There is a lot of movies and shows to enjoy thanks to online streaming services. Now, you can watch classic shows to current blockbusters using your streaming media player such as your Amazon Fire TV.
But, not everyone gets to watch comfortably on the big screen. Users with a limited field of view may have difficulty reading the text on the screen. Amazon is bringing out an accessibility feature to help its Fire TV users with impaired field of vision. Those with such eye conditions can take advantage of the new feature called the Text Banner.
What is Amazon Fire TV Text Banner Accessibility Feature?
There are different accessibility features that you can take advantage of on your Amazon Fire TV. One of them is the Text Banner, an on-screen text banner that will help users with visual impairments view the text on their screen.
When enabled, the Text Banner will show a rectangular box with the text of the focused content any related information. It appears in the lower-left corner of the screen on a fixed location.
How to Use the Amazon Fire TV Text Banner?
To use the feature, you must enable it first.
- Go to your Fire TV menu.
- Click Settings.
- Select Accessibility.
- Click Text Banner.
- To customize your text banner, click Font Size & Color or Banner size, Timing, & more.
You can change the font size and color or the time when it appears based on what is more comfortable for you. You can also click Tutorial if you want to navigate the feature more.
Wrapping It Up
The Amazon Fire TV Text Banner also works on Amazon Prime Video app and other third-party apps. It is a new addition to the accessibility features that you can access on your Fire TV. To have a better viewing experience, you can modify your on-screen text and audio by enabling the VoiceView, Closed Captions, Audio Descriptions, Screen Magnifier, and the High Contrast Text. To access these features, go to your Settings, and click Accessibility.
How do you like the Amazon Text Banner accessibility feature on Fire TV? Is it helpful for you? We want to know what you think, so drop us a comment below.
My screen is blank after I clicked continue. Nothing is coming on to the Fire TV menu! Aggrieved!!!!!
Does anybody know how to make the text banner box hide when I don’t need it? Or at least show close caption when I’m watching a movie? It just seems to be sitting there showing me what the show is about while I’m watching it it. I would like it to either minimize until I need it again to zoom in on some thing or Have it show closed caption. It will do this on my last fire stick, but I can’t get it to work on this one