Amazon Fire TV devices are the best in quality price. They may not be the most powerful or the most complete. But they are very economical. Not to mention the constant offers that reduce the price even further. And for your technical sheet, they perform very well. Come on, you can almost turn your television into a game consolea smart tv and to have all fashion apps to view streaming content. However, all this comes at a cost. And it is inevitable that, sooner or later, your Fire TV becomes slow.
It must be taken into account that for Fire TV to be so economical it has certain limitations. Mostly, 2 GB RAM and 8 GB storage. At most, 16 GB. And although Fire OS, the software of these devices, is highly optimized, by installing applications, that optimization inevitably ends up collapsing. But all is not lost.
In fact, a few adjustments and maintenance tasks They will help us make a slow Fire TV look like the first day again. Something you should do once every few months. Or when you really notice a drop in the performance of your Fire TV. Let’s see everything that is in your power to revitalize your device.
Restart your slow Fire TV
Let’s be optimistic. Your Fire TV may be slow for a specific problem. If you use your Amazon device daily and keep it running for several days, you may need a simple reboot. In general, it usually solves many problems related to phones, computers, cars and all kinds of machines and devices.
For restart a Fire TV:
- Go to Setting either Settings
- The quickest way is to press the button for a few seconds Home
- Enter the section My Fire TV
- Now go to Restart
- Let’s cross our fingers and see if the problem is resolved
Free up space: uninstalling apps
One of the reasons why your Fire TV is slow is usually in device memory. In little memory. The applications are getting heavier. And Amazon refuses to expand the memory by default, except in the most expensive models. There are ways to get more memory using an external USB and adapter, but that’s another story.
Free disk space It will help lighten the Fire TV. And one of the reasons for having full memory is usually the large number of installed applications. Check the apps. Do you really use them all? You may have several games installed but abandoned. And as for the applications, it is possible that you installed them just in case. But there they are.
For uninstall applications on a Fire TV:
- Go to Settings
- The quickest way is to press the button for a few seconds Home
- Enter the section Applications
- Go to Manage my installed applications
- Choose the application to uninstall
- Select the option Uninstall
- Repeat the steps with the apps you are going to delete
- Keep in mind that you can install them again later
- Uninstalled apps remain in your Fire TV history. Without taking up space
Free up space: clearing cache
Sometimes the problem with the memory of a slow Fire TV is not so much the number of installed applications but that one or two of them take over all the space available. This usually happens with applications like Kodi, Plex, VLC or Acestream. They are apps whose cache increases considerably to perform their streaming functions. To solve this problem, it is not necessary to delete the applications. But, from time to time, it is convenient clear your cache.
For clear cache from an app on a Fire TV:
- Go to Settings
- The quickest way is to press the button for a few seconds Home
- Enter the section Applications
- Go to Manage my installed applications
- Choose the application to uninstall
- Select the option Clear cache
In addition to this, Fire TV devices have an option activated by default and that “cannot be disabled”. “If an application not used for more than 30 days and the device is low on storage space, the storage optimization function will automatically clear the cache of the application”.
Update Fire TV
Having Fire OS up to date also helps your slow Fire TV get faster. Typically, updates are checked in background and are installed when the device is hibernating. But you can yourself check if there is an update and install it. After the device is installed and rebooted, it is likely that everything goes better.
For update fire os on Fire TV:
- Go to Settings
- Go into My Fire TV
- Choose About
- Finally, choose the option Search for updates
- If it detects one, you can tell it to install it
- The process will take a few minutes. Do not touch anything
- When finished, check again that it is updated
Change the WiFi connection
If all of the above doesn’t help or you still notice your Fire TV is a little slow, let’s try another solution. This time, it has to do with the WiFi connectivity Of the device. The one that makes it possible for you to watch content on the Internet or play online. Maybe the problem is there, in the connection. For years, routers have offered two simultaneous WiFi connections, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. The first is designed for older devices or those that are far from the router. The second, for newer devices and closer to the router. This second connection has less interferenceit has more channels to connect devices and the connection obtained is faster.
In short, if your Fire TV is close to the router, it is advisable to opt for this second 5 GHz connection. The speed obtained will be better and the device will suffer less from interference or connection cuts.
For change WiFi on Fire TV:
- Go to Settings
- Go into Grid
- Find the network name
- Press the button play to view network status
- Once you have verified that the network is correct, select it
Reset factory settings
If none of the above works, let’s try reset fire tv slow. That is, to delete it so that it is like the first day you connected it to your television. This option removes applications, settings and files. It is similar to the reset function of mobile phones. In both cases it is the ultimate solution to fix a slow or unruly device. The aid official explains that “account information and downloaded content will be deleted when you reset the settings.”
For restore a Fire TV:
- Go to Settings
- Go into My Fire TV
- Select the option Reset default settings
- The process will take a few minutes
- When finished, everything should return to normal.