Enable Developer Options

  • Follow these steps to make the Developer Options appear again:

    1. Select FireStick Settings.

    Amazon Fire TV home screen showcasing "Hanna" series, featuring streaming apps like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO Max. Settings icon highlighted in red.

  • 2. Click My Fire TV. (If you do not see My Fire TV you may have to click Device & Software)

    Fire TV settings menu screen showing options for Notifications, Account & Profile Settings, Network, Display & Sounds, Applications, Equipment Control, Live TV, Controllers & Bluetooth Devices, Alexa, Preferences, My Fire TV, Accessibility, and Help. Icons for apps like ExpressVPN, Downloader, Netflix, Kodi, and YouTube are visible at the top.

  • 3. Click About (only if you DO NOT see Developer Options on this screen).

    Fire TV settings screen showing options including About, Legal & Compliance, Sleep, and Restart.

  • 4. Highlight the first option on the list, which is usually your device's name, and click it quickly 7 times.

    Fire TV Stick Lite settings screen showing device information, software version, storage capacity, and serial number. Device name is "Nick's FireTVStick."

  • 5. You will see a notification at the bottom saying No need, you are already a developer. That’s it, you have enabled Developer Options.

    Fire TV Stick Lite settings screen showing device information such as device name, type, storage capacity, software version, and serial number. Message at the bottom states, "No need, you are already a developer."

  • 6. Press the back button once or go back to Settings > My Fire TV and you will now see Developer Options.

    Fire TV settings menu displaying options like About, Developer Options, and more, with Developer Options highlighted and a description to enable ADB connections over the network.

  • 7. Click on Developer Options and click on Apps from Unknown Sources and turn it ON

    Fire TV settings screen showing developer options with ADB debugging on and "Apps from Unknown Sources" off. A description advises caution when enabling unknown sources.