Amazon says it will be adding Apple’s AirPlay 2 and Homekit apps to its own Fire Omni and 4-Series TVs. These 4K branded fire TVs, have “Amazon-built” inaccessibility according to the E-commerce giants.

Apple’s Homekit will swerve as a hub to control the tv and other smart appliances for iPhone users that own these TVs. While AirPlay 2 will allow Apple devices to be mirrored from their iPhones, iPads and iMac to the TV screen.

The company says they will be coming “soon” as they ship out today October 28 2021. These TVs have an integrated and seamless interface between the Fire TV software and the physical TVs. This is a typical example of TCL’s TVs and its Roku TV interface, currently the best for ease of use in the market.

The 4-Series TVs are a budget lineup with the picture in picture mode for checking smart home cameras. They easily pair with Amazon’s own Ring doorbell technology. Its highest specification, the 55-inch costs $520 while its lowest the 43-inch costs $370.

Unlike the 4-series TV, the Fire Omini TVs are the premium lineup of these new TVs. They are equipped with hands-free control and far superior image quality. Instead of using remotes for its virtual assistants, this TV relies on its far-field microphones.

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The Fire Omini most expensive model the 75-inch costs $1,100 and its cheapest model, the 43-inch model costs just $410. Sadly, despite their pricey tags, they don’t support the latest HDMI 2.1 features like 4k resolution at 120Hz.

Both the 4-series and Omini series TV has a High Dynamic Range (HDR) in the form of HDR10. However, only the 65 and 75 inches of the Omini series ship with Dolby Vision; Netflix’s most popular HDR.

Amazon is selling convenience with the Fire Omini series TV. Alexa voice control works for these even when the TV is turned off; now that’s worth the price tag. The TV’s Alexa option has other support like increasing/decreasing volume, adjusting brightness etc.

Streaming gets all the glory in these TVs. Fire TV is currently the first to support TikTok on streaming devices in the UK, Germany and France. The company says this feature would soon be available in the United States and Canada.

The E-commerce company looks to fully get into your living space with its Amazon TVs, Fire TV Sticks, Speakers, Prime Video streaming service and Alexa virtual assistant. Now that’s a smart home setup. It seems the support for Apple’s HomeKit and AirPlay 2 will be available via an over the air update.

 

 

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