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Press and hold the Select and Play/Pause buttons at the same time for about five seconds. Or, From the main screen of your Fire TV, go to Settings. Then go to Device. ... Alternatively, you can unplug the power cord from the device, wait 10 seconds and then plug it back in.
Jun 27, 2020 - ... Fire Stick is not working. You may either see a blank screen, issues with streaming content, or the remote to control the features won't work.
Plug your Firestick into one of the HDMI ports on your TV. Plug the USB power cable into your Firestick and into the wall or a USB outlet on your TV (if there is one)
Turn on your TV and set the INPUT device to the correct HDMI port. There should be a splash screen or setup screen on your TV at that point.
Using your Firestick remote, navigate to network settings and scan for your WI-FI router, Then enter the Wi-Fi password for your router (the same one you use for your smart phone or laptop).
You should be able to fully use your Amazon Firestick, and if you have Amazon Prime, be able to access all prime and free offerings from Amazon.
You could try turning your router off for a few minutes and then back on again - that seems to cure most problems.
Unplugging the Firestick and starting fresh might also work. If nothing good happens and the router seems to be working ok with other computers and stuff then suspect a problem with the Firestick. Lots of modern stuff is designed to stop working soon after the warranty expires.
the "pat answer" is the magic smoke leaked out. all electronics work on magic smoke, once it gets out of a device, the device wont work anymore. OK smoke comes from burned out devices. Point the remote at a digital camera and watch through the view finder, does the led in the remote light up? (you cant see it with the human eye) if so next step. plug the dongle into the TV, select the correct input and point the remote directly at the window on the dongle and try to operate the fire stick, if it works, you may need an HDMI EXTENSION cable (male to female) to move the dongle to a position where it isn't blocked from the view of the remote. Also, can you operate it from your computer using Google Chrome and the correct firestick extension? (incase the remote isn't infrared operated)
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