Happen to be a Dish customer and also have an Amazon Echo or Tap device? We have some good news.
Dish on Monday announced that its Wally receivers and Hopper DVRs now play nice with Alexa, the virtual personal assistant that powers Amazon's Echo, Echo Dot, and Tap speakers. The integration will let you control your Hopper or Wally with just your voice.
Once you get it set up (instructions below), you'll be able to ask Alexa to navigate, play, pause, fast forward, rewind, and search content based on channel, title, actor, or genre. You can say things like "Alexa, change the channel to ESPN," "Alexa, find The Big Bang Theory," "Alexa, search for comedies," "Alexa, skip forward," "Alexa, rewind 30 seconds," and more. The universal search function works across Dish's live, recorded, and on-demand titles, plus Netflix.
Dish said it's the first TV provider to offer "direct compatibility" with Alexa.
"We think this is a big step forward for the television experience, and that customers will love this new voice functionality on Dish," Amazon Alexa Director Rob Pulciani said in a statement.
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The feature works with all internet-connected Hopper and Wally devices. You'll also need an Echo, Echo Dot, or Amazon Tap.
To set it up, just enable Dish TV in the Alexa app (open the app, select Music, Video & Books > Dish TV > Enable Skill). From there, turn on your Hopper or Wally, go to Menu > Settings > Amazon Alexa > Get Code. Then, enter the code into the Alexa app, select Activate, and click Done. Finally, select your desired Hopper or Wally receiver from the list of discoverable devices in the Alexa app and press Link Devices. For more information about the integration, head here.
Meanwhile, Dish also today announced that its Dish Anywhere app is now available on Amazon Fire TV devices. This allows Hopper customers to watch all their live and recorded content, plus on-demand titles from any TV via the Fire TV or Fire TV Stick. The Dish Anywhere app is already available on phones, tablets, and computers and now Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick are the first media players to support the app.
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