In case if you have lost your
remote or couldn’t find it, do not directly conclude to the choice of buying a
new remote or a new Fire Stick. There is a list of similar options that helps
you to connect to the Fire Stick TV without a remote. Since it is a portable
device and you forgot to carry the remote along with you, in that case also you
can adopt any of the following alternatives that I’m going to give you. After
which you can enjoy streaming shows and movies as usual.
On a note, if you have actually lost your remote and couldn’t find it, read my other article on ‘What can I do if I lost my Fire Stick remote?’ to help find them. First thing, you wanted to connect the TV to your Wi-Fi before you can stream any videos. So, lets now see how you can connect your Fire Stick to the Wi-Fi without the help of a remote.
On a note, if you have actually lost your remote and couldn’t find it, read my other article on ‘What can I do if I lost my Fire Stick remote?’ to help find them. First thing, you wanted to connect the TV to your Wi-Fi before you can stream any videos. So, lets now see how you can connect your Fire Stick to the Wi-Fi without the help of a remote.

Amazon Fire TV app
This choice is very helpful when
you are outdoors or you have traveled to a different place and wanted to watch
something. But then when you remember you have forgotten to take your remote
along with you, you can go for this option. And is also the easiest way to move
ahead.
Android users can download this app
from the play store and iOS users can download this from the app store. It also
supports the Fire Tablet and Fire phone. Make sure to download them from AMZN
Mobile LLC, the true dealers of the app. Once installed, open the app and then
you can a list of devices listed. Tap on your Fire TV device. Now on your Fire
TV screen, you can see a 4-digit pin displayed. This is called the connection
request code number. Enter the pin on your phone and there you go. Your mobile
is paired with the TV and you can start using your phone as a remote for your
TV.
The app has all the features as
that of a physical remote. You can navigate and choose anything on Fire TV
using your phone. Now go connect the Wi-Fi on your TV and start using. Remember
the TV and your phone should be connected to the same Wi-Fi. This is the only
requirement if you are using the app. If you were using an old Wi-Fi for
the TV and wanted to change it to a new one, you can use this method. You can
adopt this methodespecially when you are traveling somewhere and forgot to take
your remote.
Use a TV remote
You can use your TV remote to
connect it with Fire Stick. This is possible in both ways of vice versa i.e.,
you can control your Fire Stick with your TV remote and also your TV with the
Fire Stick remote. Yes, you read it right. You will believe this when you get to
know about the HDMI CEC feature. The CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) is a
feature of HDMI where it allows to control the HDMI devices by using one remote
controller. So, a CEC enabled device can connect and control each other without
any interruption. You can connect up to 15 devices like this. The main idea is
allowing a TV and an HDMI device to operate under a single remote.
Although the TVs’ do not have it by
default, you have to enable it in the Settings corner. Most of the TVs that
came after 2002 have this CEC compliant feature installed in them. Though the
CEC feature is not called by its name, the installed ones have their own ID set
up by their brands. So, if your TV supports the HDMI-CEC
feature, enable the feature and then you can control it using the same remote
and start using. Though now you can’t enjoy the voice features of your device,
you get to control the navigations like a remote.
Use an Echo
This is the latest feature that was
introduced recently around last summer. If you have an echo and Alexa device,
you can use the Alexa voice control feature to control your Fire Stick TV. With
this Echo feature introduced, users will be able to integrate all the Amazon
devices into the Amazon ecosystem. Pair up your Echo with your Fire Stick and
now you are all set to start using it without a remote using the voice
features.
Another Fire TV remote
In case if your friends or neighbor
owns a Fire Stick TV, you can borrow their remote for a while. Then pair it
with your Fire Stick TV and can start using it as usual. This method can be
applied only when there is a need to stream something so badly. Connect your
Fire Stick to the respective Wi-Fi and then you can return back the remote once
done. If you have issues with pairing, you can check for ways to solve those
issues. This method will be helpful only if the one who lent you the remote is
currently not using it. But still, it works, right? So take this under your
choices.
In spite of all the above options,
if your Fire Stick still doesn’t still work with these, you can go buy a
replacement remote. Read my article ‘Can you just buy the Fire Stick remote’ to
know more about it. It is best to buy it only on the Amazon website. Amazon
leaves you with a default option to buy a replacement remote. But there will
not be a need. Any one of the above methods will surely work for your Fire Stick TV. I hope you found the suggestions to
be useful. If you have any other ideas on how to access a Fire Stick without a
remote, then you can share it with us. Choose one and start streaming.
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