Amazon’s Bringing Meaningful Accessibility Improvements to Fire TV

Amazon has announced that its Dual Audio feature for Fire TV, which lets viewers listen through a hearing aid while others in the room experience standard sound from a TV’s speakers. It will be available first on the company’s latest Fire TV Omni Mini LED. Dual Audio uses the audio streaming feature on hearing aids.

Customers with the audio streaming feature on will be able to listen to streaming content simultaneously with others using two different audio outputs for a more communal viewing experience. The company is enabling devices including the Fire TV Omni Mini LED Series, Fire TV Omni QLED Series, Fire TV Cube, Fire TV 4-Series, Fire TV 2-Series, and Fire TV Omni Series to use this feature.

How to enable Dual Audio on the Fire TV Omni Mini LED:

*Pressing and holding the Home button on your remote

*Go to Settings–Accessibility

*Turn on the Dual Audio feature to pair a compatible hearing aid to the TV to begin streaming

How to set up a hearing aid with Fire TV:

*Go to Settings–Accessibility

*Choose the Hearing Aids section and the select Add Hearing Aids

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