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Some users are facing the ‘Fire TV Stick Not Showing Picture’ Issue. We all like to stream and watch a lot of our favorite TV shows and movies at once. But sometimes the video content won’t play smoothly. Obviously, it’s a huge letdown for people who like to have fun. Sometimes the picture won’t show, but the sound will. Some people may not see or hear anything at all.
There are many things that could cause this glitch. Some of the related Android apps might need to be updated to a newer version. There may be some bugs in the older version of the app. There may be a problem with how the HDMI port is set up. Any one of these problems could be why a user’s Fire TV stick won’t stream content.
We have posted some easy fixes ‘Fire TV Stick Not Showing Picture’ Issue that anyone can try to fix their TV stick. If you’ve tried all of these solutions and you’re still having the same problem in your devices, you should go to their official Fire Stick support website for more information.
Ways To Fix ‘Fire TV Stick Not Showing Picture’ Issue
Check the HDMI Connection
If your Fire TV Stick is not properly plugged into the HDMI port on your TV, you might have trouble playing videos or music. If your Fire TV Stick won’t show pictures, make sure that it is securely plugged into the HDMI port on your TV. This problem could also be caused by a broken HDMI port. So, if your TV has more than one HDMI port, you can try plugging the Fire TV Stick into a different one and seeing if it now works.
One more thing: You shouldn’t plug the Fire TV Stick straight into the HDMI port on your TV. The HDMI adapter/extender that comes with the streaming stick is what you should use. The HDMI adapter keeps the Fire TV Stick from getting too hot by making the distance between it and your TV longer. You should use this adapter to keep the streaming stick from getting too hot, which could cause it to stop working.
Update Apps
If an app won’t show pictures even after you force-quit it and clear its cache, make sure you’re using the latest version of the app. If the problem is caused by a bug, you might be able to fix it by updating the app.
The direct way to update apps one at a time on the Fire TV Stick is a long one. It’s best to tell the streaming stick to update your apps automatically whenever there are new versions on the App store. That means you have to set up your Fire TV Stick to update apps automatically. Here’s how to make it possible for them.
Step 1: Navigate to the Fire TV Stick Settings menu and select Applications.
Step 2: Select Appstore.
Step 3: If Automatic Updates is set to OFF, tap the option to turn it ON.
Close App and Clear Cache
When using a certain app, if the Fire TV Stick doesn’t show pictures, close that app and clear its cache. That might help bring it back to normal. Follow the steps below to learn how to close an app and clear its cache on a Fire TV Stick.
Step 1: Launch the Fire TV Stick Settings menu and select Applications.
Step 2: Select ‘Manage Installed Applications’.
Step 3: Select the app that’s not showing pictures.
Step 4: Select Force Stop and afterward, select Clear cache.
Step 5: Relaunch the app to see if it now shows pictures. Repeat the same process for other apps if they’re acting up as well.
Reset Fire Tv Stick
You should only think about resetting your Fire TV Stick to factory settings if you’ve already tried all of the above solutions and none of them worked. Note that if you reset your Fire TV Stick, you will lose all the apps, accounts, settings, and files you have on it. The Fire TV Stick will go back to how it looked when you first bought it. See our detailed guide on how to reset your Fire TV Stick for more information.
Power Cycle the Fire TV Stick
If your Fire TV Stick stops showing pictures or videos, the first thing you should do is restart the device. It is one of the best ways to fix these kinds of problems. Even though we haven’t had that problem with our Fire TV Stick, users who have say that power-cycling the Fire TV Stick is a good way to fix this problem. Use the steps below to turn on your Fire TV Stick again.
Step 1: Navigate to the Fire TV Stick Settings menu and select ‘My Fire TV Stick’.
Step 2: Scroll to the bottom of the ‘My Fire TV Stick’ menu and select Restart.
Step 3: Select Restart on the confirmation pop-up to proceed.
Update Fire Tv Stick
You should also check the version of Fire OS on your Fire TV Stick. Make sure that the device is using the most up-to-date firmware. That would help fix any bug that’s making the Fire TV Stick’s features stop working. In the same way, it could help get pictures back on your TV screen. Go to Settings > My Fire TV > About > Check for Updates to see if there are any Fire OS updates.
Your streaming stick will look for updates and download them if there are any. When the file is downloaded, you should be able to choose to Install Update.
Choose it to put the OS update you downloaded on your Fire TV Stick. The installation process usually takes between 1 and 5 minutes, and during that time, your Fire TV Stick will be restarted at least once.
If the update went well, check to see if your Fire TV Stick can now show pictures. If your streaming stick is up to date, you should see a prompt in the bottom-right corner of the page.
FAQ
Why is my Fire TV Stick not showing pictures?
If you can only hear distorted sound when you open an app on the Fire TV Stick, it could be because the HDMI port on your TV is not properly connected to the streaming stick. The problem could also be that the app (or apps) in question are broken or out of date. There are more reasons why the Fire TV Stick might not be able to show pictures.
How to reboot a Fire TV Stick?
You can also restart the Fire TV Stick from the Settings menu. Do it by following the steps below.
Step 1: Open the Settings menu for the Fire TV stick.
Step 2: Choose “My Fire TV” from the menu.
Step 3: Pick Start Over.
Step 4: Choose the Restart option on the next page to confirm that you want to restart.
