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Today, this article will show you how to Install and Use ExpressVPN on Firestick. ExpressVPN is one of the most well-known VPN services for watching. The VPN is well-known for how well it works and how fast it is, which lets users stream in HD without buffering. ExpressVPN has a special app for the Amazon Firestick, which is a common device that cord-cutters all over the world use.
You can get the most out of streaming on your FireStick by putting the app on it. This will get rid of geo-restrictions, online surveillance, and ISP throttling. One of the best streaming gadgets is the Amazon Fire TV Stick. With this inexpensive device, any regular TV with an HDMI port can be turned into a smart TV.
And to stop your internet from being slowed down or blocked because of where you live, you should install a VPN on your Fire TV Stick. A VPN will hide your IP address and let you stream without any limits. We mentioned below are the ways to Install and Use ExpressVPN on Firestick.
Ways to Install and Use ExpressVPN on Firestick
From the App Store
As was already said, this is the easiest way to add a VPN to your Firestick. The ExpressVPN app can be used on all FireTV and Firestick devices from the second generation and up. Here’s how to set up a VPN on your Firestick if it has a special app.
- To install an app, go to the Fire TV Stick’s homepage on your TV or device and click Apps. Search for your VPN. Then, use your remote to highlight and click Download.
- Upon installation, click Sign in and input your email and password. Then, proceed through the pop-up windows.
- Click OK to set up your VPN. Then, click Ok again to confirm the connection request.
- Now, you can tap the power icon to connect your Fire TV device to your VPN. You can also choose the Current Location box to change your location.
Sideload a VPN on Your Firestick
On the Amazon App Store, you might not be able to find all VPN apps. You aren’t completely out of luck, though. Sideloading means that you can run software without going through the app store. In this part, we’ll show you how to set up a VPN on your Firestick.
- First, we’ll need to turn on the permissions to allow for unknown apps. You can do this by following the Settings>My Fire TV>Developer Options path. Then you click on Apps from Unknown Sources. Toggle the switch on.
- After USB Debugging and the permissions to allow apps from Unknown Sources are turned on, go to the App Store and dowload Downloader. This application will let us install your VPN.
- Once you have Downloader on your Fire TV Stick, you can install a VPN just like you would from the normal app shop. In this case, we’ll use ExpressVPN.
You’ll need to talk to your VPN service to get the.APK URL you’ll need for the next steps:
- Open Downloader and click Allow to let the application have access to Firestick. Then, input the URL into the pop-up window.
- Click Go and install the .APK file from the Downloads folder.
- Go to your Settings on the Fire TV Stick, click Applications, Manage All Installed Applications, find your VPN in the list and follow the instructions to install it.
Does ExpressVPN Work on Fire TV Stick?
ExpressVPN works just like it does on your computer or phone on Fire TV Stick. Just get it from the Amazon Appstore, install it, and use the VPN app to connect to a server of your choice. Even the way the Fire TV app looks is the same as on other platforms, so if you’ve used ExpressVPN before, the whole process will be easy.
We tried it with our 3rd Generation Fire TV Stick Lite, which we use for all of our VPN and streaming testing. ExpressVPN works with all versions of the Fire TV Stick, as well as other Amazon viewing devices like the Fire TV Cube. We found that ExpressVPN changed our IP address and encrypted the data from our Fire TV Stick.
It works well with Kodi and reliably unblocks famous streaming apps like Netflix, Disney+, and HBO Max. Based on our tests, ExpressVPN is one of the best VPNs for the Fire TV Stick, but it’s not the best. It doesn’t get the top spot because its Firestick app doesn’t have all of the tools that IPVanish and Surfshark do.