It has been a busy 12 months for Hearth TV. Amazon just lately launched its new Ember Artline TVs alongside a refreshed Hearth TV Stick HD, and again at CES 2026 in January, the corporate unveiled one in all its greatest Hearth TV updates in years: a very redesigned consumer interface (UI) that modifications how Hearth TV gadgets feel and appear.
When Amazon first introduced the brand new Hearth TV UI, it stated the objective was to make the expertise “cleaner, sooner, and higher organized.” Nonetheless, when the replace arrived in February, there was a catch. It was solely accessible within the US and restricted to a handful of gadgets, together with the Hearth TV Stick 4K Plus, Hearth TV Stick 4K Max (2nd Gen), and Hearth TV Omni Mini-LED Sequence.
That is lastly altering.
Simply in time for the beginning of summer season and Prime Day, Amazon has introduced that its new Hearth TV UI is now rolling out to all current-gen Hearth TV gadgets, together with the Hearth TV Stick 4K Choose, Hearth TV Dice, and Ember sensible TVs. Higher but, the replace is now accessible worldwide too, that means Hearth TV customers outdoors the US can lastly obtain it and see what’s new for themselves.
What modifications does the brand new Hearth TV UI introduce?
A brand new look, mixed with improved efficiency
The largest change you may discover with the brand new Hearth TV UI is the utterly redesigned house display screen, which now appears to be like much more like Google TV. Amazon says the replace brings “a extra fashionable design with improved layouts, rounded corners, redesigned colour gradients, up to date typography, and extra optimized spacing,” and that is instantly noticeable the second you boot it up for the primary time.
The navigation tabs have been moved to the highest of the display screen as an alternative of sitting within the center, and your pinned apps now reside instantly on the house display screen. Not solely are they bigger and simpler to entry, however you can even pin way more of them. Beforehand, Hearth TV solely allow you to pin six apps; now you possibly can pin as much as 20.
The redesigned navigation bar consists of eight predominant tabs: Menu, Search, Residence, Films, TV Reveals, Sports activities, Information, and Dwell TV. Within the US, Amazon has additionally added a devoted FIFA World Cup tab, making it simpler to maintain monitor of the match.
However the replace is not nearly giving Hearth TV a contemporary coat of paint. One other main a part of Amazon’s redesign is the efficiency enhancements it brings. Whereas rebuilding the UI, Amazon says it additionally reworked a lot of the underlying Hearth TV code, leading to velocity enhancements of as much as 30 p.c.
I have been utilizing the brand new UI since March, and whereas I am unable to say precisely how a lot sooner it’s percentage-wise, I’ve observed that the whole lot feels smoother general. Navigating menus, launching apps, and transferring round inside all of them appear noticeably extra responsive on my Hearth TV Stick 4K Max since putting in the replace.
The final massive change is that Amazon has redesigned the shortcut panel as effectively. By long-pressing the Residence button in your distant, you possibly can shortly entry Hearth TV’s most-used controls, together with audio and show settings and sensible house system administration, with out digging via the bigger settings menus.
The best way to set up the brand new Hearth TV UI
If you would like to attempt the brand new Hearth TV UI in your system now, whether or not you are utilizing a Hearth TV Stick, Hearth TV Dice, or a more recent Ember sensible TV, you possibly can examine for the replace and set up it via the Settings menu. This is how:
1. From the Hearth TV house display screen, open Settings.
2. Choose My Hearth TV.
3. Select About.
4. Scroll down and choose Test for Updates.
5. Choose Set up Replace as soon as it is downloaded; your system will then set up it and reboot.
Should you’ve up to date your system however nonetheless do not see the redesigned UI, don’t be concerned. Amazon simply began rolling out the replace worldwide, so it might not have reached your system but. If that is the case, it is value checking again periodically over the subsequent week or so to see if the replace is now accessible to you.
The brand new Hearth TV UI is rolling out worldwide on all current-gen Hearth TV gadgets, together with the Hearth TV Stick HD, Hearth TV Stick 4K Choose, Hearth TV Stick 4K Plus, Hearth TV Stick 4K Max, Hearth TV Dice, and new Ember sensible TVs.
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