The Amazon Fire Stick (or Fire TV Stick) is good for media streaming. It is a device that lets one stream video, install third-party apps, play music, and do more. As an Android platform, it transforms the TV into a smart TV that can even broadcast your live TV over the internet.
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Because sometimes, the user may want to remove some apps from the Fire Stick, we have created this post to show that it is possible to do that. The apps in the device are what make it come alive. it is dead without those apps.
The main reasons to delete apps from Fire Stick
- To make the device operate faster.
- To create space for more needed apps to be installed.
The user gets the message when the Fire Stick starts operating slower than it used to. Deleting some apps will free up space and at the same time make the device work faster.
Methods for uninstalling apps from the Amazon Fire TV Stick
Take note of the simple steps that will be listed here. There are two of these steps to make use of. However, you may determine which one is good for you. The two ways to uninstall the apps are:
- Uninstall apps from the Fire Stick through the Fire Stick settings.
- Uninstall apps from the Fire Stick through the Apps & Games area.
Uninstall apps through the Fire Stick settings
It is very easy to uninstall the apps through the device settings. All you need to do is follow the simple steps listed below.
- Go to the Home Screen on the Fire Stick once it is switched on.
- Click the Settings option that you see in the menu area.
- Scroll right or left in order to find the Applications
- Choose Manage Installed Applications. You will see that from the drop-down menu. You will find official and third-party apps listed.
- Select the app you want to delete or uninstall.
- Click Uninstall option
- You need to click Uninstall again on the next screen. Once you click uninstall again, the app will disappear from the device.
These are seven simple steps that you can take in order to remove or uninstall an app from your Amazon Fire TV Stick. If you have followed the steps correctly, you must have succeeded in getting rid of the app.
Now, let’s move to the second method.
Uninstall apps through the Apps & Game Section
These steps are fairly simple as well. Carefully follow the following seven steps as well.
- Make sure the Fire Stick is turned on. Go to Home Screen.
- Press and hold the Home button for about five seconds. Do that on the Fire Stick-linked remote until you see four shortcut options displayed.
- Choose the Apps That takes you to the Apps & Games area. In that area, you can find all the apps installed on the device.
- Choose the app that you no longer need.
- Now, press the Menu button.
- Here, you should select the Uninstall option from the settings menu.
- Finally, click Remove from Cloud to remove the application from the Fire Stick.
That’s the second easy way to remove apps from your Fire Stick. It depends on which you found easy. You may need to stick to that method or use it as you wish.
Let’s also delve into other methods of freeing up space on the Fire Stick. There are basically two things you can do, in case you don’t want to delete apps from the device. The two methods include:
- Clear the Fire Stick Cache.
- Clear the RAM on the Fire Stick.
Let’s examine these steps one by one as well. They are easy to complete and anyone without much technical knowledge can handle those steps. Let’s begin with clearing the Fire Stick cache.
The cache is a placeholder for temporary files or data. It works automatically, storing some data intended to optimize the performance of a program. All the apps installed on the Fire Stick will save data of some sort as cache. The data is present on Fire Stick, covering some vital space.
Another downside to having the cache inside the Fire Stick is that they cause slowness as you try to access some apps on the device. Clearing the cache will also make the Stick operate better and faster in most cases.
How to clear the Fire Stick Cache
Here are the simple steps you need to take to clear your Fire Stick cache.
- Go to the Home Screen on the Fire Stick.
- Click the Settings option that you see in the menu area.
- Next, find the Applications
- Choose Manage Installed Applications. You will see that from the drop-down menu. You will find official and third-party apps listed.
- Choose the app that you want to delete its cache.
- Select Clear Cache.
- Once you select the Delete Cache option, you’ve cleared the app data. That will make it appear as it was installed anew.
With that done, you may also want to clear RAM on your device. Sometimes, it is inevitable that multiple programs run at the same time on your Fire Stick in the background. That consumes a lot of RAM space. The Fire Stick has just about 1. 1.5 GB RAM. That’s not a lot.
Even after you close some programs or apps, they continue to consume a lot of RAM. You may want to install the Background Apps and Process List app. You can find it and install it free from Amazon Store.
How to clear the Fire Stick RAM
- Select the magnifying glass icon from the Stick Home Screen.
- Type the words Background Apps and Process List on the pad.
- Select Get after you selected the app.
- Now select Open.
- Select Got It!
- Now select Close All Apps from the upper left side of the screen.
- Now, select one app and tap the Force Stop
- Press the back button on the Stick remote, then repeat the process for any other apps that you want to clear the RAM or Fore Close.
Conclusion
In this post, we have shown you how to do four things.
- How to uninstall apps through Fire Stick through setting.
- How to uninstall apps through the Apps & Games area.
- How to clear the cache on the Fire Stick
- And how to free the RAM on the Fire Stick.
As revealed above, all these steps will enable you to operate the Amazon Fire Stick faster and more efficiently. From time to time, you will need to embark on one or more of the steps outlined in order not to clog the Fire Stick storage.
