If you are an Amazon Fire Stick user and try to sideload an Android app on your device, you are likely to experience issues. Not all Android apps are compatible with FireStick and one of the main reasons is that the apps have been designed for mobile devices with a touchscreen. There is an alternative solution that will allow you to run Android apps on your FireStick or Fire TV and that is adding a mouse courser to the Amazon Remote Control. That is exactly what we will discuss in this article. You will find here the steps that you need to follow to be able to install a Mouse Toggle on Firestick. We wil go through different methods.
Installing Mouse Toggle on Fire Stick with ES Explorer
There are different ways to install a Mouse Toggle on your Firestick. We will start with the steps that you can follow in order to install a mouse courser on Amazon Fire TV using ES Explorer.
1. Go to Settings on your Amazon device, then select System and Developer Options.
2. Enable Allow apps from Unknown Sources.
3. Go to Search from the Amazon Fire Stick main menu
4. Type ES Explorer and click on the ES Explorer icon so that you can download and install it.
5. Open the ES Explorer app.
6. Go to Tools from the ES Explorer, then select Download Manager in the menu on the left’hand side.
7. From the bottom menu, click on + New
8. Enter the following path: http://bit.ly/2GR3js8 and click OK.
9. For Name, enter Courser
10. Select Download Now. The Mouse Courser installation file will start to download.
11. After the Mouse Courser apk file is downloaded, select Open File and install it on your FireStick.
12. Go back to your FireStick home screen.
13. Then, open the Mouse Toggle app on your FireStick.
14. Ensure that the mouse service is enabled (toggled on) in the settings menu.
How to install Mouse Toggle on FireStick using Downloader
Here is another way to install Mouse Courser on FireStick and it involves Downloader. These are the steps that you need to follow:
1. Go to Settings, then Device and Developer Options on your Fire TV
2. Enable Allow apps from Unknown Sources
3. Go to Search from the Amazon Fire Stick main menu
4. Type Downloader and then click on the Downloader app icon to start the download and installation process.
5. Open the Downloader app
6. In the Downloader app main menu, enter this URL: http://bit.ly/2GR3js8
7. Click Go and the Mouse Courser installation file will start to download
8. After the installation process is complete, install it on your Amazon Fire TV. Then click on Open to Launch the Mouse Toggle on your FireStick.
9. Enter the mouse courser’s settings and make sure that the Enable the Mouse Service is turned on.
How to use your Amazon Fire Stick securely
The popularity of Amazon Fire TV and FireStick continues growing and in order to get the most out of them, it is advisable to use a VPN. A VPN will allow you to get around restrictions that prevent you from accessing the content that you want to watch and it will also protect your data from prying eyes. Many apps are subject to geographical blocks, which means that if you try to use them from outside a specific region, you will only come across an error message letting you know that it is not available in your location. If you want to access an app that is only available in the United States, but you live in a different country, you just need to connect to a VPN server in the US. This will give you a US IP address that will help you to unblock the content.
Apart from allowing you to unblock content from around the world, a VPN can also help you to enjoy a better streaming experience. Some ISPs slow down your connection, particularly when you are streaming. This practice is known as throttling. Since a VPN uses encryption to protect your internet traffic, others can’t see what you are doing online. Not even your ISP will know what websites you visit or what services you are using. This means that they won’t know that you are streaming and this will prevent them from throttling your connection. The use of encryption will also keep your internet traffic private. Your personal data, your browsing activities and everything else will be secured so third parties won’t be able to access this information. There are many VPN services available in the market, but it is important to choose wisely. ExpressVPN and NordVPN are two of the main services that we recommend due to their high encryption, advanced security features and solid privacy policies. They don’t keep logs of your activities and offer extensive networks that give you access to servers around the world.