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Amazon Fire TV: Why won't my Amazon Fire TV remote work?

Wed, 07 May 2025 12:17:54 -0700

The remote for my Amazon Fire TV is not working. How can I fix it?

⟐ Commented May 07, 2025 at 12:17 MST

Amazon Fire TV: Lost remote, New WiFi I can’t connect without the remote.

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 23:50:50 -0700

I have a new WiFi. My Amazon Fire TV is stuck on my network settings screen. I lost the remote, and now cannot pair my device with my FireTv app on my phone. What do I do? Switched TVs, didn’t work. Unplugged it a million times. Is there no way to do a factory reset without having access to some kind of remote???

⟐ Commented January 10, 2026 at 23:50 MST

Amazon Fire TV: Amazon Fire TV turns on automatically everyday

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 08:15:02 -0700

It turns on automatically at specific time at 1 am and around 6am. What is the issue and how to fix it?

⟐ Answered August 19, 2025 at 8:15 MST

Amazon Fire TV: Why isn't there any image on the screen?

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 23:47:59 -0700

When I try to connect the Amazon Fire TV device to my TV using a HDMI cable, all I can see is a black image on the TV. What can I do to fix this problem?

⟐ Commented April 03, 2024 at 23:47 MST

Amazon Fire TV: closed captioning not always working on Amazon Fire TV

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 10:35:52 -0700

Even When CC in indicated as available for a video it does not always appear on Fire TV, although it will appear on my laptop when i watch the same video on Amazon Video

⟐ Commented August 04, 2023 at 10:35 MST

Amazon Fire TV: Amazon TV won't show signs of life

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 06:57:08 -0700

Here's an Amazon Fire TV Set-Top-Box from 2014 that won't show signs of life when plugged in and I would like to know if it's possible to bring it to such again and where I would have to look for the faulty part.

When connected to a working TV with a working HDMI cable, no signal shows on the TV and no lights at all on the box.

Both the remote and the power-plug work, I checked with another Amazon product and a multimeter respectively. And there does seem to be _some_ voltage on the board, but I'm not sure if I'm measuring correctly and how much voltage I should be able to detect and at what parts on the board.

Is there a serial defect with these boxes?

The one here is not beat up and since I cannot see any faulty parts on the board I wonder why it stays silent.

Can anybody guess what would be the culprit most likely or point me to another community with experts on this one?

Cheers.

Amazon Fire TV: Network Errors and Remote Issues

Sun, 20 Aug 2017 20:36:18 -0700

So my Amazon Fire Tv Stick keeps giving me network connection error messages, but when I go to fix them my remote won't work. I've changed the batteries in the remote, restarted the fire stick, unplugged the power source, EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF! And still nothing. Now, I'd use the remote app for Fire TV, the only promblem is that my phone and the tv both need to be connected to the same network. Please help!!

Amazon Fire TV: Why can’t I get internet access with a wired Ethernet cable?

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 03:54:43 -0700

When I try to connect to the internet using a wired Ethernet cable connection, the Amazon Fire TV will act as if there is no internet connection. What can I do to fix this problem?

⟐ Answered January 24, 2021 at 3:54 MST

Amazon Fire TV: Tv stuck on no network and I have no remote how do I fix

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 15:17:07 -0700

Hey, my tv is stuck on no network settings and I have no remote for the tv due to it being destroyed, I've tried everything to get it to connect to the Internet but nothing works, how do I fix this?

⟐ Answered February 19, 2023 at 15:17 MST

Amazon Fire TV: Will the Amazon Fire TV stick remote control the Fire TV box?

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 05:49:26 -0700

I lost my remote, and was using the remote app. Then I changed internet providers, and now the box just comes up and says it has connection problems, and the app can't see it. A replacement remote takes 2 to 5 weeks and costs $30. The stock with remote also costs $30, but will arrive in 2 days. Will the stick's remote control my box so I can get it on my new network?

⟐ Answered February 26, 2018 at 5:49 MST

Amazon Fire TV: Lost Fire TV Remote and Can’t Connect to New WiFi, What Can I Do?

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:29:16 -0700

I got a new WiFi network, and now my Amazon Fire TV is stuck on the network setup screen. I lost the remote, so I can’t connect it to the Fire TV app on my phone. I tried switching TVs and unplugging it many times, but nothing works.

Is there any way to do a factory reset or fix this without having an actual remote?

Amazon Fire TV: Why is Mediatek logo constantly displayed

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 14:05:03 -0700

Mediatek logo is on left and right side of my TV screen. That's all it shows. It does flash as if it's trying to reboot. I have followed all the reset instructions and contacted Amazon CS, they didn't have a clue.

Any suggestions, other than buy a new TV? I wouldn't mind trying to repair it.

Amazon Fire TV: How to program fire tv to have apps go to 128gb sims

Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:53:15 -0700

Hello, my amazon fire tv (model DV83YW, released 2017, has a sims card slot. Problem - none of the apps go to it, they all stay on the main box which loses memory after updates etc. Can someone please provide me steps on how to program it to have apps go to the sims card and clear up some of the memory on the fire tv.

Amazon Fire TV: Fire TV Stick Not Responding to Remote & No Wi-Fi

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 09:03:02 -0700

I have a 2nd gen FireTV stick. I accidentally turned off Wi-Fi in my File Explorer app and it froze. I rebooted the stick and now I’m stuck on the screen that says “Home is Currently Unavailable”. I tried using the remote, it wouldn’t respond. Changing the batteries did not work. I used a friend’s remote, nothing. I tried using a remote on a TV with HDMI CEC and that didn’t work. Can’t use the app cause the stick is not connected to Wi-Fi. I can’t even authorize ADB debugging using my computer cause nothing will respond on the screen. It says “device unauthorized”. All the answers I found are very vague. Is there any way to fix this problem?

⟐ Commented September 08, 2021 at 9:03 MST

Amazon Fire TV: Why does my fire tv scroll right constantly. I reset my fire tv and

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 19:50:10 -0700

Now I can't even sign in. It's not the remote I pulled the batteries out

Amazon Fire TV: I had adb and usb debugging on I switched rooms and reset my rout

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 15:56:40 -0700

my fire tv comes up to main page but I can't access it with original remote or app I plugged in a mouse it lit up but did nothing

Amazon Fire TV: Everything on my firetv remote works perfectly except the circle used

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 22:09:21 -0700

Everything on my firetv remote works perfectly except the circle used to pick out apps. How do I fix that?

Amazon Fire TV: Cannot connect to universal remote

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 21:22:21 -0700

We purchased a new Firetv and it was missing the remote. No replacements anytime soon. So we decided to purchase a universal. It's stuck on searching for remote and we can't seem to get past it. We purchased the harmony remote and it raises and lowers the volume but can't get past the searching remote page.

Amazon Fire TV: Problems with booting up

Sun, 12 Apr 2020 03:02:40 -0700

I switch on my Fire TV and the Amazon logo comes on for a brief moment then goes off.The white light on the front of the box starts flashing slowly on and off.The TV Screen flashes up no Signal.What is wrong?

Amazon Fire TV: Why does the show I watch freeze?

Tue, 07 Apr 2020 09:25:11 -0700

I can be watching a tv show and it just stops. I can briefly hit the fast forward then the play button and it continues. This can happen 3 or more times and then it may stop.