Amazon Fire TV · Fire OS 6.7.1.1 / Android 7.1 · Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, 1st gen 2018 (AFTMM, mantis)

Remove ads from the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K, 1st gen 2018

For this TV there are 6 steps. Together they switch off 63 things you do not need, and leave 25 services alone that the TV needs to work. Nothing is deleted, and every step can be undone. The list comes from owners who tested it on their own TVs; we have not re-tested it on yours.

What the first step does

Step 1: Amazon telemetry, metrics, logs, crash and usage

Stops the TV reporting back to the maker and to advertisers.

No description from the testers com.amazon.client.metrics.api
No description from the testers com.amazon.metrics.api
No description from the testers com.amazon.tv.fw.metrics
No description from the testers com.amazon.wirelessmetrics.service
No description from the testers com.amazon.perfcollection
No description from the testers com.amazon.dp.logger
data collection pipelines com.amazon.ceviche
"Alberto": content personalization data for third-party apps com.amazon.tv.developer.dataservice
uploads Wi-Fi passwords to Amazon com.amazon.wifilocker

The rest of the guide

Step 2: Ads, sponsored rows, recommendations, promos
Step 3: Preloaded Amazon apps and services not used
Step 4: Alexa extras
Step 5: Streaming apps not used
Step 6: Added 2026-10-19 from the Insignia and Toshiba Fire OS
What is left alone, the Mac and Windows files, the undo files and the testers' notes

$9.90 once unlocks every model. 7-day refund. Details