Always loosing your remote? Now you can skip the remote and use Voice Activation with your Alexa or Amazon Echo device to request a channel change, search for programming, and more.
Use the following steps to set up the Channel Surfer skill on your Alexa or Amazon Echo and use Voice Activation to take your TV experience to a new level.
Load the Channel Surfer into Your Skills of the Amazon Alexa App.
Click on the Channel Surfer Skill and then click Enable. Here you will link your Amazon Alexa account with the Channel Surfer account.
On your TV, click Menu and arrow down to Settings. Arrow right to Apps and then over to Device Code and press OK. Copy the Registration Code into the Amazon Alexa App and click Submit.
For what is currently playing
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer what am I watching”
Change to a channel number
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to tune to channel XXX”
Search
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to find (TV program name)”
Playback control
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to pause”
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to resume”
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to skip ahead 4 minutes”
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to skip back 30 seconds”
Watch previous channel
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to go to the last channel”
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to go to the previous channel”
Weather :
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to show me the weather”
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to show me the weather radar”
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to show me the radar”
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to show me the weather forecast”
“Alexa, ask Channel Surfer to show me the forecast”