Hotstar not working on Firestick? Learn here how to resolve this issue

During this quarantine period, people are trying to watch their favourite shows and movies on streaming apps such as Disney+ Hotstar. The launch of Disney+ Hotstar has brought numerous new content for people to watch online and spend their time watching popular Marvel, Star Wars, Disney content along with other popular movies and shows. However, recently, many users took to social media and reported problems such as "Disney+ Hotstar not working on Firestick," "Hotstar not working on Amazon Firestick" and "how to activate Hotstar on Firestick?" If you are facing a similar issue, here is how to solve Disney+ Hotstar not working on Firestick issues.

How to solve Disney+ Hotstar not working on Firestick issues?

Close and Re-Open the App

Sometimes streaming content for a long time may cause a problem with the app. But, you can simply try closing the app to avoid the error and reopen to use it again. For closing it completely, you must remove it from the working tabs on your smartphone as well.

Update the latest version of Disney+ Hotstar on FireStick

• Sign out from the Fire TV app. 
• Go to http://hotstar.com on phone browser, sign out from there too.
• Open http://hotstar.com/activate on same browser 
• Login with Email or Phone whichever has subscription - Enter code shown on Fire TV app

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How to activate Hotstar on Firestick?

• Step 1: Power on the Firestick, click on the Search icon from the home screen.
• Step 2: Type in the search tab as Hotstar by using the on-screen virtual keyboard. Click on the search icon to search for it.
• Step 3: You should click on the Hotstar from the search result. Now, click the Get button to start downloading it on Firestick.
• Step 4: When the Hotstar app completes its downloading process, click on the Open button.
• Step 5: Enter your mobile number to login to Hotstar app on your Firestick to start streaming your favourite contents.

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