Want to binge episodes of The Office or Yellowstone on your Amazon Fire Stick? You'll just need the Peacock TV app, which is easy to install. If you're in the US, you can instantly download Peacock using Alexa or by searching the Appstore. If you're traveling abroad, you can sideload the Peacock app and use a VPN server to catch up on your favorite shows. This minHour guide will teach you how to get Peacock TV on your Fire Stick anywhere in the world!
Using Alexa
Press and hold the Alexa button on your Fire Stick remote.
It’s the round button with either a microphone or a blue and white circle at the top of your remote control.
- If you’re not in the United States, this option won’t work. See Getting Peacock Outside the US to learn how to install Peacock TV in any non-US country.
While holding down the Alexa button, say, “Alexa, open Peacock.”
This takes you to the Peacock download page and highlights the Download link.
Press the center button (Select) on your remote to start the download.
It’s the area inside of the raised directional button at the top of the remote. This downloads the Peacock app onto your Fire Stick and adds it to your app list.
Open Peacock.
You can now easily open Peacock at any time by selecting the tile on your home screen or by asking Alexa.
- The first time you open Peacock, you’ll be asked to sign in or create an account.
- If you don’t have Peacock account, you can create one now.
- If you’d rather not do a bunch of typing with your Fire Stick remote, just create the account on your computer, phone, or tablet at https://peacocktv.com and then use your account information to sign in on your Fire Stick.
Searching the Amazon Appstore
Press the Home button on your Fire Stick remote.
This takes you to the Fire Stick home screen.
- If you’re not in the United States, this option won’t work. See Getting Peacock Outside the US to learn how to install Peacock TV in any non-US country.
Select Find.
You’ll see this option in the upper-left area of the screen. Just press the right side of the directional button until you reach , then press the Select button (at the center of the directional button) to select it.
Select Search.
It’s the first tile in the list.
Search for Peacock.
Start spelling Peacock using the on-screen keyboard. After you’ve entered the first several letters, you will see Peacock as one of the search results.
Select Peacock TV from the search results.
Now you’ll see the Peacock logo under “Apps & Games.”
Select Peacock.
This takes you to the Peacock download page and highlights the Download link.
Press the center button (Select) on your remote to start the download.
It’s the area inside of the raised directional button at the top of the remote. This downloads the Peacock app onto your Fire Stick and adds it to your app list.
- The first time you open Peacock, you’ll be asked to sign in or create an account.
- If you don’t have Peacock account, you can create one now.
- If you’d rather not do a bunch of typing with your Fire Stick remote, just create the account on your computer, phone, or tablet at https://peacocktv.com and then use your account information to sign in on your Fire Stick.
Getting Peacock Outside the US
Sign up for a VPN service that supports Amazon Fire Stick.
If you’re not in the United States and want to install Peacock on a Fire Stick, you’ll need to use a VPN service that can change your location to the US. This will allow you to sideload a version of the the Peacock TV app and watch anywhere in the world.
- When choosing a VPN service, make sure to select one that has a Fire Stick app. Some popular services that will work on your Fire Stick are Surfshark, CyberGhost, PureVPN, NordVPN, ExpressVPN, Hotspot Shield VPN, and IPVanish VPN.
- While these services aren’t free, they don’t cost much, and you can even use them to browse anonymously from your computer, phone, or tablet in addition to using it for Peacock on your Fire Stick.
- Once you sign up for a VPN service, follow the service’s instructions for installing the software on your Fire Stick.
Press the Home button on your Fire Stick remote.
This takes you to the Fire Stick home screen.
- Now that you have a VPN, you’ll need to download the Peacock app and install it from an APK file, which is a way of downloading the app outside of the Amazon Appstore.
Select Find.
You’ll see this option in the upper-left area of the screen. Just press the right side of the directional button until you reach , then press the Select button (at the center of the directional button) to select it.
Select Search.
It’s the first tile in the list.
Search for Downloader.
Downloader is an app that lets you download apps from unknown sources. After you’ve entered the first several letters, you will see Downloader as one of the search results.
Select Downloader.
Now you’ll see an orange tile with a large white arrow.
Install Downloader.
From here, it’s easy:
- Select the orange Downloader tile. This takes you to the download page and highlights the Download link.
- Press the center button (Select) on your remote to start the download. This downloads the Downloader app onto your Fire Stick and adds it to your app list.
Press the center button (Select) to open Downloader.
The first time you open Downloader, you’ll need to give it permission to access your files. Select when prompted, and then choose to continue.
Allow app installs from unknown sources.
Before you can sideload Peacock from Downloader, you’ll need to allow app installations the Downloads app. Here’s how:
- Press the Home button on your Fire Stick remote.
- Choose the gear icon (Settings) on the upper-right side.
- Select My Fire TV.
- Select Developer options.
- Select Install unknown apps.
- Select Downloader. Once selected, you’ll see “On” on the tile.
- Press the Home button to return to the home screen.
Return to Downloader.
A quick way to do this is to hold down the Alexa button on your remote (the microphone or the blue and white circle) and say “Alexa, open Downloader.” But you can also just choose it from your “Recently Used Apps” list.
Enter the URL for the Peacock TV APK download site and choose Go.
The URL is: www.apkmirror.com/apk/peacock-tv-llc/peacock-tv-android-tv. This URL takes you to a site where you can easily download the Peacock app in any region.
- APKMirror is one of the most well-known and safest places to download apps that you can’t find on mainstream app stores.
- While you can find Peacock TV on the Amazon Appstore, you won’t be able to use that version outside of the US.
Scroll down and select the most recent version of Peacock.
You’ll need to scroll past the ads and other info until you get to the “All versions section.” When you get there, select the Download icon (the arrow pointing down) next to the first version of Peacock TV in the list.
- If an ad opens up, select the X to close it.
Scroll down and select Download APK.
It’s the blue button near the bottom of the page. This downloads the installation file.
Select Install and then Install again to confirm.
This installs Peacock on your Fire Stick.
- When the installation is complete, select Done.
- At this point, if you haven’t already started your VPN service, go ahead and turn it on now.
Open Peacock and sign in.
If you don’t have Peacock account, you can create one now—just make sure to say that you’re in the United States during the sign-up process.
Tips
- Peacock has a free tier and paid tiers. Some Peacock programming is only available with a paid subscription.