In this guide, you’ll connect your Fire TV Stick to your TV, pair the remote, connect to Wi‑Fi, and complete the on-screen setup.

A Firestick (Amazon Fire TV Stick) is a small streaming device that plugs into your TV’s HDMI port and connects to the internet over Wi‑Fi. It lets you stream apps like Prime Video, Netflix, and YouTube. It also supports features like voice search with the Alexa Voice Remote.

If you plan to install apps from outside the Amazon Appstore (sometimes called sideloading), you’ll need to enable a few extra settings later in this setup.

The guide below will show you how to set up a Firestick on the Fire TV Stick Lite.

However, these steps will be similar for the Fire TV Cube, Firestick 4K, or any other Fire TV device.

Your Firestick or Fire TV purchase includes the following items:

You'll also need:

Remove contents from the package and insert the two AAA batteries into the remote.

Plug the power cord into an outlet and into your Firestick.

Plug your Firestick into your TV

🔌 Powering Your Fire TV Stick

For the best experience, we generally recommend powering your Fire TV Stick through your TV’s USB port (if available).

When connected this way, the device will automatically soft restart each time the TV is turned off and back on. This helps refresh the system regularly and can prevent small performance or streaming issues from building up over time.

However, some TVs do not provide stable or sufficient USB power. If you experience random shutdowns, freezing, or boot issues, switch to the included wall power adapter instead.

When powered from the wall adapter, the Firestick will usually stay on even when the TV is turned off. In this case, it will not automatically restart — so if you ever need to refresh the device, you will need to manually reboot it (either through settings or by unplugging the power cable).

Select the HDMI Input with the television remote that you plugged your Firestick into.

Press ANY button to get started

Choose your language. In this example, English (United States) is selected.

Choose how you’d like to set up your Fire TV. You can scan the QR code to use the Fire TV app, or continue using your remote.

Choose the wireless network you want to connect your Firestick to.

Enter your network password and click Connect.

Your device will check for updates.

It will then begin downloading the latest software.

After the latest software has been installed, you will be prompted to sign in to Amazon.

If the device recognizes you, click Continue.

Or, you can use a different Amazon account by clicking Change Account.

If you already have a Firestick device you will be prompted to Restore Fire TV to the same settings. Click Skip or Restore.

You are then prompted to select your brand of TV.

Click Next.

Toggle up and down volume buttons on your remote and click Yes after hearing the music from your TV.

Your remote is now successfully set up. Click OK.

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You are then given the option to purchase Amazon Kids+. Click Start or No Thanks to skip.

We are now prompted to select our preferred streaming apps. Choose Get Started or No Thanks to skip.

You can select any streaming services that you prefer. (If you are going to jailbreak your device, there is no need to install any available apps.)

After making your apps selection click Finish.

You can now select your Parental Controls. Click Enable or no Parental Controls.

You will now encounter the Firestick home screen.

You are then presented with the Firestick home screen.

Firestick setup is now complete.