Can I Get an Adblock on My Insignia Fire TV? Answered!

Amazon Fire TVs are of great value, but one aspect feels a little off. If you compare the Insignia Fire TV to another Google TV in a similar price range, you’ll find one stark difference–ads.

Given the budget nature of Fire TVs, it’s not a problem seeing Amazon push some promotional content and suggestions. But we have observed a pattern with excessive ads in the TV UI and the official Silk browser; that’s a pain to deal with.

Fortunately, you can evade this problem by using an Adblock service on the TV. It’ll bypass all the bothersome ads littered in the UI and browser, leaving you with a clean, uninterrupted Fire TV experience. Let’s begin.

How Does AdBlock Work on Insignia Fire TV?

If you use Adblock in Google Chrome or Edge, you notice that the browser extensions turn off all the tracking and ads present on a page.

In the Fire TV case, you’ll need a service like Blokada to reroute the complete TV traffic via its servers. So, you can avoid tracking and ads in one go.

Requirements

An Insignia Fire TV
Installing Downloader App
Enabling Developer Options
Installing Blokada or another adblock service

How to Install Adblock on an Insignia Fire TV

Repeat the following steps to get Adblock on Insignia Fire TV:

Step 1: Search for the Downloader app using the on-screen keyboard.

Step 2: Click on the Downloader app icon (orange) and wait for it to install.

Step 3: Press the Settings button on the TV remote.

Step 4: Go to My Fire TV > Insignia Fire TV name and mash the OK button until you see the “No need, you’re already a developer.” message.

Step 5: Now, navigate to Settings > Developer options > Install unknown apps option.

Step 6: Select the Downloader app from the list of available sources.

Step 7: Exit the Settings.

Now, we’ll use the Downloader app to install Blokada, which will actually block ads on your Fire TV. Here’s how:

Step 1: Launch the Downloader app.

Step 2: Type “blokada.org” in the search box and select the Go button.

Step 3: Wait for the official website to load and click on the Downloads button.

Step 4: Select the Blokada 5 .APK button under the Blokada 5 for Android section, which is a free tool.

Step 5: Choose the Install option and open the app.

Step 6: The UI of this app is slightly unoptimized for a TV experience. But don’t worry; you only need to click the toggle button once, so it doesn’t matter.

Step 7: Select the Continue button and click on the OK button.

Step 8: You’ll notice the button is now blue, indicating the service is active.

Step 9: Browse the TV UI or use the Silk browser to check if the ads vanish.

For future use, you only need to turn on Blokada once after powering your Insignia Fire TV.

FAQs

Q. How do I get to developer options on Insignia Fire TV?

The above section explains how to get to the developer options in the Insignia Fire TV. You’ll enable it after repeatedly clicking on the Fire TV name in the Settings.

Q. How do I remove ads from Fire TV?

You can use any ad-blocking service or even a VPN on Fire TV, which offers ad-blocking and tracking features. One such great example is SurfShark, which we’ve tried.

Q. What if my Fire TV doesn’t have developer options?

The Developer options aren’t enabled by default because they carry a security risk. You must know your stuff before installing third-party apps, especially from unknown sources on your Fire TV.

Wrapping Up

This sums up our post on how you can quickly set up ad blockers on your Fire TV. There are other services like Adguard and even free/paid ones. In the comments, tell us which service you use on your Fire TV.

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