# Amazon Fire TV — Your Fire TV companion app

> Mobile remote and discovery app for Amazon Fire TV devices. (iPhone/iPad app by AMZN Mobile LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amazon-fire-tv/id947984433 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [AMZN Mobile LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/297606954)
- Category: Entertainment, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.50/5 from 1,390,755 App Store ratings · 4,221 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 105 MB
- Languages: Canadian English, Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish and 32 more
- Released: 2014-12-23
- Data updated: 2026-08-27
- Monetization: ad-supported
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amazon-fire-tv/id947984433/reviews.md

## What is Amazon Fire TV?

Your entertainment sidekick wherever you go.

The Fire TV mobile app puts the Fire TV experience at your fingertips—whether you're on the couch or on the move.

Discover & personalize your entertainment anywhere: Browse titles and get personalized recommendations. Search for movies, TV shows, and more across all your services. Build and fine-tune your watchlist in the moment.

Easy control & setup: Launch it all on your big screen with seamless control. Enjoy fast text entry using your mobile keyboard. Set up new Fire TV devices quickly and easily.

Compatibility: Requires an Amazon account and connection to the same Wi-Fi network as your Fire TV to launch content to your TV. 

Some features require a compatible Fire TV.

By using this app, you agree to Amazon's Conditions of Use (www.amazon.com/conditionsofuse) and Privacy Notice (www.amazon.com/privacy).

## Key features

- Remote control functionality
- Personalized entertainment discovery
- Universal search for content
- Watchlist management
- Fast text entry
- Easy device setup

## Chart rankings

- #45 in Top Free · Entertainment (US App Store)

## What do users think of Amazon Fire TV?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🚀 Convenient remote alternative
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 👍 Keyboard feature for faster typing
- 🚀 Works well when connected

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent disconnects and reconnection issues
- 🐛 Unresponsive buttons and controls
- 🐛 Inconsistent performance
- 🔋 Drains phone battery quickly

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Buttons not registering properly
- Freezing and crashing issues
- Inability to reconnect after phone screen timeout

**Most requested features**

- Volume control
- Power on/off functionality
- Improved stability and reliability

## Recent user reviews (10 of 4,221)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/amazon-fire-tv/id947984433/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Never works

*2026-08-23, version 4.7.0*

Literally never works

### 5/5 — Remote App

*2026-08-23, version 4.7.0*

Great product very user friendly!

### 2/5 — Remote

*2026-08-23, version 4.7.0*

Doesn’t work

### 3/5 — Gets buggy

*2026-08-23, version 4.7.0*

Sometimes it gets very buggy and glitchy

### 5/5 — Fefe

*2026-08-23, version 4.7.0*

This app is so great but sometimes it gives u a little trouble to connect with ur tv not that big of a deal tho 👍🏼after that I love it 😍

### 5/5 — My review

*2026-08-23, version 4.7.0*

Sexy

### 2/5 — Will. Not. Connect.

*2026-08-23, version 4.7.0*

I’m not sure what the point of a remote is if you have to physically interact with your TV every time you use it. This app will not - will NOT - connect to my Fire TV unless / until I go over and hold down the power button on the TV for 15 seconds to restart it. Both phone & TV are always on the same 5GHz network, no VPN, no proxy, dedicated local IP address for both, and I power cycle the TV on / off for at least 60 seconds every day (which is what I had to do several app updates ago if I ever hoped to reconnect it to the TV). Now not even that works, and I have to physically reboot the TV in order for it to be seen in the app.
To be clear, the app SEES the TV, it just will not connect. During the TV reboot, the TV that it sees and won’t connect to disappears, then shows up again once the TV reboots, as unable to connect, then (and only then) rebooting the remote app finally connects it to the TV.

This is all before getting to the (dys)functionality of the app itself. Why on earth do you have to scroll left and right to access the most commonly-used buttons, while 60% of the screen real estate is occupied by a giant 5-button navigating array + empty space? And now the latest “feature” since the latest few updates: scrolling left to right in order to access the commonest buttons, automatically instantiates the Home button. Yay! The only way to avoid this is to carefully touch a few choice pixels in the bottom corner of the side you’re trying to scroll toward, just enough that you can barely manage to side scroll. 

This app is one bizarre custom-built afterthought after another. Much like every other piece of Alexa / Amazon software. 🤦‍♂️ This is on modern hardware, while doing every bit of updating, network administration, rain dancing voodoo magic (which an end user shouldn’t actually have to do if you made AND TESTED reliable, functional software in the first place), so yes, Amazon: it’s not me, it’s you. You’ve earned every negative thing that can be said about you through sheer neglect, ignorance and incompetence. 🎯

### 1/5 — Doesn’t work

*2026-08-22, version 4.7.0*

Out of no where just stopped working

### 5/5 — Tee

*2026-08-22, version 4.7.0*

Great so far

### 5/5 — good

*2026-08-22, version 4.7.0*

good

## Frequently asked questions about Amazon Fire TV

### What does the Amazon Fire TV app do?

This app enhances your Fire TV experience by acting as a remote control, allowing you to discover personalized entertainment, search for content across services, and manage your watchlist. It also facilitates easy setup of new Fire TV devices.

### What are the key features of the Amazon Fire TV app?

Key features include seamless remote control of your Fire TV, personalized content recommendations, universal search for movies and shows, watchlist management, fast text entry using your mobile keyboard, and quick setup for new Fire TV devices.

### Is the Amazon Fire TV app free to use?

The app itself is free to download and use. However, it does contain advertisements as part of its monetization model.

### What are the compatibility requirements for the Amazon Fire TV app?

To use the app, you need an Amazon account and your mobile device must be connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Fire TV device. Some features may also require a compatible Fire TV model.

### How can I use the Amazon Fire TV app to control my TV?

Once connected to the same Wi-Fi network as your Fire TV and with your Amazon account logged in, the app provides an on-screen interface that functions as a remote control. You can navigate menus, select content, and control playback directly from your mobile device.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.7.0 — 2026-08-19

• Play your favorite content with one tap on a Fire TV or mobile phone
• Sports content is now available in the app
• Content hubs (Movies, TV Shows, Sports, Free) for easier browsing
• Watchlist filters for movies and TV shows
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 4.6.0 — 2026-07-23

• Bugfixes and performance improvements

### 4.5.0 — 2026-06-16

• Bugfixes and performance improvements

### 4.4.0 — 2026-05-20

• Bugfixes and performance improvements

### 4.3.2 — 2026-05-02

• Bugfixes and performance improvements

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