What Are the Basic and Full Experiences on Fire TV Smart TVs?

Use the Basic experience to watch live TV and access select popular content. Use the Full experience to interact with Alexa and access the full selection of compatible content.

Note: Basic experience is not available for Fire TV Smart TV manufactured by Amazon.

The following table displays the differences between the Basic Experience and the Full Experience.

Note: This isn't an exhaustive list.


Features	Basic Experience	Full Experience
Need Amazon Account	No, you don't register the device to your account.	Yes, you register the device to your account.
Watch Live TV	Yes.	Yes.
Watch Movies or TV Shows	Partial selection of titles, including movies and TV shows.	Full selection of all content compatible with your Fire TV.
Available Apps	Prime Video and other select third-party apps.	Compatible apps in Amazon Appstore plus everything offered under the Basic experience.
Alexa Voice Interaction	No.	Yes.
Ambient Experience	No.	Yes.
Featured content	Yes.	Yes.
Content Recommendation	Yes.	Yes.
Software Updates	Yes.	Yes.

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