How Do I Get Rid of Subtitles on My Fire Stick?

If someone left the subtitles on and you can’t figure out how to turn them off, follow these steps:

From the home screen, navigate across the top banner to Settings > Subtitles > Off.If the subtitles are still on, make sure they’re turned off in the Accessibility menu, too. Toggle them off by going to Settings > Accessibility > Closed Captions.

Within Apps

Many apps have their own closed captioning options, which work independently from the Fire Stick’s main settings. If the video you’re watching still has subtitles, you can usually find the options to disable them by doing one of the following:

How Do I Put Subtitles on My Fire Stick?

To turn the subtitles on, you can use the app-specific instructions written above, or you can turn them on in the Fire Stick settings:

From the home screen, go to Settings > Subtitles > On.You can also access them by going to Settings > Accessibility > On.

How Do I Get Rid of the White Box on My Fire Stick?

A large white box may have appeared at the bottom of your screen after a software update. This box is called the Text Banner. It’s an Accessibility feature that displays information about whatever you have selected on the screen in a high-contrast box for improved visibility.

Press the Pause/Play button to toggle the box on and off.To disable the Text Banner, go to Settings > Accessibility > Text Banner > Text Banner Toggle.