

It also works if you are a student, say, and need to share dorm Wi-Fi. It is possible to take a Fire TV Stick with you on holiday as you can connect it to hotel Wi-Fi, even if the internet requires additional details to log on, such as room number. So, if a show or movie is on Netflix, it will appear in the results. The beauty of Amazon's system is that not only will it return results from Amazon's services, but Netflix, too. Just say the name of a TV show, film, actor, director, etc, and the search results will return any relevant content. You can also use Alexa to search for content using your voice. To find out more about Alexa, check out our separate guide. You can also listen to radio shows, audiobooks, and much more.

"What's on my calendar?" - you can specify days, etc too."What was the Manchester United score?" - or any other sport or team, of course.Here are some other commands you can try: In addition, you'll see the next week's worth of forecasts on the screen. For example, say "what's the weather like?" and she'll reply for your current area. You ask Alexa a question by pressing down the microphone button on the remote and she will respond both orally and with graphics on your screen. If you have an Echo in the room (or Fire TV Cube), you can simply bark commands and the Fire TV Stick will obey.Īlexa on Fire TV can pretty much do whatever an Echo can do but with the benefit of Visual Cards. You can also use an Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, or other Alexa-enabled device to control your Fire TV, meaning you don't even need the remote at all.

To use Alexa via the voice remote, hold down the microphone button on the remote control ask what you want - you don't even need to say "Alexa".
