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Fire TV: Enable/Disable Subtitles (Captioning)

February 10, 2023 by Mitch Bartlett

The Amazon Fire TV has subtitle (otherwise known as Closed Captioning) features you can use for the hearing impaired. The feature allows you to read what is being said in the video you are watching.

There is a main place in the Fire TV settings where you can enable or disable subtitles. But each individual app may also have their own subtitle settings. Each app has a different way to access these settings. Here are steps to changing the main Fire TV subtitle setting as well as the way to change it in the most popular apps.

How to Turn Off Your Amazon Firestick

January 18, 2023 by Morgan Davis

If you’re crazy about saving money on your electric bill, you might want to completely turn off the Amazon Firestick. In this guide, we will show you some solutions for turning your Amazon Firestick off.

Fire TV: Set Default Input Upon Power On

December 13, 2023 by Mitch Bartlett

Out of the box, the Insignia and Toshiba Fire TV will display the Home screen when you power it on. You might use a cable box, DVR, or other video streaming device with your Fire TV and want to set the default input to a different device.

Firestick: Disable AutoPlay Video Preview

September 5, 2023 by Mitch Bartlett

Browsing through content after putting your baby back down to sleep at 11pm? Hope you’re prepared for an unexpected and obnoxiously loud advertisement for the video you highlighted on your Firestick.

The Amazon Firestick has an annoying feature that automatically plays movie and show previews when you highlight them on the Home screen. If you want to keep things quiet while browsing apps on your home screen, you can turn this feature off by disabling Video Autoplay using these steps.

Firestick / Fire TV: How to Check For Updates

September 29, 2023 by Mitch Bartlett

Make sure you have the latest and greatest version of FireOS for your Amazon Firestick / Fire TV. Use this guide to update your Firestick / Fire TV device to the latest version of software.

Fire TV / Firestick: How to Check FireOS Version

March 17, 2024 by Mitch Bartlett

There may come a time when you need to learn which version of the Fire OS your Amazon Fire TV or Firestick is installed on your device. You can check the current version installed using these steps.

Firestick: How to Fix “Critically Low on Storage”

April 18, 2023 by Mitch Bartlett

Need some more room for apps on the Amazon Fire TV or Firestick? Perhaps you were greeted with a “Critically Low on Storage” message when attempting to install a new app.

Use these tips to get rid of this error message and free storage from your device.

Firestick: How to Check Available Storage Space

January 18, 2023 by Mitch Bartlett

The more available storage space you have on the Fire TV the better. The device will perform better and there will be room for any apps you chose to download.

You can check how much storage space is used and available on the Amazon Firestick with these steps.