On amazon fire tv stick if you are installing apps and when you click on install apps won’t install or are stuck on downloading apps when installing apps or due to internet wifi connecting issues or due to software related issues then you can experience this issue and can be fixed easily. So, let’s see in detail below and install apps on amazon fire tv stick or fire tv successfully.
Power Reset
Turn on amazon fire tv stick -> Unplug power cable of amazon fire tv and then wait for 60 seconds and plug it back again and check.
Check Internet WIFI Connectivity
Make sure you are connected to wifi internet connection and have strong wifi internet signal when install apps on amazon fire tv stick and check whether your amazon fire tv stick is having internet connecting by opening internet browser and check wifi connection or use mobile device with same wifi connection connected to amazon fire tv stick and check wifi connecting.
Restart Router or Modem
Due to router wifi connection, you can experience wifi internet connectivity issues and you need to reset or restart your router or modem.
Step 1: Unplug power cable of router and remove all connected power cables from router
Step 2: Wait for 60 seconds and then plug back and connect the router to the power cable.
Step 3: Now, turn on the router and wait until the router or modem completely turns on and all lights blinks green or yellow and make sure there is no red light blinking on your router.
Once you reset the router or modem, then go ahead and install apps on amazon fire tv stick and your issue of amazon apps not installing will be fixed.
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Free Up Internal Storage
If you are running out of storage on amazon fire tv stick, then apps will not install and you need to delete and uninstall apps which you are not using and go to storage and clear app cache and clear app all data and manage installed applications.
Step 1: Press home button on amazon fire tv stick remote.
Step 2: Press right arrow and go to settings
Step 3: Press down arrow and go to Applications
Step 4: Press down arrow and select Manage Installed Applications and on right side you will see internal storage space and external storage space
Step 5: Select Manage Installed Applications and Press ok to see all lsit of apps storage on amazon fire tv stick
Step 6: Now, check which app is taking too much space on your amazon fire tv stick and select it and Press ok.
Step 7: Select the app and press ok and clear app data and clear all storage and uninstall app from your amazon fire tv stick and install new apps on amazon fire tv stick.
Once you free up storage on amazon fire tv stick and clear cache and storage then you will be able to install new apps on amazon fire tv stick.
Add External Hardware
If the issue is with the storage and due to storage amazon fire tv stick is not installing apps then you need to add external storage device (hard drive) to amazon fire tv stick and make external storage device as primary storage device and install apps on external storage device when you ran out of storage space on amazon fire tv stick.
Update Fire tv Stick to Latest Version
Step 1: Turn on Amazon fire tv stick and then find home button on amazon fire tv stick and press on it and you home screen will be displayed.
Step 2: Using Arrow keys -> Go to settings and Go to My Fire Tv
Step 3: Select About and Press ok.
Step 4: Press down arrow and select Install Update and on right hand side you will see an update is available and update fire tv stick.
Step 5: Wait for amazon fire tv stick to install update and once update finishes then go ahead and install apps on fire tv stick.
Most common reasons for apps not installing on amazon fire tv stick is due to software related issues or running older version fire tv update and once updating fire tv stick to latest software or firmware update then you won’t have any issue with downloading and installing apps on amazon fire tv stick.
Reset to Factory Default Settings Amazon Fire tv Stick
If none of the above solutions helps, then you need to factory reset amazon fire tv stick and restore its all settings back to its original default settings and when you perform factory reset all data, installed apps and other user data will be wiped out.
Step 1: Press home button on Amazon Fire tv stick remote and go to settings
Step 2: Go to My Fire tv
Step 3: Press down arrow and select Reset to Factory Default Settings and press ok on remote
Step 4: Select Reset in Popup box and confirm and wait for amazon fire tv stick to reset all settings to its default factory default settings.
Once you Reset to Factory Default Settings on amazon fire tv stick then you need to setup amazon fire tv stick again from the beginning and connect amazon fire tv to wifi and go to app store and download and install apps on amazon fire tv stick.
Firestick Stuck on Installing App
If firestick stuck on installing apps then there is an issue with storage on your amazon fire tv stick and then there is storage issues and you need to free up internal storage and uninstall unused apps and clear cache of apps on amazon fire tv stick and use external storage device and install apps.
Amazon Fire Stick Stuck on Downloading App
Free up internal storage space and delete unused apps and factory reset amazon fire tv stick and download and install apps on amazon fire tv stick.