Does Your Amazon Fire TV Keep Crashing? How to Fix the Problem
There’s nothing more annoying than when your streaming device has issues that prevent you from watching something you want to watch. If your Amazon Fire TV keeps crashing or restarting, don’t get frustrated—we’ll show you a number of things you’re able to try to fix the problem.
What Causes a Fire TV Crash?
A Fire TV Stick can havevarious issues you can troubleshoot. If it keeps crashing, you’ll have some specific steps to take.
Many things can cause your Fire TV to become unstable. Its software might be outdated, it might have full storage, or something else.
The best first thing to try is the same quick fix for just about electronics: reboot. Unplug your Fire TV for about a minute and then plug it back in. If that doesn’t help, try some of the following steps.
1. Update Your Software
You’ll want to ensure that your Fire TV device has the latest software update. Software updates from your device manufacturer, in this case, Amazon, address everything from security vulnerabilities to bug fixes.
To update your Fire TV software and change the update settings:
To the right, you could see your update version information and the date of your last software update
2. Remove External Hard Drives
You canadd more storage to a Fire TVusing a USB drive, but it might also cause your Fire TV system to become unstable. If you’re having issues, try removing it:
3. Use the Correct Power Source
It might be a long shot, but if you’re using a power block or cord that doesn’t supply the right amount of power to your device, it could cause problems. To avoid this, it’s best to use the power block and cord that came with your Fire TV device.
4. Clear Your App Cache and Data
Your Fire TV can become overburdened with too much data, slowing it down or even crashing it. Try clearing up some data stored by individual apps:
Starting with the apps at the top of the list (which are taking up the most space), select the app andClear data, thenClear cache. If you have downloaded content for this app, you may download it again the next time you use the app.
5. Uninstall Apps
If your Fire TV is bogged down by too many apps or even just one of those apps has corrupted software, uninstalling them can prevent system crashes:
Select any app that you aren’t using and navigate toUninstall.
6. Factory Reset
Any hardware device software can become corrupted for many reasons that can really be unrelated to anything you’re doing and out of your control. If your Fire TV software has become corrupted, crashes can be common. Factory resetting it will completely reset your device to how it was when you first took it out of its box:
If you do this, you’ll lose any personal data and downloaded content on your Fire TV. After you do this, you’ll want to update your device software to ensure your device is up-to-date. Updating your software after a factory reset may take some time, because your device will need to download and install all the relevant updates.
7. Get a New Fire TV
After perhaps a few years, hardware can become obsolete. A hardware device manufacturer may limit support and software updates.
If your Fire TV stick is more than a few years old, you might look into replacing it with the latest version. It can be an annoying hassle to have to buy new hardware, but you can also benefit from improvements that your older version lacks.
Get Back to Enjoying Your Fire TV
Fortunately, most Fire TV problems that cause crashes can be quickly and easily solved. Try some of these quick fixes, and you may be back to streaming your content in no time.
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