Updated On 01 Apr, 24

How to Reset Your Amazon Fire TV Remote?

Method 1 : Reset Your Amazon Fire TV Remote     

The most likely cause for you to reset your amazon fire TV remote is the hang problems you suffer even when you’re not giving any commands to your remote. Many users of amazon fire TV remote found that the remote starts having issues like hanging, not taking voice commands and, sometimes, not working. It generally happens when you overload it with the voice textures and the preferences of your favourite TV channels.

Sometimes, it’s more probable for your child to play with the settings of the amazon fire TV remote  and change the whole settings of the remote. If you want to reset amazon remote you don’t need to change the batteries which most people do as they think that changing the batteries will automatically reset their amazon remote. Try restarting your remote once or twice to check if it can solve the issues you are having in it. You can restart it by the steps given below.

Go to the Settings > System > Restart, then check if your issues are solved or not. If not, there is only one option left for you to solve these problems and that is by resetting your amazon fire TV remote.

Here are the Steps to Reset Your Amazon Fire TV Remote.

  • Connect your remote with a device
  • Go to the settings
  • Click on the ‘Device’ option
  • Scroll down to the bottom and you will find an option to ’Factory reset your remote’.

I hope this helps you and optimistically fixes your amazon TV remote issues. Don’t forget to leave a comment and share your views about the solution using factory data reset for your remote.

Method 2 : Reset Amazon Fire Stick Remote?

The Amazon TV stick is the most popular streaming device available in the market today. The apex reason of its hype is the remote which is provided while purchasing the fire stick, it is simple but powerful tool. Along with the Amazon’s newest upgrade of the Fire TV came an enhanced remote as well. The volume, mute and power control buttons were an addition to the upgraded remote.

The users of Amazon Fire Stick have faced issues lately and one of the most prominent problems is with the remote not working. Tired of tapping your remote only for it to work? We are here for your rescue!

In the Guide Below, We will Explain to You How to Fix a Non-Functioning Fire TV Stick Remote:

Check the batteries of your Fire Stick remote-

The Amazon Fire Stick remote is an accessory which is power hungry. If you’ve been using the remote for quite a while, the chances of battery raining is high. The battery of your remote can exhaust without any warning due to the impressive streaming capabilities of your Fire Stick.

You also need to keep the battery compartment clean as the dirt inside can prevent the remote to work properly. In case of avoiding inconvenience, keep an extra set of batteries at your home. If you’ve inserted a new set of batteries and your remote is still not responding then the case might be slightly different.

You can Follow the Steps Given Below for Your Fire Stick Remote to Work.

Step 1 : Take your remote closer to your Fire TV device, approximately within the range of 10 feet.

Step 2 : Disconnect from the power source for a while.

Step 3 : Turn off the device connected to Fire Tv. Press the Menu, Back and left side of the navigation circle altogether for approx 10 seconds.

Step 4 : Unpair the remote before pairing another or if you have 7 paired.

Step 5 : Take help of Fire TV app to pair the remote from the Fire TV settings.

This step will not reset the remote to Factory level but it removes Fire TV settings from the remote. If in case, the remote doesn’t work Amazon has built a user friendly The official Amazon Fire TV App.

Through the Fire TV remote is a well planned accessory but it cannot bet the simplification of a having a wireless remote app built specially for your phone.Not only your Fire Stick, you can also operate Alexa voice command, virtual keyboard and what not by just installing the application. All you need to do is install the application on your iOS or Android device and you are good to go.