IF your Fire Stick remote keeps dying, you don’t need to continue splashing out on new batteries.
Fellow Amazon Fire Stick owners have revealed a home remedy that can save your remote from a whirlwind battery drain.
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A Fire Stick user experiencing rapid battery drain took to Reddit to share the woes, and seek advice.
“I have gone through a whole pack on batteries in four days,” the wrote in the post.
“I want to buy a replacement remote but I’m nervous the same thing will happen to the new one. Has this happened to anyone else? If so how did you fix the problem?”
The customer claimed their Fire Stick was lasting less than 24 hours – even with batteries that were fresh out the pack.
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It turns out the customer was one of many Fire Stick owners experiencing the same problem.
But there’s two tricks that customers can deploy to avoid buying more batteries – and one of them is free.
Rechargeable batteries
The first trick is to buy rechargeable batteries – which is cheaper than splashing out on a new Fire TV setup.
“The Amazon fire TV stick remote is exactly why I bought rechargeable batteries and I use them only for the fire stick remote,” a savvy customer shared on Reddit.
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“Saves me tons of money, I mean I don’t go through a pack of batteries in four days but my Fire Stick remote definitely drains batteries faster than anything else I have.
“I honestly would buy rechargeable batteries and the charger if I was you, you really only need four that way you could be charging two while you’re using two.”
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They weren’t the only customer to use rechargeable batteries to revive their dying remote.
A second customer added: “I ended up purchasing rechargeable batteries, talked to customer service and they didn’t do anything.”
Fire TV app
The Amazon Fire TV app is free to download, and offers the same features as your remote.
So you can play, pause and fast-forward through content with your smartphone instead of your remote.
The app is available on the Google Play Store for Android devices, as well as the Apple App Store for iPhones.
Returning your Amazon Fire Stick
If you’re experiencing a fast-draining with your newly purchased Fire Stick, then you may be eligible for a replacement under Amazon’s warranty.
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Amazon offers customers a one-year limited warranty for their Fire TV devices, as well as Kindle e-reader, Fire tablet, and Amazon Echo devices.
If you begin experiencing rapid battery drain with your Fire Stick, Amazon may send out a replacement remote.
“When you purchase a new or Certified Refurbished Device, we warrant the Device against defects in materials and workmanship under ordinary consumer use for one year from the date of original retail purchase,” the company writes.
“During this warranty period, if a defect arises in the Device, and you follow the instructions for returning the Device, we will at our option, to the extent permitted by law, either (i) repair the Device using either new or refurbished parts, (ii) replace the Device with a new or refurbished Device that is equivalent to the Device to be replaced, or (iii) refund to you all or part of the purchase price of the Device.”
However, if the device has been broken by accident, such as a liquid spill or other damage, Amazon will not send out a replacement.
“This limited warranty applies only to hardware components of the Device that are not subject to accident, misuse, neglect, fire, alteration, or damage from any third-party repair, third-party parts, commercial use, or other external causes,” the company states.
Amazon has more information on its one-year limited warranty here.
