Is your Fire Stick remote blinking orange?
Why does a Fire Stick remote blink orange, and how can you fix it? We’ve asked some experts to find out.
Usually, a Fire Stick remote starts blinking orange because it is stuck in discovery mode. Several reasons, such as multiple Fire Sticks, too many Bluetooth connections, and low batteries, can cause the remote to blink orange. To fix it, factory reset your Fire Stick remote.
Fortunately, resetting your Fire Stick remote isn’t complicated, and it’s a quick process. You should have your remote working perfectly again in no time. This article discusses why a Fire Stick remote starts blinking orange and gives a step-by-step guide for fixing it. We will also discuss what discovery mode is and how to prevent your Fire Stick remote from blinking orange in the future.
How To Fix Fire Stick Remote Blinking Orange
As great as it is, technology sometimes has a way of failing us at critical times. Fire Sticks are no exception, and it might be when you need it most that your Fire Stick remote starts blinking orange. According to Amazon staff members, a Fire Stick remote blinking orange means that the remote is in discovery mode.
Discovery mode is a function you primarily use when setting up your Fire Stick. It pairs the Fire Stick with the TV and other devices. However, when your Fire Stick is in discovery mode, you cannot access any Apps on the Fire Stick. Therefore, a Fire Stick remote blinking orange is not a favorable sight.
Fortunately, a Fire Stick remote blinking orange has an easy fix. You can reset the Fire Stick remote, and it will come out of discovery mode and function properly again. Below, you can also find a step-by-step guide to reset your Fire Stick remote and some causes for your Fire Stick going into discovery mode. This is how to fix a Fire Stick Remote that is blinking orange.
As we have already mentioned, resetting the remote is the only way to get a Fire Stick remote out of discovery mode and get the orange light to stop blinking. This will ensure the remote returns to its factory settings and allows you to use the remote again.
Different Fire Stick remotes have different reset instructions. Therefore, we will discuss how to reset a basic Amazon Fire Stick remote, an Alexa voice remote, and a Fire TV smart TV remote. To reset your basic Amazon Fire Stick remote, do the following:
- Press and hold the home button.
- Hold the home button, and press the menu button three times.
- Release the home button.
- Press the menu button nine times.
- Remove your Fire Stick remote batteries.
- Unplug your Fire Stick and leave it unplugged for at least sixty seconds.
- Put the batteries back into your Fire Stick remote and plug the Fire Stick back in.
- When the home screen appears, press the home button for forty seconds.
The Fire Stick will take about one minute to complete the reset process, after which the remote should stop blinking orange and is ready to use again.
If you have an Alexa voice Fire Stick, you can follow the below steps to reset the remote. Note that the first-generation Alexa voice Fire Stick doesn’t have a power button or volume control buttons, while the newer Alexa voice Fire Stick remotes and the Alexa voice Lite Fire Stick remotes do. We will explain the reset process for both kinds of remotes. This is how to reset an Alexa voice Fire Stick remote:
- Unplug the Fire Stick from your Fire Stick from the TV and wait sixty seconds.
- Press the left and menu buttons together and hold them with the basic Alexa voice edition for twelve seconds. With the other editions, press and hold the left button, menu button, and back button simultaneously and hold them for twelve seconds.
- Release the buttons and wait five seconds.
- Remove the batteries from your remote.
- Plug the Fire Stick back into the TV and wait for sixty seconds.
- Place the batteries back into the Fire Stick remote.
- Press the home button.
The remote should be successfully paired at this stage. However, if it isn’t paired, you can press and hold the home button for ten seconds to pair it. Now the remote should stop blinking orange, and you can use it again.
The reset process for the Fire TV smart TV remote and the Fire TV soundbar remote is similar. This is how to reset either a Fire TV smart TV remote or a Fire TV soundbar remote.
- Unplug the Fire Stick from your Fire Stick from the TV and wait sixty seconds.
- Simultaneously press and hold the left button, menu button, and back button and hold them for twelve seconds.
- Then, release the buttons and wait for five seconds.
- Remove the batteries from your remote.
- Plug the Fire Stick back into the TV and wait for sixty seconds.
- Place the batteries back into the Fire Stick remote.
- Press the home button.
The remote should be in working condition and paired to your TV. However, if it isn’t paired, hold the menu button for ten seconds to pair the remote with the TV.
Why Does A Fire Stick Remote Start Blinking Orange?
Although we have now discussed how to fix a Fire Stick remote that is blinking orange, you might still be wondering why your remote started blinking orange in the first place. There are several reasons for this happening. This article discusses each of these reasons below.
1. Multiple Fire Stick Devices
Because Fire Sticks are such a handy addition to your TV, you may have more than one Fire Stick in your home, depending on how many TVs you have. Sometimes, this can cause one or more of your Fire Sticks to go into discovery mode because they detect the other Fire Stick devices.
Try keeping the doors to different TVs closed to reduce your Fire Stick remote’s chances of entering discovery mode. Unfortunately, there isn’t a sure-fire way of preventing your Fire Stick remotes from detecting the other devices and entering discovery mode.
2. Outdated Fire Stick Software
If your Fire Stick needs a software update, it might go into discovery mode, causing the Fire Stick TV’s remote to start blinking orange. To check if software updates are available, go to:
Menu > Settings > Controllers and Remotes > Select your Fire TV remote > check for updates.
If you find any updates available, install them, and the remote should stop blinking orange again. Check for updates regularly to prevent the Fire TV remote from going into discovery mode again.
3. Too Many Paired Bluetooth Devices
Sometimes, a Fire Stick remote can start to blink orange because it has trouble staying connected to your TV. This can be because too many devices are paired to your TV via Bluetooth. In this case, remove any unused Bluetooth devices from your TV to ensure your Fire Stick remote stays connected to the TV.
To remove unused Bluetooth devices, go to Menu > Settings > Controllers and Remotes. Then, go through the list of paired controllers and remotes and remove those you don’t use often. Then, reset the Fire Stick remote. The remote shouldn’t have problems connecting with the TV anymore and won’t start blinking orange again.
Tips For Resetting A Fire Stick Remote
Now that we have discussed how to reset the Fire Stick remote and why the remote starts blinking orange and won’t connect, we thought we’d share some tips for when you are resetting the remote. These tips will make it easier to reset your Fire Stick remote successfully.
- Check that the batteries of the Fire Stick remote aren’t dead.
- Ensure you are ten feet away or closer when resetting the Fire Stick remote.
- Ensure all the cables are securely connected, especially the connections between the Fire Stick and the TV and the Fire Stick and the power adapter.
- Follow the times instructed. If you should wait sixty seconds after removing the batteries, wait sixty seconds, not thirty or forty-five.
These tips should help you reset your Fire Stick remote successfully and ensure the remote doesn’t start blinking orange again.
Conclusion
Fire Stick remotes start to blink orange when they enter discovery mode. This can be because of too many paired Bluetooth devices, multiple Fire Stick devices, or outdated software. Fortunately, you can easily fix a Fire Stick remote blinking orange by resetting it.
Once the remote is reset, you can pair it to your TV again, and it should be working perfectly. This article also discussed several tips for ensuring you successfully reset your Fire Stick remote.