‘It didn’t happen,’ says Amazon Fire TV Stick user warned to ‘log out and continue’
AN Amazon Fire TV Stick user has taken to Reddit to reveal a mysterious problem he’s experiencing with the Netflix app.
The question was posted on a popular Reddit forum.
“So the main menu has things like the Netflix suggestions row, and I clicked it wrong for YouTube.
“Because I had to open the app to close it, I was waiting for the ‘Sign in to your Netflix account’ screen when…” the user began.
It didn’t happen! It shot me straight to whatever random show the menu suggested [again a misclick] I pull back and realize it picked up someone else’s bill…?
“I got the firestick from a friend of mine and quickly asked him if it happened to be his Netflix account.
‘He replied that it was not. So… that leaves me with: Neighbors? Does this normally happen?’ the confused user wrote.
Other Fire TV Stick owners were quick to respond in the comments, confirming that this was not normal.
“It’s definitely not your neighbor’s account. You may need to get some clarification from your friend, someone who had access to the device and put their Netflix data into the Netflix app.
“It can’t just pick up a random account out of nowhere,” reads one popular answer.
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“Just log out of the account and move on,” another suggested.
If you’re buying or selling a second-hand Fire TV Stick, it’s worth making sure it’s deregistered and not still linked to the previous owner.
“If you want to give your device as a gift or register the device under a different account, you must deregister the device from your account,” Amazon says on its website. website.
When you deregister a device, your personal data will be completely deleted from it.
If you lose a device, it is also worth registering so that your personal data is not at risk if the gadget falls into the wrong hands.
You can deregister devices connected to your Amazon account on the official Amazon website.
It’s also worth restoring a secondhand Fire TV Stick to factory settings if you want to start from scratch and make it your own.
To reset your Fire TV Stick to factory settings, you need to go to the Settings app.
Then click on My Fire TV and Reset to Factory Settings.