Chapter 4

Learning Fire TV Basics

IN THIS CHAPTER

check Getting comfy with the Alexa Voice Remote

check Making friends with the Fire TV mobile app

check Learning the lay of the Fire TV landscape

check Taking voice control of Fire TV for a spin

check Taking a tour of the Fire TV Home screen

At this point in your Fire TV career, you should have your Fire TV device attached to your TV (unless you have a Fire TV Edition Smart TV, where no such attachment is necessary), connected to your Wi-Fi network, and registered with your Amazon account. If you’ve checked all those items off your Fire TV to-do list, then I’m happy to report that you’re all set to start using Fire TV!

In this chapter, you take the next step by learning some crucial basics not only for Fire TV, but also for Amazon’s Fire TV mobile app. You learn how to use the Alexa Voice Remote, install the Fire TV mobile app, and get around the Fire TV interface. As a bonus, you also learn a few basic voice commands for controlling Fire TV using Amazon’s Alexa ...

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