Downloading apps on your Fire TV using VoiceView

Опубликовано 16 ноября 2023, 23:05

*Transcript with Visual Description*

Welcome to Fire TV. In this video, we explain how to download apps and stream content using VoiceView on your Fire TV device.

VoiceView is the screen reader that speaks on-screen text out loud on Amazon devices. As a reminder, to turn on VoiceView, press and hold the *Back* and *Menu* buttons on your Alexa Voice Remote for about two seconds and you will hear “VoiceView Ready,” indicating VoiceView is now running.

Pressing those buttons again will turn VoiceView off.

To learn more about the location of buttons and their functions, check out the video, “Using Your Fire TV: Identifying your Fire TV Remote” on the different Alexa Voice Remotes for Fire TV devices.

To find additional apps and streaming services, go to the More Apps and Channels button on the Main Menu bar. To get there, press the *Home* button on your Alexa Voice Remote. That will take you to the Home button on the Main Menu bar. From there, scroll right to More Apps and Channels.

Once there, press *Select* to display a selection of applications to download, as well as ones you’ve already downloaded. If you can’t find the app you want to download, scroll down to the App Library box.

In the App Library Box, you will get the full list of applications currently installed on your Fire TV and many more not installed yet.

For example, to download the Prime Video app, scroll down to access the list of apps, then right until you hear Prime Video. Press *Select* to open the app’s detail page. VoiceView will read the app description.

When the detail page opens, you will automatically land on the Download button. Below the Download button is a row of Trailers and Screenshots featured in the app. Underneath that is a row of other popular apps that customers also bought. Further down are customer reviews.

Press *Select* and the app will begin downloading. This process should only take a few seconds. VoiceView will say the status of the download out loud. When the download is complete, VoiceView will say “Ready to launch.”

Press *Select* to open the app and log in or set up an account.

Other apps follow this same pattern for downloading and opening.

Interested in learning more about Fire TV accessibility features? Watch our videos on using VoiceView to explore your Fire TV layout and finding movies and TV shows with VoiceView.

For more how-to videos and information about accessibility, visit: amazon.com/accessibility.