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.
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.
There may come a time when you need to learn which version of the Fire OS your Amazon Fire TV or Firestick is running. You can check the version using these steps.
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.
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.
I wanted to connect my Bluetooth earbuds to my Roku and listen to my show privately. I was shocked to find that Roku doesn’t support direct Bluetooth pairing with audio devices. There is a way to use Bluetooth headphones with the Roku though. I cover the steps you can take to make it happen using an Android or Apple smartphone or tablet in this guide.