Over the years, Amazon has come up with many new
features. It has also brought in the market many new devices like amazon echo
voice assistants, Amazon Kindle
e-readers, Amazon Fire tablets, Amazon Fire TV streaming products.
These features and devices have helped us in many ways and have made our lives
easier. Amazon Firestick is also one
such amazon media streaming device that allows us to stream shows or other
videos, install apps, play games and play music, etc on your TV. It helps in
converting your average TV to a smart TV. It also has voice control features.
When you order a firestick, you don’t just get the firestick. You also get a
remote, a USB cable, and a power adaptor. You will also get an HDMI extender
and 2AAA batteries. If you don’t know what to do with all this and how to make
it work, you can read the guide that you will get in this package.
Features of Amazon Firestick:
- Size: 1.2 in * 3.4 in
- Memory: 1 GB
- Storage: 8 GB internal
- Cloud storage: Free cloud storage to store your content
- Output resolution supported: 1080 p and 720 p up to 60 fps
- Compatibility: Compatible with HD TVs with available HDMI input
- Wifi: Dual-band, dual-antenna Wi-Fi supports 2x2 MIMO 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.1
Setting up Amazon Firestick:
- Power supply: The Amazon firestick is almost like a USB and has to be inserted into the USB slot on the television. You should have a power slot nearby and connect your firestick to the power adapter. Make sure you have turned ON your firestick.
- Attach to your TVs HDMI port: Plug your fire stick to your TV’s HDMI (High definition multimedia interface) port on the back of your TV. If you don’t want to plug it directly into the screen, you can use the HDMI extender.
- Select the channel: After you’ve connected everything, switch to the channel to which you have plugged in your Firestick. You will see a loading screen with the fire stick logo.
- Remote: Insert batteries to your remote so that it becomes functional. It will pair with the fire stick on its own.
- Internet conditions: Connect your firestick to a suitable network.
- Get yourself registered: Log in to your Amazon account (if you don’t have one, you will have to create one). After you have completed the registration you are good to go.
- You will be able to switch between the apps easily.
- Connect it to a suitable network.
Uses Of amazon fire stick:
- You can stream and download shows
from the internet.
- You can use apps like Amazon,
Netflix, Hulu, Hotstart, etc.
- You can download the apps from the
built-in amazon app-store.
- You can track the data usage with
the help of your firestick.
- You can download any of the
android apps.
- You will have many pre-installed
apps like Netflix, Prime music, etc.
- You can do screen mirroring. To do
this, you have to select the mirroring option on the quick access menu.
- You can play both online and
offline games.
- You can share photos o your TV
screen
- You can use Alexa. Alexa is one of
the best features provided by amazon. So you can get Alexa to do things
for you.
- You can share your content to screen using the amazon fire stick. This is known as digital signage.
How to use your Amazon Firestick with Amazon data?
For using your amazon
fire stick, you have to connect it to the internet. For that, you can use your
mobile network as well as a wifi network. If you are using your phone data,
follow the following steps:
- Switch on your mobile data.
- Go to mobile settings, and switch
on a portable hotspot.
- Now connect your fire stick to your internet connection and you are good to go.
Additional features of amazon firestick:
- You can use the voice remote; you
just have to connect it to Bluetooth. It is very fast and efficient.
- You can also connect speakers or
headphones to your firestick by making use of Bluetooth.
- You can install certain apps for
your firestick that will allow you to use your mobile as a remote.
- You can plate videos on YouTube or
stream shows and movies by using your mobile phone. But for this, you
should have the same registered account on both your firestick as well as
your mobile phone.
- It is very fast and can work on a
1mbps mechanism. It can easily stream shows and movies in HD.
- You can increase its storage by
connecting a pen drive or SD card to it.
- You can also connect an additional
keyboard or mouse to your firestick.
- It comes with parental control
settings. So if you want, you can set a PIN to restrict access to your content.
- You can configure it to inform you when you have exceeded your preset data limit.
Conclusion:
Today, the Digital world
is growing rapidly. Every other company is coming up with something new and
interesting. Many new devices have been created that help us to do things
quickly and more simply. In such times amazon fire stick becomes a must-have
gadget, especially if you are a gadget lover. It is very economical and does
not require any expensive setup. It can perform a lot of functions at once. It
does not have a complex setup mechanism either. Internet connection is
essential for this. But it is preferred to use a wifi connection rather than a mobile
data connection. A huge amount of data is consumed. But its multiple advantages
outweigh this one little disadvantage. Thus it is an excellent device and
anyone can buy and use it.
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