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Despite being ranked among thebest streaming devices,Fire TVis one of the most convoluted interfaces to use.

There’s loads of complaints to find across the internet, ranging from lackluster navigation to sluggish controls.

Amazon Fire TV on stand in room

And don’t even get me started on the ads.

And it’s bound to geteven more frustrating thanks to a new update(imagine that).

But I’ve think I’ve found the perfect fix for the system and it all starts withAlexa Plus.

Panasonic Z95A OLED TV on stand in living room

It doesn’t help that the Fire TV homepage is a mess all its own.

It doesn’t have to be this way, though.

Take navigation, for example.

Google TV OS on TV on stand in living room

And while ads aren’t popular, they aren’t going away anytime soon.

Just think of Prime Day and other major sales events as one-stop-shopping sprees all on your TV.

And you barely have to lift a figure.

Panasonic W95A on wall in living room

Constant software updates irking you?

Say goodbye to pesky random updates right when you want to watchThe White Lotus.

We’ll just have to wait and see.

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