How to Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick TV – Explained

Amazon FireStick is the most popular and most cost-effective streaming device these days. This streaming tool is so incredibly simple that you just need to plug it into your TV via the HDMI port, set it up on the first run, and start streaming right after that. With Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, there is truly no dearth of media sources. However, you must pay the subscription fee to each service in order to watch the content you desire. In this article, we are about to tell you How to Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick TV. Let’s begin!

This is exactly where jailbreaking comes into the picture. When you jailbreak FireStick, you allow yourself access to free content without having to pay any subscription fee.

What is Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick

Jailbreaking is a simple process of installing some third-party applications onto FireStick.

When you jailbreak your phone, you modify the core files of the operating system. However, that Is not the actual case with FireStick. You are not touching any system or core files. You are simply installing some applications.

Honestly speaking, it is not jailbreaking. Some Firestick resellers started this term (jailbreak) as a selling strategy. And now more and more new Firestick users lookup for the jailbreaking of FireStick. Hence we named the article so. This helps users get to the right content.

Despite calling it jailbreaking, the term means something completely different when it comes to using the Fire TV Stick. Jailbreaking a Fire TV device does not require attaching the component to your PC, running lines of code, or even using software found on a random forum. Rather, people typically refer to jailbreaking a Fire TV device as the act of installing third-party apps not available on the Amazon Appstore in order to expand your content library,

Generally through the use of piracy. Most users turn to Kodi for their jailbreaking software. Since Kodi is an open-source platform that works well with the Amazon Fire TV remote. While Kodi itself is not a piracy application, it allows for thousands of thousands of add-ons in order to build instant movie streaming right into your device.

Why should you Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick?

You have each and every reason to jailbreak your FireStick. First of all, it will give you unrestricted access to tons of content. You can watch just about whatever you want to.

Second of all, jailbreaking does not change your FireStick irreversibly. It is completely safe.

When I first heard of jailbreaking FireStick, it sounded a little overwhelming. I am not a geek. I am a simple user seeking avenues for entertainment and with limited technical know-how. But it did not take me long to realize that there is truly nothing technical or complicated about jailbreaking at all. In fact, technically speaking, it is not even jailbreaking.

We are not modifying the original Amazon OS or installing a manipulated firmware. Jailbreaking FireStick is as simple as installing applications on your device. Yes, all we are going to do is install third-party apps. Jailbreaking is 100% safe, 100% legal, and 100% risk-free.

Is it legal to Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick?

As I said, jailbreaking is a 100% safe and legal process. You are simply installing some third-party apps on your device. Since you own your FireStick device, you can do whatever you like with it.

I have used the jailbreak app Kodi in this guide. Kodi itself is a completely legal app. In fact, it is available on Google Play Store and Microsoft Windows Store. Only legal applications are allowed in these stores.

However, streaming copyrighted content is not legal. So make sure not to indulge in unauthorized streaming and stick to the content that is available in the public domain.

Buy One Already Pre-Jailbroken?

Although the marketplace for “pre-jailbroken Fire Sticks” has dwindled since the FCC stepped in to ask Amazon and eBay to stop selling these products. It is still pretty easy to find devices like these online store shelves. A quick search for a “jailbroken fire stick” will bring up dozens of results. That offers to ship you a “pre-jailbroken” device right to your house for an additional cost on top of the actual unit itself.

These devices offer thousands of “pre-installed” apps, almost always through the use of Kodi. That said, spending extra money on a pre-jailbroken device. Or buying a brand-new device when you already have a Fire TV Stick lying around your house is not a great way to spend your hard-earned cash. These devices are easy to “jailbreak,” and can be done in as little as about thirty minutes and that includes installation times.

How to Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick

I will show you how to jailbreak your Amazon Fire Stick and start streaming all your favorite movies, TV shows, Live TV, and sports content. The whole process is simple and can be performed by any non-techie person. All you have to do is just follow these simple step-by-step instructions given below.

But, as we have seen with most of Amazon’s products, it is easy to use their Android basis as a method against them. Since Android allows for applications to be installed outside of the app store, getting Kodi up and running on your Fire Stick does not take long at all. This method was tested on a current-gen Fire TV Stick 4K, running the newest version installed, although photos may show an older interface.

Steps

• Select Settings from the menu bar on the top, on the home screen of your Amazon FireStick
• Click My Fire TV (or Device if you still have an older FireStick OS)
• Click Developer Options
• Make sure Apps from Unknown Sources is ON. If it is OFF as you see in the following image. Then click it to switch it ON
• Choose Turn On to continue.

A warning may appear to let you know that downloading Applications from outside sources can be dangerous. Click OK on the prompt and click the Home button on your remote to head back to the home screen. We can now continue with the process of FireStick jailbreak.

Downloading Kodi on Firestick

Of course, to do that, we will need to first add the ability to download applications onto your Fire Stick. Amazon does not include a browser with your device. So you will have to download a third-party app that allows you to use URLs on your device as a normal phone or tablet. While there is not a specific browser application available for download inside the App Store. There is an app that allows you to download content directly to your device.

If you want to install any third-party apps, you must first download its APK from the source. Because of security reasons. Amazon FireStick does not support file download directly through browsers. Such as Silk Browser, Firefox, etc. In order to enable the download, you need an additional app.

There are a bunch of such apps for FireStick, but none quite like Downloader. This app is incredibly easy to install and use. And, it is available on the Amazon App Store. So, let’s first download and install the Downloader app on your device:

• From the home screen of your FireStick device, choose the lens icon in the far top-left to open the Search function
• Now look up for Downloader app using the onscreen keypad and then click it in the search results below
• Choose the Downloader icon on the following window. Now, click Download when you see the screen like this
• Wait while the Downloader app is downloaded and installed
• You may now click Open and run the Downloader app. If you want to use the app later, you can run it from the Your Apps & Channels segment

Install Kodi to Jailbreak Amazon Fire Stick

This is the last part of the process where you install Kodi to jailbreak FireStick. We will use the Downloader app we just installed to get Kodi.

Kodi is a media player that can play videos and music both from your local storage and from online sources. However, the true potential of Kodi lies in enabling free online streaming. This media player is hugely popular because it gives you access to unlimited free entertainment through several Addons and Builds.

Since Kodi is a third-party app and not available on the Amazon Store, we will sideload it with the Downloader app. Kodi is a safe application in itself. In fact, it is available through several official channels on some platforms. Such as Google Play Store for Android and Microsoft Store for Windows 10.

Here is how you install the latest stable version of Kodi (one of the iterations of v18) on FireStick:

Steps

• Run the Downloader app and click the URL field on the right part of the window (that is by default populated with ‘Http://’)
• Downloaders will now display an on-screen keyboard. Use this keyboard to enter the following URL: https://www.firestickhow.com/kodi

Click GO to start downloading the Kodi 18 Leia APK

• Downloader app will establish a connection with the server in which the APK is stored and within a few seconds start downloading the Kodi APK file.

Wait for the file to download. This may take a few minutes

• You should now see the window with the Next button on the bottom right. Scroll down a bit and you will see the Install button instead of in its place.

Then click Install

• Kodi will take about a minute to install
• You should now see the App installed message. This means you have successfully installed Kodi on FireStick. You may choose Open and run Kodi. You may also choose Done to run Kodi later from the Your Apps & Channels section

Here is the home-screen of Kodi. Do not worry if it looks complicated. Things will appear just the same as you will progress through this guide.

Lat lines

Well, that is really up to you. By itself, Kodi is a pretty capable media platform, and it even has the option to stream content like YouTube that uses official add-ons. But generally speaking, anyone looking to jailbreak their device likely wants to install add-ons or builds into their instance of Kodi. Typically, this additional software is added by using the add-on browser within Kodi, using a link to the software you found online.

Conclusion

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