With the Alexa Voice Remote Pro for Fire TV, you can control the Bluetooth sound output by pressing the headphone button while the program is running. Thats how it works.
If you have the new Alexa voice remote control Pro, you can not only see all the controls in the dark and look for your remote control via Alexa – the relatively expensive additional gadget for Amazon Fire TV can do even more:
The inconspicuous button with the headphone symbol in the upper right corner of the remote control lets you easily switch the output device for the sound via Bluetooth while a film is playing, without having to interrupt the home cinema experience and have to dig through various menus .
With this, the Fire TV, at least when using the Alexa Voice Remote Pro, comes a little closer to the previously unbeatable usability of an Apple TV, which offers to switch to the AirPods at the touch of a button as soon as they are touched.
Netzwelt explains step by step how you can easily switch from the Bluetooth boxes to your headphones without interruption during the series marathon:
In another tutorial, we’ll explain how to remap the app buttons on the Fire TV remote control.
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