Use Your Alexa Device to Control Your Fire TV
Learn how to use your compatible Alexa devices to control certain features on your Fire TV.
Just tell your Alexa device what you want to do, and Alexa completes the action directly on your Fire TV--no remote needed.
Compatible Devices
You can find your compatible Alexa devices when you link your Fire TV in the Alexa app.
This feature requires both the latest Fire TV device software update and the latest version of the Alexa app. Echo Show devices don't support all features.
Link Your Devices
You can find steps to link your devices on Link Your Fire TV and Alexa Device.
- You can link multiple Alexa devices to the same Fire TV.
- To link your Alexa and Fire TV devices, you must register them to the same account.
Control Your Fire TV
Once you've completed the linking process, this table lists common features that you can control on your Fire TV using Alexa devices:
| To do this on your Fire TV… | Say this to your Alexa device… |
|---|---|
| Play a movie or TV show: Alexa can play content from Prime Video and other supported apps installed on your Fire TV. |
"Watch [title]." "Play [title]. “Play [title] on [app]." |
| Search for movies and TV shows: Alexa can find movies and TV shows from Prime Video and supported installed apps. |
"Search for [title]." "Find [title / genre]." "Show me [tv shows / movies] with [actor]." "Show me new [tv shows / movies]." "Search for free [tv shows / movies]. |
| Play music: Alexa can play music from your connected audio providers. |
"Play [song / album / artist]." "Play the latest episode of my podcast." "Play relaxing music." |
| Navigate search results: Alexa can navigate through search results and select items by voice. |
"Scroll [direction]." "Select #3." "Play #6." "Go back." |
| Browse Fire TV: You can use Alexa to navigate through the page and select items. |
"Go Home." "Show more." "Scroll down." "Select [row number]." "Go to my video library." |
| Watch and browse content on video details page: You can use Alexa to control playback and get details on Movie and TV show detail pages. |
"Play this movie." "Watch trailer." "Add this to my Watchlist." "Show me [episodes/seasons]." |
| Open and search within apps: You can use Alexa to open a previously installed supported app and search for movies and TV shows by voice. |
"Open app." "Find [title / genre]." "Show me [movies / TV shows]" "Find [actor] movies." |
| Browse within apps: You can use Alexa to browse within supported apps by voice. |
"Select." "Scroll [right / left / up / down]." "Move [right / left / up / down]." |
| Control playback: Alexa can control playback for movies and TV shows from Prime Video. Alexa can also control playback for supported installed apps. |
"Play." "Pause." "Stop." "Resume." "Rewind [timeframe]." "Fast-forward [timeframe]." "Go back [timeframe]." "Jump forward [timeframe]." "Next / Next Episode." "Watch from beginning." |
| Live TV Controls: For supported apps that feature live TV access, you can use Alexa to change channels or control playback for on-demand programming. You can also use Alexa to navigate to the Channel Guide and the Live tab. |
"Go to [channel / network] on [app]." "Watch [channel / network]." "Go to Channel Guide." "Go to Live." |
| Alexa Requests: Check the response on Fire TV when you make an Alexa request. |
"Show me the weather." "Show me my To Do List." "Show me songs by [artist]." "Show me restaurants nearby." "Show me the [device name] camera." "Show me the nursery camera." |
