Reddit reviews Amazon Fire TV

Have you tried using the official Fire TV remote app? Has keyboard and voice features built-in. Click here for iOS or here for Android.

And for the majority of phone's out there: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.storm.lightning.client.aosp&hl=en_US and from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-TV-Remote-App/dp/B00ODIASKC

Just a shot in the dark but maybe you can put the fire tv remote app from Amazon on your phone and access the menu from there https://smile.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-TV-Remote-App/dp/B00ODIASKC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1527324020&sr=8-1&keywords=fire+tv+remote+app&dpID=41sejRH7YTL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

2nd using the firetv remote app on

itunes:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-fire-tv-remote/id947984433?mt=8

android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.storm.lightning.client.aosp&hl=en

fire tv:

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-TV-Remote-App/dp/B00ODIASKC



remember with the firetv remote app tap the entry for username or password, don't bring up the keyboard first, when you tap it, it should pop the keyboard AND THEN PASTE WILL WORK. :)

Using these two apps I can use my phone as a remote to get into PIA settings. Also, PIA allows per-app settings for VPN. So, you can set PIA so that the VPN is only active for Kodi, but inactive for Prime and Netflix, for example.

https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-TV-Remote-App/dp/B00ODIASKC/

https://www.amazon.com/guidology-Remote-for-Fire-TV/dp/B00S4MU62I/

http://android.guidology.com/remoteftv/

while this will not help you fix the actual remote - are you able to use the smartphone app to control your firetv?

Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.amazon.storm.lightning.client.aosp

Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/amazon-fire-tv-remote/id947984433?mt=8

Amazon Appstore: http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-TV-Remote-App/dp/B00ODIASKC

Yup. There's even an official app w/ voice search. I completely forgot about it tbh, good call. Its on the play store as well, even though I used the Amazon App store link.

It also has Amazon's take on casting called "Flick." But it was just coming out last I used it, and not many apps had implemented it yet. No idea where that stands now.

Have you tried the Android "Amazon Fire tv" app? http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Fire-TV-Remote-App/dp/B00ODIASKC

Nevermind, found these instructions for Kindle. I think it may be similar for the fire stick....

1. Skip the initial configuration you get to when first powering up your Kindle Fire HD(X)
   
2. Slide down from the top of the screen to get the quick menu and click on Setup (the gear icon)
   
3. My company WiFi is hidden, so I scroll down to the 'Join Other Network' icon and tap it
   
4. Again, since my company WiFi is hidden, I enter in the name for it under Network SSID
   
5. For the Security drop-down, I select 802.1x EAP. The resulting options may seem intimidating, but I was able to ignore many of them and leave them at their defaults.
   
6. I chose PEAP for EAP Method, and skipped Phase 2 Auth, CA Cert, and User cert.
   
7. I entered my username under identity, and skipped Anonymous identity.
   
8. I entered in my network password in the password field and clicked Save.
   
9. It connected immediately.
   
10. After about 20 seconds I tested in the Silk browser and everything works perfectly.
    
11. Don't forget to go back and Register your device now that you are on WiFi!! (Settings, My Account, Register.)