alexa: 7 things you may not know that you can do with Alexa on your Fire TV device – Times of India

Amazon Fire TV has a range of powerful video streaming devices that enhances your TV viewing experience by making your existing TVs smarter. With hundreds of OTT platforms, live channels and apps to offer, Fire TV is the one-stop destination for all the streaming and entertainment needs. Fire TV also gives customers access to fitness, kids related content or even lets them play games, enjoy music and more. Additionally, with Alexa on Fire TV, voice has become the simplest way to find and watch one’s favourite content.
For all the new Fire TV customers, using Alexa on Fire TV devices is a quick and simple process. To activate, just press the Alexa button on your remote or ask Alexa hands-free on your Fire TV Cube followed by your command. And if you have already used Alexa on your Fire TV device before, we are sure that by now you know that you can use it to turn your TV on and off, control playback, navigate between various apps like Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar and more. But, did you know that there is so much more that you can do with Alexa to elevate your Fire TV experience? Here are a few things that you can try with Alexa on your Fire TV devices:
Search for content
Apart from just accessing and navigating between the apps on your Fire TV, you can also ask Alexa to search for specific content across apps on the platform. A simple, “Alexa, play Aryaa on Disney+ Hotstar” should do the job. You can even ask Alexa to search and play movies and shows based on genres, actors and more. Just say, “Alexa, play Sharukh Khan movies” or “Alexa, play comedy movies”. You can also access a host of other content including Live TV channels using Alexa on your device.
Make payments and recharge
You can rely on your Fire TV device to remind and help you make your bill payments and recharges. You can just ask “Alexa, which bills are due?” and simply proceed to pay your electricity, gas, water, postpaid and broadband bills by saying “Alexa, pay my electricity/broadband/postpaid/water/gas bill” using your Amazon Pay account. A simple “Alexa, recharge my mobile/dth” will assist you in recharging your devices. You can even book a gas cylinder by saying “Alexa, book a gas cylinder” and ask Alexa to remind you to pay your bills on the due date by saying “Alexa, remind me to pay my electricity bill”.
Smart Home controls
It is obvious that you can control your smart TV using Alexa on your Fire TV device, but controlling your other compatible smart devices and appliances using Alexa on the device is also equally easy. You can just say, “Alexa, turn on the AC” or “Alexa, switch off the bedroom lights” and it will be done without you having to move even an inch. You can use your Fire TV Cube for a hands-free Alexa-enabled Fire TV experience and control your smart devices with just your voice.
Access devotional content
You can also find a range of devotional skills on Alexa on your Fire TV device like Shemaroo Live Darshans to get access to live darshans of gods and goddesses from temples across the country from the comfort of your homes. You can also use Starstell Mantras & Puja skills to search for specific mantras and rituals for the occasion.
Look for recipes
If you are someone who loves to eat and more importantly loves to cook, just ask Alexa on your Fire TV devices to give you recipes by renowned chef Sanjeev Kapoor. Say “Alexa, give me the recipe for Matar Paneer” or “Alexa, give me the recipe for Butter Chicken” and you can watch and follow the instructions on your TV to cook your favorite meal. With summers knocking on our doors, you can just access recipes for summer coolers to help you beat the heat.
Play games
Bored and cannot think of anything to do? Just ask Alexa to open games like Question of the day, Akinator and more on your Fire TV devices. Just press on the Alexa button on your remote and say, “Alexa, open Akinator” and let Alexa rescue you from being bored.
Go shopping with Alexa
Stepping out in the summer heat is not something anyone would want to do. Now you can shop on Amazon.in using Alexa on your Fire TV devices. You can order day-to-day groceries and other items available on Amazon. Just say “Alexa, order popcorn” and add it to your cart. Then you can proceed to pay for it using your Amazon Pay account.