Amazon Fire TV Stick is a streaming media device used by many users, and for good reason. It compiles all popular streaming services and provides them on the main screen of the Fire TV Stick. What if your family is currently missing errors on the Amazon Fire TV Stick? Read on to learn how to resolve errors on the Fire TV stick.
The ‘Home is currently unavailable’ error on the Fire TV Stick spoils the mood as you set to stream a new movie or a show. If you frequently run into the issue, then it’s time to troubleshoot it once and for all.
1. CHECK THE INTERNET CONNECTION
Amazon Fire TV Stick requires a stable Internet connection to get a perfect experience. If your internet connection becomes slow or malfunctions, you will encounter errors currently available on your device. Most Streamin services recommend at least a 10 Mbps connection for 1080p content, and at least a 20 Mbps connection for streaming 4K content.
Check the following factors that might affect the internet speed on the device.
- If other devices (connected to the same Wi-Fi network) are downloading large files, it might affect the Fire TV Stick operations.
- Is there interference between your Wi-Fi router and the Fire TV Stick? Thick walls, long distances, and wireless signals from other devices could hamper the connection.
- Does your ISP throttle video streams? Some internet service providers deliberately slow down internet speed to reduce bandwidth consumption.
2. USE A ETHERNET WIRED CONNECTION
Wired connections are usually much faster than wireless connections. Ethernet cables do not have to rely on routers. You can plug it directly into the Ethernet adapter of the Amazon Fire TV Stick.
Second, there are no barriers between the router and the device. Many electrical and mechanical restrictions weaken the Wi-Fi signal.
The internet/LAN wire and the power cable from your Fire Stick power adapter will go into the Ethernet adapter. Then you have to plug a single USB cable from the Ethernet adapter into your Fire TV Stick.
A strong wired connection improves the internet speed and eliminates the chances of a Home is a currently unavailable issue on the user side.
3. CHECK THE ROUTER
Sometimes, the real culprit may be the router you use for the Wi-Fi connection. In this case, you will not be able to connect to the Internet on any device, let alone load the home page on the Fire TV Stick.
In this case, you will have to reset the router or upgrade the firmware to the latest version available. Try to connect to the Internet and browse the Fire Stick home comfortably.
By default, it decides to connect to the 2.4GHz band. Therefore, connect the Fire TV Stick (especially the 4K model) to the 5GHz band on the Wi-Fi network. The result of the exercise in “Family” is an error that the Fire TV Stick is not currently available.
4. RESTART THE FIRE TV STICK
If you can’t really decide on the exact reason that’s causing the issue then it’s time to restart the Fire TV Stick. Follow the steps below to restart Fire TV Stick.
Step 1: Long press the Fire TV Stick home button.
Step 2: Go to Settings from the following menu.
Step 3: Scroll down to the My Fire TV section.
Step 4: Scroll down and hit the Restart option.
Whenever we run into any buffering or software glitch, we opt for the Restart option to troubleshoot the problem.
5. USE A VPN
The Internet speed limit is a common practice among ISPs. When your Internet provider can slow down the speed of your Internet connection when it detects that streaming activity exceeds a certain level. Therefore, you may experience buffering on the Fire TV stick.
Thankfully, you can use a VPN service for Fire TV Stick and avoid that. A good VPN will stop your ISP from throttling speed, help to safeguard your personal information from hackers, and unlock other region apps such as Hulu, HBO
6. UPDATE THE FIRE TV STICK SOFTWARE
A bug in Fire TV OS may cause Home (current) to be unavailable. Interestingly, updating the device and making sure to keep it up to date can solve this problem. Updating the operating system of the Fire TV Stick can help solve most of the software-related issues that you may encounter when using the streaming media stick. Please follow the steps below to update Fire TV Stick.
Step 1: Long press the home button and go to Settings from the following menu.
Step 2: Scroll down to My Fire TV.
Step 3: Open the About menu from the following screen.
Step 4: Scroll down to Check for Updates and update the device to the latest version.
START STREAMING AGAIN ON FIRE TV STICK
With the above list, you can easily solve the thought-provoking problems of currently unavailable families. For us, restart techniques can usually solve the problem. You can? Which method is right for you? Share your experience in the comments section below.
