
How to Jailbreak Fire Stick?
When you are here, that definitely means two things. First, you bought an Amazon Fire TV Stick and second, you want to jailbreak a Fire Stick. But you are worried that the Jailbroken Fire Stick is illegal and you may be in legal trouble? You do not have to worry about being in the right place.
We’ll tell you everything you need to know about the legal issues associated with jailbroken Amazon Fire Stick.
How to Jailbreak Amazon Fire TV Stick Using Kodi
While Amazon Fire Stick certainly provides an impressive and ever-increasing amount of content, many users are opting for the jailbreak feature of their device by installing an application called Kodi – a free media player that allows access to even more shows and movies facilitated by third parties.
What you need
Before you start installing Kodi, make sure you have the following items ready.
Amazon Account: You may already have an Amazon account that you used when setting up your Fire TV Stick for the first time. Otherwise, you can create a free account by clicking the Start Here link in the Accounts and Lists drop-down menu on the Amazon homepage.
Wi-Fi connection: Your Fire TV Stick should already be connected to a Wi-Fi connection. If not, follow our step-by-step tutorial to go online.
VPN software (optional): Some Kodi users use the VPN software for privacy and security reasons, although this is not required. Some of the recommended VPN apps running on Amazon Fire TV Stick are IPVanish and PrivateVPN.
Allow Apps from Unknown Sources
To install Kodi on your Fire TV Stick, you must first configure the device to install applications that are not from the Amazon Appstore.
- Use the Fire TV Stick remote control to select Settings at the top of the screen.
- Scroll right and select Device.
- From the Device menu, choose Developer Options.
- The DEVELOPER OPTIONS menu should now be visible, and the Apps from unknown sources option should be OFF. Select this option to enable it.
- A warning message called Apps from unknown sources is now displayed. Select the switch on button.
- You should now return to the DEVELOPER OPTIONS menu and the Apps from unknown sources option should now be enabled.
Downloading and Installing Kodi
Now you can download and install Kodi, the last hurdle to jailbreak your Amazon Fire TV Stick.
- The main screen of the Downloader app should be visible. Select the address input field located under the Enter the URL of the website heading and is pre-populated with http: //.
- Enter the following URL using the on-screen keyboard: http://kodi.tv/download.
- Click the Go button.
- You may now receive a warning message informing you that JavaScript is disabled. Click the OK button.
- The download section of the Kodi website should now be displayed in a browser window. Scroll down and select the Android button.
- Multiple instances of the latest version of Kodi will now be displayed. Select the button for the 32-bit version (see figure).
- The Kodi installer is now being downloaded. When finished, you will be asked to confirm if you want to install the application. Select the INSTALL button in the lower right corner of the screen.
- When the App Installed message appears, select the OPEN button.
- If the installation was successful, Kodi should now be launched on your Fire TV Stick.
What do you do next?
Once Kodi has been installed, you will be able to access it from the list of installed apps or in the “Recently used” section each time you use your Fire TV Stick.
However, to get the most from Kodi, you should install some of the above add-ons. Our detailed guide on using Kodi will help you get started.
Is It Illegal to Jailbreak a FireStick?
Jailbreaking Fire Stick is not a rocket science and every kid with a little bit of technological know-how can easily jailbreak / hack / unlocks Fire Stick. But is jailbroken Fire Stick illegal? The answer is no. you know how does fire stick work.
Jailbreaking your Amazon Fire TV stick is absolutely not illegitimate. It’s purely legal just because it’s your personal property. You can enjoy it as you wish, until you interfere with the perception of others’ property or violate a national law.
So you can definitely jailbreak Fire Stick without getting into unauthorized trouble. You can also easily install Kodi on the Fire Stick. There is, however, a small catch.
Once you’ve installed Jailbreak Kodi along with its add-ons on your Fire Stick, an ocean of free multimedia content will open on your hacked Amazon Fire TV stick.
You can access thousands of channels and videos that may not be available for free or even locked in your area.
This is basically the catch. Jailbroken Fire Stick is not strictly illegal, but what you do next is very important.
For example, if you look at copyrighted content on Kodi, you could definitely get into trouble. You can either get into trouble with your government, depending on the copyright laws of your country or with your ISP. Your ISP may strike against your account to access pirated / illegal content. Your Internet account may even be suspended or suspended.
However, you can handle this very easily. All you have to do is use a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Let’s say again that using VPNs is not completely illegal, but absolutely not legal.
You are largely responsible for the content that you access through this VPN, and you can be held responsible if something goes back to you.
So be very careful at your own risk. You can use a VPN to either access content that is blocked in your geographic area or to ensure anonymity. I strongly recommend using only the best VPN for FireStick instead of the free options.
How to use a VPN on FireStick for secure streaming
Personally, I use and recommend ExpressVPN, the fastest and most secure VPN. It’s Kodi friendly and easy to install on Fire TV / Stick.
Before you start using Jailbreaking your Fire Stick, find out how to use ExpressVPN to protect your streaming activities from prying eyes.
Get ExpressVPN on its official site. It comes with a 30-day money back guarantee. That means you can use it the first 30 days for free. If you are not satisfied with the performance (which is highly unlikely), you can request the full refund.
- Go to the “Search” option on your Fire TV / Stick. It is on the left. Now search for “ExpressVPN” (without quotation marks) in the search bar and open ExpressVPN when it appears in the search results
- On the FireStick Remote, use the Select button to click Download. The ExpressVPN app is downloaded and installed on your Fire TV / Stick.
- Open the ExpressVPN app and sign in with the email address and password you used when purchasing the ExpressVPN subscription. Click on “Login”
- Use the power icon (see the figure below) to connect to a VPN server. Now your connection to the fastest and best VPN for FireStick is secure.
You can also read more detailed information about using ExpressVPN with Fire TV / Stick.
Conclusion
So put things together. Jailbreaking Amazon Fire Stick is not illegal. Nobody will sue you for bringing your fire rod to its knees. Installing Kodi or other Fire Stick apps is also not illegal.
However, accessing copyrighted content using Kodi builds or add-ons can cause significant problems with your government or your ISP. It is very similar to Torrenting. While torrents themselves are not illegal, they are pirated and copyrighted content.
We hope that we have made things clear to you. Now you can decide for yourself if you want to jailbreak the Fire Stick or not. If you are facing issue like Fire stick remote not working, you can contact fire stick support.
Jailbreak your Fire Stick and stream without limits—simple, safe, and effective!