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How to Install a VPN on a Fire Stick – Guide for 1st / 2nd+ FireStick Gen

Last Updated on 10th February 2021 by Hutch 17 Comments

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Install VPN on Firestick

Complete guide to install a VPN on a Fire Stick 1st / 2nd+ Generation. Two different methods available for full compatibility with your Fire Stick version.

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1. Why do I Need a VPN?
2. How do VPNs work?
3. Installing a VPN on Fire Stick โ€“ Method 1
4. Installing a VPN on Firestick โ€“ Method 2

Installing a VPN on a Fire Stick is actually quite simple, although there are a couple of different ways to go about it. However, before we get into the details of how to do it, we should probably ensure that you know WHY you should do it in the first place!

Why do I Need a VPN?

VPNs stand for Virtual Private Network. Basically, they are a way of keeping the information and data that you share online private and secure. You see, if you do not have a VPN in place, your ISP is able to detect the fact that you are streaming and they can set up automatic blocks to either throttle the stream (causing buffering) or completely cut it off!

Unfortunately, many customers in the UK are currently experiencing problems of exactly this nature while trying to watch Premier League football on their Kodi or IPTV devices, and similar blocks are very easy to put into place anywhere in the world based on the changing winds of government regulations!

Speaking about government regulations, one that is frankly ridiculous is country-specific blocks on programming. An example of this is BBC iPlayer โ€“ a really great site and tool, but if youโ€™re not in the UK, you cannot get access to it. Considering that almost all of the shows will either be shown at the same time (Doctor Who for example) or at a fairly short period of time thereafter, in other countries, these limitations are just a pain. Similarly, Netflix also has specific shows that are only available in specific countries and not available to others!

Fortunately, with a VPN, you can select the country you want to appear to be in โ€“ this is called geolocation โ€“ and by this method, remove the arbitrary limitations imposed for no real reason at all!

How do VPNs work?

Iโ€™ll provide significantly more detail in a future post about how they really work, but in its simplest form, you can think about a VPN as a tunnel connecting two points.

The โ€œstartโ€ of the tunnel is your computer or device that you are using to connect to the Internet โ€“ in this case, the Fire Stick.

The โ€œendโ€™ of the tunnel is the server or computer youโ€™re connecting to. Letโ€™s say itโ€™s Netflix. You tell the VPN software that you want to connect to the US Netflix servers and those are the ones that it connects to. As simple as that!

To anyone on the outside โ€“ your ISP for example โ€“ all they can see is the wall of that tunnel. They cannot see what you are doing and they wonโ€™t know that they should be throttling your traffic.

Now, one thing to be concerned about with VPNs is their speed. You have to think that if all of your traffic is going through a tunnel if that tunnel is not large enough for what you want to transmit and receive, itโ€™s going to cause bottlenecks. Fortunately, the VPN Iโ€™m going to be talking about is IPVanish.

IPVanishย is probably the best of the bunch right now and is specifically designed for streaming content. It has servers all over the world letting you bypass geotargeting & even better? Weโ€™ve got a special offer for our readers giving you 81% off!

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Would you like to know more? Here areย 5 reasons why you need a VPN while streaming.

Installing a VPN on Fire Stick โ€“ Method 1

Ok, this is the easiest method you could ask for โ€“ as long as your Fire Stick is 2nd Generation that is. If itโ€™s an older model youโ€™ll need to use Method 2 which is a bit more complicated, but still fairly straightforward.

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With a 2nd Generation Fire Stick, just follow these steps:

  • On the main home screen, select the search option from the top left corner.
  • Type IPVanish in the search screen and press the middle button on your remote to search for the app.
  • When IPVanish shows up in the results, select it and install it. After itโ€™s installed, open it and enter your username and password and then log in.
  • Press connect on the next screen and you are all done!

See I told you it would be easy!

Installing a VPN on Firestick โ€“ Method 2

With an older Fire Stick, you will need to download and install the APK. Follow these instructions to get it installed on your system.

  • From the main home screen, go to Settings and select System
  • Choose Developer Options and select Apps from Unknown Sources. Turn this On and then select ADB Debugging and turn it On ignoring the message about unknown sources (you can always change this later).
  • Go back to the home screen and select the search option from the top left corner.
  • Type downloader and then select the Downloader application. Click Get to download to your system. Once youโ€™ve got it downloaded, launch the app and type in this URL into the prompt โ€“ http://bit.ly/3q85t8T .
  • Click Next and then Download. Wait for the APK to finish downloading and installing on your system.
  • From the IPVanish login screen enter your username and password as before.

With this method, IPVanish will not automatically resume each time you start watching, so you will need to ensure that you select it and launch it prior to starting every time.

Hopefully, this guide helps you understand why a VPN is important and also how to set one up on a Fire Stick! Let me know what you think in the comments and if you are interested in learning how to do more with the Fire Stick make sure you put that in the comments too!

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  1. BestdroidplayerPT says

    10th February 2021 at 3:28 pm

    Hi Greg;
    You are using the 2d method, right?
    Please try to install IPVanish again using the following link: http://bit.ly/3q85t8T
    I hope it helps.

  2. Greg says

    5th January 2021 at 9:06 pm

    I have just installed i-vanish on my 1st gen fire tv stick using the instructions above, but when the โ€˜connectโ€™ button is pressed nothing happens?

  3. bestdroidplayer says

    28th April 2020 at 5:20 pm

    It should be running. To test, you can open the browser and search “what is my IP”. Then run the VPN, make the same search, and check if IP changed.

  4. bestdroidplayer says

    28th April 2020 at 4:46 pm

    Here is a list of the best VPNs for firestick. You can compare the price https://bestdroidplayer.com/fire-tv-stick-tips/best-free-vpn-firestick/

  5. simit says

    6th April 2020 at 8:59 am

    Could you suggest a relatively cheaper VPN that works the same. Im going to take a 7-day trial with PureVPN right now

  6. Norm says

    11th December 2019 at 10:20 pm

    I have a first gen fire stick and have purchased and installed ipvanish, but I am not sure that it is running, how do I know?
    Beside the connect tab it says 0b for download and upload so doesnโ€™t look like it is running. I have also set it up to start up an app when it connects, but itโ€™s not doing that either. Any assistance would be good please

  7. BestdroidplayerPT says

    10th April 2019 at 1:41 pm

    Try to subscribe the VPN using another device (ex. computer) then, using your Firestick’s Browser, login in your VPN account and download de proper VPN apk.

  8. Ibrahim says

    8th April 2019 at 9:59 pm

    Oga good evening all my downloads say “for your convenience,all your purchases are completed with your amazon.what will i do next pld this my gmail [email protected] help me.thanks

  9. BestdroidplayerPT says

    12th December 2018 at 6:01 pm

    When using IPVanish you can cover up to 10 devices with a single subscription!

  10. bestdroidplayer says

    22nd October 2018 at 4:37 pm

    Yes you can :)

  11. Nick Hudson says

    29th September 2018 at 8:31 am

    I already have a VPN subscription, can I use it on Generation 2?

  12. bestdroidplayer says

    27th September 2018 at 12:11 pm

    yes you can

  13. Alistair says

    26th September 2018 at 12:38 am

    Can I use IPVANISH on generation 1 fire stick

  14. bestdroidplayer says

    4th July 2018 at 12:30 pm

    Yes it will, 100%!

  15. Keith says

    22nd June 2018 at 9:47 pm

    Yours method one and itโ€™s installed ipvanish so does that mean it will definitely work on my fire stick once I subscribe??

  16. bestdroidplayer says

    13th April 2018 at 1:05 pm

    you will need to install the VPN app on you firestick and turn it on.

  17. Matt Batten says

    14th March 2018 at 4:56 pm

    I pay monthly for a VPN (Hotspot Shield ) on my laptop and my fire tv box is connected to the same network, will I be covered by this on it or do I have to have/pay for another one? My box is Gen 1.

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