Amazon "Fire TV Stick" convenient remote control application settings [happy own Wi-Fi "do not understand"! ]-INTERNET Watch

　In the skillful usage article, he explains how to improve the airwaves of his own Wi-Fi, but the time spent in his home has increased due to the prevalence of novel coronavirus's infection (COVID-19). According to a report by colleague magazine AV Watch on July 14, "the utilization of paid animation delivery services is highlighted by Amazon." Just as going out is self-discipline and video viewing has greatly increased, VOD (video-on-demand) services, which are free to enjoy movies and programs online, are very popular.

　Therefore, it explains the Amazon "Fire TV Stick", which is popular because of the increase in time at home. Because there is no pick-up in the bag, there is also a bit of a mystery if you don't know.

「Fire TV Stick」をWi-Fiに接続する設定は完了。今回はちょっと便利なリモコンアプリを設定しよう

　It was not until last time that Fire TV Stick was able to connect to Wi-Fi in the 5 GHz band to watch video. From this time on, let's explain how to use Fire TV Stick more easily and proficiently.

　Fire TV Stick comes with a special remote control, but there is a "remote control app" (the official name is "Amazon Fire TV", which can be called here because it's confusing), and you can do the same with a smartphone. Text entry becomes easy when searching and managing applications you are using, so be sure to use it.

　In the content retrieval, the voice input is simple, but there are also cases where the text input is more accurate and faster. I hope it can be used differently. In addition, smartphones certainly don't have infrared, so smartphone apps can't control the power and volume of the TV.

　When you start an installed application, the set Fire TV Stick in the same LAN should be displayed. When selected and logged in, the 4-digit number used for pairing is displayed, so it is registered when entered into the application.

Amazon Fire TVアプリ起動直後の画面。セットアップ済みのFire TV Stickが表示されるアカウントでのサインインを確認Fire TV Stickの画面に4桁のコードが表示される4桁のコードをアプリに入力するこれがリモコンアプリの画面。付属リモコンと併用して使える

　The convenience of the remote control app is that you can enter text on a familiar smartphone. After selecting a left from the menu on the main screen and displaying the search screen, press the button to move the cursor to the key section. In this way, characters can be entered from the smartphone.

　When characters are entered, candidates for predictive conversion are displayed. When the button is selected through the down button, the search is performed.

ホーム画面で左にある検索を選ぶリモコンアプリで文字入力中の画面文字を入力したら、スマホの画面で［←（iOSは戻るボタン）］を押してカーソルキーを表示し、予測変換候補を選ぶ。マイクアイコンからは音声入力も可能文字入力後にFire TV Stickの画面には予測変換候補が表示される。スマホからだと文字入力や漢字変換がラクだコンテンツが検索される

　Retrieval through text input is also convenient in web browsers. In Fire TV Stick, "Silk Browser" and "Firefox" provided by Amazon are available. I hope you choose according to your own preferences. Here, let's use Silk Browser.

ホーム画面の［アプリ］にある［ブラウザ］から、2種類のウェブブラウザーをインストールできる「Silk Browser」を起動したところ。設定のため下にスクロールする

　In the initial setup, the search engine is "Bing". Let's change this to Google.

［設定］を選ぶ［詳細設定］を選ぶ［検索エンジン］を選ぶ［Google］を選択。もちろん好みで決めてもらってOK[*1]

[* 1]. Google and Yahoo! JAPAN (active use of Google search technology) should know that "Bing" is a search engine provided by Microsoft, "Baidu" is for China, and "DuckDuckGo" is a privacy search engine that does not collect any personal information.

　After changing the settings, let's determine whether the search will actually be done on Google.

右側にスマホ画面を重ねてみた。複雑な文字列でもスマホなら入力が簡単Googleでの検索結果が表示されるリモコンの音声入力（Alexa）ボタンで発声して認識させるとこんな感じこの場合、まずコンテンツの検索結果が表示され、下の［アプリ内を検索］でSilk Browserを選ぶとウェブブラウザーでの検索結果がされる

　Searching for text messages on large TV screens is also surprisingly convenient. When you want to end the application, use the remote control's back button to return to the initial screen, and then press the back button to end.