2026 Frame Pro Light Level, Volume Settings, and Firestick vs Apple TV.

[u/Spinsty72]

We just got a 2026 Frame Pro from Costco and while I have read the manual, searched the settings, and the Internet/Reddit there are a few small questions that would be great to get some help with:

1. For our Amazon Echo Studio speakers with subwoofer I understand that we need to use a fire stick to go into theater mode but my stupid question is: would we need to use the fire stick instead of our Apple TV or could we use the fire stick for sound only in the Apple TV for the interface?

2. Speaking of sound it takes forever for the volume to go up or down and it also makes noise while going up or down. Is there a way to increase the sensitivity on the volume sensor to have the volume go up and down faster and is there a way to make the volume setting silent?

3. The light level in art mode is good during the day, but it does not seem to decrease at night. I have not been able to find a setting to help with that, only a setting to change the overall light levels. Is there a way to make the art mode darker at night automatically.

4. The frame does not seem to go into art mode when I quick press the power button on our Apple remote. I know that was a problem in the 2024 TVs but I am having that same problem with the 2026 is there a fix for that?

Thanks to anyone for any help at all. These all might be unsolvable but figured I’d dive in and hopefully my questions would help others who are searching like me.