--- title: Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an actually... description: Amazon unveiled its new Fire TV Stick 4K, which is slimmer, faster (20-40% quicker than competitors, per Amazon), and can be charged directly via a TV's USB... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-fire-tv-stick-4k-comes-with-an-actually-good-remote-jzyqym2u0 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an actually good remote | daily.dev og:description: Amazon unveiled its new Fire TV Stick 4K, which is slimmer, faster (20-40% quicker than competitors, per Amazon), and can be charged directly via a TV's USB... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-fire-tv-stick-4k-comes-with-an-actually-good-remote-jzyqym2u0 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jZYqyM2u0.png og:image:alt: Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an actually good remote og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an actually good remote **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Amazon unveiled its new Fire TV Stick 4K, which is slimmer, faster (20-40% quicker than competitors, per Amazon), and can be charged directly via a TV's USB port. The standout upgrade is a redesigned remote with a subtler microphone button, a touch-distinguishable metallic home button, a recessed power button, a flatter D-pad, and a new programmable favorites button. The device has 8GB storage, a quad-core 1.7GHz processor, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and supports HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, and up to 2160p at 60fps. It launches at $59.99 (discounted to $29.99), with the remote sold separately for $14.99, shipping late October across the US, Canada, UK, and other regions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's different about the remote that comes with the new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K? It replaces the old prominent blue Alexa button with a subtler black microphone button that has a slight dish so it can be found by feel, adds a metallic touch-distinguishable home button, a recessed power button to prevent accidental shutoffs, a flatter more tactile D-pad, and a new programmable favorites button for launching apps or toggling options like Closed Captions or Dialog Boost. _Track hardware releases like this alongside other tech news on daily.dev._ ### How much does the new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K cost and what are its specs? It's priced at $59.99 but launches at a discounted $29.99, with 8GB of internal storage, a quad-core 1.7GHz processor, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, and support for HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, H.265, H.264, VP9, and AV1 formats, outputting up to 2160p at 60fps. The redesigned remote ships separately in late October for $14.99. _Follow daily.dev for updates on new consumer tech releases and pricing._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Amazon’s new name for the Fire TV Stick 4K only adds more confusion](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-name-for-the-fire-tv-stick-4k-only-adds-more-confusion-p6ulz6jwa) · The Verge · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD runs Vega OS and ditches the power plug](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-fire-tv-stick-hd-runs-vega-os-and-ditches-the-power-plug-j0vg5qyb8) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A $40 streaming stick fixed everything wrong with my smart TV](https://daily.dev/posts/a-40-streaming-stick-fixed-everything-wrong-with-my-smart-tv-amfbewlfs) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Amazon Fire TV’s new interface is now rolling out in the US](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-fire-tv-s-new-interface-is-now-rolling-out-in-the-us-jirnfua9h) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-fire-tv-stick-4k-comes-with-an-actually-good-remote-jzyqym2u0) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an actually good remote","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-fire-tv-stick-4k-comes-with-an-actually-good-remote-jzyqym2u0","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-fire-tv-stick-4k-comes-with-an-actually-good-remote-jzyqym2u0"},"datePublished":"2026-09-30T13:49:02.510Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T16:10:56.358Z","description":"Amazon unveiled its new Fire TV Stick 4K, which is slimmer, faster (20-40% quicker than competitors, per Amazon), and can be charged directly via a TV's USB...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/88359615f5849ae46a4f4ff4a122f479?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/88359615f5849ae46a4f4ff4a122f479?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"TechCrunch","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"TechCrunch","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-fire-tv-stick-4k-comes-with-an-actually-good-remote-jzyqym2u0","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"TechCrunch","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tc"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K comes with an actually good remote"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-s-new-fire-tv-stick-4k-comes-with-an-actually-good-remote-jzyqym2u0#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What's different about the remote that comes with the new Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It replaces the old prominent blue Alexa button with a subtler black microphone button that has a slight dish so it can be found by feel, adds a metallic touch-distinguishable home button, a recessed power button to prevent accidental shutoffs, a flatter more tactile D-pad, and a new programmable favorites button for launching apps or toggling options like Closed Captions or Dialog Boost. 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