Want to watch the movie you downloaded on your phone or play photos and videos of your recent trip on Amazon Fire TV? Unfortunately, you can’t transfer files directly from your Android phone to Fire TV Stick. Luckily there are bunch of third-party apps that let you do that. Here’s how to transfer files betwee Fire TV Stick and Android.
Transfer Files Between Amazon Fire TV Stick and Android
While there are many apps, here we are using the Send Files to TV app as it offers the most intuitive way and can transfer files between Android phone and Fire TV Stick.
1. Install Send Files to TV app on your Android phone and Fire TV Stick.
Download: Send Files to TV (Android) | Fire TV Stick
2. Open the app on both devices and grant storage permission. Make sure both the devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
3. To send files from Android to Fire TV Stick, open the Send Files to TV app on your Android phone.
4. Tap on Send and select the file (long-press to select multiple files and tap on the checkmark icon at the top).
5. On the next page, tap on your TV listed here. (If your TV is not showing up, make sure you are connected to the same Wi-Fi and then open the app on the TV)
Note: If you don’t know your TV’s device name, open Send Files to the TV app on your TV, select Settings and you will find the device name of your TV.
How to Access Files on Fire TV Stick
Fire TV Stick does not come with a built-in file manager. But you can download one from the Appstore on the Fire TV Stick. I prefer the TvExplorer app for its minimal approach.
Download: TvExplorer
Open the TvExplorere app, and grant permission to storage . Navigate to External Storage > Download. In that folder, you’ll find all the files and folders you transferred.
You can use the File Managers to play the audio or video files right from the storage folders.
Transfer Sucessfull
Send Files to TV app is the easiest solution to transfer files between Android and Fire TV Stick. However, if you want to transfer APK files to install on your TV, check Easy Fire Tools which lets you sideload apps on your Fire TV Stick directly from your phone without sending the APK file.
Besides that, you can also transfer Files from directly from Windows/Mac to Fire TV Stick.
