Quick steps to Create Apps Shortcuts on FireStick Home Screen

By Deepali Bhatia in FireStick Devices - July 10, 2022

The FireStick device is one of the best and most easily accessible streaming devices that convert your normal TV into a smart TV and that too for free. We are also aware of the fact that FireStick has a vast library that consists of an ample collection of movies, shows, programs, Live TV, and others. There are various apps that are used by you every day and there might be some apps that are not used much. So at a crucial time, it can become a little difficult to search for that app that you use regularly. To resolve this issue, you can create Apps Shortcuts on FireStick device Home Screen. You can access these shortcuts and save your time.

It may happen that your FireStick remote is not available with the specific streaming app buttons. If you have 3rd generation Fire TV stick and look to the remote, then, you will find that there is an icon for Netflix and Amazon Prime. But it isn’t restricted to other types of FireStick devices. Of course, you have to create shortcuts for the apps. If you create shortcuts to apps. It will do wonders for you and will save time primarily.

The process to Create Apps Shortcuts on FireStick Home Screen will take some time but it is not difficult. You have to carefully follow all the steps to get this advantage without any mistakes.

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How to Create Apps Shortcuts on FireStick Home Screen?

  1. First, you have to select the particular Apps and Channels section which is available on the Fire TV / FireStick home screen.
  2. Then, you have to scroll down to the app for which you want to create the shortcut. But for this, you don’t need to select the app. Let’s consider that we want to create a shortcut for the YouTube app. Then, you have to navigate the YouTube app.
  3. Now, you have to press the menu button on the FireStick remote. After the selection, all the menu options will be available in front of you.
  4. If you want to make the app shortcuts accessible. For this, you have to select Move to front. As you click on it, a shortcut will appear.
  5. If you want to control the horizontal section of the shortcut on the FireStick device. So that you can select the Move option even.
  6. If you have re-allocated the app at the top row, then, it will lead you to the home screen shortcut. These shortcuts can be easily seen on the home screen. 
  7. You can even use the directional buttons of the FireStick remote to allocate the app in the top row. After this shortcut, it will become easier to access on the home screen. You can even create the second app on the top row.
  8. Once the position gets finalized. Then you can click on the select button on the FireStick remote and can finalize its place.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed the FireStick for the home screen. This way, you can get the shortcut of any app which you want and is used by you. 

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There is no way that these shortcuts will get deleted. There is only one case where you can lose the shortcuts from the FireStick home screen if you forget the credentials of your Amazon account. Then, it will become a little difficult for you to restore the shortcuts. But in that case, if you recover the credentials, then, the shortcuts will remain the same.

If you want to delete the app shortcut from the FireStick home screen. Then, there is a need to go to the apps and channels menu, and later you can move the app from the top row to other rows. If the app will not exist in the top row and will not be visible on the home screen.

You just can create up to six app shortcuts for your FireStick home screen. These apps can be added to the shortcut list which is your favorite and used more by you. But there is a thing that if you don’t require any of the shortcuts. Then you can’t help out with it because the number of shortcuts is already fixed.

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Conclusion

In this article, you come across how you can create the app shortcut on your FireStick. All the required information related to shortcuts is also mentioned here. It is a very simple process to create shortcuts and it will also save time for you. Hope this guide was useful. Scroll on our website for more guides like this.