Thanks to the fact that the Amazon Fire TV Stick has an Android-based operating system, it is possible to install APK files on the Fire TV Stick to watch football for free or to watch series and movies. The biggest problem with this is the pop-up ads. For this reason, this time we will show you 4 ways to block ads on Fire TV Stick.
In the next article, we’ll teach you how to block ads in your Fire TV Stick’s settings and when installing third-party apps. So you need to grab the download app in the Fire TV appstore and activate the developers menu.
Blokada, an app to block ads, malware and trackers
Although many free applications rely on advertising to monetize their software, often the use of this technique is excessive and pop-up ads begin to interfere with the use of the application. Some ads are malware that can endanger your device, but with Blokada it shouldn’t be a problem for you.
Blokada is an open source, completely free, easy-to-use ad blocking software that also blocks malware and trackers. Follow the steps below to install Blokada on Fire TV Stick.
Go to the home screen and enter the download application in the search bar, click Download on the official page “blokada.org” and click the Blokada 5 button with the cursor. Press and that’s it.
With this you enable Blockada’s ad protection system, very simple and very effective. Of course, the version available is probably the mobile version, so controlling it on the Fire TV Stick is somewhat complicated, but don’t worry, you won’t have to interact much with the app, you just need to press the power button and that’s it.
SmartTubeNext, an application that allows you to watch YouTube without ads
SmartTubeNext is an app designed for Android TV that allows users to watch all YouTube content without being interrupted by annoying ads without having to subscribe to YouTube Premium. Installing and using it is very easy, all you have to do is follow these steps.
Go to the home screen, type the download app in the search bar, scroll down the page until you find the “Stay” option, wait for it to download, and once it’s done installing, click Open.
And that’s it, now you can access all your favorite content on YouTube without annoying ads every time you open a new video or want to watch a long video. If you want to use such apps, we recommend installing a VPN on your Fire TV Stick, such as Proton VPN.
Disable autoplay and forget about video ads
One way to disable many types of ads, especially those that appear with annoying videos and audio from anywhere, is to disable autoplay. Of course, there is a downside to this and that is disabling the auto-play option when an episode is finished. That is, you will have to manually save each chapter when the previous one ends.
If that doesn’t bother you, follow these steps to disable autoplay on Fire TV Stick:
Tap Fire TV Stick Settings to disable both on the device.
With this, it is very useful to have few ads on apps and web pages and even in the main menu of your File TV Stick.
Enter a secure DNS to block ads on websites
If you are someone who likes to access websites on the internet to watch live content or watch movies and series, you might have to constantly deal with pop-up ads that come your way. These are not only annoying, but can also be dangerous, which is why we recommend changing your Fire TV Stick’s DNS by following the steps below.
Enter the Internet browser on the Fire TV Stick Press the menu button on the Fire TV Stick remote control, click the option, the privacy and security section with the gear icon and use a secure DNS, then select another provider and enter the following link. Next and that’s it.
Now, when you go back into the silk browser, the places where the ads were were displayed as white boxes with pop-up ads no longer appearing between you and the player. So you can sit back and watch your streams ad-free on Fire TV Stick.
That’s all in our article on 4 Ways to Block Ads on Fire TV Stick. We hope they will be useful for you and if you have any questions about what we have told you here, leave them in the comments so we can help you solve your problem.
