Fire Tv Mobile App New Features Turn Your Phone Into a Full Second Screen
Amazon has begun rolling out fire tv mobile app new features that turn the free mobile app for iOS and Android into a full second-screen experience, letting users browse, queue and launch shows on their TV from their phone. The change follows a redesign Amazon previewed at CES 2026 in January and expands the app beyond its prior role as a backup remote.
From CES tease to live updates
At CES 2026 in January, Amazon teased two major Fire TV updates: a complete redesign of the Fire TV interface and a revamp of the free Fire TV mobile app for iOS and Android. Last week, the redesigned user interface began rolling out in the US, bringing a cleaner look, improved layouts and smoother performance to Fire TV, and now the mobile app update has started to arrive on devices.
How the app works on your phone
Where the app once served mainly as a backup remote, the new build lets you browse the same content you see on your Fire TV, manage your watchlist and launch titles directly onto the TV. You can queue up shows and movies from your phone so that a recommendation you receive while out will be waiting on your Fire TV when you get home.
Fire Tv Mobile App New Features: design and navigation changes
The mobile update carries over the same design language Amazon applied to the new TV interface. The Fire TV redesign moved the navigation bar from the middle to the top of the screen and introduced a home screen that lets users pin up to 20 of their most-used apps, a jump from the previous limit of six. Amazon described the redesign as delivering "a more modern design with improved layouts, rounded corners, redesigned color gradients, updated typography, and more optimized spacing. "
Where and when the update is appearing
The updated Fire TV app is now rolling out on Android and iOS in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan and India. The update is already live on the US App Store, but Amazon says the new features will become available gradually "over the next weeks, " so users who update and do not immediately see the changes may need to wait a little longer. If you have not downloaded the app before, it is available for free on the App Store and Google Play Store.
Which TVs and sticks get the redesigned interface first
The redesigned Fire TV interface is currently limited to US users with Fire TV Stick 4K Plus, Fire TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen) and Fire TV Omni Mini-LED Series devices. Amazon plans to expand the new UI to more devices and additional countries later this spring.
How it compares and what readers were asked
The updated app aims to feel like an extension of the TV rather than a bland companion tool; the reviewer noted it resembles another streaming platform's mobile app that also doubles as a backup remote and allows browsing and launching content on the TV. The piece also invited reader feedback, asking readers to share their opinions in the thread below and to keep the discussion respectful.
Amazon explained in a blog post that "millions of customers use our Fire TV mobile app as a backup remote, but we knew it could do more, " and added that users can now use their phone "as a second screen to discover what to watch next or add a friend's show recommendation to your watchlist when you’re away from home. " The fire tv mobile app new features are rolling out now and Amazon plans further expansion of the UI and availability later this spring.
