Amazon Fire Stick owners have discovered a secret button code that fixes controller problems

AMAZON has urged Fire Stick owners to reset their remote when it isn’t working properly.

We have detailed the little-known button combination needed to reset all the different Fire Stick remotes below.

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Most Fire Stick remotes

For the vast majority of Amazon Fire Stick remotes, the instructions below will be able to reset them:

1. Unplug your Fire TV and wait 60 seconds.
2. Press and hold the Left section of the circular button in the centre of the remote, the Menu button, and the Back button at the same time.
   • Hold them for 12 seconds.
3. Release the buttons and wait five seconds.
4. Remove the batteries from your remote.
5. Plug in your Fire TV and wait until you see the screen that says that the remote can’t be detected.
6. Put the batteries back in your remote.
7. Press the Home button.

When the LED indicator blinks blue, your remote is paired successfully.

If it’s not paired, press the Home button for 10 seconds.

And if these instructions don’t work, then you may have a Basic Edition or 1st Generation Fire Stick.

How to reset Basic Edition Remote:

1. Press and hold the Home button and at the same time, press the Menu button three times.
2. Release the Home button.
3. Press the Menu button nine times.
4. Remove the batteries from your remote.
5. Unplug your Fire TV and wait 60 seconds.
6. Put the batteries back in your remote, and then plug in your Fire TV.
7. Once the Home screen appears, press and hold the Home button for 40 seconds.
8. Wait 60 seconds for setup to complete.

How to reset Alexa Voice Remote (1st Generation):

1. Unplug your Fire TV and wait 60 seconds.
2. Press and hold the Left section of the circular button in the centre of the remote, and the Menu button at the same time.
   • Hold them for 12 seconds.
3. Release the buttons and wait five seconds.
4. Remove the batteries from your remote.
5. Plug in your Fire TV and wait until you see the screen that says that the remote can’t be detected.
6. Put the batteries back in your remote.
7. Press the Home button on the remote.