How To Find Fire Tv On Alexa App

Using a remote to manage your TV is becoming a thing of the past thanks to Alexa's ability to completely control your Amazon Fire TV using only verbal commands. All you have to know is how to sync the two together to get it working.

Here's how you can sync your Alexa device to your Fire TV to achieve remote freedom while viewing your favorite shows or movies.

Why Sync Your Alexa Device With Your Fire TV

The main reason to sync your Alexa device with your Fire TV is to get rid of your remote. Constantly keeping track of it or accidentally clicking the wrong buttons will no longer ruin your viewing experience.

By syncing your Alexa device with your TV, you can start controlling every aspect of your viewing by verbal commands alone.

Pausing, playing, fast-forwarding, opening new apps—it can all be done by waking up Alexa and telling it what to do.

Even if you don't plan on completely replacing your remote experience with a verbal one, it's still nice to have a backup option in case you can't locate your remote.

Sync Your Alexa Device to Your Fire TV

Before moving forward with syncing your device and streaming box, you want to make sure that both are connected to the same account. Otherwise, the connection won't be possible.

Having a good connection to the internet and good bandwidth will also avoid any potential issues when trying to sync the two devices.

The last consideration to make is checking for the latest update on your Amazon app (iOS, Android). Older versions of the app might not have the functionality to be able to sync an Alexa device with a Fire TV.

Keep in mind that you can connect multiple Alexa devices to the same Fire TV. If you have an Echo and an Echo Show in the same room, either one will be able to control your TV.

If you do have an Echo Show, not all the same features are available like they are with an Echo device.

How to Sync Your Fire TV to Your Device Using the Alexa App

Open the Alexa app
Select the More icon
Select Settings
Select TV & Video
Select Fire TV
Select Link Your Alexa Device
Follow the on-screen instructions

Once the two are connected, use the wake phrase and ask Alexa to perform one of the TV commands. If everything was done correctly, your TV will follow the command you gave Alexa.

Alternatively, you can connect the two by using your Fire TV instead of going through the app.

How to Sync Your Fire TV to Your Alexa Device Using Fire TV

Open the Fire TV
Go to Settings
Select Controllers and Bluetooth Devices
Select Other Bluetooth Devices
Select your Echo device

Troubleshooting Your Connection

If you're having trouble with connecting your Alexa device, use the advice from earlier in this article. Check to see if you have the latest version of the Amazon Alexa app and your Fire TV.

Here is how to check for the latest version of your Fire TV:

Open your Amazon Fire TV
Select Settings
Select My Fire TV
Select About
Choose either Check for Updates or Install update
Confirm updates

If you're still having trouble connecting the two, you should try restarting your Alexa device and Fire TV. If you followed the instructions above to update your Fire TV, it will prompt you to restart after downloading the update.

Unplugging both for 15-20 seconds and plugging the devices back in will force a restarting process.

The last option you have is resetting your device and TV. This should be kept as a last resort because you will lose all of your customized settings you've added to your Amazon products.

You'll have a different process for resetting each one. Once the process is completed, the Alexa device and streaming box will need to be set up like new.

Bringing Together an Alexa Device and Amazon Fire TV

By syncing your Fire TV and Alexa device together, you can experience full control over your television experience without ever lifting a finger. All playback and app control can be done using only your voice.

Controlling your TV isn't the only thing Alexa can do. Get familiar with the most common commands to get the most out of your device.

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