to play anything and everything. If you want to watch anything post that, all you have to do is say, “Alexa, watch Friends,” and it shall start playing.
Even though you can connect as many Alexa devices to your Fire TV as you want, only one can control it at a given time. If you want to view or monitor your Alexa enabled devices, just navigate to Settings and click on TV & Video.
Post that, tap on the respective Fire TV option that links to Alexa, and then tap on Manage devices. You can also view your smart security camera’s live feed or footage on your fire TV.
Just fire it up by saying, “Alexa, show me the (room name)”. However, if the device you are giving the command to has a display, like Echo Show, then by default it will play on that device itself.
Basic Commands to Use Fire TV with Echo Speaker
Some of the basic commands to start off with Fire TV are below. Just speak out these voice commands and that’s it! Your voice shall be your command.
To watch a movie : “Alexa, watch (name of the movie’s title)”
To pause midway : “Alexa, pause”
To fast forward : “Alexa, fast forward (mention the number of minutes) minutes”
To rewind : “Alexa, rewind (mention the number of minutes) seconds.”
To go to the next episode or the previous one : “Alexa, next/previous episode.”
To turn it a bit down on Fire TV : “Alexa, turn it down on Fire TV.”
To watch movies of your favorite actors : “Alexa, show me movies with your favorite actor’s name)”
To launch Netflix : “Alexa, open Netflix”
To watch the trending shows : “Alexa, show me popular show on (name of the app)”
To navigate to a respective channel, network on the app : “Alexa, go to (name of the channel/network) on (name of the app)”
Fire TV Blaster
Fire TV Blaster works wonders with Alexa. Let’s be honest, unless you own the latest Fire TV cube, every basic operation will happen through the remote.
For turning the TV on, or the volume down, or maybe switching HDMI ports – it all happens through the remote. Fire TV Blaster makes this cumbersome process easier. It gives you the ultimate smart home experience.
What basically happens is once plugged in, Fire Tv Blaster replaces your remote and every other device and makes it Alexa compatible. Everything happens through voice-commands and smart automation.
Few basic commands are, “Alexa, turn off the TV,” “Alexa, turn up the soundbar volume,” “Alexa, switch to HDMI 2″. The Blaster won’t work on its own, so you need to have Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick 4K, or Fire TV (3rd Gen) to get it to work.
Don’t wait for it, treat yourself with the ultimate smart home experience!
