Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Tom’s Guide
Tom’s Guide
Technology
Kaycee Hill

The one Fire TV setting you need to change right now to instantly boost performance

Fire TV.

My Fire Stick had become painfully slow. Every time I opened it, scrolling felt sluggish and content took forever to load. I assumed the device was aging poorly or needed replacement.

Before investing in a new one, I decided to dig into the settings. What I discovered was surprising: a single feature was consuming bandwidth in the background and dragging everything down. To my surprise, disabling it immediately improved performance.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.