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Amazon Firestick / Fire TV

Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube and Fire TV: install a player with the Downloader app, then sign in.

  1. 1
    Open Developer options
    From the Fire TV home screen go to Settings → My Fire TV → About and click your device name 7 times until it says “You are now a developer”. A new “Developer options” menu appears.
  2. 2
    Allow app installs
    Open Settings → My Fire TV → Developer options and turn on “Install unknown apps” (older models call it “Apps from Unknown Sources”).
  3. 3
    Install the Downloader app
    Back on the home screen open Find → Search, type “Downloader”, choose the orange Downloader app and select Get / Download. Open it once and allow access when asked.

After your player is installed you can turn “Install unknown apps” back off if you prefer. It is only needed during installation.

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