After connecting to Alexa you can control your TV with Voice without using the Remote and even control other devices connected to the Alexa. Here you will learn how to connect and control your TV with Alexa and what commands you can use. Even though the Alexa voice assistant is commonly used with smart home devices like the Echo Dot, it works just as well on Smart TVs. If you have a TV with Alexa built in, you can easily connect Alexa to your TV. However, if your TV does not have built-in Alexa, you can use alternatives like using Fire TV Stick or Roku Stick. Prerequisites:
Your Smart TV Alexa app for iOS or Android Connect your TV, Mobile Phone, Alexa device to same WiFi network
How to Control Your TV with Alexa Voice Remote?
If you have a Fire Edition TV or a Fire Stick, you can easily control the TV using Alexa voice commands with the included Alexa voice remote. Here’s how you can do this:
How to Connect a Fire or Roku TV Stick with Alexa?
If you have a Fire or Roku TV Stick, you can easily connect it to your TV to control your TV with Alexa. If you have Fire TV, then you can already use its Remote to command Alexa. And you can pair it with your app without its Skills, but for Roku you will need to add skills. Here’s how you can connect a Roku stick with Alexa:
How to Connect Alexa to a Sony Smart TV?
All the Sony Smart TV models released in 2019 and later came with built-in Alexa. Here’s how you can connect them to control your TV with Alexa.
How to Connect Alexa to a LG Smart TV?
Alexa functionality comes built-in to all LG OLED TVs and NanoCell TVs with WebOS 4.0 released in 2019 and later. Here’s how you can connect them:
How to Connect Alexa to a Vizio Smart TV?
If you have a Vizio SmartCast TV that comes with built-in Alexa support, follow the below steps to connect it:
How to Control Samsung Smart TV with Alexa?
Many new Samsung TVs come with Alexa support. If your TV has Alexa app installed, this means your TV is Alexa supported. You can also connect Samsung TVs that do not come with Alexa, but only limited commands will work. To connect your Samsung smart TV with Alexa, follow the below steps: We also wrote a dedicated article earlier on how to connect a Samsung TV to Alexa.
How to Connect Alexa to TV with No Alexa built-in?
No matter which brand of smart TV you have, here are the general steps for connecting a smart TV to Alexa: You can only use few basic commands if your TV is not Alexa supported by default.
Alexa Commands
After connecting your Smart TV to Alexa, you might be wondering what command you should perform. If so, we have listed some commands below that you can try:
“Alexa, turn [on/off] the TV.” “Alexa, turn the volume [up/down] on the TV.” “Alexa, mute the TV name.” “Alexa, open [app name] on the TV.” “Alexa, fast forward/rewind [TV name].” “Alexa, change the input to [source name].” “Alexa, channel [up/down] on the TV.” “Alexa, play [movie name] on [streaming app].” “Alexa, change channel to [channel number] on the TV.” “Alexa, change the input to [input name] on the TV.” “Alexa, [play/pause/stop/resume] on the TV.” “Alexa, show [comedy/drama/romance] movies.”
Note that, some of these commands may not work if your TV doesn’t come with Alexa built-in.
TV and Streaming Brands You Can Control With Alexa
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