How Do You Watch TV On Echo Show & What Video Apps Are Available?
Amazon's Echo Show smart displays are an excellent addition to any home, especially if you want a quick and easy way to watch TV. When Amazon launched its first Echo Show in 2017, the smart display was initially met with mixed reactions. Adding a display to the Alexa experience made it objectively more useful, but the bland design, limited touchscreen functionality, and high price made it a tough sell.
Thankfully, the Echo Show has improved a lot in the years since then. Not only has Amazon released more models with improved hardware and more accessible prices, but their functionality is better than ever. From making Zoom calls to watching the live feed of a security camera, the possibilities with Echo Show today are insurmountable.
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One feature every Echo Show owner should know how to do is watch TV. Streaming video services are everywhere these days, and along with being on your phone and TV, they're also on the Echo Show. There are a couple of ways to start watching TV on an Echo Show, the easiest of which is to say, 'Alexa, go to video home.' This takes users to a dedicated TV/movie interface. Here, they can browse through available video apps and a collection of TV shows and movies recommended from Amazon Prime Video. Users can also get to this same page by swiping down from the top of the Echo Show's display and tapping 'Video.' Alternatively, Echo Show users can ask Alexa to open a specific video app (such as 'Alexa, open Netflix').
Once you're on this Video page, what exactly will Echo Show users find there? Unsurprisingly, the biggest TV app on the Echo Show is Amazon Prime Video. Along with it having a dedicated app on the Echo Show,
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