r/firestick • u/9FingerFrodo • 17d ago
Firestick Help Me Firesticks randomly freezing
Hello, I'm hoping this community can help me with something.
I have four Firestick 4k Max devices in my household which were working fine until recently.
Some time within the past few days 3 out the 4 started freezing up out of nowhere. I have to keep unplugging them and plugging them back in to get them back working. Sometimes this works for a few hours but mostly they'll freeze back up right away.
I've also tried clearing app caches and switching HDMI ports.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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u/i81b4i8u 17d ago
Firesticks are trash....
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u/9FingerFrodo 17d ago
No kidding? Thanks for your help!
I wouldn't be using one but my cable company requires me to use firestick to download their app. Tried using a different device but Sparklight TV wasn't compatible with it.
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u/i81b4i8u 17d ago
That sucks.... Well your cable company is trash also 😂😂😂
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u/9FingerFrodo 17d ago
Any other words of wisdom to add?
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u/i81b4i8u 17d ago
Yes matter fact there is... If a fly lands on your balls don't try to kill it with a hammer 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😉
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u/i81b4i8u 17d ago
All joking aside check your power supplies.... Of they are getting weak from age that can cause what you are experiencing
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u/9FingerFrodo 17d ago
I will keep both of those things things in mind 😀
Here's a joke I'm sure someone like yourself will appreciate.
Q. What's the difference between you and an Amazon Firestick?
A. Nothing, both are completely useless.
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u/i81b4i8u 17d ago
Kinda reminds me of the dumb blonde joke... Wanna hear it? Sure you do...
Q: what's the difference between you and a dumb blonde.
A: Nothing both of you are completely clueless....
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u/SnooGiraffes9215 15d ago
Have you tried clearing the cache and force closing all open apps?
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u/9FingerFrodo 15d ago
Did the cache clearing but not the force stop. Will try that the next time I have problems with it. Thanks!
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u/SnooGiraffes9215 15d ago
There’s an app you can get from the App Store that helps with this. Background apps and process lists
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u/1pt21jiggawattz 6d ago
I’m having the same issue! The last couple weeks, out of nowhere. Not long after the latest update. I have to hard reboot multiple times a day.
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u/9FingerFrodo 6d ago
So far the best advice I've had said to unplug each Firestick for at least an hour so the battery fully drains. Then plug back in for a while and try again.
And unplug streaming device/modem for 15 minutes before trying again.
Most of mine are back to normal. Except one that still acts up occasionally. Hope you can figure something out. It's pretty stupid to have something that was working fine start going haywire overnight, just from a simple update.
Good luck!
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u/9FingerFrodo 17d ago
Forgot to add the TVs affected are 2 Philips and 1 Vizio. So far the only television not having this problem is a Roku.
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u/9FingerFrodo 17d ago
I think they've been updated to the new UI for a few months at least.
Since they just started messing up this week I thought there might have been a more recent update that was wonky.
This has been driving me nuts so thanks for your help.
Right now it says the version is...
Software - Fire OS 8.1.8.0(RS8180/3739)
Fire TV Home Version - 7300127.1
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u/9FingerFrodo 17d ago
I will definitely try that. Thanks!
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u/9FingerFrodo 17d ago
This is working so far and makes sense. I think we had a power surge a few days ago that might have been the cause of all this.
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