FireStick is one of the most popular streaming devices in today’s market, so if you’re using it and facing buffering issues on this device, You should not worry.
Luckily it’s not a big deal, and it doesn’t take hours to figure out how to stop buffering issues on your Firestick. Vpncheck has published an in-depth rundown on how to fix these issues that you can find here: https://www.vpncheck.org/stop-buffering-on-amazon-firestick/
Keep reading to find the essential points that will help you fix your issues right away.
We just want to say you are welcome because here we have shared a comprehensive guide, especially for this topic.
Before you jump into the guide, we want to share a little about the issue and where the problem comes from.
Why Does My FireStick Keep Buffering?
FireStick starts downloading a piece of content and stores that on your local device to give you the best experience possible during the stream, and if you complete watching that download content from your local device before the next content is loaded properly, it automatically shows the buffering icon on your video.
So ultimately you can’t blame FireStick, maybe your show internet connection creates the issue, and that’s why your device will not be able to start the video while downloading the next part, Once it is downloaded, the video will start again.
Some Reasons that Makes Your FireStick Buffering:
- If your FireStick device is far from your router or modem, you may notice that your streaming device is not getting enough network to overcome any buffering issue.
- Unfortunately, if your FireStick device is handled by an outdated OS, you may see the issue, again and again, so you have to use the most updated OS.
- If you’re using a slow internet connection, you’ll surely face the issue multiple times during your streaming on FireStick, we always suggest using at least 10Mbps for 1080p and 20Mbps for 4K video streaming.
- If too many apps are already installed on your devices, there is a massive chance that you’ll suffer buffering.
- Amazon FireStick comes with 1 GB RAM on 2nd Gen and 1.5 GB on FireStick 4K so this low space can create the issue.
Well, We’ve just shared the most common reasons that can make the issue, although you may find some additional reasons, the most common are already mentioned in the top section.
Now we’ll look at some of the easy ways to fix the problem,
How To Stop Buffering On FireStick- 5 Easy Methods
- Check The Distance From Your Router To FireStick
- Clean Up FireStick RAM
- Update Your OS If Needed
- Check Overheating
- Check Your Internet Speed
#1: How Far is Your FireStick From Your Router?
When it comes to solving the buffering issue on FireStick, the first point you should look at is the distance of your device.
If you’re using the FireStick device wirelessly, and the distance is too away from your router, you’ll not be able to get a good result and surely suffer the buffering problem.
To overcome the issue, here you have two options to follow: use your devices as close as possible or make the connection with the help of an Ethernet cable.
Ethernet cable is the best way to connect internet devices that allow you to get the right speed.
#2: Clean Up FireStick RAM
As mentioned in the “Reasons” section, FireStick comes with only a low-sized RAM, although the size is enough for a streaming device, they should increase the size of their memory.
Well, let’s see how we can clear up the RAM of your FireStick device and resolve your buffering issue.
Clearing RAM means you need to close all the apps that are currently running in the background of your device, but closing all of them with a single click is time-consuming.
So for this guide, we’ll use an app that you can download from the Amazon Store, so let’s see how it is.
- Go to Amazon App Store and search for an application called Background Apps and Process List.
- Install it and open it.
- After opening the app, you’ll see the list of your running apps, so click on the “Close all apps” button.
- But if you want to stop some apps during your streaming, you can click on the app and there you’ll see some options such as launch applications, Force Stop, uninstall, clear data, clear cache.
- Click on the Force Stop, it will save your RAM and give you more power of streaming a better video.
- You can follow the same way to Force Stop all others apps.
#3: Update Your Operating System:
If the FireStick device you’re using is outdated, you may suffer the same problem, although it’s rare, but not unheard of.
But it’s better to know which version you’re currently using, to check, simply go to your setting page and select my fire tv, then click on the about option and there you can check the version of your OS.
Although the update is done automatically, sometimes you may require to check it and need to update yourself, so see the current version, if you notice it’s the most latest version, then keep it as it is.
#4: Check Overheating
The most important thing for an electric device, to don’t forget to check if your FireStick device is safe from overheating or not.
So our recommendation is to give the device some rest from time to time, And when it will not be used, unplug it from your electronic source.
#5: Check Your Internet Speed
Users with WiFi speeds of over 20 Mbps to 100 Mbps will not suffer this issue, because the suggested speed for FireStick video streaming is 10-20 Mbps.
So keep this thing in mind and increase the speed of your network if needed, here we can share small tips, you can kick out all the devices connected with your router during streaming.
Conclusion:
At the ending moment of sharing a well-researched guide on how to stop buffering on FireStick, we hope you have enjoyed the entire methods we have shown on the page, try all the ways and see which method works for you.
If you have any queries, let us know in the comment box, we’ll reply to you as soon as possible.
