Sony tv has a voice command button on its remote and you can directly press and hold voice control buttons and give voice commands like open youtube or ask to change channels and you can navigate using voice commands easily.
Few users experienced this issue of voice control remote not working after updating their Sony smart tv to the latest version and you need to unpair and pair your remote.
When you give voice commands on sony tv remote and if it is not responding then its a very frustrating situation obviously and you can fix this issue of voice control not responding or not working or sony tv remote not working easily, by just following these simple troubleshooting methods.
Remove Batteries and Insert them Back
Occasionally, this may be a temporary problem. In such cases, simply remove both batteries, wait 10 to 20 seconds, reinsert the batteries, and then check the device’s functionality.
Why Sony TV is Not Responding to Voice Commands?
There are many reasons, it can be due to battery issues, faulty remote or if voice control command is disabled on your sony tv or not paired.
How to Fix Sony TV Voice Command Not Working
This frustrating issue of voice command or voice control on sony tv not responding when giving commands can be resolved easily, just follow these solutions below.
Change Batteries
FIrst thing you need to do is change batteries on your sony tv remote and insert a new set of batteries and once you insert new batteries, go ahead and give voice control commands and the issue will be resolved. If not, you can jump to other solutions below to fix voice control not working on sony tv remote issues.
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Enable Voice Remote Control
If your sony smart tv voice control remote is not enabled, then you won’t be able to use voice control commands and it will not work and you need to enable it.
To enable and activate voice control buttons, Go to Home screen on your Sony TV and Select Settings on top -> Press down arrow and select Voice Remote Control and select activate the voice button.
Now, you need to press the volume button and mic button on the remote at the same time for 3 seconds and the voice control remote will activate and you are ready to use the voice control button on sony smart tv and give voice commands.
Re-Pair Sony tv Voice Remote Control
If voice control is not working on the remote then you need to unpair and repair your sony tv remote.
Step 1: Press home Button on remote.
Step 2: Using arrow keys -> Go to Settings and press ok button on remote
Step 3: Press down arrow and Select Bluetooth Settings
Step 4: Select connected bluetooth remote here and select it and then select Unpair and Press ok to unpair remote.
Step 5: Now, to pair your remote -> Go to home screen and Select Settings
Step 6: Now, select Voice remote control and select Activate the Voice Button and press volume down button and mic button for 3 seconds and your remote will be paired.
That’s it, once you unpair and pair your voice control remote, your issue of voice remote control not working issue will be resolved.