What Is the Fire TV Ambient Experience?
The Fire TV Ambient Experience transforms a TV into an Alexa-powered smart display when not streaming.
- Select Settings
. - Select Display & Audio.
- If available, the Ambient Experience option appears in the menu.
The following table lists some of the Ambient Experience features:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Display curated art collections as backgrounds. |
Choose backgrounds from curated art collections. You can also use your own personal Amazon Photos. |
| Display Interactive Art.
Note: This feature is only available on Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series TVs.
|
Display artwork that you can interact with through movement. Choose from select interactive backgrounds. |
| Display the time and weather. |
Quickly check the time and weather for your location. |
| Listen to audio in the background. |
While enjoying background art, you can play music, podcasts, and audiobooks from providers such as Amazon Music, Audible, and Spotify.
Note: Some services require a paid subscription.
|
| Use a selection of customizable widgets. |
Display widgets on Ambient Experience. Choose options such as:
Note: Widgets under Fire TV Mini-LED TVs are hidden by default. To show widgets in the Ambient Experience:
|
| Play audio. |
If audio is playing when Ambient Experience is active, a Now Playing indicator appears on the screen. You can use the remote to pause the music or say, "Pause music." To open the full-screen audio experience, select the audio player with the remote. To return to the Ambient Experience, say, "Return to Ambient," or short-press the power button. |
Activate and Deactivate the Ambient Experience
You can activate the Ambient Experience in several ways:
- Alexa Voice button: Short press the Alexa Voice button
on the remote to open the Alexa Shortcuts Panel. Select the Ambient tile to start the Ambient Experience. - Home button: Press and hold the Home
button on the remote to open the Quick Settings menu. Select the Ambient tile to start the Ambient Experience. - Voice: Say, "Go to Ambient Experience."
- Schedule or Routine: Set up Routines for Ambient Experience in the Alexa mobile app. The Ambient Experience Advanced Settings include the ability to set the hours when Ambient Experience is available.
- Idle timeout: Ambient Experience replaces the default screensaver experience and starts after the screensaver advertisements.
Ambient Experience deactivates after:
- You press the Home button .
- You press and hold the Alexa Voice button and give a voice command like, "Go Home" or "Open Prime Video."
- 15 minutes of inactivity on Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Generation or after a few minutes of no user presence detected in room.
- A routine deactivates it.
Adjust Start and Timeout for Ambient Experience
You can adjust when Ambient Experience starts and how long it stays active.
If you haven't set a duration, the Ambient Experience starts after 5 minutes of inactivity and times out after a few minutes of no motion detected in the room.
To adjust start and timeout from Ambient Experience screen:
- Press the Menu button
on your remote. - Select Ambient Preferences.
- Select Advanced Settings.
- Select:
- Ambient Experience Start to adjust how long the device must be inactive before the Ambient Experience launches automatically.
- Ambient Experience Timeout to adjust how long the device must be inactive before the Ambient Experience times out.
- Select the new duration.
To adjust start and timeout from Fire TV Home screen:
- Go to Settings on your Fire TV.
- Select Display & Audio.
- Select Ambient Experience.
- Select Ambient Preferences.
- Select Advanced Settings.
- Select:
- Ambient Experience Start to adjust how long the device must be inactive before the Ambient Experience launches automatically.
- Ambient Experience Timeout to adjust how long the device must be inactive before the Ambient Experience times out.
- Select the new duration.
