Fire TV Stick: How to use all features
Amazon's Fire TV Stick of the first generation was launched in April 2015. The third generation and the Fire TV Stick 4K are now on the market. We have put together the most important information and apps for the stick and show you how you can get the most out of your Fire TV Stick.
Amazon Fire TV Stick: control via app & voice input
You can control your Fire TV Stick not only with the included remote control, but also with a smartphone app.
- There is a free app for Android, iPhone and iPad. Using it has two advantages: You can access content much more easily by tapping it instead of clicking through it. In addition, the Fire TV Stick can be controlled via the app via voice input.
- Amazon's voice assistant Alexa is now also part of the second generation. Unlike the first edition, Amazon puts the remote control with voice input on top of it when you buy the stick.
Airplay and Chromecast: Transfer smartphone to Fire TV Stick
With the right app, you can transfer content from your smartphone to your stick.
- With an app like AirBuddy or AllCast for Fire TV, you can use your Fire TV Stick as an AirPlay receiver.
- As with Apple TV, you can transfer videos, pictures or music from your iOS device to the Amazon stick. Transfer from an Android smartphone is also possible without any problems.
Netflix, media libraries & Co .: The best apps for the Fire TV Stick
Your Amazon Fire TV Stick is not just a vehicle for Amazon's Prime Instant Video streaming service.
- You can install a variety of Android apps on it. In addition to the well-known VoD service provider Netflix, this also includes the media libraries of public broadcasters such as ZDF and ARD.
- Spotify, the music-video service Vevo, the live TV app Zattoo and the game streaming portal Twitch also offer a suitable app.
- The YouTube application was not available for a long time. This was deleted from January 1, 2018 due to disagreements between Amazon and Google.
- The dispute has now been settled. Currently - as of 7/2019 - you can use the YouTube app on the Fire TV Stick 4K and the second generation stick.
- It should be possible to use the app on the first and third generation sticks over the next few months.
- With Silk Browser and Firefox for Fire TV, Amazon has also added two web browsers to the app range, with which you can easily access YouTube.