First Time Kodi Setup Guide for Firestick Users

So you've just got your first Firestick and you want to install Kodi. This guide will show you how to install Kodi and make a few settings changes to make future use easier. I'll try and make it as easy as possible for you.

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Launch your Firestick
Go to Settings

Select Preferences

Select Privacy Setttings

Turn off all 3 items in here

Click back on your remote
Select Data Usage Monitoring

Turn off Data Usage Monitoring

Click back on your remote
Select My Fire TV

Select About

You will now see the name of your Fire TV Device at the top. Click on it 7 times until it says you are a developer (this will allow you to allow/disallow unkow apps later)

Click back on your remote and go to your Home Screen
Use your remote to highlight the Search icon and then press down on your remote to highlight the Search Function

Now click on Search. We are going to install Downloader here. This is one of the best apps for your Fire TV devices as you can sideload any 3rd party apps not available in the Amazon store in no time at all.

Start typing Downloader until you see Downloader appear underneath

Select Downloader

Select Downloader

Select Download

Select Open

Select Allow

Select OK

You will now see the following screen

Use your remote to highlight the Enter a URL or Search Term: section

Click it so you see the following screen

Enter the following code 559540 and then click Go

The file will start to download

The file will try to install but will not be allowed because of unknown apps being blocked. Just click on Settings

Select Install unknown apps

Click on Downloader so it turns from Off to On. You will never be asked to do this again when you use the Downloader app now that it is turned on.

Now click back twice on your remote and you should see the following screen. Select Install again

You will be asked if you want to install it. Select INSTALL

Kodi is now installed. Select Open and we'll make a change or two to make it easier for later use

Select Continue when Kodi first starts

Select Deny on the first one as you don't need Kodi recording your audio

Select Allow for access to photos, media and files

So Kodi will look like this on the first start

Select Settings (the cog at the top)

Select System

Scroll to the bottom of the left hand panel and click on Standard until it says Expert

Now select Add-ons from the left hand menu

In the right hand menu turn on Unknown sources

Select Yes when you receive the unknown sources warning

In the same panel scroll up to Updates and click on it

Select Notify, but don't install updates. This allows you to choose which updates you want to install whenever udpates are available

This step is optional but I hate the click sounds on Kodi so I disable them. The choice is yours. If you want to turn then off select Audio in the left hand menu

In the right hand menu click on Play GUI sounds

Select Never

That is your basic setup complete
Now I'd recommend getting yourself a VPN and Real-Debrid for use with your Kodi setup. You can get either of these from the following links
- NordVPN
- Real Debrid
For guides on installing some great add-ons just go back to my home page and look through some of the installation guides I have available