The Amazon Fire TV Stick is a device of the brand that allows us to make our television smart, with access to video applications in straming, music, games, sports, news … And it is a device that includes a remote control. But you may have lost it, you may not have it on hand, or you may have left it in another room. In those cases, you can control the Fire TV Stick with your mobile.
If you have the Fire TV Stick at home but you ca n’t find the remote, it has broken or you don’t have batteries, we offer you the option of using and controlling the Fire TV Stick with your mobile phone without having to have the original remote on hand. It is very simple and it is enough to follow a series of steps, have your phone at hand and WiFi connection. We explain it to you.
What is the Fire TV Stick?
This tutorial is of little or no use if you do not know what the Amazon Fire TV Stick is. If you are thinking of buying it, we summarize it: it is a gadget that allows you to turn a television into a smart one without having to change it for a new one. Similar to Google’s Chromecast, for example. It is small, like a USB, easy to use via remote control or by voice with Alexa and it has many available options that we can take advantage of at home for leisure, for games, for music or streaming video …
You should also know that there are two models: the Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick 4K. The difference between the two is in video quality, as may be obvious from its name: the Fire TV Stick Basic has a Quad Core 1.3 GHz and 8 GB chip and is capable of playing movies in HD 1080p quality with surround sound of Dolby Audio and enhanced volume with HDMI. In the case of the 4K version we can enjoy Ultra HD 4K, HDR, HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG, HDR10 + and Dolby Atmos sound.
Control from mobile phone
The first thing you should do is download the Amazon Fire TV Stick application that you will find for free in the app stores: You can download it from the Google Play Store if you have an Android mobile phone or from the App Store if you have an iOS mobile phone. It is also compatible with tablets from both operating systems if it is better to use one of these devices. The application is free.
Once you have the application installed on your mobile phone or tablet, you can continue with the following steps. The main thing is that you should notice that both devices, Fire TV Stick and the phone from which you are going to control it, are connected to the same WiFi . In the case of being at home, you will not have any problem. When you have verified it, follow these steps to control the Fire TV Stick:
- Open the application on your mobile phone
- Sign in with your Amazon data, username and password
- The app will automatically detect connected Fire TV Stick devices
- Choose the one you want to use in case you have more than one at home
- Tap on that device in the app
- A four-digit code will appear on the TV
- Copy the four-digit code
- Write the code in the space that the application allows you
- The Amazon Fire TV device has already been connected to the mobile phone
Once you have it , you do complete control, you can control with mobile on Amazon Fire TV for whatever you want: browse through the menus, to c yield to the usual buttons, play or pause a movie or series, moving towards forward or rewind the content, etc. You will not miss the physical control of the Fire TV Stick because from the phone you have all the functions.
More than one Fire TV Stick
In case you have more than one Fire TV Stick at home, you can control them all from the application without worrying about looking for controls. Just follow the steps above and add a new device that is connected to the WiFi connection. When you want to use one or the other, you only have to choose the one you want.
