How to Use Fire TV App to Control Amazon Fire Stick

Aug. 3, 2024

Amazon’s Fire TV sticks are a boon to those who don’t want to throw away their new TV and spend lots of money on a smart TV. For those unaware, it pretty much converts your old TV to a smart TV powered by Amazon’s FireOS. One of the major complaints with Fire Sticks is their below-average remotes, which can trouble you due to their connectivity or other issues in the long run. If your Fire Stick remote is lost or has stopped working, there’s a workaround to use the Fire Stick via an app. Here’s how.

Connect Fire Stick with Fire TV App

The Amazon Fire TV app supports all Fire TV Sticks. Here’s how to use it:

Here’s a list of things you can control with the Fire TV app on your iPhone or Android phone:

Unfortunately, there’sno way to control the volumeof your Fire TV Stick. That’s one of the biggest downsides of the app. If you’re unable to use the app as your remote, you can tryrestarting the Fire Stick.

Do you often find yourself using the official app instead of the Fire Stick remote? Or do you use the app because you have lost your remote and don’t want to spend on a new one? Let us know in the comments below.

If you’re having trouble connecting your Fire TV Stick remote to your device, you might want to tryresetting the Fire TV Stick remote.