How to Keep your Firestick Clean and Kodi Fast

If you’re an Amazon FireStick and Kodi Media player user, then you know how much these two have to offer in entertainment.

A FireStick like a car needs regular cleaning to keep performing optimally. Likewise, if you need your Kodi media player to maintain its speeds and value, then you need to maintain it too. You install and use so many apps on your Amazon FireStick. These applications come with their data that over time accumulates on the FireStickin the form of cache to help you get up to speed faster the next time you access the app. However, over time, they compromise the quality of your FireStick interrupting the streaming ability and quality.

To keep your FireStick clean, go to settings and clear cache and data for all the apps, or uninstall, or force stop unused apps. To make Kodi fast, uninstall all unnecessary add-ons, or clear cache/data.  

How do I know when to clean my FireStick? 

A problem with your FireStick takes several forms. It’s so annoying when you’re streaming your favorite TV-show and you notice a lag or worse, the application crashes. Here, you need to clean your FireStick. You may also experience a reduced video quality such that instead of a 4K video, you see a 720MP video quality which is not entertaining, then go ahead to clean it. In a lower motion video, an out-of-sync sound can be irritating too as you try following the video by reading the actors and actresses’ lips. Also, if you experience long buffering times and your wireless network speeds are OK, then it’s time to clean your FireStick.

How to clean your FireStick

Solution One: Clear cache 

Caches are just accumulated data from the apps you have installed and running on your FireStick. These apps sometimes end up with corrupted files that are unnecessary for the proper running of the app and need to be gotten rid of. Power up your FireStick, click and hold down the Home button on the remote control to access the Settings menu. Navigate to the Settings option and select it. Scroll to ‘Applications’ and press OK. On the next page, scroll down and select ‘Manage Installed Applications’. Scroll through your installed apps and on the right pane, check each app’s cache. To click the cache, select each app, and scroll down and select the ‘Clear Cache’ option.

Solution Two: Uninstall or Force stop apps 

Next, you can uninstall all the apps that you don’t use to save up on storage space. Go to home and select settings. Click on ‘Manage Installed Applications’ and select the app that you want to uninstall. Select the ‘Uninstall’ option to uninstall it. If you’re unsure, you can always install it again. If you don’t want to uninstall these apps, then still on the same menu, click on an app and select the ‘Force stop’ option. This stops the app from running but does not uninstall it.

And Kodi?

Kodi on the other hand relies on your FireStick performance and the internet speed since it’s just an app on the FireStick. You may notice Kodi freezing or crashing, the videos stuttering, or frequently buffering up. Also, the menu may be slow causing a lag. When you notice your Kodi player having a frequent slowdown, then you should take a look at our tips for speeding it up.

How to speed up Kodi

Method One: Clear cache

You can clear Kodi’s cache faster using an add-on like Ares Wizard. On the home screen, click the Maintenance tab and go to the Cache section. select the ‘Delete Cache\Temp’ button to initiate the delete process. Once the process is complete, you’ll receive a notification. Close Kodi for the changes to take effect and launch it again. Try playing a video and check if the issues are gone.

Method Two: Uninstall unnecessary add ons

Open Kodi on your FireStick and select Add-Ons on the home page. Next, click on My add-ons and either click on All or filter the add-ons you want to access. Click on the Name of the Kodi add-on you want to uninstall and navigate to the ‘Uninstall’ button and click it. On the popup window, select yes and proceed with the uninstall. Repeat this process for all the add-ons you want to remove. When you’re done, close Kodi and launch it again. Your Kodi should now be faster.

Method Three: Clear Kodi cache

Your Kodi media player accumulates cache that may slow it down over time. To clear this cache, go to your FireStick’s home screen by clicking the Home button on the remote and then select ‘Applications’. On the Applications window, select ‘Manage Installed Applications’ and select Kodi. Click on ‘Clear cache’ to remove Kodi’s cache.

A summary Table

Issue	Causes	How to fix
How to keep FireSitck clean	Accumulated cache	Go to Settings on the home screen and select Applications. Next, manage the installed apps and clear their cache.
	Unnecessary applications taking up space	On the Settings screen, select ‘Manage Installed Applications’ and click on the app you want to uninstall then select ‘Uninstall’.
How to make Kodi fast	Accumulated cache	Clear chase on Kodi by navigating to settings on Kodi and clicking the ‘Delete Cache/Temp’ button under the Cache section.
	Unnecessary add-ons	Launch Kodi and go to Addons. Select My add-ons and navigate to the addon you want to uninstall. Select its name and click the Uninstall button to proceed.

FAQs

How many addons can I install on my Kodi?

Well, the number is not yet known as Kodi can work with as many addons. However, it isn’t advisable to install add-ons that are unnecessary because they may affect the functionality of Kodi.

How safe is Kodi to install on my FireStick?

Kodi is a very safe app and it contains safe programs. However, it’s advisable to install Kodi and its addons from the official repository to avoid any illegal or malicious programs.

Conclusion

Kodi is an excellent streaming app for your FireStick, and you have to maintain them both to ensure the experience is smooth. You should be good to get back up with your viewing using the above methods if you’re experiencing issues.