{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"00000186-bc8e-d8a8-a79f-bd9e94420001","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/connect-amazon-fire-stick-tv","headline":"How to connect your Fire TV Stick to a smart TV","description":"Learn how to connect your Fire Stick to your TV with this easy-to-follow guide. Explore step-by-step instructions and tips to get you streaming in minutes!","datePublished":"2023-03-08T20:50:18.159Z","dateModified":"2024-12-27T15:26:51.566Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dave Johnson","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com/author/dave-johnson","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9d40ea9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/536x536+0+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F4e%2F2d%2F3636e3104bad8c4d5b9bfc3126b6%2Fdave-johnson.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ebac4a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x1080+150+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F0b%2F3e%2Fb206e6844ab5b3134a6222940c76%2Ffire-tv-revise-hero-1.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![Fire TV ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ebac4a3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1620x1080+150+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F0b%2F3e%2Fb206e6844ab5b3134a6222940c76%2Ffire-tv-revise-hero-1.jpg)\n\n# How to connect your Fire TV Stick to a smart TV\n\n*Learn how to connect your Fire Stick to your TV with this easy-to-follow guide. Explore step-by-step instructions and tips to get you streaming in minutes!*\n\n[*Lee este artículo en español*](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/como-conectar-fire-tv-stick-a-una-television)*.*\n\nDesigned to be an incredibly compact streaming device, the [Fire TV Stick](https://www.amazon.com/b?node=8521791011&tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=467472337916&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6997678922439229997&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1027744&hvtargid=kwd-88391595640&ref=pd_sl_746ssr8qzf_e&www.amazon.com/dp/B07YNLBS7R?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=467472337916&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6997678922439229997&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1027744&hvtargid=kwd-88391595640&ref=pd_sl_746ssr8qzf_e&gclid=Cj0KCQiAkoe9BhDYARIsAH85cDM_beasC4wyVRiFR2pykVhoGsD0210MdG-7vm6gqxkR5UnLIPibSsEaAkDPEALw_wcB) connects to your TV’s HDMI port and gives you access to favorite apps including Netflix, [Prime Video](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/what-you-need-to-know-about-prime-video), Hulu, Disney+, and more on almost any TV.\n\n![A woman holding a mug looking at her Echo device. ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ad9dc35/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1688x1125+156+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F27%2Fb4%2Ff7e6854a4f27b90142164d569172%2Fnewalexadevice-hero-2000x1125.jpeg)\n\n- [Everything you need to know about your new Echo device](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/setting-up-echo)\n\nBut why add a Fire TV Stick to a smart TV? After all, most smart TVs already offer access to streaming apps. That might be true, but many smart TVs only offer a relatively small selection of streaming apps. With a Fire TV Stick, you have access to more than 1 million shows and movies, [Amazon’s Luna cloud gaming service](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/free-amazon-luna-cloud-games-from-prime), and control over smart home technology. Fire TV is built for discovery, using the [power of Alexa](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/what-can-alexa-do) voice control to help you quickly find the shows, movies, and games that are right for you. With Fire TV, you can stop scrolling and [start streaming](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/tag/streaming).\n\nFire TV Sticks also use built-in processors to power the streaming experience, offloading this streaming from your TV, and often making TVs—especially older ones—run faster and more smoothly.\n\nSo if you want an easy, affordable way to upgrade your smart TV, you can add a Fire TV Stick, for as little as $29.\n\nHere are the steps to setting up your Fire Stick.\n\n## How to connect your Fire Stick to a TV\n\n![Fire TV Stick](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1811709/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F16%2F67%2Fff7e390f4bd290d552fcf58079a6%2Fhowtoconnectyourfiretvsticktoasmarttv-inline-v2.jpg)\n\nInside your Fire TV Stick box, you’ll find the Fire TV Stick itself, as well as the power adapter and Alexa Voice Remote.\n\n![Amazon Haul featuring low priced products and a person shopping on their phone.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/569374d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2150x1434+61+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F88%2F91%2F264547244321a75a4146fa758fa9%2Fhero-amazon-haul.png)\n\n- [Everything you need to know about Amazon Haul—a broad selection of products $20 or less, with most under $10](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/affordable-products-amazon-20-dollars-and-under)\n\n### **Step 1: Connect Fire Stick to HDMI Port**\n\n**Plug the Fire TV Stick into one of your TV’s available HDMI ports, and take note of the label on that port**—either HDMI 1, HDMI 2, or HDMI 3. You can usually find these ports around the back of your TV, pointing down. This will be your Fire TV Stick’s “source.\"\n\n### **Step 2: Power Up Your Fire Stick**\n\n**Connect the USB power cord to the Fire TV Stick**, and then **plug the USB into the included power adapter.** From there, you’ll want to **plug into an outlet** for optimized performance.\n\n### **Step 3: Select Fire Stick Input on TV**\n\nNow **turn on the TV. Use the TV’s remote** (not the Fire TV Stick remote) to **select the source** where the stick is connected.\n\n### **Step 4: Prepare Your Fire Stick Remote**\n\n**Insert batteries into the Fire TV Stick’s Alexa Voice Remote** and **press any button** to wake up the Fire TV Stick.\n\n### **Step 5: Connect Fire Stick to Wi-Fi and Setup Account**\n\nNext, you just need to complete the on-screen setup. Within a few moments you should see the Fire TV startup screen, so simply **use the Fire TV Stick’s Alexa Voice Remote to follow the instructions to complete the setup**. You’ll need to **connect the Fire TV Stick to your home’s Wi-Fi network**, for example, and then **sign in to your Amazon account**.\n\nAfter that, you can choose which video streaming apps you want to use, like Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Paramount+, and others. If you’re an Amazon Prime member, Prime Video is included as a Prime membership benefit, giving you access to thousands of popular movies and TV shows, including award-winning Amazon Originals.\n\nOnce you’ve connected your Amazon Fire TV Stick and set your TV to the correct source, it should generally default to the Fire TV Stick whenever you turn on the TV, which makes it easy to always use Fire TV for streaming.\n\nNow that you know how to connect your Fire TV Stick to your smart TV, learn [everything you need to know about Prime Video](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/what-you-need-to-know-about-prime-video).","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}