Amazon Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote Pro (newest model) with remote finder, TV controls, and backlit buttons

“Better than I hoped it would be”
Ok, I have had this remote now for a good few months and I gotta say, I haven’t ran across any issues what so ever. The voice function works good. The (find my remote) alarm works great. And that function alone is worth buying this thing. These little fire remotes always seem to get lost. They can slide down in couch cushions, get wrapped up in blankets, fall behind beds, or just misplaced in general. So having the ability to ask Alexa where the remote is and she turns on an alarm on the remote itself so you can track it down is perfect. This remote also has back lit keys so you won’t be fumbling around in a dark room trying to make sure you’re hitting the correct buttons. Now the lighted keys only turn on when your fingers brush over the keys. So I’m sure that helps out with battery life, however, this is the only issue I have came across that does put a damper on the remote, is that this thing will drink up batteries very quickly. Not sure how often you will be using your remote, but I can drain a set of triple AAAs in a couple weeks in this remote. Now I shouldn’t have to tell you that batteries in remotes can last for many many months. I have even had some that last for over a year. So when I blow through a set in 2 weeks, you know it’s gonna start costing you. I decided to order a couple sets of rechargeable batteries so I always have a good set to toss in. One thing to note here is if you just leave your remote sitting on your couch or in your bed, some items coming into contact by brushing up against the keys, can cause the lighted keys to turn on. Now this is another reason the batteries can die out more quickly. All in all, looking past these personal things, I still think this remote deserves a 5 star rating. It is definitely better than the old stock remotes that came with the old sticks and cubes. And the added blank buttons that allow you to program in what apps you want to open for personalization is a game changer. Do I think this remote is a bit overpriced? Yes. But like most things, if you really want it, you pay the price. Would i suggest this to others? Yes. And I already have gotten a few of my friends to upgrade to this remote. They dig it also. Just make sure that if you buy a cover for this, that it is the correct cover to fit this remote specifically. Covers for the other fire remotes will not fit this one as they are about a half inch different in length, and the button layouts are different. I do hope this review helps some of you out trying to decide if this is worth buying.

Back-lit buttons did it for me!
I recently purchased an Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K to eliminate an issue I had with my Vizio “Smart” 4K TV freezing up with apps, specifically Netflix. Problem solved (I’ll review the Fire TV Stick 4K separately..it’s great!).The remote that came with the Fire TV Stick 4k (on the left in the picture) worked great. Paired easily with my TV, Fire Stick and Alexa-enabled Echo Dot speaker. It really lacked only one thing that I wanted…back-lit buttons. I use this in my bedroom and at night in a dark room, fumbling to find the buttons was a pain. I could say “Alexa…rewind 30 seconds”, etc and my Echo Dot would take over but I wanted to be able to make full use of the remote, separate from the Echo Dot so I’ll concentrate my review on the remote itself.Here are the things that the “PRO” has that the “standard” Alexa Fire TV voice remote doesn’t have:”Find My Remote”: NOTE: If you already have an Alexa Voice remote, you will want to add the Pro as a second remote and keep your original to use this feature if you don’t have an Echo Dot or other Voice enabled device. The “Find My Remote” feature is a definite plus. You just say “Alexa…find my remote” and the PRO will begin to beep until you find it and touch a button. It works with any Alexa device (including your old Alexa voice remote) and ALSO WORKS WITH THE ALEXA APP on your phone. The “beeping” isn’t very loud, but it’s loud enough to enable you to find the remote between sofa cushions.Back-lit buttons: My favorite feature, hands down. It lights up automatically when it senses movement or if you press any button. The other features are cool and useful, but I got spoiled having a universal remote with back-lit buttons.Bluetooth Headphone Pairing (top right button): Easily paired my Pioneer Bluetooth headphones with very good quality and no lag or delay in the audio. A nice feature, but I live alone so I don’t use headphones for TV viewing, so it’s nice to have, but didn’t factor into my decision to buy it, but if it’s something that you would use, it works great.In addition to the Volume Up/Down the Pro includes a Channel Up/Down button. I have no need for this very often but it’s handy.Settings Button: The Pro has a button that takes you directly to the “Settings Menu” skipping the need to use the “Menu” button and having to navigate to Settings. I guess it’s useful, but I don’t see a need to access settings very often and using the blue Alexa Voice control button, you can just press it and say “Open Settings”.2 Programmable Buttons on the PRO (labeled 1 and 2): Basically any command you give to Alexa, you can use these as a shortcut. You can also assign apps to them, etc. I assigned Button 1 to open HBOMAX and Button 2 to open YouTube TV as an example. The 4 quick-launch app buttons (Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu) at the bottom came as shown in my pic. In the product pics for this item above they are shown as blank buttons for some reason?I also have a Blink camera linked to my Alexa and can see a live shot from the camera on my TV with a quick voice command (“Show Camera Name”) or I could assign that voice command to one of the 2 programmable buttons.When programming the buttons (a very easy process) it will show you your recent Alexa voice commands to choose from, you can choose “Apps” for a listing of all of your apps, etc. Same for games, etc.My decision to buy this rather than stick with the Alexa Voice remote that came with my Fire TV 4K was the Back-lit buttons.The headphone connection is cool, but I don’t need it.The settings button I don’t see my needing to access it often, so I don’t care.Channel Up/Down button, only useful for me when using YouTube TV and I rarely channel surf so, I can live without itThe 2 Programmable buttons: I like that I can have 2 extra apps to launch using one touch but I could just say “Launch HBOMAX” so maybe I’ll find more fun or useful ways to use the buttons.****When pressing the Blue Alexa Voice Button on the remote you don’t need to say “Alexa” before giving the command. I did that once and had my Echo Dot trying to respond as well as the remote. lolIn the end, I basically paid $35 so I could see the remote’s buttons in the dark (I only paid $24.99 for the Fire TV Stick 4K with voice remote). LOL Was it worth it? I switched back to using the original one for one night and yes, not being able to see the buttons after being able to the night before is worth the $35 to eliminate the frustration. LOLI hope you find this review helpful.