Cómo utilizar Amazon Fire TV Stick

Aprender a usar Fire TV Stick no es exactamente fácil, ya que sus menús pueden parecer un poco laboriosos y las funciones pueden parecer un poco ocultas. Una vez que aprenda cómo usar su nuevo Fire Stick para transmitir TV en vivo o ver programas increíbles como A League of They Own y The Boys.

Además, los Fire TV Sticks tienen toneladas de integraciones de Alexa incorporadas y, con el control remoto correcto, puedes convocar al asistente con solo tocar un botón. Entonces, tenemos todo lo que necesita para configurar su nuevo dispositivo Fire TV (prepararlo puede ser una tarea ardua), para que pueda dominarlo hoy. Lo único que no nos gusta de Fire TV es que gran parte de la pantalla de inicio no está bajo tu control. Uno de nuestros consejos a continuación le muestra cómo reorganizar la fila de aplicaciones en la pantalla de inicio.

Y una vez que domines el Fire TV Stick (y el Fire TV Stick 4K Max es uno de los mejores dispositivos de transmisión) lo usarás para todo, desde transmitir programas y películas hasta controlar tu hogar inteligente. Incluso puedes obtener el clima sin encender un canal.

Fire Stick vs otros dispositivos de Amazon

• Fire TV Cube frente a Fire TV Stick frente a Fire TV Stick 4K
• Fire TV Stick Lite frente a Fire TV Stick

Esta historia se aplica tanto al Fire TV Stick, al Fire TV Stick Lite como al compatriota Fire TV Stick 4K. Estos dispositivos de transmisión son en gran medida similares, y la calidad de la transmisión y los botones de control remoto son las principales características diferenciadoras.

El Fire TV Stick 4K Max (nuestra selección hecha por Amazon en la lista de los mejores dispositivos de transmisión) y el Fire TV Cube funcionan de manera similar porque tienen el mismo sistema operativo. Sin embargo, el Cube es físicamente diferente, mientras que el 4K Max es una imagen especular del 4K Fire Stick normal.

También habrá un nuevo modelo Amazon Fire TV Cube de tercera generación, que agrega nuevos trucos a través de un nuevo puerto HDMI interno y mejora de resolución.

Entonces, aquí está nuestra guía sobre cómo usar Fire TV Stick, que es uno de los dispositivos de transmisión más populares y asequibles de la compañía.

En este momento, encontramos ahorros de hasta $ 15 en Fire TV Sticks (se abre en una pestaña nueva), incluido el Max, y $ 50 en el Fire TV Cube (se abre en una nueva pestaña), échales un vistazo aquí:

Cómo actualizar el Fire TV Stick

A fines de 2020 y principios de 2021, Amazon comenzó a implementar una nueva interfaz para Fire TV Sticks y Cube. Si su dispositivo aún no se actualizó, es fácil hacerlo en 5 sencillos pasos, que se enumeran a continuación. La nueva interfaz es un poco más elegante, pero todavía está llena de formas de maximizar su membresía Prime, si tiene una.

1. Abre Configuración en la parte superior de la pantalla de inicio.
2. Desplácese hacia la derecha para seleccionar Dispositivo.
3. Seleccione Acerca de.
4. Seleccione Buscar actualizaciones del sistema.
5. Siga las indicaciones para actualizar su Fire TV Stick.

Cómo borrar el caché del Fire TV Stick para que funcione más rápido

Si tiene una aplicación Fire TV Stick que simplemente no funciona, ¿verdad? Puede intentar limpiar sus telarañas digitales borrando el caché y (luego) los datos.

El borrado de caché es el más seguro de los dos pasos , ya que borrar datos requerirá que vuelvas a iniciar sesión.

1. Haz clic en el engranaje Configuración en la pantalla de inicio.
2. Seleccionar aplicaciones .
3. Seleccione Administrar aplicaciones instaladas .
4. Seleccione la aplicación eso se está moviendo demasiado lento.
5. Seleccione Borrar caché y/o Borrar datos .

How to set up the Fire TV Stick

Yes, that USB Micro cord and power adapter that came with the Fire TV Stick might not be necessary for getting the Fire Stick up and running, but you'll want it to ensure faster performance.

Here's everything you need to get the Fire TV Stick up and running and streaming all of your favorite content.

1. Plug the USB Micro cable into the power adapter.

2. Plug the other end into into the Fire TV Stick.

3. Plug the Fire TV Stick into an HDMI port in your TV.

4. Press Home on your remote.

If you have trouble with this step, try using the remote control closer to the Fire TV Stick, holding Home for 10 seconds and changing out to fresh batteries.

If those steps don't work (they didn't for us), just unplug the power supply from the Fire TV Stick, wait a minute and plug that back in.

5. Press Play/Pause on your remote.

6. Select Your Language.

7. Select your Wi-Fi network.

8. Enter your password and select Connect.

9. Select Sign In or Create an Account. Let's assume that you have an Amazon account, and the below steps follow selecting Sign In.

10. On a phone, tablet or computer, open amazon.com/code, sign in and enter the unique activation code you get in step 2.

11. Select Continue , because selecting Change account would imply you just signed in with the wrong ID.

12. Select Yes or No to opt in or out of storing connected network passwords with Amazon. I personally opt for No.

13. Opt in or out of parental controls.

14. If you selected yes, enter your parental control PIN number, and make a note of it somewhere your kid won't find.

15. Select OK after noting where Parental Controls are managed.

16. If your Fire TV Stick's remote is TV controls compatible, you'll now hit Next to make sure it works right

17. Adjust volume and then click Yes to confirm.

18. Click OK.

19. Sign up for Amazon Kids+ (it may show you a message for Prime if you don't have Prime) or opt-out. Wondering why you'd want Prime? Check out our guide to the best Prime Video movies and shows to learn more.

20. Select Get Started to walk through Amazon's app downloads on-boarding, or click No Thanks to skip past. It's always very weird to see what apps get suggested and which don't.

21. Select the popular services you want, and click right to TV channels. The selected apps below are the ones I'd actually use.

22. Select the TV channel apps you want, and click right to sports apps.

23. Select the sports apps you want, and click right to the featured apps. If you can't watch the apps you want in your country, you may want to check out our Do you need a VPN on Fire Stick? explainer.

24. Select the featured services you want, and click Play to proceed.

25. Click Finish to download apps.

26. Click Got It to proceed.

27. Enter Parental Controls PIN (obviously, skip this step if you didn't set up a Parental Controls PIN).

28. Select a user profile (check out our guide for how to add Fire TV profiles if you need this feature).

You've set up your Fire TV Stick!

And if you're curious about how the other big streaming device platform is, check out our Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick face-off.

How to set up the Fire TV Stick's apps on home screen

Here's an annoying part of the Fire TV:it's home screen is primarily out of your control. You get a little sliver, and it defaults to a bunch of Amazon apps of varying value (sure, IMDb TV, right).

Fortunately, we've got a guide to how to customize the Fire TV's home screen app row. This way, you can immediately rearrange the applications that appear in those six blocks at the top of your home screen. In short, click that grey button with the square and the + symbol, and then tinker on the next screen.

How to set up the Fire TV Stick's text banner feature

Those with vision impairments will be happy to hear that Amazon's rolling out a new feature called Text Banner. Once enabled, the Fire TV interface will make it much easier to tell what section of your screen is highlighted or selected.

To enable it, open Settings and Accessibility and select Text Banner. It may not be on your device yet, so look out for upcoming system updates.

How to use the Fire TV Stick with Alexa

The Fire TV Stick comes with an Alexa Remote that allows you to perform voice-commands. Not only does it let you pause, rewind and fast-forward content with just your voice, but it also provides bonus features, including the Jeopardy game and help with Weather forecasts.

Below is a master list of the Alexa commands that work with the Fire TV Stick, which we'll be updating as more skills become available.

Watching content

"Alexa, watch The Handmaid's Tale."

"Alexa, open Netflix."

"Alexa, open PlayStation Vue."

"Alexa, Pause."

"Alexa, play."

"Alexa, stop."

“Alexa, fast-forward”

"Alexa-rewind"

“Alexa, forward 5 minutes”

“Alexa, skip 30 seconds”

“Alexa, play next”

"Alexa, next episode"

Finding content

"Alexa, show me nearby restaurants"

“Alexa, show me [show or movie title]”

“Alexa, show me [insert genre]”

“Alexa, show me Bruce Willis movies”

“Alexa, search for Westworld”

"Alexa, add this to my watchlist"

"Alexa, show my watchlist"

"Alexa, search for the NPR app"

"Alexa, watch HGTV [or any show] on PlayStation Vue [or Hulu]"

"Alexa, watch [insert Prime Video Channel name]"

The News

"Alexa, play my flash briefing" [if enabled in Alexa app] or "Alexa, what's the news?"

The Weather

"Alexa, what's the weather?"

"Alexa, what's the forecast?"

"Alexa, what's the weather in [insert city]?"

"Alexa, what's the weather like on [insert day]?"

Games

"Alexa, play Jeopardy" [enable in the Alexa app]

Music

"Alexa, play Beyoncé"

"Alexa, play All Star by Smash Mouth"

"Alexa, play [insert genre] music"

How to Install Apps on Fire TV Stick

Installing apps on the Fire TV Stick is pretty easy, thanks to Alexa. Sure, you could spend your time clicking around the interface, selecting the magnifying glass and typing in an app's name, but you don't have to.

Instead of clicking around the on-screen keyboard (found by selecting the magnifying glass at the far left end of the menu), you can just talk to Alexa, by holding down the Alexa/microphone button, and saying the name of an app.

Alternatively, you can do this the old fashioned way:

1. Select Find on the Fire TV home screen.

2. Select search (yes, skip the AppStore button, it's cluttered and doesn't have a search option.

3. Here you could use Alexa, by pressing and holding the mic button and talking for voice search , or you could type out an app's name and select the connected results.

4. Select that app from the results screen.

5. Select Get.

6. Select Open.

You've downloaded and opened an app!

For more guides check out how to fix an Apple TV that's not working, how to use Netflix secret codes and how to cancel Starz on Amazon.