When you are trying to update your firestick and you are getting an error message saying “Unable to update firestick tv” and firestick won’t update or firestick stuck on downloading latest software and you will receive and error sometimes “unfortunately we encountered an error while trying to update your system software” firestick wont update.
Check with your wifi internet connection and make sure that your are not having slow internet connecting or wifi disconnecting and connecting or any wifi connectivity issues and reset your wifi internet modem or router once and try updating firestick tv.
Below methods will help you fix firestick tv not updating issues.
Step 1: Grab your remote and and hold play pause button and at the same time you need to press and hold center button on your firestci ktv remote.
Step 2: Press and hold play pause button and middle ok button on your remote
Step 3: Hold these both buttons until you see a message on your firestick tv screen -> your amazon fire tv is powering off.
Step 4: Once you see the message “Firestick tv is powering off” then release these two keys and wait for your firestick tv to reboot and restart on its own.
Once you use these play pause button and select button (middle ok button) and restart your fire tv then you wont be having any issue updating your firestick tv and now, go ahead and update your firestick tv and your issue of firestick not updating error will be fixed successfully.
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Step 1: Just simply unplug power cable of firestick tv and wait for 60 seconds
Step 2: After 60 seconds plug back power cable back to the wall socket.
Step 3: now, turn on your firestick tv and your issue of firestick not updating will be resolved.
This simple power reset method will fix all issues with firestick not only this firestick not updating but also other issues like firestick not connecting to wifi, firestick laggy or apps not working on firestick and other issue.
Step 1: Press reset button on back of your router or modem
Step 2: wait for 60 seconds
Step 3: Press the power button and turn on your router or modem and turn it on.
Once you turn your router or modem then connect your firestick tv to wifi interent and try updating your firestick tv and now, firestick tv will update without any issues or error message like unable to update firestick or stuck on updatating.
If you are having any wifi internet connectivity issues on your firestick and your wifi keeps disconnecting and reconnecting without your notice or slow internet then you will experience firestick not updating issues.