A very capable or very economical device is useless if then the user experience does not match expectations. That is why software is so important and that is why Amazon improves what it has already offered with its Fire TV . This is what you will find from now on.
Amazon Fire TV and its big update
When it comes to improving the experience offered by a product, you have two options: do it through a hardware or software update. With the new Amazon Fire TVs just presented it was clear that the option was the second and that Amazon has done. The company has released the biggest update for its devices and there are interesting changes.
To start the home screen , the first thing you find as soon as you start one of your compatible devices, it has been completely redesigned and it is appreciated. Not that it was bad before, but it is true that now everything is much clearer and with a greater visual appeal.
In addition, the main menu is in the center of the screen, which gives access to the start, the search option, the library and your main or most used applications in a much faster way than until now.
Striking changes are also introduced in the search option . The first is that when you log in, you can quickly choose what you want to search for. A small first classification that helps you better filter what you are looking for. For example, if you want to search for a movie or a series then you select that box. Then you will see that there is a second filter with other recommended subcategories such as action movies, comedies, horror, etc.
Of course, the best of all, especially when the use of the device is shared between different users at home, is the arrival of profiles. Something that is requested a lot from other operating systems such as tvOS from Apple TV. Here you can create up to six profiles for six different users you can create in this new version of the Fire TV operating system. That, as you can imagine, will allow no one to affect your viewing history, recommendations, watchlists or live television preferences if they have different tastes than yours.
Alexa also improves in the new version of the Fire TV
Alexa we could say that it is practically the core of any current Amazon product. Its voice assistant offers many advantages and a very outstanding experience in all types of scenarios, especially those that refer to the use of smart speakers or the control of the television.
In this new update of the Fire TV operating system, the Alexa voice assistant also receives its dose of news . To begin with, the options for controlling aspects such as access to installed applications or services, content searches or recommendations have been improved. Although now it also supports others based on these new features, such as the possibility of changing user profiles just by requesting it via voice command.
In this way, if before you could forget to use the remote control just by linking Alexa to your TV, now you can do much more. So each and every Fire TV that Amazon sells with support for Alexa becomes much more attractive. Although we admit that for us the most interesting of all, despite having a higher price, will continue to be the Fire TV Cube.
How to update your Fire TV
To update your Fire TV and enjoy the new version of the operating system, you just have to do the following:
- Go to Settings within your Fire TV
- Select My Fire TV
- Then click on the About option
- Finally, click on Check for system updates
The system will search for any updates that are available on Amazon’s servers. If it finds it, it will give you the option to download and install. So you just have to accept and once it is finished you will be able to enjoy all these news.