Are you facing issues while streaming on Firestick? The first thing you have to do is check the speed of the internet connection. There are several ways to do an internet speed test on Firestick. It includes using the Silk browser, third-party apps, and the built-in tool on the Network Settings page.
Upon determining the connection speed, you can find whether the issue is associated with the WiFi or hardware. Based on that, you can carry out the troubleshooting steps.
Note – Before jumping into the steps, you should remember that the connection speed will vary if you have connected the device to the VPN.
How to Check Internet Speed on Firestick From Network Settings
1. On the Firestick home screen, tap the Settings icon and select the Network tile.
2. Go to the Firestick’s home WiFi network and click the Play/Pause button on the remote.
3. You will get detailed information about the connected WiFi network, along with the current internet speed. Click the Run Speed Test button to get an updated speed.
4. On the confirmation pop-up, click the Yes, Continue button.
5. After a few seconds, the internet speed will appear on the Network Download Speed section. In the Recommendations section, you will get optimum video quality settings depending on the internet speed on your device.
6. For more information about the results, click the Advanced button. You will get additional information like MAC address, IP address, Network Type, Signal Strength, and more.
How to Test Internet Speed on Firestick Via Silk Browser
1. Open the Silk Browser on Firestick.
2. Head to the Search bar and visit the Fast website. The Fast website is developed by Netflix to check internet speed tests on smart devices.
3. Once you enter the website, the speed test will automatically start.
4. After the testing, you will see the internet speed. If you want more information, click the Show More Info button.
5. Here, you will get latency, upload speed, and other ISP details.
How to Do Internet Speed Test on Firestick Using Third-Party Apps
In the Amazon App Store, you may find plenty of speed test tools. Here, we are using the Internet Speed Test app by Nav Wonders. This is the tool that we have utilized to test all the VPN providers.
1. On your Firestick, go to the Find menu and click the Search tile.
2. Enter Internet Speed Test by Nav Wonders and search for it.
3. Pick the Nav Wonders app from the search results. You can refer to the image below to get the correct app.
4. On the following screen, tap the Get button to install the app.
5. After the installation, tap the Open button to launch the app.
6. Now, click the Start Test button.
7. During the testing process, you can see the live statistics of the WiFi connection on the right side of the screen. Once the test is done, you will get Latency, Download Speed, and Upload Speed.
8. On the top left side, you can see different video formats. The formats that are marked green can be streamed without any buffering issues. The Yellow-marked formats might have buffering issues. The red-marked formats won’t load at the current internet speed.
With this, you will get a clear understanding of your Firestick’s internet speed and fine-tune the video quality based on the results.
FAQ
Unfortunately, the Speedtest tool by Ookla is not available for Firestick. However, you can sideload the app and do the speed test. With the sideloaded app, the test results may not be reliable.
For Firestick streaming devices and Fire TVs, you need at least 3 Mbps for SD content, 5 Mbps for HD content, and 25 Mbps for UHD content.