TCL T6C (2025, UK)

Year: 2025
Software: Fire TV
Screen: QLED
Sizes: 43, 50, 55, 65, 75 and 85 inches
Region: UK
Model numbers in the sources: 55T6C-UK, 85T6C-UK

Built-in far-field microphone

No TV mic

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

TCL's product information sheets for the 55T6C-UK and 85T6C-UK say "Voice recognition sensor available: NO". The manual puts the microphone in the remote: the voice button "Activates the microphone on the remote".

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Security vulnerabilities in Fire TV

Supported

This model is still receiving firmware/platform updates.

What that actually means for your TV →

TCL's UK security statement gives a support period of 3 years from first supply in 2025, ending 31 December 2027. Its product information sheet separately promises software and firmware updates for at least 8 years after the model stops being sold.

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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 →

Amazon documents Fire TV content recognition on its 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 TCL 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 ↗

All TCL TV settings, by software version → It lists them once for every model with this software. Software updates can reset these settings, so check again after an update.

Each confirmed answer above links to its source. See About & sourcing for how they're checked, and how to report an error.