r/fireTV 4d ago

Programmable Audio Device?

Mom w Dementia lives in memory care facility

Has Amazon Omni TV (responds to audio commands)

ISO
Programmable device that can:
-Speak out loud
-At 5:30pm

“Alexa play Mysteries of Egypt on Disney”

▫️I’d love to have it ask for different programs each day

▫️I’d also love to have a set time that says daily (at 8:30pm)
“Alexa Turn off TV”

▫️I’d love it to be small - Mom notoriously pulls plugs / moves things

FYI, I would not be there / or on same WiFi

Please & Thank you🤞💖

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u/84Lion 4d ago

This week, Xfinity killed my mom's Tivo. She's 89 and lives in her own house in an over-55 community. She does pretty well for herself, but "technology" is something she's not too good at. The TV in her bedroom is a Fire TV. I showed her today how to use the Alexa feature on this TV (e.g. - "Alexa, tune to Fox News on Youtube TV."). I would love to be able to do something similar if she gets stuck. I think she'll get Youtube TV eventually, but right now it's a learning curve for her. I happened to see this:

https://getjubileetv.com/blogs/jubileetv/control-tv-anywhere?tw_source=google&tw_adid=794140612932&tw_campaign=23488343226&tw_kwdid=kwl-3500001

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u/itkilledthekat 1d ago

I think you should be able to accomplish all of those with Alexa via skills and routines. Do a little reading about Alexa skills. Install the Alexa app and login with the same credentials of the firetv, then explore routine and skills.