Amazon Alexa performs lots of tasks. It has made life comfortable by providing easy access to different types of smart devices and appliances. You can control smart things around your homes such as light bulbs, fans, smart speakers, smart TVs, smart home devices, and more through your voice command. Controlling smart things around you only by using voice commands means making life hassle-free. Apart from all these incredible benefits of Alexa, it can also integrate with your Samsung smart TV for making your streaming experience seamless.
By connecting your Samsung smart TV, you get complete control of your TV. You can adjust volume, explore various TV shows and movies, power on and off, use many apps, and more.
Furthermore, before going ahead for easy integration steps, your home should have an excellent internet connection as these smart devices can’t work correctly with a weak internet connection. You should also have the Alexa and Samsung SmartThings app on your smartphone. If you are an Android device user, you can download these apps from Google Play Store, and if you use an Apple device, you can get these apps on the App Store.
To integrate your Samsung smart TV with Amazon Alexa successfully, follow the below step by step guide.
Set up your TV and Alexa device
First, make sure that your smart TV is ready to work. This step includes turning on the TV, logging into your Samsung account, and connecting the TV to your home internet connection. After setting the TV completely, you have to set your Alexa device. The device should be turned on and should be connected with a stable internet connection. Once you complete all these basic settings, you are all set to go.
Link your TV to SmartThings Hub
After successfully doing the first step, you have to connect your Samsung smart TV to SmartThings Hub. Follow the below steps to connect:
Supply power to the TV. Then turn on the TV by pressing the power button of the remote control.
After turning on the TV, find the Smart Hub by pressing the Menu button on the remote control and selecting your Samsung account.
Now log in to your account. Then open the SmartThing app on your phone and check your Samsung smart TV.
Now your TV and SmartThings Hub are successfully connected.
Launch the apps
After successfully executing all the above steps, you have to launch the SmartThings app and the Alexa app. By launching these apps, you can easily sync your TV with Alexa through your phone. Please note that, while signing in, you have to use the same information for your Samsung account and Amazon account.
Find Samsung TV in the SmartThings app
Open the SmartThings app and locate your Samsung TV. If you face any problem, you can follow the below steps:
First, open the SmartThings app.
After opening the app, find the ‘Device menu’ at the bottom center of the screen.
Now click on the Add Device option. If your TV is powered on, you can quickly locate it on the list.
After finding your TV on the list and pairing it with your phone, select the TV and toggle the button close to it.
Integrate Amazon Alexa to SmartThings
To connect Alexa to SmartThings, enable the SmartThings in the Alexa app and link the accounts with your Samsung account.
Choose your TV in the Alexa app
Finally, we have reached the last step. Open the Alexa app on your phone and choose your TV. Now you are all set to control your Samsung smart TV’s entire functionality through your voice command.
This article includes step by step help to connect Samsung smart TV to Amazon Alexa. Read this guide and learn the steps.
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