With an Amazon Fire TV Stick, you can watch over a million movies and TV episodes. But first, you need to download apps, such as Netflix, YouTube, and Spotify, to your device. Here are all the different ways to download an app on your Fire TV Stick and how to add them to your home screen.
If your Amazon Fire TV Stick came with a voice remote, you can simply ask Alexa to open an app, and you will instantly be taken to the download page. To do this, press and hold the button with the microphone icon or Alexa symbol and say, “Alexa, open [App Name].”
Then select the Download button that appears on your screen by pressing the Select button on your remote.
If you’re looking for apps to download, check out our list of the best apps for Fire TV.’
If you don’t have a voice remote, the easiest way to download an app is by navigating to the Find button on the home page. Then select the search icon and type the name of the app with your remote. Finally, select the result and then click Download.
If you don’t know the name of the app you want to download on your Fire TV Stick, you can use the Amazon Appstore to search for popular apps by category. To do this, go to Find on your home screen and select Appstore.
The All Categories tab will give you over 25 different categories, making it easy to find new apps to download.
Once you have downloaded the apps you want, you can also add them to your home screen and rearrange them, so you can access your favorites quickly.
To add apps to your Fire TV home screen, click the Apps icon that looks like three boxes with a plus sign. Then highlight the app you want to move and press the Menu button on your remote. Finally, select Move and use your remote to add the app to the top row.
To search for a specific app, navigate to your home screen and select the magnifying glass icon in the top menu. Type in the name of the app you’re searching for and select it from the list. Then select Get or Download.
If you are having problems with your device, check out our step-by-step guide on how to reset your Fire TV Stick.
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