How Do You Connect a Fire Stick to a Mobile Hotspot?

Not sure how to enable your phone’s hotspot function?

Here’s how:

Connect your Fire Stick to a TV, and switch to the appropriate input.

Network highlighted on Fire Stick.

From the Fire Stick home screen, select thegear icon.

Select your mobile hotspot online grid.

Enter thepasswordfor your mobile hotspot.

J’s iPhone hotspot Wi-Fi network selected in Fire Stick network settings.

Your Fire Stick will connect to your mobile hotspot.

Will My Fire Stick Work With My Mobile Hotspot?

If your connection is faster than that, then your Fire Stick will work with your mobile hotspot.

Entering a password in Fire Stick network settings.

Why Doesnt My iPhone Hotspot Work With My Fire Stick?

Your iPhone hotspot should work with your Fire Stick as long as your connection is fast enough.

On your Fire Stick home screen, select thegear icon.

CONNECT highlighted in Fire Stick network connection.

Highlight the iPhone mobile hotspot connection, and press themenu iconon your remote to forget the connection.

Enter theSSIDof your iPhone hotspot, then selectNext.

The SSID is the name of the hotspot, i.e.

A Fire Stick connected to an iPhone hotspot.

(your name)s iPhone

opt for Security key in and selectNext.

Enter the password for your iPhone, then selectNext.

At the Summary screen, selectAdvanced.

The Fire Stick interface with Network option highlighted.

Enter172.20.10.4as the IP address.

Set the prefix length to28.

Leave the second DNS field blank.

Fire Stick Network interface with an iPhone highlighted.

If you still see a connection error, you may need toupdate your Fire Stick.

Then, press and hold theHomebutton on the new remote.

The easiest way is with the Fire TV app, which includes control functions.

Fire Stick interface with Join Other Network highlighted.

Fire Stick SSID with Next highlighted.

Fire Stick network security interface with Network highlighted.

Fire Stick entering iPhone password with Next highlighted.

Fire Stick network summary with Advanced highlighted.

Fire Stick IP address highlighted.

Fire Stick Gateway setting highlighted.

Fire Stick Network Prefix Length highlighted.

Fire Stick DNS 1 highlighted.

Fire Stick network interface with a blank DNS 2 highlighted.

Fire Stick network summary with Connect highlighted.