1. Check Network Connection

If your Fire TV Stick faces network issues, none of the tricks will work. Follow the steps below to confirm an active network connection on your Fire TV Stick.

  1. Head to your Fire TV Stick home screen and move to Settings by selecting the cog icon on the right.
  2. Open the Network menu.
  3. Connect to a 5GHz Wi-Fi frequency from the following menu.
  4. Press the menu button on your Fire TV Stick remote.
  5. Check the connection status from the following menu.
  6. If it says Connected to the internet, click Run Speed Test to confirm fast internet speeds. If your Fire TV Stick stays connected to Wi-Fi without the internet, read our troubleshooting guide to fix the problem.

2. Restart Fire TV Stick

Rebooting your Fire TV Stick is one of the quick ways to solve small glitches with your streaming device. There is no harm in restarting your Fire TV Stick before you go down with unorthodox methods like Downloader to install APK files.

  1. Go to your Fire TV Stick settings (refer to the steps above).
  2. Click My Fire TV.
  3. Select Restart from the following menu.

3. Check Fire TV Stick Storage

  1. Go to Fire TV Stick Settings (check the steps above).
  2. Open the Applications menu.
  3. You can check the remaining internal space from the following menu. If you are indeed dealing with low internal space, follow the tricks below to clear the cache and uninstall irrelevant apps.
  4. Open the Applications menu in Fire TV Stick Settings (refer to the steps above).
  5. Select Manage Installed Applications.
  6. Find unnecessary apps from the following menu and select them.
  7. Select Clear cache to keep the app installed on your Fire TV Stick.
  8. Click Payment options.
  9. Select Set a preference under Payment method.

5. Download Apps Using Downloader App

Since Fire OS is based on Android, you can easily sideload apps from the web. Downloader is one of the best third-party apps to install APK files on a Fire TV Stick. Here’s how you can install Downloader on your streaming device. 2. Click search and type Downloader. 3. Open the app info menu and install the app on Fire TV Stick. Before you install APK files from the web, make sure to tweak developer settings on your Fire TV Stick. Read our dedicated post to learn the entire process in detail.

6. Update Fire OS

If none of the tricks work, it’s time to update the Fire OS.

  1. Open the My Fire TV menu in Settings (check the steps above).
  2. Select About and click Check for updates. Download and install the latest Fire OS update.

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