The Fire TV remote does more than the handful of buttons suggest, once you know where to look.
Fire TV remotes pack a surprising amount of functionality into a small number of buttons, and a few shortcuts can save real time once you get used to them.
Some Fire TV remotes include shortcut buttons that can be remapped to a different app from the remote's settings menu, which is handy if the default apps aren't ones you use.
That's a separate issue with its own fixes — see our guide on Smart TV remote not working.
If you're deciding which Fire TV device to buy, our comparison of the Fire TV Stick vs Fire TV Cube breaks down the differences.
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