How to connect your Fire TV Stick to another TV?

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Do you have multiple TVs in your home but only one Fire TV Stick? Or maybe you want to connect your Fire TV Stick to a different TV away from home? Either way, you can easily connect your Fire TV Stick to another TV.

To connect your Fire Stick to another TV – just unplug it and plug it into the other TV’s HDMI port & a power source. In this tutorial, we’ll share step-by-step instructions.

Switch a Fire TV Stick to another TV (Same Wi-Fi network)

If both the TVs are on the same Wi-Fi network, then it is super easy to connect your Firestick to another TV. You won’t need to go through the process of connecting your Fire TV Stick to new Wi-Fi network. Simply follow these steps:

  1. Unplug the Fire TV Stick’s power adapter.
  2. Unplug the Fire TV Stick from the HDMI port on your current TV.
  3. Plug the Fire TV Stick into the HDMI port of the other TV.
  4. Plug in the Fire TV Stick’s power adapter.
  5. Turn on the other TV and select the right HDMI input.
  6. Your Fire TV Stick will now boot up on the other TV.
  7. Once it boots up, sign in with your Amazon account to access all your apps and content.
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Move a Fire TV Stick to another TV (Different Wi-Fi Network)

If both the TVs are not on the same Wi-Fi network, then you’ll need to connect your Fire TV Stick to the new Wi-Fi network. Here’s how you can do it:

  1. Remove the Fire TV Stick’s power adapter.
  2. Remove the Fire TV Stick from the HDMI port on your current TV.
  3. Insert the Fire TV Stick into the HDMI port of the other TV.
  4. Plug in the Fire TV Stick’s power adapter.
  5. Turn on the other TV and select the correct HDMI input.
  6. Your Fire TV Stick will now boot up on the other TV.
  7. On the home screen of your Fire TV Stick, go to Settings.
  8. Under Settings, select Network.
  9. Select Join Other Network & connect your Fire TV Stick to the new Wi-Fi network.

How to connect your Fire TV Stick to another TV?

If you use your Fire TV Stick at a friends house or in a hotel, keep in mind that their Internet Service Provider (ISP) has complete visibility of your web activity including all streaming services & websites.

PRIVACY ALERT

The following information is available to any website you visit:

Your IP Address: 165.227.151.176
Your Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Your Internet Service Provider: DigitalOcean, LLC

Use a VPN to hide these details and protect your privacy.

To protect yourself, consider using Digibit’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) which will make sure all your private data is completely hidden. The additional benefit of a VPN is accessing region-locked content.

Can you use the same Fire TV Stick remote with different TVs?

The Fire TV Stick remote is paired (via Bluetooth) with your Fire TV Stick, not the TV. If you connect your Fire TV Stick to a different TV, the Fire TV Stick remote will work as it did before.

If you are looking to control multiple TVs and Fire TV Sticks, check out our recent universal remotes guide.

How do you sync a Fire TV Stick remote to control a different TV?

If you connect your Fire TV Stick to a different TV, you may want to turn your TV on/off or adjust the volume up/down using the Fire TV Stick remote.

To do this, from your Fire TV Stick’s Home Screen, navigate to the Settings menu.

How to connect your Fire TV Stick to another TV?

Select Equipment Control > Manage Equipment.

How to connect your Fire TV Stick to another TV?

Choose TV > Change TV.

How to connect your Fire TV Stick to another TV?

Change Fire TV Stick resolution after connecting to a different TV?

Your Fire TV Stick should automatically adjust the display resolution after you connect to a new TV. However, sometimes the Fire TV Stick remembers your previous resolution setting.

If the screen is bigger or smaller after you connected to a different TV, you should press and hold the remote’s Up and Rewind buttons for 10 seconds to change the resolution settings.

How to connect your Fire TV Stick to another TV?

Alternatively, you can also change the resolution in the Settings menu > Display > Video Resolution.

How to connect your Fire TV Stick to another TV?

Summary

You have successfully learnt how to connect your Fire TV Stick to another TV when at home or away. Also you now know how to change the Wi-Fi network and the resolution settings on your Fire TV Stick.

If you run into any problems during the process, feel free to leave a comment below and I will do our best to help you out. Don’t forget to check out our other Fire TV Stick tutorials.

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