How to Manually Reset Your FireStick Remote: Complete Guide

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Get your Fire Stick remote paired to your TV again

Co-authored by Rain Kengly Reviewed by Luigi Oppido

Last Updated: September 12, 2025 Fact Checked

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Alexa Voice Remote (1st Gen)

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Is your Fire Stick remote unresponsive? If you want to manually restart your Fire Stick remote, you'll just need to unplug your TV or Stick and press a few buttons. We'll show you how to reset your FireStick remote for most generations, basic edition, and Alexa voice remote (first generation).

Resyncing Your Fire Stick Remote

To reset most Fire TV remotes, unplug your Fire TV from the power supply and HDMI. Press and hold the Left, Menu, and Back button for 12 seconds. Release the buttons. Remove the batteries, plug your TV in again, and then replace the batteries. Press the Home button to resync your remote.

Method 1

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Unplug your Fire TV. Disconnect the power supply and HDMI cable to make sure it's fully off, and then wait at least 60 seconds.^{[1]
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- You may need to reset your Fire Stick remote if it's no longer pairing, frozen, or if you have a replacement remote.
Left is the left quarter of the circular navigation button, Menu looks like three horizontal lines, and Back looks like a left-facing arrow.^{[2]
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Wait at least 5 seconds before continuing to the next step.
Open the panel on the back of the remote and carefully remove the batteries.^{[3]
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It'll take a moment to turn back on. When it does, it'll say that the remote can't be detected.
This will turn the remote back on again.^{[4]
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Press the Home button. This will sync your remote back to the Fire TV. The LED on the remote should blink blue.^{[5]
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- If the remote doesn't pair, press and hold the Home button for at least 10 seconds.^{[6]
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Method 2

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The Home button looks like a house icon, while the Menu button has three horizontal lines.
This is the button with the house on it.
This has three horizontal lines.^{[7]
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Open the panel on the back of the remote and carefully remove the batteries.^{[8]
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Disconnect the power supply and HDMI cable to make sure it's fully off, and then wait at least 60 seconds.
This will turn the remote back on again.
It'll take a moment to turn back on. You should see the Home screen.
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Press and hold the Home button for 40 seconds. This will start the setup.^{[9]
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- The setup should complete after 60 seconds.

Method 3

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Alexa Voice Remote (1st Gen)

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Disconnect the power supply and HDMI cable to make sure it's fully off, and then wait at least 60 seconds.
Left is the left quarter of the circular navigation button, while Menu looks like three horizontal lines.^{[10]
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Wait at least 5 seconds before continuing to the next step.
Open the panel on the back of the remote and carefully remove the batteries.
It'll take a moment to turn back on. When it does, it'll say that the remote can't be detected.
This will turn the remote back on again.
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Press the Home button. This will sync your remote back to the Fire TV. The LED on the remote should blink blue.
- If the remote doesn't pair, press and hold the Home button for at least 10 seconds.