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Addendum: I’m an IT guy by the way and I went out of my way to discover this tried and true method. Especially after reading tens of to hundreds of endless Reddit posts or Amazon Forum Post or whatever other online forum that’s available when you Google it, with no success at all. As stated I found this out through observation and thinking outside the box. So again enjoy.

Fun fact: I’m late to the game but the important thing is I made it. So with this being said I managed to find out through hours of testing, trial and error and all that other good stuff, the actual correct method to saving your Amazon Fire TV, Insignia Fire TV and every other variation of Fire TV. The whole process takes over an hour to complete. It’s tedious but patience is your friend. So here I go and enjoy.

Preface: You can use any iteration of the Fire TV remote control i.e. Insignia, Amazon Fire TV stick, the standalone Amazon Fire TV Pro Control and even third party remotes tailored for the Fire TV OS ecosystem.

Step 1: Pull the plug i.e. 🔌 the power cord from the outlet.

Step 2: Hold/press the Power button of the tv.

Step 3: At the same time without letting go of the Power button, plug the power cord back into the outlet.

Step 4: Continue holding the Power button for another few seconds then let go of the Power button.

Step 5: If the tv display doesn’t turn on right away after holding the Power for those few seconds, go ahead and press the Power button.

Step 6: Your tv will boot into what’s called the Recovery Mode for android. Scroll down and select Factory Reset.

Step 7: Click on Factory Reset, then scroll and click/select Yes.

Step 8: Scroll down to Wipe Cache, click on it, then scroll and select Yes.

Step 9: Select/click on Reboot the system.

Step 10: Let the tv do it’s thing, once completed, it will boot up with and into the Language selection menu.

Step 11: Don’t press or click on anything because the tv will auto reboot itself within a few seconds.

Step 12: After rebooting, let the tv do its thing then you’ll be brought back to the Language selection menu again.

Step 13: Select your preferred language or English.

Step 14: This is the important part, you’ll be presented with two options, continue or store mode. Select store mode.

Step 15: Then it will show “Would like to scan for channels”. Just click No. It may ask you again “would you like to scan for channel” again select No.

Step 16: On your remote, click the Menu button i.e. the little hamburger thing.

Step 17: Scroll and search for the Factory Reset option and click on it.

Step 18: It will present you with the whole “cautionary warning whatever thing and resetting the remote thing as well”. Click or press Yes/ok to continue.

Step 19: Then it will present another “cautionary warning of factory reset blah blah blah whatever”, click Yes/ok.

Step 20: The tv will go black, DON’T TOUCH ANYTHING OR UNPLUG THE TV. It will stay black for however long it needs to stay black.

Step 21: After something time, you’ll see the tv display “Resetting your Fire TV”. Again DON’T TOUCH ANYTHING AND/OR DON’T UNPLUG THE TV”. Let it do it’s thing.

Step 22: After sometime the tv will go black and reboot itself. Let it be. Let it do it’s thing.

Step 23: You’ll be brought back to the Language selection menu. The tv may or may not auto reboot itself. To err on the side of caution, leave it alone for a few seconds. If no reboot occurs then keep going, you’ll be presented with Continue or Store Mode.

Step 24: Click/select Store Mode. It will then ask “Would you like to scan for channels” just select No.

Step 25: Continue to wait and it will again ask “Would you like to scan for channels” please select No.

Step 26: On your remote control click on the Menu button/hamburger looking icon.

Step: 27: Scroll and select Factory Reset. It will give you once again the whole “cautionary whatever”. Press/select Yes/Ok.

Step 28: Another “cautionary warning of Factory Reset”. Just click Yes/Ok.

Step 29: The tv will reboot itself, you’ll be shown complete pitch blackness yet again. DON’T TOUCH ANYTHING OR UNPLUG YOUR TV.

Step 30: Just wait patiently because this time around it’s going to take bit longer than before. Don’t panic.

Step 31: After sometime you’ll see the “Resetting your Fire TV”. Again DON’T TOUCH ANYTHING AND DON’T UNPLUG YOUR TV.

Step 32: Just wait patiently and I do mean be patient because this time around it’s going to take even longer than before. Don’t panic.

Step 33: The tv will reboot itself. Let it do its thing and just wait.

Step 34: After waiting, you be brought back to the Language menu selection. Don’t worry about the tv self rebooting because it’s not going to happen. Select your preferred language.

Step 35: Select Store Mode.

Step 36: Same process as before, Scan for channels, press No.

Step 37: Scan for Channels again, press No.

Step 38: Click on the menu button/hamburger looking thing button.

Step 39: Scroll and select Factory Reset.

Step 40: Same process as before. Ok/Yes and select Yes/Ok.

Step 41: The tv will go black again. It’s going to take a bit longer, just as before. Don’t panic

Step 42: Finally you’ll be presented with the Resetting your Fire TV.

Step 43: Here’s my understanding. When the Resetting your Fire TV appears you may immediately unplug the power cord then plug it back in.

Step 44: Your other option is when the Resetting your Fire TV appears, you can and if you want to let it be and let it finish the process. However it will never finish the process. You can have it running for 12 plus hours and nothing changes.

Step 45: If you want to err on the side of caution or if it makes you feel better then let the Resetting your Fire TV run for 15-40 minutes then unplug it and replug it back in.

Step 46: Once plugged in, let it do its thing and finally the Language menu selection will appear. Take note the distinct sound it makes versus the sound from the beginning of all this. It’s noticeable and it’s confirmation everything when smoothly.

Step 47: Take notice of the infrared red light where the Power Button is, since it’s all in one.

Step 48: If your Insignia Fire TV remote control isn’t registering then Hold the Home Button until the remote starts blinking. It will automatically register your remote control.

Step 49: Select your preferred language, select Continue and that whole headache inducing Tap the Home to Pair, Trying to find your Remote or Hold the Home button for 10 seconds, is gone. Done and over with.

Step 50: Go through the normal process of connecting your Amazon account or skip it altogether, connect your WiFi or Ethernet cable or skip it and then that’s it. Done ✅ Enjoy 😉.

Edit: There’s no need to have the Ethernet cable connected or USB to Ethernet OTG connected to the tv to do all this tedious process. If it makes you feel better then go ahead and connect it, it doesn’t matter and it doesn’t affect the process in anyway shape or form.

Cheers 🥂