Hi guys and welcome to my channel. If you’re stuck in a situation where your Firestick is
not connected to your Wi-Fi, maybe because you’ve changed your Wi-Fi, but your firestick remote is
not working or you’ve lost it. How then are you able to use your Firestick without the remote
to reconnect it to your Wi-Fi? Hopefully this video will give you
the solution you’ve been looking for. In this solution, you will need a few things:
• First you will need the name and password of the last Wi-Fi that your
Firestick was successfully connected to • Second, you will need a device that is
connected to the internet via Wi-Fi so that you can create a mobile hotspot – that can be a PC,
laptop, smartphone or tablet • Thirdly, you will need a 2nd device
that is either a smartphone or tablet • And lastly, your Firestick plugged in
Once you’ve got all that and when you’re ready let’s get started.
Ok, so you’ve got this screen on your Firestick and you’ve
lost your Firestick remote or it’s broken so at this point, your kind of stuck.
You can use the Amazon Fire TV app which you can install on your smartphone or tablet,
but of course, you need to have both your Firestick and your smartphone connected to
the same Wi-Fi network for this to work. So, what’s the solution?
The solution is to use a device to create a mobile hotspot. This can be
your pc, laptop, smartphone or tablet, so long as it is connected to the internet via Wi-Fi.
You can then connect your 2nd smartphone and your Firestick to the same Wi-Fi network
which will then allow you to use an app called Amazon Fire TV on your 2nd
smartphone to control your firestick. The reason you need a separate device to
create a mobile hotspot is your device that you’ve used to the create the mobile hotspot
cannot connect to its own mobile hotspot. And the reason you need to know the name and
password of the last Wi-Fi that your Firestick was connected to, is to create your mobile hotspot
with the same name and password to make your Firestick connect to it.
If you know how to do that, then go ahead and set that up and this should resolve your problem.
However, if that sounds a little too complicated, or you’ve never used a
mobile hotspot before then stick with me and I’ll show you how, step by step.
The first step is to create your mobile hotspot and change the hotspot name to the same
Wi-Fi name and password that your Firestick was last connected to.
In this example, I will be using a Samsung Galaxy S20 on to create the mobile hotspot
but if you are using a pc, laptop, tablet or iOS device, the steps will be slightly different.
If you have any questions or need a step by step guide for devices other than an android smartphone
then comment down below and I can send you a step by step guide for your device.
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen and select the cog icon in the top corner
2. Next select Connections 3. Choose Mobile Hotspot and Tethering
4. Tap on Mobile Hotspot to enter the settings 5. Then tap the 3 dots in the
top corner of the screen 6. Choose Configure Mobile Hotspot
7. Then delete what is currently showing under Network Name and type in the name of the last
Wi-Fi network your Firestick was connected to 8.
Underneath where it says Password, delete what is currently there
and enter the password to the Wi-Fi network your Firestick was last connected to
9. Tap Save. As soon as you do this and turn your mobile hotspot on,
your Firestick will automatically identify it and connect to the internet.
Now your Firestick is connected, the second step is to now connect your 2nd smartphone
to the same mobile hotspot. This 2nd smartphone can be an android OR iOS.
1. Swipe down from the top of the screen and select the cog icon
2. Next select Connections 3. Find and select the mobile hotspot
to connect to it 4.
Next, go to your app store and search for an app called Amazon Fire TV
5. Install it and when it opens up, it will start to automatically search for Fire TV devices
located on the same network and because you are connected to the same mobile hotspot,
this will find your firestick 6. Tap to select it from the list and
then you will be prompted to enter a PIN, enter it and you are now able to
fully control your Amazon Firestick The Amazon Fire TV app is a really useful
app to have and if you’d like to find out more about the Amazon Fire TV app and its
functions and how to use it, then check out my tutorial showing in the link above me now
or in the description below. Hopefully, after following these steps,
you have now been able to connect your Firestick to your Wi-Fi and you can use it again!
Drop me a comment down below if this has helped or if you have any other useful tips to share.
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