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Amazon shopping partially available on Fire TV, with full shopping feature...
The Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick have had the ability to shop Amazon.com products for some time, but the feature has been sitting dormant. A trusted source within Amazon, who wishes to remain...
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Explanation of the System X-Ray bar on the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick
The System X-Ray bar on the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick is a handy overlay with display, CPU, memory, and network information. It can be turned on and off using the hidden Developer Tools Menu on...
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More apps will be able to recommend content on the Fire TV home screen in the...
When the original Amazon Fire TV was first released, one of its biggest criticisms was that there was too much focus on Amazon Video content in the device’s interface, and not enough highlighting of...
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Here’s how recommended content from 3rd-party apps work on the Amazon Fire TV
With the new Fire TV user interface, Amazon added the ability for any app you have installed to recommend content for you to watch. These recommendations will appear in their own row on the Fire TV’s...
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Movies and TV shows from 3rd-party services are coming to the Amazon Fire...
Now that the revamped Fire TV and Fire TV Stick interface has been released to all devices, new and old, Amazon is starting to work on polishing the home screen and incrementally improving the...
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Alexa gains named timers and reminders
Amazon has added the ability to set named timers and reminders on Alexa devices. This means you can now have multiple timers, each with a different name by saying something like “Alexa, set a 20...
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Alexa devices will soon be able to control playback and launch apps on the...
Amazon has just updated their Fire TV Software Updates page with a new feature listing that states compatible Alexa devices can now control video playback on the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick....
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Amazon Fire TV now supports Single Sign-On in TV Everywhere apps for pay TV...
Amazon has added a new single sign-on feature to all Fire TVs, Fire TV Sticks, and Fire TV Edition televisions through the latest software update, which began rolling out last week. The new feature...
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Alexa can now send SMS text messages if you use an Android phone
Alexa’s calling and messaging capabilities just gained a new feature if you use an Android phone. You can now use Alexa through any Echo device to send standard SMS text messages without ever picking...
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Amazon Alexa’s new ‘Follow-Up’ mode lets you string together multiple requests
Amazon has added a new feature to Alexa called Follow-up Mode that makes it easier to make multiple back-to-back requests. With follow-up mode enabled, Alexa will continue listening for additional...
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Amazon appears to be testing a new ‘Brief Mode’ which reduces Alexa’s...
It seems as though Amazon is trying out a new “Brief Mode” for Alexa. The new mode results in Alexa talking less by replacing some of Alexa’s verbal confirmations with beeps. Instead of replying...
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Amazon Echo Show’s new ‘Tap to Alexa’ accessibility feature is handy enough...
Amazon has added a new accessibility feature to the Echo Show called “Tap to Alexa.” It’s meant to give people who are unable to interact with Alexa by voice, such as people with a speech impairment,...
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Explanation of the new Frame Rate Matching feature on the Amazon Fire TV and...
Software update version 6.2.5.3 to the Amazon Fire TV has added the ability to configure the media player so that it adjusts your TVs refresh rate to match the frame rate of the video content being...
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Alexa’s new ‘Answer Updates’ feature will notify you when it learns your answer
Amazon is rolling out a new Alexa feature called “Answer Update” that will notify you when the voice assistant learns the answer to a question you’ve asked which it was unable to answer at the time....
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Fire TV update adds new hidden Network Proxy settings
The biggest new feature brought on by the new 6.2.5.3 software update, that rolled out to the Amazon Fire TV 3 earlier this month, is the highly requested ability to match the device’s refresh rate to...
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Amazon’s Alexa can now give you information about your specific TV Provider
Amazon has added a new option to the Alexa app that allows you to select your specific TV provider. Doing so enables Alexa to answer questions about your TV service. Questions about TV shows or...
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Amazon Fire TV Cube can now enhance dialogue audio and equalize volume levels
The new 6.2.2.4 software update rolling out to the Amazon Fire TV Cube has added a pair of new advanced audio options that allow customers to configure volume levels to their taste. A “Volume Leveler”...
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Amazon Fire TV Cube can now change inputs on more television models with...
One of the standout features of the Amazon Fire TV Cube is its ability to act as a universal remote by letting you control your home theater equipment using your voice. Much of that relies on the Fire...
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Alexa Hunches now alert you of smart home devices that you might have forgot...
Amazon has started rolling out a new optional Alexa feature, called Alexa Hunches, that allows the voice assistant to make suggestions about the current state of your smart home devices. For example,...
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Amazon Echo Show software update adds Web Browser, Smart Home Dashboard, NBC,...
The all-new Amazon Echo Show is being released today but owners of the 1st generation Echo Show are receiving a software update that adds many of the new model’s features to their existing devices. In...
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