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Fire TV and alexa

  • 04-12-2016 7:55pm
    #1
    mirrorwall14
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    Got an amazon fire tv (which is awesome) but Alexa only seems to be doing voice search. It's definitely an Alexa remote. Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?


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  • #2
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭degsie


    What software version is the FireTV at?


  • #3
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    5.2.1.1 ?


  • #4
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭degsie


    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    5.2.1.1 ?

    Ok, it should support alexa so. Do you see the fire tv on your alexa app or on the alexa web interface?


  • #5
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    degsie wrote: »
    Ok, it should support alexa so. Do you see the fire tv on your alexa app or on the alexa web interface?

    Yeah we can see the fire tv on the web interface. It's a really strange one coz all the articles online say it should just work but it's definitely not. Like if we ask what's the weather it just searches for movies on weather and doesn't show the weather screen like you see in the screen shots in the articles online


  • #6
    degsie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,755 ✭✭✭degsie


    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    Yeah we can see the fire tv on the web interface. It's a really strange one coz all the articles online say it should just work but it's definitely not. Like if we ask what's the weather it just searches for movies on weather and doesn't show the weather screen like you see in the screen shots in the articles online

    Maybe try a factory reset?


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  • #7
    underwaterdog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭underwaterdog


    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    Yeah we can see the fire tv on the web interface. It's a really strange one coz all the articles online say it should just work but it's definitely not. Like if we ask what's the weather it just searches for movies on weather and doesn't show the weather screen like you see in the screen shots in the articles online

    I'm having the same issue, did you get any further? Talking to the remote is a bit of a pain though.


  • #8
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    No unfortunately. Now having said that I haven't had a chance to reset the box to factory settings


  • #9
    underwaterdog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 128 ✭✭underwaterdog


    I don't think I'll go to the effort of resetting the box just for Alexa, only use it at the moment for Kodi and don't use the Amazon side of things at all.


  • #10
    mirrorwall14
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,751 ✭✭✭mirrorwall14


    We actually just switched the amazon account to mine from his and for some reason its working now? Very odd. I don't have prime or anything-neither does he


  • #11
    mark23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭mark23


    mirrorwall14 wrote: »
    We actually just switched the amazon account to mine from his and for some reason its working now? Very odd. I don't have prime or anything-neither does he

    Anyone else having this problem or know anyone way around it? I also only get the regular voice search.


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  • #12
    setanta1984
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 835 ✭✭✭setanta1984


    Alexa on fire tv is not available in the UK yet (I asked Amazon directly the other day) so if it is working for some accounts maybe they are using a US account?


  • #13
    mark23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 80 ✭✭mark23


    setanta1984 wrote: »
    Alexa on fire tv is not available in the UK yet (I asked Amazon directly the other day) so if it is working for aome accounts maybe they are a us account?

    Thanks. I guess I'll just have to wait for Alexa support!


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