r/firestick • • Dec 03 '25

Firestick Tips and Tricks Much cleaner without all the bloat

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326 Upvotes

Been doing a few fire sticks for friends and family the last few weeks. Just wanted people to know it’s still possible to grab brand new 4k max sticks at a huge discount right now, block the updates upon initial setup, then kill OTA updates, ADEP (the famous blacklist) and ARCUS (Amazon system app protection) using Launcher manager.

From there now the stick will never update, and they still ship with pre September 25th patched firmware (8.1.5.3) allowing me to get rid of the horrible ad ridden Amazon launcher, and install Project ivy. Giving me a device with no ads, no blacklist, and just does what it’s told and works.

Just thought I’d put this out there as the fire stick is an awesome piece of kit when setup correctly, and I see a lot of people suggesting other devices.

You don’t need to switch products, but to get a fire stick setup like mine, it does need to be done correctly upon first boot, and you only get one crack at it…..if it grabs that first update your cooked.


r/firestick • • Apr 02 '26

Firestick News streamfire update

54 Upvotes

from the devs:

We’re currently performing maintenance on the app.

Our team is actively working on resolving the issue, and the app will be back up shortly. We appreciate your patience and understanding.

Thank you. (it's back up)

News from the devs:

🚀 An exciting update is on its way!

We're thrilled to announce that our solution for app blocking is almost ready to go live! 🚀

Our team has been tirelessly working, and we're nearing the completion of this project. The wait is almost over!

⏳ Let’s start the countdown…

Get ready, something major is coming soon!

downloader code: 3255605


r/firestick • • 5h ago

Firestick Help Me South Asian Channels

5 Upvotes

After Redbox went down couple of months ago I am looking for a new apk which has south Asian (Pakistan and/or India) channels on it
Does anyone know a good one?


r/firestick • • 5h ago

Firestick Question Xiaomi stick

6 Upvotes

Anyone got a xioami stick and what are your thoughts on it compared to the firestick? Is it any better ?


r/firestick • • 14h ago

Firestick Apps Free movie apps

13 Upvotes

Any free movie apps that people like ?? That can be easily downloaded through downloader as an app


r/firestick • • 11h ago

Firestick Help Me Remove Netflix single user

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2 Upvotes

r/firestick • • 12h ago

Firestick Problem App abre e fecha no firestick

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1 Upvotes

r/firestick • • 16h ago

Firestick Problem Second hand firestick keeps freezing on me.

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I bought a secondhand on vinted for 36 euros. Dude had fine reviews so well should probs be okay. Well it took a while to get. And I booted it up. Just keeps crashing on me, sometimes at the beginning, at the language part, configuring device and at the scanning for networks part.

I tried to do a send back and money back, then found out he doesn't do taksies backsies. (which is my fault) which caused me to lose the 35 euros and be stuck w this thing. I tried rebooting before but nothing works.

Now I tried everything again and it just keeps getting stuck. For all I know the original wire and energy plug is there. Anyone know what I should do with it? I can't even do a hard reset without it crashing on me.

Thanks in advance...

(update: its in an extendable poweroutlet socket (or however its called))


r/firestick • • 19h ago

Firestick Help Me App não abre

3 Upvotes

Gente...tem uns aplicativos como o fuzz tv,deepcine etc que eu consigo instalar normalmente mas quando eu abro ele fecha na hora...alguem sabe me dizer como fazer estes apps funcionarem no firestick 4k da amazon?


r/firestick • • 1d ago

Firestick Problem Fire stick froze and now is not recognized

5 Upvotes

I was playing around with my fire stick and I saw a little bowling game that I tried to boot up and it just froze. It had a bowling lane and just froze no buttons would do anything. I went and I pulled the power source for about 10 seconds and plugged it back in and it wasn't even recognized by the tv. I've changed HDMI ports I have tried to do the center button and play pause button reset but nothing. What are my other options or is it fried?


r/firestick • • 22h ago

Firestick Apps I'm using a firestick 4k plus and looking for a quality provider. I'm in Canada, dont think that really matters though. Suggestions?

3 Upvotes

I've used a trial and it's decent but has cut out a few times. I've heard suggestions if Strong8k and Trex but haven't tried. Also a bit more expensive.

Also the provider I tried recommends the player V12. Not sure if TiviMate would be better. Tried it for a minute but on demand required a further subscription thru TiviMate? It deterred me.

Looking for some guidance here as I'm new and trying to get things setup to cancel DAZN. I also would like to use for some on demand TV and movies

Suggestions and help much appreciated!


r/firestick • • 1d ago

Firestick Question Do you guys have an app that has Spanish content?

5 Upvotes

r/firestick • • 1d ago

Firestick Help Me Tela Grande No firestick

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gente...alguem poderia me ajudar?eu baixei alguns apps como o cinegato e o terabox no meu firestick mas quando eles abrem eles abrem assim....tem como fazer pra eles abrirem e rodarem em tela cheia normalmente?


r/firestick • • 1d ago

Firestick Question Is it worth upgrading from a 1st gen Fire Stick 4K --> Fire Stick 4K Plus?

4 Upvotes

I have a Fire Stick 4K that I bought in 2023, which I guess is the 1st gen version. I got an offer to buy the Fire Stick 4K Plus for $15.

My original one has been working alright... but that Fire Stick is all I've ever known, so I don't know if I'm missing anything by not upgrading to this new release.

I read about the differences, but don't know if those differences are noticeable in day-to-day use.

Is it worth getting the new one? In case it makes any difference, I only use Prime Video and YouTube.


r/firestick • • 1d ago

Firestick Question Protube for FireTv

4 Upvotes

Is there a short code to download Protube so you can sideload on the fire tv stick?


r/firestick • • 1d ago

Firestick Question what do yall use for sports/nba?

5 Upvotes

nba szn starting soon, what good apps/codes are there?


r/firestick • • 2d ago

Firestick Apps What’s everyone using since Sportsfire stopped working?

26 Upvotes

I want to watch some boxing tonight but since sportsfire stopped working I’ve not found a good alternative with a simple ui or that doesn’t try to open silk browser or displays popup ads over the stream

There must be something like sportsfire, that was an awesome app, what are you all using now?!


r/firestick • • 2d ago

Firestick Problem Fu*k amazon 🤬 removed the voice search function from keyboard.

13 Upvotes

This function was soo useful man 😭


r/firestick • • 1d ago

Firestick Help Me Remote turns TV on/off through Alexa, but not the Power Button

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r/firestick • • 2d ago

Firestick Question New FireTV Stick 3rd Gen tips?

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r/firestick • • 2d ago

Firestick Help Me dazn ppv for the fight tonight any free downloader codes

3 Upvotes

r/firestick • • 2d ago

Firestick Question Anyone having problems on Amazon fire stick 4K max on 8.1.8.5 the mic feature doesn’t work, and takes me to Alexa in specific apps

3 Upvotes

r/firestick • • 2d ago

Firestick Apps Anyone still have streamflix ?

8 Upvotes

Does anyone still have streamflix ?, if i open the app i get a http 451 error, seems like a dmca takedown.


r/firestick • • 2d ago

Firestick Question College Basketball

3 Upvotes

With the season coming up I was wondering if anyone knew a good app for ncaa basketball. All the big ones like sportzx and Ak don’t have them and I haven’t had great success since Sportsfire


r/firestick • • 2d ago

Firestick Help Me Help: I factory-reset my fire stick, and the control wont pair withit

3 Upvotes

I was trying to fix an issue with the fire stick so I did a factory reset. After the reset, the fire stick just shows the Log In to Your Account screen, but I can't do it because the control won't pair.

I tried unplugging the fire stick for 60 sec while I reset the control (back+menu+ left button) and then taking out the batteries then pressing the home button to pair it, but that's not working (at least not in the factory reset state that my fire stick is currently in).

I cannot use the cellphone app, as it does not recognize the factory reset fire stick.

I tried plugging the fire stick into a different TV (saw a post that said that it helped view the pairing screen for the remote), but it just shows the Log In to Your Account screen as before.

Does anybody know how to fix this issue?