Intermediate 4 min read Updated: 2026-08-30

How to Block Amazon Fire TV Video Ads & Telemetry via ADB

Stop auto-playing banner ads, sponsor recommendations, and background telemetry data collectors on Amazon Fire TV Stick devices.

Prerequisites & Requirements

  • Amazon Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, or Fire TV Edition

Step-by-Step Instructions

1

Connect to Fire TV over Wi-Fi

Connect to your Fire Stick on port 5555:

adb connect 192.168.1.120:5555
2

Disable Amazon Advertising & Analytics Daemons

Disable telemetry daemons that serve targeted banner recommendations:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.shpm && adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.device.messaging && adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.avod
3

Disable Background App Stores & News Feeds

Disables background ad sync daemons:

adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.bueller.music && adb shell pm disable-user --user 0 com.amazon.bueller.photos