3 Ways to Fix Fire TV Stick Remote Not Pairing After Factory Reset

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Basic Fixes

Fix 1: Use the Home Button to Pair Your Fire TV Stick Remote

Move closer to your TV. Now, press the Home button on your Fire TV Stick remote for 20-40 seconds or until you see the confirmation message for pairing. You’ll see a pairing confirmation at the bottom right corner of your TV screen.

If nothing happens, long-press theplay/pausebutton or a combination ofselect(middle round button) andhome buttonfor 40-60 seconds to initiate remote pairing.

Fix 2: Disconnect Connected Bluetooth Devices and Pair Again

Theoretically, Bluetooth supports up to 7 connections at a time. If your TV has already exhausted all its Bluetooth connection slots, the Fire TV Stick remote might fail to pair.

Turn off Bluetooth on the paired device to manually disconnect it. Then, retry pairing the remote.

Fix 3: Reset the Fire TV Stick Remote

If disconnecting other paired Bluetooth devices didn’t work, use this nifty trick toreset the Fire TV Stickremote:

Step 1:Unplug your Fire TV Stick from the TV. Press thethree-barbutton, followed by thebackand theleft keys of the round navigationbutton for 10 seconds.

Step 2:Release the buttons, replug the Fire TV Stick, and turn it on.

Step 3:Long-press theHome buttonon the Fire TV Stick remote to initiate pairing.

Alternative: Use the Fire TV App as Your Remote

Lastly, you can use theFire TV appon your smartphone to control your Fire TV Stick if its physical remote fails to pair.

Note:Before you begin, your Fire TV Stick and smartphone must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network and logged in with the same Amazon account.

Step 1: Installthe Amazon Fire TV app on your phone andopenit.

Step 2:TapSet Up New Deviceand selectFire TVunder Streaming Devices.

Step 3:SelectContinueand provide the necessary location permissions when prompted.

Step 4:Tap yourFire TV Stickunder Connect To Remote and enter thePINshown on your TV screen to authorize and use its remote interface.

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Last updated on 22 May, 2024

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