How to Connect Alexa to Smart TV – Things are much simpler in the United States. As I said before, among the questions you can ask in Alexa are those that allow youto control your TV using voice commands.
By integrating with the smart assistant of the e-commerce giant,itacts as a bridge and lets you turn on and control your TV with simple voice commands.
If you’re wonderinghow to connect Alexa to your TV, know that, at least for now, you should have a little luck.
At the moment, in fact, only a fewTV modelsfrom a small group of producers are supported version ofAlexa. This situation should change quickly once producers releaseSkill Alexa, already available in the US and UK, as well as in our country.
Until then, however, if you want to connect Alexa to your TV, you must first make sure your TV model is compatible with Amazon’s voice assistant.
This can be done in several ways: you can check on the manufacturer’s website or contact support; you can search the Internet or Amazon and, among the TVs available, look for TVs with theWorks with Alexalabel.
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How to connect Alexa to Smart TV
As I said before, if you want to turn off your TV with Alexa or control it in every way (change channels, increase or decrease volume, and so on),
You will have to have one of the compatible models from manufacturers who have already released theirAlexa Skillsin the store.
If not, you can stillconnect Alexa to the TVusing the trick, which I’ll explain in a minute. It may sound trivial, but at the moment it is one of the few ways to sync your TV with theAmazon Echovoice assistant and control its functions using simple voice commands. In short, if you want to say goodbye to the remote, you probably have to wait a little longer (but not necessarily).
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- Sync your smart TV with Alexa
- The smart plug trick
How to Sync your smart TV with Alexa
To connect Alexa to your TV, you must first of all make sure that you have sufficientskillsto control your voice assistant via Echo.
In the first few weeks, onlySamsung,LGandSonyprovided users with everything they needed to sync select TVs with Amazon’s voice assistant.
After checking the compatibility of the manufacturer and model of the TV, you can proceed to the action.
To check compatibility, carefully read the technical specifications of the TV on the manufacturer’s official website.
For example, witha Samsung TV, you first need to sync it withthe SmartThings hubby downloading the app from the Smart TV store and following the on-screen setup wizard. Then you need to add the device tothe Alexa appand start syncing.
The same procedure forSony smart TV: in the case of a compatible model from a Japanese manufacturer.
You will have to downloadthe Configuring TV control app with Alexaand follow the procedure without skipping any steps. You can then adjust the volume and change channels without using the remote control.
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Smart Plug trick With Alexa
If, on the other hand, you have much more limited needs and wantto turn your TV on and offwith a single voice command, you can connect Alexa to your TV using thesmart jack.
There are dozens of smart plugs that connect to the Internet and are compatible with Amazon’s AI assistant: in this buying guide, I will describe some of the features that many have found to be the best of their kind.
So if all you want to do is control the power of your TV with Alexa, buy the smart jack that works for you, sync it with your smartphone, and give it a name that’s easy to remember (maybe just “TV”).
From now on, you just have to say“Alexa, turn on your TV” or“Alexa turn off your TV” to succeed in achieving your goal.
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