Updating your Amazon Fire Stick will give you the latest features and help your device perform optimally. While Amazon Fire TV devices install these updates automatically, you also have the option to force update your device. Here’s everything you need to know about how to update any Fire TV device manually.
How to Update Your Amazon Fire TV Stick
To update your Fire TV device, go to the home screen and select the Settings gear icon. Then go to My Fire TV > About > Check for Updates or Install Updates. Finally, wait for the update to install and repeat the process until your Fire TV is up to date.
- Go to Settings. To do this, press the home button on your remote and then press the right directional until the gear icon is highlighted. Finally, press the down button on your remote to open Settings.
Note: If you have not updated your Fire Stick, or you have an older model, you will find settings at the top of your screen. You can reach this by pressing the up directional button on the home screen and then the right directional button until Settings is highlighted. Finally, press the center button on your remote to select Settings.
- Then select My Fire TV. If you have an older Fire Stick, it may be labeled as Device or System instead.
- Next, select About.
- Then select Check for Updates. This might also be labeled Install Update, depending on the last time you updated your Fire Stick.
Note: If you select Check for Updates, and you see Your Fire TV is up to date in the right sidebar, you do not need to update your device.
- Next, Select on your remote. Once you do this, your TV will power off.
- Wait for your Fire TV Stick to update. You should see a message on your screen that says your Fire Stick is installing the update.
Note: Keep your remote close to your Fire TV device, but do not press any button during the update process. Also, do not unplug the power cable or remove the batteries from your remote until the update is complete.
Installing a Fire Stick update might take up to 5-15 minutes, depending on the speed of your internet connection.
If you have not updated your Fire TV in a while, you might need to repeat the process and update your Fire TV several times. Check here for a list of the current Fire TV OS on each device.
Updating your software will help resolve error messages on your Fire TV device. If you still experience issues, check out our previous guide on how to pair your Fire Stick.
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