Amazon Ember Mini-LED Series / Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series (2024)

This model has a built-in far-field microphone, which is the hardware hands-free voice control uses.

What a far-field mic does →

Amazon's product page says you can "Ask Alexa to play shows, set timers, and more hands-free, even when the screen is off", and describes a switch "that electronically disconnects the microphones". Its comparison table ticks "Hands-free with Alexa" for the Mini-LED Series.

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This model is still receiving firmware/platform updates.

What that actually means for your TV →

Amazon's Software Security Updates page lists the Amazon Ember Mini-LED Series and Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series 55, 65, 75 and 85-inch with security updates until at least 31 December 2030, or at least four years from purchase if bought new from Amazon, whichever is later. Amazon says this isn't a guarantee of how long the device will last.

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This model has Amazon's ACR feature (branded "Automatic Content Recognition"), which analyses on-screen content — including over HDMI — to identify what's playing.

What ACR is and how to turn it off →

Amazon's help page says that when ACR is enabled on a Fire TV smart TV, Amazon identifies what you watch through connected devices such as a cable box, and that it is managed at Settings → Preferences → Privacy Settings → Automatic Content Recognition. Amazon doesn't say whether it is on by default. Enabling it on one Fire TV device doesn't enable it on others.

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Whether this model looks for other devices on your home network hasn't been confirmed from a citable source yet.

How to put a TV on its own network →

No model-specific primary source confirming or ruling out local-network device scanning was found for this model.