How to Reset and pair your Fire Stick Remote

Whether you have issues with navigating through menus or some buttons on your remote have failed to respond to tasks or the remote has encountered any sort of error, the need to reset and repair your Fire Stick remote will arise. The method of resetting your Fire Stick remote differs in regards to the remote that you own. Currently, there are only seven Fire TV and Fire Stick remotes like Basic edition, Alexa Voice Remote 1st Generation, Alexa Voice Remote 2nd Generation, Alexa Voice Remote 3rd Generation, Alexa Voice remote lite, Fire TV Smart TV remote, and Fire TV Sound Bar remote.

Reset the Basic Edition Fire TV Stick Remote

1. Press and hold down the Home button and then press the Menu button (three horizontal lines) three times.
2. Let go of the Home button, then press the Menu button nine times.
3. Pull the batteries out of your remote.
4. Unplug your Fire TV Stick and wait for a minute.
5. Reinsert the batteries into your remote and turn on your Fire TV Stick.
6. When your Fire TV Stick’s home screen opens, on your remote, press and hold down the Home button for 40 seconds.
7. The setup will complete in one minute.

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Reset the 1st Generation Fire TV Stick Remote

1. Disconnect your Fire TV Stick’s power cord and wait for one minute.
2. On your remote, press and hold down the Left and Menu buttons at the same time for 12 seconds.
3. Let go of the buttons and wait for five seconds.
4. Remove your remote’s batteries.
5. Connect your Fire TV Stick’s power cord so the device turns on, then wait one minute.
6. Place the batteries back in your remote.
7. Press the Home button on the remote.

Reset the 2nd and 3rd Generation, Voice Remote Lite, Smart TV Remote, and Soundbar Remote

If your Fire TV Stick remote doesn’t look like the above, yours is either a 2nd generation, 3rd generation, Voice Remote Lite, Smart TV Remote, or Soundbar remote. In this case, you’ll reset your remote as follows.

The remote layout may slightly vary, but you’ll use the same keys.

1. Disconnect your Fire TV Stick’s power cord and wait for 60 seconds.
2. On your remote, press and hold down the Left, Menu, and Back buttons at the same time for 12 seconds.
3. Let go of the buttons and wait five seconds.
4. Remove your remote’s batteries.
5. Connect your Fire TV Stick’s power cord and turn on the device. Then wait 60 seconds.
6. Reinstall your remote’s batteries.
7. Press the Home button on your remote.