How do I unfreeze my Amazon Fire Stick

What is the Amazon Fire Stick Frozen?

In simple words, if any of the functionality of the Amazon Fire Stick is avoiding to work sometimes, but not always, then that simply means that you're facing the issue like the Fire Stick frozen. You can’t observe it as the “Fire TV slow” problem, because if you were facing the Fire Stick slow problem then it may not be sometimes, and you might feel the continuous slowdown in the performance of the Fire Stick.

Some of the reasons why you may have to face the issue like Fire Stick frozen:-

1. The Fire Stick you may have been using may not be updated, and that maybe the reason behind your issue.
2. If you've installed the Kodi on your Fire Stick, then it may also be the reason why you may have to face such a problem.
3. Some of the files installed on your Fire Stick device may be corrupted, and this may also be the reason for the problem “Amazon Fire TV frozen”.

How do I unfreeze Amazon Fire Stick?

Here are the steps to unfreeze it:

1. Restart device: The first thing you require to do when you’re Amazon Fire Stick freezes is to restart your device. Simply unplug everything and wait a minimum of 30 seconds to confirm the device is completely turned off. Plug everything back and start your device.
2. Clear Cache and data

To clear cache & data

• Go to Settings
• Click on Apps
• Click on Manage All Applications
• Locate the troublesome application
• Click Clear Cache & Data
• Reboot the application
• Switch USB port

There's a possibility that the USB port you're using the Fire Stick services on is faulty. Try switching to a different USB port on your TV. Remember the USB port you were using and switch to the adjacent port on your TV.

     3. Connect to TV

In case, you're using an AV receiver or soundbar with the Amazon Fire Stick, confirm that the receiver is turned on and is connected correctly to the right input. If that doesn’t assist, try connecting your Fire Stick to the tv directly. Call the fire stick customer service & Amazon live chat team for quick assistance.

     4. Logo screen

If your Amazon Fire Stick is taking frozen on the logo screen, don’t rush the device by clicking blatantly on the remote. Wait for the Fire Stick to load; sometimes it can take minimum of 10 minutes for the device to complete the process.

If the Fire Stick doesn’t launch even after 10 minutes, switch ports and start again. If you're using Fire TV, try switching to a high-speed HDMI cable.