Firestick Remote is not working: How to Pair Firestick Remote?
Every Firestick device is paired with a remote initially. Most users don’t find difficulty with the remote. There are few rare cases in which people complained about “Firestick Remote is not Working” on their initial set up itself. If your Firestick remote is not working, do the below things:
Check whether the battery is appropriately placed.Try changing the battery. Sometimes battery might have got drained and the remote won’t work if it doesn’t get enough power.
If the above two methods don’t work, then there might be an issue in pairing between Firestick and remote. Let us try to pair Firestick Remote: Take your Firestick remote and press the “Home” button for 10 seconds. If the remote is not paired initially this process will pair it with the Firestick device. Once your remote is paired to the device, download “Fire TV” app from Play store and install it on your Android device. “Fire TV” app acts as an app-based Firestick remote. In case if your remote is not working, you can use the Fire TV app for time being.
How to Pair a New Firestick Remote?
There are a few common issues for buying a new remote/additional remote. We buy an additional remote when our Firestick remote gets broken or if you are facing any button issues on your remote. Once you receive your new Firestick remote, you have to pair your new Firestick remote to access your device. Here are the steps to pair Firestick remote: Step 1: Open “Settings” tab on your Firestick. Step 2: Move to “Controllers & Bluetooth Devices” on your Settings page and click on it. Step 5: On your remote, press the home button for 10 seconds. By doing this, your remote name will appear on the screen. Step 6: Click on the remote appeared and pair it to the device. The new remote got successfully paired with the Firestick device. You can now use the new remote as the primary or an additional remote. Learn how to reset firestick without remote.
Wrapping up
Firestick cannot be accessed without a remote. So make sure you keep your remote safely without breaking it. If you still want to be safe, then download the Fire TV app on your mobile and pair it with your Firestick. The Fire TV mobile remote will be handy one day or the other. Thanks for reading this post. Follow www.techfollows.com for more information. Leave back your feedback or queries on the comment section below.
