9 Answers2025-08-16
For someone with skills, possibly modding the remote control to use instead of buying separate universal remote controls for each HDMI input is a possiblity. However, it would require replacing the Bluetooth module with a more advanced multi-connection module and programming new firmware for the remote control. While possible, such a mod would likely cost more than the alternative remotes, take a lot of time to complete, and risk bricking the remote control. The mod is a hardware change and not something that can be resolved with a software update.
Until someone figures out a work around for this limitation of Fire Sticks, it is just something we live with. The community has largely moved on from hopes that this would be fixed and instead are looking for ways to work around it with their current TVs and other devices.
7 Answers2025-08-11
So, for a few bucks and an hour or so of your time, you can test out the PSPlay app on a spare Fire Stick and see how it works for you. The app is essentially a donation to the developer that is trying to solve this problem. Go in with very low expectations. If it works fantastically, then that is a huge bonus. However, if it does not work as expected, then at least you will have learned something new. However, if you need something that 100% works and causes no headaches, then look at the various official solutions first. The Fire Stick shouldn’t be your primary means of trying to achieve this.
7 Answers2025-08-26
Enabling display mirroring on the Fire Cube is a matter of going to Settings > Display & Sounds and toggling the associated option to the On position. Then, on your Apple device, you can use Screen Mirroring from the Control Center to select the Fire Cube from a list of availablegetDisplayMirroring-enabled devices. Video clips from apps like Facebook can then be cast to your TV where they can be viewed by everyone. Sound is even sent to the TV speakers, a much better location than in your phone's tiny speaker(s). In short, it's a really cool way to share photos – passing around a physical album of them just isn't this cool.
7 Answers2025-11-29
Updates can be a good thing or a bad thing. Updates to Fire OS happen frequently. Sometimes the update is so drastic that you’ll find the interface has changed dramatically. Usually an update will include some sort of new integration to Live tab that is great. The worst part is that updates require users to be flexible. The device is a living, breathing platform and can change for better or for worse at any time. Your way of accessing your favorite channels could change at any time without you knowing in advance of the change. Often these updates occur without your request.
5 Answers2025-08-04
Kids complaining about the lag of a controller while playing games is something I’m familiar with. First, close all other applications and services, as they consume system resources. Reducing the video quality in the game’s settings where possible will also help to reduce the processing time of the game data. When using a generic Bluetooth controller, update the firmware of the controller via a computer as sometimes the problem can be resolved by updating to the latest software.
11 Answers2025-07-08
You can search for “Fire Stick rollback” on the XDA-Developers forum to find the threads for your specific model. Be warned, these projects require a download of specific firmware, connection of your Fire TV to your PC via a USB cable, and insertion of your stick into bootloader mode. Mixed results, and you could end up with a very expensive paperweight, so try at your own risk. Only really try and roll back a stick if it is currently spare or has already been bricked for you.
6 Answers2025-07-07
I keep a tech blog for things like this where I go through and review various devices for the audience. I have a list of published reviews for the different Apple TV models, ranging from the 2014 model to the latest 2021 model. I reviewed the 2014 model, 2016 model, 2018 4K model, 2020 Lite model and the latest 2021 4K Max model. The 2020 4K model was largely a refresh of the 2018 4K model, and therefore, didn’t warrant a full new review. However, the last three generations are really where it’s at for new Apple TV buyers. The first two are no longer worth the money unless you can get them for free.
8 Answers2025-10-30
For those of you visually-oriented folks, here’s a mental flowchart for moving your books to your new Kindle. Was the book purchased from Amazon? Yes -> it’s in the cloud. You register your new Kindle and download the books. No -> did you email it to yourself or use “Send to Kindle”? Yes -> these things are linked to your account email. Just re-send to your new Kindle email. No -> it’s a USB sideload. Copy files from your old Kindle’s “documents” folder to the corresponding folder on your new Kindle. Note that the only real variable here is your reading progress. Books from Amazon are synced via Whispersync, but non-Amazon books do not get synced in this fashion. That means you might have to find your place in these books. Not ideal, but that’s the nature of the current e-book ecosystem.
5 Answers2025-08-08
Free shipping on Fire TV Stick deals is often offered by Amazon. Deals for Fire TV Stick usually include free shipping for Prime members. For non-members, however, you may need to spend a minimum amount. Seasonal sales like Prime Day and Cyber Monday often include free shipping too. Just check the deal details to confirm. It’s also worth waiting for a sale to be shipped instead of paying for the shipping fee yourself.
9 Answers2025-07-06
Your archived items are also archived on your old device (even if you deleted them from your downloaded books list to make room). Now that you have a device with more storage, you might want to re-download some of these archived books. Make sure you’re viewing your library as ‘All’ or ‘Cloud’ and not just ‘Downloaded’. I discovered that I have a complete history of all my purchases over the last years, and can even re-download books I’ve purchased on sale years ago (I found three such books from 2017 that I had purchased but never read). Transferring to a new device became a fun library excavation.