Gone are the days of using more than one remote with your Fire Stick (Picture: Getty Images)
Remember the days of using countless remotes to switch between television, VCR and video game consoles?
Those days are long gone, but even with technological advances, television users still deal with multiple remotes – but savvy Amazon Fire Stick users have discovered a genius hack which saves messing around between that remote and the television one. .
It’s especially irritating when you want to adjust the volume – but it’s now been revealed that you can control both the volume and the power to your television using the Amazon Fire Stick remote.
There are obvious buttons for power and volume on the Fire Stick remote, but it seems many are unaware of how to connect these controls to your television.
But be warned – some users said this hack didn’t work out for them, because certain television manufacturers don’t support the feature.
Some TVs may not allow you to control the volume with your Fire Stick remote – but the best way to find out is to try these steps:
Go to Settings
Select Equipment Control
Click on Manage Equipment
Go to TV
Hit Change TV
Then select Change TV again
The Fire Stick will try to work out your TV’s model – if it’s correct tap Yes, if not, tap No and choose your manufacturer from the list
A prompt will ask you to press the power button on the Fire remote
If it switches the TV off, wait 10 seconds then press the power button again
The Fire Stick will ask you if these actions switched the TV off – tap Yes or No
Your Fire Stick remote will now be updated and can be used to control your TV’s volume, as well as switch it on and off.
Hopefully now you’re able to control your entire television (minus the inputs) with just your small Fire Stick.
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