# Fire Stick External Player **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** fire-tv, playback\ **Created:** [January 26, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fire-stick-external-player/828406 "2023-01-26T20:16:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Poleta1955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@Poleta1955](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Poleta1955)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fire-stick-external-player/828406/1 "2023-01-26T20:16:18Z")
I would like to be able to pick my own player for video, the same as I can with Android. I watch all video on my Firestick and would like a choice of player, as do on Android. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fire-stick-external-player/828406/2 "2023-01-26T20:21:35Z")
I suppose this is covered by this existing feature suggestion thread. I suggest you comment/vote in that thread in order to help us avoid distracting or cannibalizing votes. > [@\[Feature request\] external player on androidtv](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-external-player-on-androidtv/96517): > > Please add the option for the androidtv platform to use an external player like in the regular android app. Had to return my nexus player because direct play just wouldn’t work in plex, but I plan on buying a Razer Forge TV or Nvidia Shield console when they come out, and really want to use plex on them. I believe being able to use another player would help fix most issues. Unless I’m missing some unique aspect of your suggestion I’ll close this thread as a duplicate. ---
**Author:** ![Poleta1955](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9a140/32.png) [@Poleta1955](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Poleta1955)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 8:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fire-stick-external-player/828406/3 "2023-01-26T20:36:16Z")
That’s fine ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fire-stick-external-player/828406/4 "2023-01-26T22:21:13Z")
2023 clean-up: duplicate