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topicnews · October 9, 2024

I immediately apply 7 settings that the initial setup does not reveal to you

I immediately apply 7 settings that the initial setup does not reveal to you


My first order of business: turn off the nervous navigation sounds. (Image: 4kclips - adobe.stock.com)
My first order of business: turn off the nervous navigation sounds. (Image: 4kclips – adobe.stock.com)

If you have gotten an Amazon Fire TV Stick, the first thing to do is play through the setup game. Here the player guides you through all the necessary settings to be able to use the stick.

In addition, there are a few options that the software does not run through with you. As a techie, my first look is of course at the settings.

I’ll tell you 7 settings that I changed after the initial setup.

The first thing I noticed when setting it up: The whip-like sounds every time I pressed a button on my remote. They had to go, and immediately.

  1. Opens die Settings (gear icon).
  2. Navigates to Sounds and screen.
  3. Click on Audio.
  4. Makes die Navigation tones off.

Turn off auto play

We all know it and no one likes it when trailers suddenly start playing when you stay on the poster for a long time while looking for a film or series. So that I don’t scare myself anymore, I turned off the auto-play straight away.

  1. Opens die Settings (gear icon).
  2. Navigates to User Settings.
  3. Click on Recommended content.
  4. Switches Automatic video playback out of. Notice: If you still want the trailers but without sound, you can just switch off the automatic audio playback.

Privacy settings and personalized advertising

Personally, I don't care what advertising I see. That's why I don't give out my data for this.
Personally, I don't care what advertising I see. That's why I don't give out my data for this.





Personally, I don’t care what advertising I see. That’s why I don’t give out my data for this.

I don’t have an aluminum hat on, but I don’t have to provide all of my data either. And for me personally: advertising is advertising, personalized or not. That’s why I’m blocking all data that goes out.

  1. Opens die Settings (gear icon).
  2. Navigates to User Settings.
  3. Click on Privacy Setting.
  4. Deactivate all points that you didn’t like (for me it was all of them)

Set parental controls (even though I don’t have children)

Why should I do that? I’m finally over 18 and can watch everything. This option is intended solely to protect against accidental clicks. If the parental controls are on, you also have to confirm purchases. Practical.

  1. Opens die Settings (gear icon).
  2. Navigates to User Settings.
  3. Click on Parental controls and turns it on.
  4. Assign a PIN to purchase content and confirm it.

Adjust an original frame rate

Does the picture on your TV sometimes jerk when the camera pans and moves? It may be that the FPS of the content you are watching does not match the refresh rate of the TV. If both values ​​do not match, image errors will occur.

The Fire TV Stick has an option to customize just that.

  1. Opens die Settings (gear icon).
  2. Navigates to Sounds and screen.
  3. Click on Screen.
  4. Enabled adjust an original frame rate.

This option avoids the chance of a jerky image.
This option avoids the chance of a jerky image.





This option avoids the chance of a jerky image.

Switch on dialogue amplifier and volume equalization

You probably know when in movies the music and explosions are deafeningly loud, but dialogue is pretty quiet. This has to do with the mix and the number of speakers. Luckily, the Fire TV Stick has a software solution to deal with the problem.

  1. Opens die Settings (gear icon).
  2. Navigates to Sounds and screen.
  3. Click on Audio.
  4. Piloted to Advanced audio.
  5. Enabled Volume equalization and Dialog amplifier.

Throw down apps that I don’t use

Bloatware, including programs that only cost storage space but are not used at all, are a thorn in my side. I like things to be clean, so I throw everything off the stick that I don’t need or don’t have a subscription for.

  1. Opens My apps and senders (Icon with three squares and a plus sign).
  2. Select the app you want to delete.
  3. Press the burger menu (three horizontal lines) on the remote control.
  4. Seeks Remove from cloud and confirmed. A new window appears.
  5. Confirm your selection with Remove from cloud.

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I’m initially happy with these 7 settings. If you want, you can look further into the depths of the options. For example, it is recommended to always have HDR content played back adaptively. If you want, you can also use your cell phone instead of your remote control or set a different bit depth if the TV panel allows it.

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