Panasonic W85B (2025, UK)

Year: 2025
Software: Fire TV
Screen: QLED
Sizes: 43, 50, 55 and 65 inches
Region: UK
Model numbers in the sources: TV-50W85BEY

Built-in far-field microphone

No TV mic

This model has no built-in far-field microphone — voice control goes through the remote.

Panasonic's UK spec list gives "Alexa Built-in: Y (with Remote)" and lists the included remote as "Bluetooth/embedded microphone". The product information sheet couldn't be opened to confirm.

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Security vulnerabilities in Fire TV

Unverified

Firmware support status hasn't been confirmed for this model from a citable source yet.

What that actually means for your TV →

Panasonic's UK pages give no update period, and the W85B isn't on Panasonic's 2025 UK or Europe firmware download pages. Checked 19 Oct 2026.

Automatic content recognition (ACR), including over HDMI

Unverified

Whether this model runs ACR hasn't been confirmed from a citable source yet.

What ACR is and how to turn it off →

This model runs Fire TV. Amazon documents its content recognition setting on US help pages only. Its UK privacy page says smart TVs with Fire TV can send Amazon information about broadcast TV watched through the aerial or satellite inputs, with an opt-out under Settings > Preferences > Privacy Settings.

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Looks for other devices on your home network

Unverified

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 Panasonic or Amazon source describes this model scanning other devices on the local network.

Settings for Fire TV

ACR settings: Automatic Content Recognition, Device Usage Data, Collect App Usage Data and Broadcast Live TV Data (UK).

Fire TV shows ads in its own menus. They can't be turned off, but there are settings that change how they're personalised. Source ↗

Fire TV settings guide: ACR and ads on every brand's Fire TV models → It lists them once for every model with this software. Software updates can reset these settings, so check again after an update.

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