In today’s consumer electronics world, including televisions, streaming devices, and various appliances that require user interaction, remotes serve as essential tools to ensure ease of use. Over time, inevitable wear and tear causes remotes to break or get lost, and the devices they control become obsolete. When this happens, purchasing new remotes or looking for ways to interface existing remotes from other Amazon devices with new equipment is often necessary.
Amazon devices run the Amazon Fire TV operating system, which all rely on remotes to interact with the user. Here, we’ll cover the various remotes and their compatibility within the Amazon family of devices:
Amazon devices with remote controls
Amazon devices run the Amazon Fire TV operating system and rely on remotes to interact with the user.
- Streaming devices: Amazon’s streaming devices, such as the Fire TV Stick series and Fire TV Cube, have dedicated remotes designed for optimal navigation, playback control, and integration with Alexa for voice commands.
- Amazon TVs: TVs with Amazon’s Fire TV operating system, such as Fire TVs or some Toshiba and Insignia models, come with remotes that simplify streaming and allow direct control of TV settings.
- Echo Show 15: While interaction with the device is mostly via touchscreen and voice commands, some functions can be controlled remotely, keeping with Amazon’s principle of controlling interconnected devices.
Amazon remotes control compatibility list
Remote controls also change as devices are constantly improved and new features are added. Amazon decided to optimize the remotes to make it easier for users to navigate, so in 2021, they released two universal remotes:
- Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Generation) – a remote that works with most of the latest generation Fire TV devices
- Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced, the main purpose of this remote is to control TVs with Fire TV OS.
In 2022, a new universal remote control, Alexa Voice Remote Pro, was introduced for most devices.
A word about compatibility: Since remote controls use both infrared signals and a Bluetooth connection, basic commands are usually compatible, such as changing channels and audio controls, but not all remote controls can connect to Bluetooth for full control, so it’s best to buy a compatible remote remote control for your device.
| Remote | Release year | Streaming media devices | Smart TVs | by Amazon original | by Amazon Replacement |
| Alexa Voice Remote Pro | 2022 | Fire TV Cube (3rd Generation) Fire TV Cube (2nd Generation) Fire TV Cube (1st Generation) Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Generation) Fire TV Stick 4K Max (1st Generation) Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Generation) Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Generation) Fire TV Stick (3rd Generation) Fire TV Stick (2nd Generation) Fire TV Stick Lite Fire TV (3rd Generation, Pendant Design) | Fire TV Omni QLED Series Fire TV Omni Series Fire TV 4-Series Fire TV 2-Series Toshiba Smart 4K UHD TV – Fire TV Toshiba Smart HD 1080p TV – Fire TV Toshiba Smart 4K UHD with Dolby Vision – Fire TV Insignia Smart 4K UHD TV – Fire TV Insignia Class F20 Series Smart HD 720p – Fire TV | ||
| Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Generation) | 2021 | Echo Show 15 Fire TV Cube (3rd Generation) Fire TV Cube (2nd Generation) Fire TV Cube (1st Generation) Fire TV Stick 4K Max (1st Generation) Fire TV Stick 4K (2nd Generation) Fire TV Stick 4K (1st Generation) Fire TV Stick (3rd Generation) Fire TV Stick (2nd Generation) Fire TV Stick Lite Fire TV (3rd Generation, Pendant Design) | |||
| Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced | 2021 | Fire TV Cube (3rd Generation) Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Generation) | Fire TV Omni QLED Series Fire TV Omni Series Fire TV 4-Series Fire TV 2-Series | ||
| Voice Remote Control (2nd GEN) | 2018 | Fire TV Stick Lite Fire TV Stick 2020 Releasу Fire TV Stick (2nd Gen) Fire TV Stick 4K Fire TV Cube (2nd Gen) Fire TV Cube (1st Gen) | Amazon Fire TV (3rd Gen) | ||
| Voice Remote Lite (2nd GEN) | 2021 | Fire TV Stick Lite | not sold separately | ||
| Voice Remote Lite (1nd GEN) | 2020 | Fire TV Stick Lite | not sold separately | ||
| Alexa Voice Remote (1nd GEN) | 2014 | Fire TV Stick (1st Gen) Fire TV Cube Amazon Fire TV | |||
| Remote for Amazon Fire TV Stick | 2014 | Fire TV Stick | discontinued |
Alexa remote control review
Here’s a quick look at the remotes that come with Amazon devices or are sold separately.
Alexa Voice Remote Pro
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Alexa Voice Remote Pro represents the pinnacle of innovation in Amazon’s line of remote controls, offering advanced features beyond basic device control. This remote control enriches the user’s experience with many unique features:
- Remote Finder: Find your remote if you’ve lost it. You can find the remote using Alexa or through the app. A prerequisite is to connect the remote control to a device located in the same account; The remote control must be within 10 meters (30 feet) of the device it is connected to. The search takes place via Bluetooth; After receiving the search command, the remote control starts making a sound for 5 minutes or until you find it and press any button.
- Motion activated lighting. Designed with user comfort in mind, the remote control features backlighting that activates in response to motion, making it easy to navigate while watching movies in low-light conditions.
- Customizable Buttons: For added personalization, the remote has two buttons that users can program to create shortcuts to their favorite channels, apps, or specific Alexa commands, making it easier to access your preferred content.
- Headphone Connectivity: A new dedicated headphone button lets you quickly connect Bluetooth headphones for private listening.
- Voice commands using Alexa. By pressing the microphone button, users can use Alexa to search for shows, launch apps, adjust volume, and even control compatible smart home devices with voice commands.
- Compatibility of the remote control with other brands. The remote works with third party TVs that use Fire TV as their OS, such as Insignia, Toshiba and Hisense.
Alexa Voice Remote (3rd Generation)
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Standard remote for most Amazon devices, Compatible with Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire TV Stick (2nd generation and later), Fire TV Stick 4K (1st generation and later), Fire TV Stick 4K Max (1st generation and later) newer), Fire TV Cube (1st generation and newer), Fire TV (3rd generation pendant design) and Echo Show 15.
Not compatible with Fire TV (1st and 2nd generation), Fire TV Stick (1st generation), or Fire TV Edition smart TVs.
A voice remote control with Bluetooth connection allows you to control devices with your voice or by pressing buttons.
Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced
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Remote control for devices with large screens, TVs. Designed specifically to work with OS Fire TV. Works with the TV via Bluetooth and, as usual, via infrared signals. Only compatible with Fire TV Omni Series, Fire TV Omni QLED Series, Fire TV 4-Series and Fire TV 2-Series smart TVs, as well as Fire TV Cube (3rd generation) and Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd generation).
Not compatible with most Fire TV streaming media players, other smart TVs, or Echo Show 15.
Voice Remote Control (2nd GEN)
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Standard voice remote for some Amazon devices.
Compatible with Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire TV Stick 2020 version, Fire TV Stick (2nd generation), Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Cube (2nd generation), Fire TV Cube (1st generation) and Amazon Fire TV (3rd generation, Pendant design). Not compatible with Amazon Fire TV (1st and 2nd generation), Fire TV Stick (1st generation), or Amazon Fire TV Edition.
Alexa Voice Remote (1nd GEN)
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The first voice remote to control Amazon devices, this remote focused on voice control.
Compatible with Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube and Amazon Fire TV. Not compatible with Amazon Fire TV Stick Lite, Amazon Fire TV Stick 2020 version, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, or Amazon Fire TV Edition smart TVs.
