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Is My5 app on Firestick just shite?

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Or is the problem elsewhere? Don't usually watch 5 but OH found something she wanted to watch and it is utterly painful trying to get through it. Every few minutes it will freeze and go back to the 5 home screen. I'm losing the will with it!

Everything else we watch works absolutely fine.


 
Posted : 12/02/2025 7:18 am
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Worked fine for us when we used it for the first time last week, apart from a few seconds when the picture blurred after returning from ads. Nothing like as serious as what you describe. 


 
Posted : 12/02/2025 7:23 am
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Is it an older firestick? In my experience, firesticks can be a little underpowered (RAM, processor) for what's required, and if the My5 app isn't well-programmed, it could be at the limit of what your firestick can do. 

Do you have a bunch of other apps on the firestick? Anything you don't need or can delete?


 
Posted : 12/02/2025 9:31 am
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Yes, the My5 APP is crap. ITVX isn't much better. Freezes and drops out on a regular basis.

The only reason iPlayer looks good is that it's the least worst.


 
Posted : 12/02/2025 6:09 pm
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Posted by: nicko74

Is it an older firestick?

Not sure really two or three yeasr I guess. Not that much on it as we don't watch much telly in general.


 
Posted : 12/02/2025 8:57 pm
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Works ok on our firestick but not on our old NOW box thing.


 
Posted : 14/02/2025 9:21 pm

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