Amazon Fire TV devices are getting a whole new update to improve their interface, and it seems to be learning a lesson from Amazon's Echo Show line of smart displays, like the Echo Show 5 and the new Echo Show 10. The new update includes the What Amazon calls "visual experiences on Fire TV," meaning that a paired Alexa device can use your Fire TV streamer to display "music, local search, calendar, smart home cameras, to-do lists, or weather forecast on the your TV screen.While your roommates or family may complain if you constantly mention weather forecasts or trivial matters during a movie, you may find it useful to have this kind of smart display feature on your TV screen, especially since you don't you'll need to purchase a smart display to get it Users will also need to precede voice commands with "Alexa, show me..." for it to appear on the TV, and you'll need to have your Fire TV device and Alexa speaker paired in the Alexa app. It should also be more intuitive to navigate the Fire TV interface via voice, with new controls available for switching to the "Watchlist" or "Home" tab, and the ability to control music playback in Amazon Apps. Music and Spotify from Fire TV. The changes will require an Amazon Echo or similar to retrieve hands-free voice commands, but that means you won't find yourself fumbling around for your Fire TV Stick's Alexa remote to turn on the TV or find the information you need. All Fire TV devices, of course, come with a dedicated Alexa remote, most of which include TV and volume controls, though the cheaper Fire TV Stick Lite model doesn't.