Entries in Amazon Fire TV (11)

Wednesday
Dec032025

Amazon Alexa+ can help you find a scene on Prime Video

Source: Amazon

An Amazon Alexa+ feature on the Fire TV will make it easier to get to your favourite movie scene on Prime Video. Using natural language voice command, Amazon said you can describe a scene, quote, or character action to start playing that portion of the movie. An example the company gave was saying something like "Jump to the card scene in Love Actually."

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Tuesday
Nov162021

You can ask Alexa to 'Play Something' on Netflix using a Fire TV

 

If you have a Fire TV, you can now use Alexa to ask the system to use the Play Something feature on Netflix. All you need to say is, "Alexa, Play Something on Netflix." You can use the Fire TV's remote, or if you have the Omni series Fire TV, you can do this hands-free. The feature is available for users in Canada and the US.

Source: Engadget

Friday
Sep252020

Amazon revamps Fire TV UI

Source: Amazon

Amazon recently revealed the new "Fire TV experience," which will be available on the new Fire TV Stick Lite and Fire TV Stick. It introduces a new Main Menu and a "more personalized way to discover new entertainment." Amazon revamps the Home screen to make it easier for you to access your favourite content. 

The Main Menu now houses features like Find, Live TV, Library, and your pinned apps. It lets you scroll over your apps to get a preview of your content and jump right into your favourite shows on supported streaming services.

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Saturday
Jul112020

YouTube Kids app comes to Amazon Fire TV

Amazon Fire TV owners can now make sure their children can only access kid-friendly YouTube videos with the launch of the new app on the device. YouTube Kids offers a curated, children-centric content separate from the main YouTube app. And it comes with parental control features to let parents block specific videos and channels from showing up on the app. It's useful to help curate what your kids see while they use the app.

Source: Engadget