Did you lose or break your Amazon Fire Stick remote? You need to reset your Fire Stick. But it’s an uphill task if you don’t have your Fire Stick remote. This article will teach you more than one way to factory reset your Amazon Fire Stick without a remote in easy step-by-step troubleshooting methods.
One great thing about the Amazon product is that it allows its users to factory reset their devices even when they do not have the remote. Various options are available, from using a wireless keyboard or a mouse to the Fire TV app.
But first, let’s take a look at the reasons why you need to factory reset your Amazon Fire Stick:
- Outdated software.
- Bugs and glitches.
- Network problems.
Related: 4 ways to add Fire Stick remote to the TV
How to Factory Reset Fire Stick Without Remote
Okay, let’s reset your Amazon Fire Stick without a remote using:
- The Amazon Fire TV app.
- PC programs linked to your laptop.
Now, let’s take an in-depth analysis of these methods one after the other.
The Amazon Fire TV app
The app is a replacement for your Amazon Fire Stick remote.
What do you get from using the Fire TV app:
- Voice search using Alexa.
- Keyboard for entering input.
- Quick access to menu, apps, and other exciting features.
- User-friendly interface which is easy to navigate.
You can download the Amazon Fire TV app on the Google Play Store for Android devices and iOS devices.
Okay, so here are the steps that you need to follow to reset your Fire Stick without a remote:
- Open your App Store or Play Store app.
- Launch the Fire TV app.
- Connect the Fire TV app to the same Wi-Fi you use on your TV. When a message pops up on your screen to confirm the pairing, type the four-digit code on your mobile device to pair the remote with your TV.
Congratulations. Now that you have successfully connected your phone to the TV let’s navigate the app to reset your Fire Stick quickly.
- Select the Settings icon.
- Next, click on my Fire TV.
- Select Reset to Factory Defaults, and an on-screen message will pop up to confirm if you want to do a reset.
- Select the Reset button.
That’s it; your Fire TV will restart and bring you back to the original settings when you purchased the device.
The most complicated way of connecting your firestick to your fire TV without a remote is using a laptop. You’ll need to download some programs, specifically Mobomarket for Android and Adblink. We will try to simplify this method as much as possible.
Related: 8 ways to turn on your TV without a remote.
Connect Using Your Laptop
There is a more complicated method of connecting to your Amazon Fire Stick without a remote. Consequently, you can follow this seemingly complex solution if you have a laptop. Above all, we’ll try to make it as easy as possible to follow.
You would need to download Adblink on your laptop.
Adblink links any Android device with your laptop. What makes it a near-perfect customizable control panel for your Fire Stick is that it supports Linux Kodi extensions.
- Connect your Fire Stick to your laptop with your Fire Stick USB. Using another USB may not give you the desired results.
- Open Adblink and select the Remote option.
- Select the Full-Screen option.
- Go to Tools, enable and disable Full-Screen.
- Go to Settings on your Fire Stick to perform a factory reset.
It’s as simple as that, use your mouse and the on-screen left-right buttons to navigate around. We’re glad to have helped you reset your Fire Stick without a remote.
It’s essential, however, to get a replacement remote from the Amazon website because after a factory reset, customizing your settings and navigating through whatever it is you want to do might be more challenging than usual.
We hope this article proved to be a great help. Have a great day, folks.
