In Fire TV Stick, applications are easy to start! Menu and remote control update!

Make your own Wi-Fi 's "I don't know" happy!

[proficiency] the 73rd

　In the skillful usage article, he explains how to improve the airwaves of his own Wi-Fi, but the time spent at home has increased due to the prevalence of novel coronavirus's infection (COVID-19). The utilization rate of paid video delivery service is highlighted by Amazon, according to a report by colleague magazine AV Watch on July 14, 2020. Just as going out is self-discipline and video viewing has greatly increased, VOD (video-on-demand) services, which are free to enjoy movies and programs online, are very popular.

　Therefore, it explains the Amazon "Fire TV Stick", which is popular because of the increase in time at home. Because there is no instruction manual on the package, you will be a little fascinated if you don't know it. In the commentary in the first half, Fire TV Stick can connect to its own Wi-Fi in the 5-GHz band. For those who want to set up in the future, please start reading from there.

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Fire TV Stick's new menu makes applications easier to use

　This time, let's introduce the user interface of the new menu in Fire TV Stick. In the latest third-generation Fire TV Stick, it has taken on a new look since December 2020, while Fire TV Stick4K seems to finally need to be updated around mid-April 2021. There are already a lot of people who should have a new menu.

　At first glance, the situation where you can see the new menu is that the menu at the top of the screen has been moved to the center so far. A new "find" menu has been prepared, and the commonly used APP is also queued up on the menu. So far, the keyword "search" that moves the menu to the left and displays has been moved into "find". Of course, voice search is also possible.

　Although there are some changes in the representation of "setting", which is often used in serialization, there is almost no change except for the hue to gray after entering the setting screen, so I hope to refer to previous reports in the future. After pressing the main button for a long time, the steps for you to access the Settings menu and Mirror through shortcuts have not changed.

　The home page says, "you might be interested." "this list has been prepared a lot, and the recommendation function has been enhanced. Watch the history and the seventh paragraph of "Family" move down slightly. The gatekeeper list (features, such as bookmarks) may be difficult to find, but rest assured, as it is moved to the "library".

Display a menu for the profile of up to 6 people

　Another major change is that multiple profiles can be set up to 6, so that you can manage the menu display separately. This will be a convenient feature when family members share a Fire TV Stick.

　Watch list and app display needless to say, recommendation and viewing history can be switched by profile. The switching screen of personal data can be displayed by turning the power back on, sleep recovery, the icon at the leftmost end of the main menu, the long press of the home button, etc. Unable to set password at present, privacy is not protected, please pay attention to use.

　The six applications displayed on the main menu are free to change, so it is convenient to register commonly used applications. You can follow these steps to set up.

[* 1]. Applications not shown here (applications and games) will be displayed when installed from the Application Library or the Application Store

A new remote control with four application buttons has also appeared.

　The "Alexa corresponding speech recognition remote control (3rd generation)" with an application button in the lower part of the remote control goes on sale for 2980 yen, as well as a combination with the third generation Fire TV Stick (4980 yen). The program list button is also newly set up. Let's introduce it together.

　Currently, if you want to use it on the Fire TV Stick4K, there is no package for sale, so you need to buy the remote control separately and add it.

　There are four new app buttons at the bottom of the remote control: Prime Video, Netflix, DAZN and Amazon Music. As long as you have this remote control, these services can be started with one click, so there is no need to display it on the main menu.

　On the right side of the mass, a new button has been added to display the currently published program, which can be displayed from the Live tab of the main menu. For actual use, you need to install and set up applications that are being released live.

　The initial settings and usage of the "LIVE" tab are explained on the "LIVE" tab of "Amazon" Fire TV Stick in this series. Please refer to.

　It's the fastest to access the main applications that support live streaming from here.

This lesson (key point)

New menus for Fire TV Stick are being released in turn. The setting project is the same as before, and a new remote control with four application buttons is also on sale.

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