Fire Stick is an online video streaming device designed by Amazon. Many times Firestick users encounter a situation where their Amazon Fire Stick TV is stuck at the start-up booting program in permanent boot loop mode.
Firestick Stuck in Boot Loop? Try This!
Here are what could be responsible and their quick solutions;
1. Check the back plug of the built-in Firestick USB
Due to some technical reasons, the back plug of the built-in USB cable of your Fire Stick TV may not be powerful enough to power your TV. This usually is a major factor responsible for the permanent boot loop mode in the Amazon Fire Stick TV.
The quick solution here is to upgrade your Fire Stick TV USB cable to a higher and more powerful version. Then, your Fire Stick TV can have enough power intake to surpass the boot loop mode and advance into the TV home screen. The Amazon Fire Stick requires a minimum of 2Amp of power to start up, this is useful information to carry along with you when marketing for a higher and more powerful USB cable.
Your phone cable and USB cord would do just fine in acting as a replacement for your lesser energy cable. This could be a handy substitute where you momentarily cannot access a more powerful Fire Stick TV USB cable.
2. Check your power plug
Most times the Firestick TV may get stuck in the boot menu due to a temporal power glitch. This usually seems to be the easiest procedure for fixing the permanent boot loop mode problem.
The quick solution to fixing this setback is simply to unplug your fire stick TV from its power source. After unplugging the Fire Stick TV, wait for 2-5 mins before plugging it back on. Your Fire Stick TV should return to optimal function.
3. The Fire Stick TV USB cable may be damaged
This is another major cause of the permanent boot loop mode problem encountered by Amazon Fire Stick users while trying to start up their TV. The quick and rather obvious remedy to this problem is to replace the USB cable with a better one. While making this replacement, ensure to purchase the proper USB cable suitable for your Fire Stick TV model to avoid further complications.
4. The Fire Stick TV requires a manual start-up
When experiencing a permanent boot loop mode while starting up your Free Stick TV most times all it requires is a simple manual startup. Simply press and hold your select button and your play button simultaneously on your remote control for about 10 – 15 minutes, after which your Amazon Fire Stick TV should redirect you to the main home screen.
5. The Fire Stick TV requires a manual restart
This stands as yet another challenge that could be responsible for the permanent boot loop mode. A simple restart of your Fire Stick TV could quickly remedy this challenge. Steps to follow to restart your Amazon Fire Stick TV.
i) On the top row of your Fire Stick remote controller, press and release the middle button once.
ii) With your Fire Stick TV remote controller, navigate over to the settings options and click.
iii) On the settings menu, using your Fire Stick TV remote controller, navigate to the right and locate the “My Fire TV” option.
iv) Press the enter button on your Fire Stick TV remote and click on the “My fire TV” option.
v) After clicking the My fire TV option, a drop menu will appear. On this drop, the menu navigates and locates the restart option on the menu.
vi) Click on the restart option by pressing the enter button on your Fire Stick TV remote controller. At this point, your Fire TV stick will restart and successfully launch the boot loop mode to the main TV screen.
6. The Fire Stick TV requires a reset to factory defaults
Sometimes to get past the permanent boot loop mode in your Fire Stick TV that comes up while starting up, you will have to reset the TV to factory defaults. Steps to follow to reset your Fire Stick TV to defaults include;
i) On the top row of your Fire Stick remote controller, press and release the middle button once.
ii) With your Fire Stick TV remote controller, navigate over to the settings options and click.
iii) On the settings menu, using your Fire Stick TV remote controller, navigate to the right and locate the “My fire TV” option.
iv) Press the enter button on your Fire Stick TV remote and click on the “My Fire TV” option.
v) After clicking the My Fire TV option a drop menu will appear. On this drop menu, navigate and locate the “reset to factory defaults” option on the menu.
vi) Click on the reset to factory defaults option by pressing the enter button on your Fire Stick TV remote controller, at which point your Fire Stick TV will reset to factory defaults and your TV will start up anew successfully.
Note that while engaging this procedure, all the settings you had affected to your Fire Stick TV will be changed and all your data will be permanently wiped and lost.
7. Your Fire Stick TV has not been in use for a while
Most times the Amazon Fire Stick TV users may experience the permanent boot loop challenge when they turn on their Fire Stick TV after having left it unused for a while, probably due to travels.
The quick-fix solution here would be to leave the TV active on the boot loop mode for some time, preferably overnight, during which the Fire Stick TV will launch to the TV home screen ready for use again.
8. The Fire Stick TV has inherent technical problems
After you must have tried the already mentioned quick-fix solutions and still can’t remedy the problem then it must be an inherent technical issue. Where this is the case with your Fire Stick TV the alternative would be to return the Fire Stick TV to amazon for a refund or an exchange so that the inherent technical issue may be looked into adequately by experts.
Conclusion
The average Fire Stick TV takes about 10 to 15 minutes to get past the loading screen into the main home TV screen. If yours takes longer than that it must be experiencing any of the above issues diagnosed above, ensure to quickly identify the issue your TV may be experiencing and apply the provided remedy accordingly, to have an eventful TV experience.
