19 Cool Things Your Echo and Alexa Can Do

Control Your TV with Alexa

If you have a Logitech Harmony remote you can add the Alexa skill to control your TV and other devices with your voice. You'll need a Logitech Harmony remote that includes a hub based remote system. 

Search the Alexa Skills and link the two Harmony skills; Harmony and Harmony - Optimized for the Smart Home. Once you log in and link both you can use Alexa to turn on activities like watching TV, playing Xbox and more. You can also use Harmony to change channels, pause a movie, turn up the volume and more. 

You can even get a soundbar with Alexa built-in to control volume and your Fire TV by voice all in one setup. 

You will need a Logitech Harmony Elite, Harmony Companion or Harmony Hub to make this work. Here's our review of a Logitech Harmony remote.