Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (newest model), our most powerful 4K streaming stick with Wi-Fi 6E support, 16GB Storage, free an

Name: Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max (newest model), our most powerful 4K streaming stick with Wi-Fi 6E support, 16GB Storage, free an
SKU: 5448
Availability: InStock

4.6 | 41,165 ratings

Price: 39.99

Last update: 12-24-2024

About this item

Elevate your entertainment experience with a powerful processor for lightning-fast app starts and fluid navigation.
Enjoy the show in 4K Ultra HD, with support for Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and immersive Dolby Atmos audio.
Enjoy smoother 4K streaming, even when other devices are connected to your router.
The first-ever streaming stick with Fire TV Ambient Experience lets you display over 2,000 pieces of museum-quality art and photography.
Control compatible devices like cameras, lights, and more with your remote. Press and ask Alexa to check the weather or dim the lights.
Fire TV Stick 4K Max has 16GB of storage—double that of Fire TV Stick 4K and our other streaming sticks, for even more apps, games and downloads.
Stream more than 1.5 million movies and TV episodes. Watch favorites from Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Max, and more, plus listen to millions of songs. Subscription fees may apply.
Control your TV and connected devices with an upgraded remote that includes voice control, a recents button, and dedicated channel buttons to surf live TV.
Enjoy fluid gameplay and fast-rendering graphics with a lightning-fast processor. Access popular games with an Amazon Luna subscription—no console required.
Receive a 6-month subscription to MGM+, including access to thousands of Hollywood movies and Original series with your Fire TV purchase. Terms apply.

Top reviews from the United States

snowbunny

Really happy

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2024

I was very happy to receive this the shipping was fast, setup was easy, quality was excellent I haven't had any problems with it so far. I love the content it has the Alexa voice it's quick to respond, and overall performance and streaming in my book is top quality I love it.

Jeffrey Morrissey

Great device, bluetooth support, Amazon Alexa integration

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2024

I used Fire TV devices back when they first came out and then transitioned to other platforms. I needed to be able to use bluetooth headphones for late night viewing on my patio, but my TV did not have bluetooth support. I was able to add it using this device. I've been very impressed with the improvements that have come to this platform since the last time I used it. Performance is snappy. Video quality is great. Bluetooth is rock stable.

gayatri gowrishankar

Very useful, highly recommended

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2024

This remote control works very well and is worth every penny. The appearance design is simple, the operation keys are comfortable, the feel is not slippery, and the size is moderate. If it is a high-end remote control, intelligent functions such as dimming, adjusting music and other devices in the home theater should also be paid attention to.
Comments: The design of this remote control is very simple, the keys feel comfortable and easy to use, the size is just right, and it is very comfortable to grip; The intelligent function and adjustment function are very good and very convenient. This remote control can be compatible with different brands of equipment, including TVS, speakers, DVD machines, etc., in different occasions to use very convenient, very suitable for family use

Xavier

Great!

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024

I had the previous gen 4k max bought it right before this one came out last year so was a little bummed I didn’t wait, however I got this new gen while on sale and Amazon also offered me a trade in discount and a GC if I sent back my older gen for this newer one so it made it practically nothing to buy it. This new gen is much better than the previous, storage is better, WiFi capabilities and overall processing speeds greatly improved and the all new ambient mode with widgets is pretty nice.

Brandon

Good hardware, improved software with updates

Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023

UPDATE 6 WEEKS LATER:
Amazon has made some noteworthy improvements with subsequent software updates.

Ambient Experience: It's still a bit laggy - Amazon has more optimizing work to be done here. But it's not nearly as bad. Also, originally the Ambient Experience always shut off after only 14 minutes and there was no option to change that; but Amazon has added options to set a longer timeout, including up to several hours or "never." The AE isn't perfect, but it's much better now.

Permissions: Amazon added in the Manage All Files permission with the 8.1.0.1 firmware update, and it works correctly. They could do a better job at documenting this - you have to know to go into settings and manually grant the permission, you can't do this in a pop-up permission request - but it does work, so that's an important fix. The other permission differences (like Nearby Devices) are, in fairness, only really for use with sideloaded apps for power users, so it's no surprise that Amazon hasn't added those into the interface.

Some users had experienced that problem that sideloaded apps showed blank icons, but Amazon fixed that very quickly.

There are still other minor glitches with Fire OS 8, but it's much more stable already, and working well for its primary purpose - streaming. I think the Max is shaping up to be a reasonable and much cheaper alternative to the Fire TV Cube now for those who don't need the hands-free voice and HDMI input. The Max is also much faster and with double the storage compared to the sluggish Chromecast with Google TV.

A note on the remote control: unfortunately, after a few days the solid-feeling remote control loosened up. The upside is that the battery cover comes off more easily now. But the bad part is that the remote is now *very* creaky and feels so loose it's almost like it could come apart in your hand with ordinary usage. It doesn't, but it sure feels cheap.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
For context, I've been using the Fire TV Cube 3rd Gen as my primary streaming device for several months, after trying a number of Android TV devices and having problems with all of them. I got the new Fire Stick Max 2nd Gen to try out Fire OS 8 and the Ambient Experience.

It turns out that Fire OS 8 and the Ambient Experience are the problem here.

The hardware is the best I've used in a streaming stick or dongle. Snappy and responsive overall, great wifi, plenty of storage. In fact, in browsing the UI and launching apps, the Max is not far behind the Cube, and wifi is every bit as good.

But the Ambient Experience is a problem. It's a good idea, it looks nice, and it has lots of options. But those options are rather confusing. More importantly, the AE is disastrously laggy. When customizing, it'll lag long enough you'd think it didn't register a button press at all. When launching the AE, the screen goes completely blank for several seconds as if the TV was shut off, before very slowly loading the image and widgets. It needs a ton of optimizing before it's any good.

And Fire OS 8 based on Android 11 is a problem here too. What's the same from Fire TV 7/Android 9 still works just fine, but some of what's changed is broken.
Most notably, Android 10 and 11 introduced lots of permissions changes that required apps to be modified and users to adjust their settings. And Amazon seems to have totally missed out on that for Fire OS 8. The most obvious is storage permissions: in Fire OS 8, file managers and other apps that access storage like VLC - apps that are in the Amazon Appstore - are just completely broken, because there's no way in the UI to grant the new storage permissions. (Storage permission is listed in settings, but it doesn't work.) These changes were announced more than 4 years ago and were very widely discussed and reported on throughout the Android world, so there's no excuse for Amazon not to have addressed that in preparing Fire OS 8. (The permission can be granted at the command line using adb, but that is cumbersome and should not be needed just to let a file manager manage files.) There are other permissions issues, too, but storage is the glaring serious problem.

Quick note on the remote: although it's the same buttons, size, and shape as the remote with the Cube, the build quality is quite different. The Cube remote feels really cheaply built and is creaky and slippery; the Max remote feels like good quality and doesn't creak. On the other hand, it's really difficult to open the battery cover on the Max remote.

Amazon has done a good job with the hardware on the Max 2nd Gen. But they have a lot of work to do to optimize and fix bugs in Fire OS 8 and the Ambient Experience.

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