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How to Disable ACR on an Amazon Fire TV

Check Settings > Preferences > Privacy Settings for Automatic Content Recognition. Availability varies by Fire TV device, and related privacy controls work separately.
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On your Fire TV, open Settings > Preferences > Privacy Settings. If Automatic Content Recognition appears, select it and switch it off. The option is not confirmed on every Fire TV model, so check the menu on your device rather than assuming the same control is available everywhere.

Turn off Automatic Content Recognition

  1. From the Fire TV home screen, open Settings.
  2. Select Preferences, then Privacy Settings.
  3. If Automatic Content Recognition is listed, select it and switch it off.

This path comes from an Amazon Staff forum reply dated July 3, 2023. Treat it as guidance, not confirmation that the ACR option appears on every model or software version: Amazon Digital and Device Forums: Automatic content recognition screen on start up.

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If you do not see the ACR option, review the other privacy controls in that menu that correspond to the data you want to limit. They control different kinds of information; switching one off does not disable every form of collection.

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Know what the other Privacy Settings control

Amazon’s privacy FAQ describes several separate controls. Their availability and wording may vary by device. See Amazon’s privacy settings FAQs for Fire TV Products, Fire Tablets, and Kindle e-readers for its descriptions and qualifications.

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Device Usage Data Information about use of the device operating system. Opting out stops use for customized marketing and product improvement, but Amazon says it continues processing data needed for device features. This does not affect interest-based advertising or data related to Amazon services such as Prime Video.
Collect App Usage Data Information about opening, closing, and duration of use of third-party apps. This is separate from ACR and other device or service data. Amazon documents the control at Settings > Preferences > Privacy Settings.
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For a Fire TV television, check broadcast live-TV data

If you use a Fire TV Edition television and want to limit information about broadcast programs received through its RF inputs, open Settings > Preferences > Privacy Settings and look for the broadcast live-TV data control. Amazon says this information can include channel and program names. It also cautions that turning the setting off may affect personalization. Details: Amazon Fire TV Smart television FAQs.

Stop eligible apps from sharing viewing information

On Fire TV devices that have a Continue Watching row, open Settings > Preferences > Privacy Settings > Manage Sharing From Apps. There you can manage participating apps, disable sharing of supported apps’ viewing and content information, or stop syncing viewing activity across Fire TV devices. This is separate from the ACR setting. See Amazon’s instructions for managing sharing of viewing information from apps on Fire TV.

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EU televisions: HbbTV is a separate feature

Amazon describes Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV) as a third-party feature in the EU. TV service providers may collect information such as an IP address through it. On Fire TV Edition televisions, Amazon gives this route to disable the feature: TV Settings > Red Button Apps (HbbTV) > Hybrid TV (HbbTV). This control is not the ACR toggle.

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