How to Download Apps on a Fire TV Stick?

The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a streaming device you can use to watch thousands of movies and TV shows and even listen to your favorite music streaming service. If you want to do anything other than watch and listen to content from Amazon services.then you need to download additional apps for your Fire TV Stick, here’s how to download apps on a Fire TV Stick.

Type of Apps You Can Download On a Fire TV Stick:

Fire TV Stick apps are mainly focused on providing video content, and all of the huge streaming services have apps. You can get apps for Netflix, Hulu, CBS All Access, HBO Go and HBO Now, and most other streaming services.

Most Fire TV Stick apps are free, but there are some that require an up-front purchase, and others only work if you pay a monthly fee or have a cable subscription

Download Apps Using Your Fire Stick

If you’re searching for a famous Fire Stick app, you can find them in the Apps section on the home screen. After that go through the available apps, and select when you find one you want. The apps found here are listed under different categories, which makes it easier to find what you’re looking for.

Start your Fire Stick and select Apps from the top menu. You can access the top menu by clicking the up button (the top of the big circle) on your Firestick remote. Then click the right button (the right side of the big circle) to move to Apps. Finally, click the center of the circle to select Apps.

Press down on the directional pad to open the Apps section. Pressing the down button on the remote once will let you search by featured apps, games, and by categories. Pressing the down button twice will let you start searching for featured apps.

Press the center button on the directional pad to select the app you want. If you’re not sure what you want to download and you want more information on the app, pressing the center button will also show you a description of the app.

Then select Get or Download. You will see the Download button if you have downloaded the app in the before. You will find the get button if you have never downloaded the app before.

Wait for the download to finish and select Open to launch it. When you return to the home screen, you will find all of the apps you downloaded under the Recent section.

How to Download Apps through the Search Function on Your Fire Stick

To search for a specific app, navigate to your home screen and select the magnifying glass icon in the top menu. Type in the name of the app you’re searching for and select it from the list. Then select Get or Download.

Start your Fire Stick and select the magnifying glass icon from the top menu. You can find this in the top-left corner of your screen. 

Through the directional pad, type in the name of an app. You don’t have to type in the whole phrase. 

After that select the app from the list. Once you see the name of the app you want to download, press down on the directional pad until you reach the app’s name.

Press the center button on your remote to select an app.

After that select Download. You will find the download button if you have already downloaded the app. Or if you have never downloaded the app before, you will find the get button.

Wait for the download to finish and select Open to launch it.

How to Download Apps Through the Amazon Appstore-

You can download apps on a Fire TV Stick using a computer by going to the Amazon Appstore. 

Open a web browser on your computer or device. 

Go to amazon.com/appstore.

Scroll down the page and check the box next to Fire TV. You will see this option in the left sidebar under Device Type.

Then check the box next to the Fire Stick model you own. You will find this option under Fire TV Model further down the page.

Once you find an app, click it. Doing this will let you see more information about the app.

Then select the device you want to send the app to. You will see this in a drop-down menu under Deliver to on the right side of the window. Choose the name that you gave your Fire Stick when you first set it up.

Finally, click Get App or Deliver. This will automatically install the app onto your Fire TV Stick. I hope the following instructions will help you to download apps on a Fire TV Stick.