Amazon Fire Sticks owners reveal a money-saving tip to avoid rapid battery drain

IF your Fire Stick remote keeps dying, you don't need to go through with issuing new batteries.

Fellow Amazon Fire Stick owners have revealed a home remedy that can save your remote from swirling battery drain.

A Fire Stick user experiencing rapid battery drain took to Reddit to share the issues and seek advice.

“I used up a whole pack of batteries in four days,” the newspaper wrote after.

“I want to buy a replacement remote, but I'm afraid the same thing will happen to the new one. Has this happened to anyone else? If so, how did you solve the problem?”

The customer claimed that their Fire Stick lasted less than 24 hours, even with batteries fresh out of the box.

It turns out that the customer was one of many Fire Stick owners experiencing the same problem.

But there are two tricks customers can use to avoid buying more batteries – and one of them is free.

Rechargeable batteries

The first trick is to buy rechargeable batteries – which is cheaper than spending a lot of money on a new Fire TV setup.

“The Amazon Fire TV Stick Remote is exactly why I bought rechargeable batteries and I only use them for the Fire Stick Remote,” one savvy shopper shared on Reddit.

“It saves me a lot of money. I mean, I don't need a battery charge in four days, but my Fire Stick remote drains the batteries faster than anything else I have.

“I'd honestly buy rechargeable batteries and the charger if I were you. You really only need four so you can charge two while using two.”

They weren't the only customer using rechargeable batteries to revive their dying remote control.

A second customer added: “I ended up buying rechargeable batteries, spoke to customer service and they did nothing.”

Fire TV app

The Amazon Fire TV app is free to download and offers the same functions as your remote control.

So you can play, pause and fast-forward content with your smartphone instead of your remote control.

The app is available on the Google Play Store for Android devices, as well as the Apple App Store for iPhones.

Return your Amazon Fire Stick

If your newly purchased Fire Stick drains quickly, you may be eligible for a replacement under Amazon's warranty.

Explained: Amazon Fire TV Stick Warranty

Amazon offers customers a one-year limited warranty for their Fire TV devices, as well as Kindle e-reader, Fire tablet, and Amazon Echo devices.

If you notice rapid battery drain on your Fire Stick, Amazon can send a replacement remote.

“When you purchase a new or certified remanufactured device, we warrant the device against defects in materials and workmanship under normal consumer use for one year from the date of original retail purchase,” the company wrote.

“If a defect occurs in the Device during this warranty period and you follow the instructions for returning the Device, we will, at our option, to the extent permitted by law, either (i) repair the Device with new or reconditioned parts, (ii) replace the Device with a new or refurbished Device equivalent to the Device being replaced, or (iii) refund all or part of the purchase price of the Device to you.”

However, if the device is accidentally broken, such as due to liquid spill or other damage, Amazon will not send a replacement.

“This limited warranty applies only to hardware components of the device that have not been subject to accident, abuse, neglect, fire, alteration, or damage resulting from third party repairs, third party parts, commercial use, or other external causes.” the company states.

Amazon has more information about the one-year limited warranty here.