Wondering Whether You'll be Able to Watch Indian Content with Amazon Fire Stick? Check out the Top-Rated Indian Channels on Amazon Fire Stick and the Benefits of Buying One for Your Home (2020)

Amazon is known for its cutting-edge technology products, and the Amazon Fire Stick is one such offering from its stable. It is its entry-level product for media streaming and can turn any television with an HDMI port into a smart TV. If the stick is purchased directly, your device is pre-registered with your Amazon account, and you can start enjoying content within no time

The Amazon Fire Stick comes bundled with Amazon Prime Video, and you can also enjoy a rich collection of movies cutting across genres, apart from several Indian channels. You can also watch content from the various aggregators who have partnered, viz. Sony LIV, Prime Video, Netflix, Zee5, Hotstar, etc.

It has an HDMI plug that can go into any HDMI port in your TV. You will also get a voice remote along with the Amazon Fire Stick. Once connected to the HDMI port, it connects through wi-fi. A Bluetooth-enabled remote is also provided with it. When the Amazon Fire Stick is connected, you will need to go through the setup process and sign in to your Amazon account. The standard 1080p edition is priced at ₹ 2,999.00 and is available on Amazon.

Most of you, if not all, love to see streaming movies, sports or your favourite soaps. While there are several options for movies, the Amazon Fire Stick ensures that you can view online streaming of other forms of entertainment too. Amazon has been partnering with several video aggregators for access to their entire repertoire of videos, games and other forms of entertainment.

While you would need to login to the video streaming apps every time you wish to see a movie, this new technology from Amazon registers you. It allows you access to a vast assortment of entertainment channels and films.

Most of you have to slog throughout the day, and the only time you are with your family is after returning from work. You try to spend more time with your family and have fun together. Watching movies or enjoying a few soap operas is the ideal pastime when you can spend your leisure time with your family. As Amazon has partnered with several aggregators, you can also enjoy the benefit of the vast array of options in front of you.

Isn't it ideal to reap the benefits of having a massive library of entertainment when you are travelling? The Amazon Fire Stick does just that, and it is a portable option too. All you need to do is to get hold of a television with an HDMI port, and you can get started again. If you are on a family trip, you can view a few of the movies together. The Amazon Fire Stick can be carried to any location, and you need not miss out on your favourite soaps anymore.

When you are having a memorable time with your family and friends, all you need is some comfort. The Amazon Fire Stick can connect to a vast array of content from which you can choose from. Apart from being spoilt for choice, you will only need to go to the settings and get started if you are using a new TV. It is also accessible over voice search using Alexa. It helps to quickly scan around the various content and choose one for viewing.

The Amazon Fire TV Stick allows you to choose from a massive repository of entertainment like videos, movies, daily soaps, etc. You can also get connected to several television channels and choose to view any one of them. It has a collection of Bollywood as well as Hollywood movies, apart from a sizeable collection of regional languages movies too. You can also connect to various apps as well as aggregators like YouTube, Gaana, Hotstar, Netflix, Prime Video, etc.

If you wish to watch the Zee channels on your Amazon Fire Stick, you have to subscribe to the Zee5 app. The app has a library of on-demand movies, Zee5 originals along with the entire bouquet of Zee channels. It also has a collection of kid's content, apart from lifestyle and health content, and you can also get the benefit of regional content. The voice search feature allows you to browse through the content easily.

Firstly, you must register on the Zee5 app from their website and subscribe to the plan of your choice. Next, you go to the Amazon Fire Stick "Home" and search for Zee5. Next, you click on "Get" to download it. Once the installation is over, click on "Open". To get access to Zee5 outside the country, you must use a VPN connection.

JioTV has a rich content of entertainment covering over 600 channels along with several HD channels. It allows you to pause and play live channels too. You will need a Jio connection to have access to JioTV. It has a mix of various entertainment genre, including movies, sports, news, music, business and lifestyle channels. You can access several entertainment channels as well.

To install JioTV on your Amazon Fire Stick, you have to follow these steps. You need to go to the "Settings" and click on the "My Fire TV" tab. After that, you must click on the "Developer Options" and turn on the "ADB Debugging” option. You must also enable the “Apps from Unknown Services Options” under it.

Now, you have to download the “Apps2Fire” from the Play Store and download the “JioTV for Android TV APK”. The Apps2Fire is opened, and you agree to the terms and conditions. On the "Setup" tab, you search for the Fire TV. The phone and the Fire TV must be on the same Wi-Fi. You have to click on your Fire TV and save it. You have to click on the “Upload” icon allowing the Apps2Fire to access your phone and find the Jio APK to upload it. The JioTV app will be installed using the Apps2Fire app.

Tata Sky Binge provides content through video streaming that can also be viewed on a television. It is also available through the Amazon Fire Stick, and you can view the entire content library of ErosNOW, Hotstar, Zee5, Prime Video, Hungama Play and Sun NXT. You will also have access to the enormous content of more than 5,000 videos from the Tata Sky library. Tata Sky Binge comes with the Amazon Fire Stick and is free for the first month.

YuppTV launched in India recently and it is known to be a vast repository of content with over 300 channels covering 15 languages. You can also view over 5,000 movies through a video-on-demand feature. It can recommend you about the currently trending live TV channels. You can also have access to a repertoire of films in several genres and some of the biggest banners in the country, viz. UTV Movies, Eros, Reliance Movies, etc.

You must activate a subscription package for YuppTV on their website for which you get a code to activate your subscription. Then you have to download the YuppTV app. Once the app is opened, you must click on the "Sign In" tab. You have to sign in with your login credentials to gain access to the repository of content.

Sony has also hopped onto the Amazon Fire TV bandwagon through a partnership with Cisco to provide the SonyLIV content to Amazon Fire TV subscribers. SonyLIV has over 40,000 hours of content along with various entertainment content like movies, sports, etc. The content caters to several demographics that makes them a leader in the entertainment industry, given that their content cuts across several genres, viz. movies, news, soaps, etc., you can pick any content according to your mood. You must subscribe to the SonyLIV app through their website, and you have to download the SonyLIV app and install it. You can use the SonyLIV credentials to login to the app and then view the content.

Hotstar has a whole array of content from the HBO stable along with channels of Star TV in India. You can have access to various genre of content according to your wishes. You can choose from among sports, entertainment or the repository of movies. They have content across nine languages, and cover sports live.

First, you have to subscribe to Hotstar. To access Hotstar, you must go to Amazon Firestick Home. Then you must search for the Hotstar app and select it for downloading. When the download is complete, you can open the app and login using your user credentials.

Gaana is ideal for the romantics among you who prefer music. The app has a massive collection of music cutting across different genre and languages. While YouTube can be a good option, but you would have to waste time searching for the albums. You can search for any song directly, and you can find it within a short time. It is the best bet if you are looking for a wide range of albums from which to choose from.

You can connect your Amazon Fire Stick to a VPN too. The data will be encrypted and secure, and there is no fear of it falling into the hands of cybercriminals. It can also help you stream any content of your choice even when you are travelling. You can also use it to view content unavailable in this country. The VPN can change your IP and allow you to view the content. You must choose a VPN that comes with a dedicated Fire TV app. Like always, the VPN provider is expected to provide fast speeds to rev up your viewing experience.

Amazon Fire Stick allows you to play several games. It has a few basic games preloaded too, viz. Volleyball 3D, Mahjong, Basketball Hoop Toss, etc. The video games can be downloaded from the App Store. Most of the games can be played either with the Bluetooth game controllers or even with the Fire Stick remote. You can also download third-party games using the APK. Some of the games might be a paid version, and you would need to pay additionally to play those games.

Amazon Fire Stick can also connect with your smartphone. It will allow you to play videos from your smartphone too. All you have to do is to ensure that the Fire Stick and your smartphone are connected to the same Wi-Fi connection. The remote can help you to connect with the smartphone and use it according to your wishes.

Amazon Fire Stick comes with a voice remote that uses Alexa to search for anything that you have requested. It helps you to search, find and start any digital content for streaming seamlessly. The far-field voice technology of Alexa allows hassle-free search of required content. It also helps you to watch any movie or spend time with your family without having to search for the remote to change the content you are viewing. It allows the user to sift quickly through the humongous content that would otherwise become too cumbersome to search. It can also pair up with the Echo devices for hands-free controls when you are viewing something of your choice.

You can view videos with 1080p quality, and the latest version of Amazon Fire Stick supports 4K streaming. It comes with 1 GB RAM, and it is ideal for gamers as the loading speeds are better, and there is no delay while playing a game. The Amazon Fire Stick supports Dolby audio and with an optional Amazon Ethernet Adapter. It has a quad-core 1.3 GHz processor and an internal memory of 8 GB.