While this can be a helpful way to preserve your TV screen, it also means that you need to go back into that app and restart whatever you were using. Our guide below will show you how to disable the screensaver on the Fire Stick. You also have the option to customize the way the screensaver works, in case you would rather change some settings instead of disabling it altogether.
Step 1: Select the gear icon at the right end of the middle menu bar.
If your Fire Stick Home screen looks different than this then you may be using an older version of its operating system. If so, simply select the Settings option at the top of the screen instead.
Step 2: Choose the Display & Sounds option from the menu.
Step 3: Navigate to the Screensaver option and select it.
Step 4: Select the Start Time option.
The time that is indicated under the start time is how long the device currently waits before it activates the screensaver.
Step 5: Choose the Never option from the list of times.
Our guide continues below with additional information and answers to other questions that you might have about the screensaver on the Fire TV Stick.
How do I set the screensaver on Firestick?
While this guide focuses on turning off the screen saver on your device, you can use these same steps if you want to enable it. Instead of selecting the “Never” option to turn it off you can instead choose one of the listed times for when you would like the screensaver to activate. The Fire Stick has a handful of default options that you can use for your screensaver, but you may have noticed that there is an option to use your photos. You can then open the Screensaver option from the Display & Sounds menu, choose Current Screensaver, then select the collection of photos to choose as the screensaver. If you are thinking about using your Firestick with your mobile hotspot, or if you have a data cap, then you might want to check out our Firestick guide and get an answer to the question of “how much data does Firestick use?” Have an Echo Show or Fire Tablet? You can personalize them with photos, too. As we discussed in the previous section you can even use your personal photos as a screensaver on the Fire TV Stick.
How long does the Firestick screensaver last?
The screensaver will stay on for a few minutes before the device goes to sleep. Unfortunately there is currently not a way to disable sleep mode on the Fire Stick, so you are only able to have the screensaver run for the small period of time that it does before the device goes to sleep and the screen turns black.
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