FireStick will ask you for your confirmation since resetting will remove all your personal information, remove all your existing apps, and delete all your personal preferencesįireStick will now start to reset. Scroll down to the bottom and click Reset to Factory Defaultsĥ. You should see the following set of options When you get to the Settings menu, scroll to the right and click My Fire TVĤ. In the menu bar, select the last option Settingsģ. Next, navigate to the top part of the home screen where you see the menu bar First, go to the home screen of your Fire Stick device if you are not there alreadyĢ. One of the options is to reset FireStick.ġ. The Settings menu of your FireStick has a variety of options to tweak or customize your device and to change your preferences. Method 1: Reset FireStick from the Settings
There are two ways to reset Amazon Fire TV Stick: Nevertheless, when your FireStick freezes, does not respond to the remote control and unplugging it also does not help, resetting is the only way to get it back working. Therefore, I assume that it must be rare. I have been using FireStick for a long time and only once have I experienced this problem. I have run into such situations myself and can confidently say that resetting will enhance the performance quite dramatically. When Fire Stick continues to be slow no matter how many times you power it off or restart, the only viable solution left is to reset the device to factory settings. However, restarting does not always solve the problem.
If your Fire Stick has gone slow, you may want to restart and refresh it.
When you can’t figure out how to clear up space, resetting FireStick might be the only solution. That’s too low and it fills up fast.Įven if you keep uninstalling apps, the residual files keep occupying the space. That leaves you with only a little over 5 GB to use. Fire TV Cube does only slightly better with 16 GB.Īt least 30% of the 8GB is reserved for the OS and system files. And, limited storage space is probably the most prominent one.įireStick and FireStick 4K devices have a storage capacity of 8GB. Running out of storageĭespite being an incredible streaming tool, Fire Stick has some glaring shortcomings. There are many scenarios when resetting might be the only resort to restoring FireStick to its normal functioning. Let us discuss the various reasons why you may need to reset your FireStick, how to do it, and what to do after it has been reset. And, sometimes, resetting is the only solution. While Fire Stick is a great streaming device, it occasionally runs into trouble. It will be like a new device like the one, you plugged in for the first time after the purchase. But, resetting means restoring your device to the factory settings. The method used here works on Amazon FireStick 2nd/3rd Gen, FireStick 4K, Fire TV Cube, as well as FireStick Lite. In this guide, you will find the instructions to reset FireStick to factory settings.