Get the most out of your Amazon Echo: control Smart TV in the living room

smart speakers amazon echo They have a plethora of features thanks to the inclusion of the Alexa assistant. One of them is the possibility to control the Smart TVs in your home with just your voice. We told you what you need to do to get it.

The truth is that this is the most helpful and shows that Amazon is trying to offer every possible opportunity for users to get the most out of their investment (whether they have a basic model of these speakers or one of the smaller dots). The thing is, quite simpleWith a simple command, you can do everything from changing channels to turning off the TV without even lifting a finger while leaving the room.

Of course, there is one thing you should keep in mind: so that everything we comment on can be done, the TV you have must be compatible with Alexa. This is something you can check in the owner’s manual, or if you can’t get it, ask the manufacturer if it’s possible. Otherwise, you cannot logically take advantage of the functionality available for the Echo.

Use your Amazon Echo with Smart TVs

You must have the Alexa app installed on your phone or tablet to achieve the corresponding synchronization. Available for both iOS when it comes Android and is very intuitive to use. If you already have this, you should follow the instructions below to achieve the desired results:

• Open the Alexa app and on the home screen you will find a section called Manage TV and video settings (if you don’t see it here, click the More icon at the bottom, you will definitely find it here).
• You get to a screen with a huge list of options and nothing more than Skills that should work with the Alexa voice assistant that Amazon Echo from different manufacturers includes by default.

• You should check until you find your own manufacturer. For example, Sony is called Sony’s TV or TCL is called TCL Assistant.
• Click on the selected and confirm that you want to install it. Wait a few seconds, no more and you will have everything. Now you will be able to execute the corresponding commands by executing the usual voice command to launch Alexa with the speakers.
• You’re done.

Types of commands I can use depends on skill You will be able to see what you can do with the sound in the data of the plugin you have installed, as they are not the same in type or number between what Xiaomi models offer and those of Samsung, so be sure to review the available information.