--- title: I changed my Fire TV Stick’s DNS to unlock more content,... description: Switching a Fire TV Stick's DNS to Cloudflare (1.1.1.1 / 1.0.0.1) didn't unlock geo-blocked content as hoped, but it improved streaming performance with faster... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i-changed-my-fire-tv-stick-s-dns-to-unlock-more-content-but-it-fixed-something-even-more-annoying-ggsukyyrp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: I changed my Fire TV Stick’s DNS to unlock more content, but it fixed something even more annoying | daily.dev og:description: Switching a Fire TV Stick's DNS to Cloudflare (1.1.1.1 / 1.0.0.1) didn't unlock geo-blocked content as hoped, but it improved streaming performance with faster... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i-changed-my-fire-tv-stick-s-dns-to-unlock-more-content-but-it-fixed-something-even-more-annoying-ggsukyyrp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GGSUKYYRP.png og:image:alt: I changed my Fire TV Stick’s DNS to unlock more content, but it fixed something even more annoying 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. # I changed my Fire TV Stick’s DNS to unlock more content, but it fixed something even more annoying **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Switching a Fire TV Stick's DNS to Cloudflare (1.1.1.1 / 1.0.0.1) didn't unlock geo-blocked content as hoped, but it improved streaming performance with faster loading and less buffering. The post walks through the steps to change DNS on a Fire TV Stick, noting the IP, gateway, and network prefix details must be captured before forgetting and re-adding the network. Results depend on having a decent internet connection, and switching to a crowded DNS server could make things worse. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How do I change the DNS settings on a Fire TV Stick? Go to Settings, then Device and Software, then About, and scroll to Network to record your current IP address, Gateway, and DNS. Then go back to Settings, Network, select your connected network, choose Forget this network, reselect it, enter the password, tap Advanced, and re-enter the IP, Gateway, and Network Prefix Length. For DNS, enter 1.1.1.1 as DNS 1 and 1.0.0.1 as DNS 2 to use Cloudflare's DNS. _daily.dev surfaces practical device tweaks like this for people tuning their home streaming setup._ ### Does changing DNS on a Fire TV Stick unlock geo-blocked streaming content? No, switching to Cloudflare's DNS (1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1) did not unlock additional geo-restricted content on a Fire TV Stick. Instead, the main benefit observed was improved connectivity, with content loading faster and buffering less, provided the underlying internet connection is already decent. _Anyone weighing DNS tweaks against VPNs for streaming can track real-world results through daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Most people never check this one router setting, and it's why their internet feels slow](https://daily.dev/posts/most-people-never-check-this-one-router-setting-and-it-s-why-their-internet-feels-slow-1nrzuegwd) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [My router's default DNS was the slowest part of my connection, and I only found out by testing it](https://daily.dev/posts/my-router-s-default-dns-was-the-slowest-part-of-my-connection-and-i-only-found-out-by-testing-it-ynicotq6q) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [One DNS change fixed the "internet is slow" complaint I'd been chasing for months](https://daily.dev/posts/one-dns-change-fixed-the-internet-is-slow-complaint-i-d-been-chasing-for-months-ah3vp0sxo) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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