If you always encounter problems with Paramount+ on Fire TV, you are not alone. Paramount+ is definitely the buggiest app on Fire TV, especially Insignia and Toshiba fire TVs, which haven’t done a very good job of adding the fire OS to the TV software. Apps like Paramount+ not working seems common. Luckily there are some workarounds to fix Paramount+ not working on Fire TV, check them out!
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Disconnect and reconnect your WiFi, then relaunch the Paramount+ app. If that doesn’t work, reboot your modem, then restart your device and relaunch Paramount+ app. Make sure you are not using a vpn or ads blockers on the Fire TV or on your router.
Subscribed to the Paramount+ Channel on Prime Video if you have Prime membership, then you can stream Paramount+ content via Prime Video app on Fire TV, which works a lot better than on the Paramount app.
How to subscribe to Paramount+ through Prime Video?
On the web:
1. Visit https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/addons and click Paramount+ under Subscriptions – Sponsored.
2. On the following page, click More details.
3. Select a Paramount+ plan and follow the on-screen instructions.
On the device:
Subscribe to Paramount+ from Prime Video and stream Paramount+ via Prime Video app can fixed most Paramount+ app issues on different devices, however, a Prime membership is required. If you don’t have Prime membership, you can’t subscribe to Paramount+ from Prime Video.
Well, another workaround is to download Paramount+ videos to MP4 and then watch them on Fire TV as local video files. All you need is Pazu Paramount Plus Video Downloader.
Download, install, and launch Pazu StreamGet on your Mac or Windows. Choose PARAMOUNT and log in to your Paramount+ account.
Click the key icon and enter your registration code to unlock the full version of the downloader if you have purchased a registration. If you haven’t, go ahead with the free trial version.
Enter the movie or TV show title you want to download and click the Search icon.
Click the three-white-line icon on the top right corner to customize video format, quality, codec, audio and subtitle languages, and more.
Click the Download icon on the right of the title you want to download. If you select a movie, the download begins immediately.
If you select a TV show, as you can see from the screenshot, all episodes are checked by default. Uncheck those episodes you don’t want to download if there are any.
You can also select the audio/subtitle language for each episode by clicking on the three lines and gear icon.
Click the Download button in the lower right corner. The download begins.
Once the download is complete, click History to find the Paramount+ video in MP4 format. Now you can transfer the downloaded videos to USB drive and watch on Fire TV without the annoying Paramount+ app, even after cancelling Paramount+ subscription.
Download Paramount+ shows and movies to MP4/MKV on Mac&Windows PC.