Fire TV OS 5+ & Newer

Enable Developer Options on Your Fire TV Stick

A dead-simple, step-by-step guide to unlocking ADB debugging and sideloading apps on Amazon Fire TV devices.

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Sideload Apps

Install APKs that aren't available on the Amazon Appstore.

ADB Debugging

Connect Android Studio or ADB over Wi-Fi for development.

Advanced Settings

Access system-level tweaks, overdraw, and GPU profiling.

Step-by-Step Guide

1

Open Settings on Fire TV

From the Fire TV home screen, navigate to the far right and select the Settings gear icon using your remote.

Look for the gear symbol in the top menu bar on modern Fire OS interfaces.
2

Select "My Fire TV"

Inside Settings, scroll to and select My Fire TV. On some newer models or software versions, this may be labeled as Device & Software or Device Options.

If you don't see "My Fire TV", look for "Device" or "System" instead.
3

Choose "About"

Within the My Fire TV menu, scroll down to About and select it. This screen displays your device name, network info, and software version.

4

Click Your Device Name 7 Times

Highlight your device name (usually says "Fire TV Stick" or similar) and press the OK / Select button on your remote 7 times rapidly.

What to expect

A toast notification will appear counting down: "You are now 4 steps away from being a developer". On the 7th click, it will say "You are now a developer!"

5

Go Back to "My Fire TV"

Press the Back button to return to the previous menu. You will now see a new option called Developer Options listed in the menu.

6

Enable ADB Debugging

Open Developer Options. Find ADB Debugging and turn it ON. This allows your Fire TV to accept connections from Android Debug Bridge tools over your network.

Only enable this if you are on a trusted network. It opens a network port for debugging.
7

Enable Apps from Unknown Sources

Still inside Developer Options, find Apps from Unknown Sources (or Install Unknown Apps on some newer versions) and turn it ON.

You can now sideload APKs using apps like Downloader, or push them via ADB install.

You're All Set!

Developer Options are now unlocked. You can install third-party apps, use ADB wirelessly, and tweak advanced system settings.

Troubleshooting