Siri and Google Assistant are the best voice assistants and Alexa comes as a distant third. But when you are using a Samsung TV powered by Tizen, you have no other choice but to get used to Bixby.
Fortunately, you can also pair your Samsung TV to Alexa or Google Home and use Google Home Commands, and Alexa commands as well. If you do not find Bixby very user-friendly, thankfully there is also a way to disable Bixby on Samsung TV.
That said, here comes the full list of Samsung TV voice commands.
All the commands I have listed below are just examples of how you can interact with your Samsung TV in different ways. You don’t have to use these commands verbatim. Rather, take these as samples on how to talk to your Samsung TV.
Media controls commands
These commands can be used to control the media such as when you are streaming a movie or music via Netflix or Spotify.
- Pause
- Play
- Stop
- Shuffle off
- Screen fit on
- Screen fit off
- Zoom in
- Zoom out
- Rotate clockwise
- Rotate anticlockwise
- 360 mode
- 360 mode off
- Go to the Next one
- Go to the previous one
- Shuffle on
- Repeat this
- Repeat all
- Repeat off
- Fast forward
- Rewind
- Restart
- Rewind 10 minutes
- Fast forward 10 minutes
- Play from 1 hour 5 minutes and 10 seconds
- Captions on
- Captions off
TV Settings Commands
- Reset all settings
- Connect to the soundbar
- Disconnect the speaker
- Change the standard sound mode
- Set a sleep timer for 30 minutes
- Sleep timer off
- Connect the Bluetooth speaker
- Set picture size to 16 by 9
- Make the screen darker
- Change brightness to 4
- Change to Dynamic picture mode
- Reset settings
- Check the internet connection
- Open Equalizer in settings
- Set game mode to auto
- Game mode on
- Game mode off
- Decrease image sharpness
- Make the screen sharper
- Make the screen brighter
- Change my TV name to ‘living room’
TV Controls and Channel commands
- What’s the volume?
- Set volume to 20
- Go back
- Exit
- Open Netflix
- Open Apple TV
- Open Prime Video
- Change source to HDMI 2
- Change source and you can say “HDMI,” “USB,” or “TV”
- The Green key
- The A key
- Turn off the TV
- Volume up
- Volume down
- Volume on
- Volume off
Date and Time commands
- What time it is?
- What month is it?
- What year will it be next year?
- What is Easter?
- What day is it today?
- What day of the week is Christmas this year?
- What time is it in New York when it 5 PM in New Delhi?
- What time is it in Paris when it 5 PM here?
- What time it is in London?
- What is the time difference between here and New York?
- What is the time difference between London and Mumbai?
Ambient Mode Commands
These commands are specifically to control and manage ambient mode on your Samsung Smart TV.
- Switch Ambient auto brightness on
- Make the Ambient color tone cooler
- Delete my Ambient photos
- Ambient mode
- Make the Ambient screen brighter
- Dim the Ambient backlight
- Switch Ambient auto brightness off
- Set Ambient auto timer
- Set Ambient auto timer to 2 hours
- Ambient auto timer off
- Ambient mode settings
- Make the Ambient color tone warmer
Web Browser Commands
- Open Google in a web browser
- Search COVID19 in a web browser
- Search Coronavirus symptoms in Google
Accessibility voice commands
- Accessibility on
- Open Accessibility in Settings
- Voice guide on
- Voice guide off
- Cancel high contrast
- Open Accessibility shortcut
- Accessibility off
Search voice commands
- Find movies
- Show me something great to watch
- Find something from the 90s
- Find award-winning movies
- Show me a good drama from 2017
- Find something with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts
- What are some dramas released this year?
- Find romantic comedies from the 1990s starring Meg Rya
- Show me something good with Tom Cruise
- Show me Tom Hanks movies
- Show Brad Pitt action movies
- Find the movie Fargo
- Find Mission Impossible with Jeremy Renner
- Find movies on Netflix
- Search anything good from last year
- Show me Game of Thrones
- Watch Star Wars
- Play House of Cards on Apple TV
- Find good documentaries with Leonardo de Caprio
Web Browser commands
- Open Google in a web browser
- Search COVID19 in a web browser
- Search Coronavirus symptoms in Google
Bixby control commands
These commands help you control Bixby itself.
- Open Explore Bixby
- How can I use the weather with Bixby?
- How do I use Bixby?
- Turn on voice wake up
- Turn off voice wake up
Alexa Commands for Samsung TV
Note:
- Your Alexa and Samsung TV must be connected to the same WiFi network.
- You need to have SmartThings app installed.
- You need to authorize SmartThings app via the Menu > Skills & Games settings in the Amazon Alexa app.
- Use the “Alexa, discover devices” command to discover the SmartThings devices including your Samsung TV.
- Alexa, play bedroom TV
- Alexa, pause bedroom TV
- Alexa, stop bedroom TV
- Alexa, fast forward bedroom TV
- Alexa, play BBC Radio 6 on my Soundbar
- Alexa, channel up
- Alexa, channel down
- Alexa, lower the volume on bedroom TV
- Alexa, volume up 10 on the Soundbar
- Alexa, set the volume of the Soundbar to 50
- Alexa, set the input of bedroom TV to HDMI 1
- Alexa, switch to Bluetooth on my Soundbar
- Alexa, lower the volume on bedroom TV
- Alexa, change the input of bedroom TV to Xbox
- Alexa, next song on Soundbar
- Alexa, mute bedroom TV
- Alexa, unmute my Soundbar
- Alexa, turn off the bedroom TV
- Alexa, turn on the Soundbar
- Alexa, change to channel 303 on bedroom TV
Google Home TV Commands
Note:
- You need to install Google Home on your smartphone.
- Open the Google Assistant app on your phone and add your Samsung TV to it.
- Open the Google Home app, go to Settings > Assistant > Home control, tap the ‘+‘ icon and select SmartThings. You also need to log into SmartThings and Authorize it.
- OK Google, turn on the TV
- OK Google, turn off the TV
- OK Google, change to channel 345 on TV
- OK Google, next channel on TV
- OK Google, channel up on TV
- OK Google, channel down on TV
- OK Google, lower the volume on TV
- OK Google, volume up 10 on TV
- OK Google, set the volume of TV to 45
- OK Google set the input of TV to HDMI 3
- OK Google, play TV
- OK Google, pause TV
- OK Google, stop TV
- OK Google, rewind TV
- OK Google, fast forward TV
- OK Google, mute TV
- OK Google, unmute TV