Top 9 Ways To Fix Apps Not Installing On Amazon Fire Tv Stick

1. Check Network Connection

If your Fire TV Stick faces network issues, none of the tricks will work. Follow the steps below to confirm an active network connection on your Fire TV Stick.

Head to your Fire TV Stick home screen and move to Settings by selecting the cog icon on the right.
Open the Network menu.
Connect to a 5GHz Wi-Fi frequency from the following menu.
Press the menu button on your Fire TV Stick remote.
Check the connection status from the following menu.
If it says Connected to the internet, click Run Speed Test to confirm fast internet speeds. If your Fire TV Stick stays connected to Wi-Fi without the internet, read our troubleshooting guide to fix the problem.

2. Restart Fire TV Stick

Rebooting your Fire TV Stick is one of the quick ways to solve small glitches with your streaming device. There is no harm in restarting your Fire TV Stick before you go down with unorthodox methods like Downloader to install APK files (more on that later).

Go to your Fire TV Stick settings (refer to the steps above).
Click My Fire TV.
Select Restart from the following menu.

3. Check Fire TV Stick Storage

Go to Fire TV Stick Settings (check the steps above).
Open the Applications menu.
You can check the remaining internal space from the following menu. If you are indeed dealing with low internal space, follow the tricks below to clear the cache and uninstall irrelevant apps.
Open the Applications menu in Fire TV Stick Settings (refer to the steps above).
Select Manage Installed Applications.
Find unnecessary apps from the following menu and select them.
Select Clear cache to keep the app installed on your Fire TV Stick.
Click Payment options.
Select Set a preference under Payment method.

5. Download Apps Using Downloader App

Since Fire OS is based on Android, you can easily sideload apps from the web. Downloader is one of the best third-party apps to install APK files on a Fire TV Stick. Before you install APK files, make necessary tweaks from developer options to install apps without any glitches.

Launch FireStick Settings and open the Fire TV menu.
Select Developer options.
Select Apps from Unknown Sources and enable the option. You are all set to install apps from Downdetector.
Click search and type Downloader.
Open the app info menu and install the app on Fire TV Stick. If Downloader isn’t working, check our dedicated troubleshooting guide to fix the issue.

6. Use Easy Fire Tools App

If you don’t want to use Downdetector, sideload APK files from your Android phone. Easy Fire Tools app lets you install any APK file right from an Android device. Make sure to enable required permission from Developer options (check the steps above) and use the steps below to install apps without any issue. Before we start, make sure you have an app installed on your phone. You can also download an APK file from the web and install the app via Easy Fire Tools. Let’s check it in action.

Download Easy Fire Tools on your Android phone.
Turn on your Fire TV Stick. Keep your FireStick and Android phone connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Launch Easy Fire Tools and tap on the connect icon in the top-right corner. Tap on Yes if prompted.
Once Easy Fire Tools connects to your Fire TV Stick, check the installed apps on your phone. Tap on any app and select Yes.
To install an app from an APK file, slide to Custom APK file. Tap Select file.
Select an APK file from your phone storage. The app will install APK file on your Fire TV Stick. You can check your installed app from the Applications menu. Download: Easy Fire Tools

7. Disable VPN

8. Update Fire OS

If none of the tricks work, it’s time to update the Fire OS.

Open the My Fire TV menu in Settings (check the steps above).
Select About and click Check for updates or Install Update. Download and install the latest Fire OS update.

9. Reset Fire TV Stick

Open FireStick Settings and go to the My Fire TV menu.
Select Reset to Factory Defaults and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the job.