Why is my Firestick displaying in Spanish?

• Accidental Remote Control Inputs: It is incredibly easy to accidentally change device settings while sitting on the remote control or when children play with the buttons. A few random D-pad clicks can navigate into Preferences and change the system language.
• Amazon Account Region Glitches: If your Amazon account region is set incorrectly under your digital preferences, or if you logged in to a local Amazon store in Spain, Amazon’s servers can push a regional language profile to your Firestick.
• Interrupted Firmware Updates: When Fire OS downloads system updates, it restarts its localization caches. If the download is interrupted by a power cut or network drop, the OS can default to a random backup locale (often Spanish or German).
• VPN Server Node Location Shifts: If your Firestick is routed through a VPN server in a Spanish-speaking country, location-sensitive applications (such as Netflix or Prime Video) will automatically display interfaces and subtitles in Spanish.

Step 1: Navigate to the Language Settings Menu (Idioma)

If your entire Firestick menu system is displaying in Spanish, you must navigate the settings menu blindly. Even though you cannot read the words, the icons and positions of the menu items remain identical. Follow these visual steps to return to English:

Scroll to the far right of the Firestick home screen and highlight the gear icon (labeled Configuración). Press Select. Scroll down and locate the icon represented by a circle containing adjustments sliders, labeled Preferencias. Click it. Next, scroll down to the option represented by a speech bubbles or globe icon, labeled Idioma. Select it, and scroll through the languages list to find and click English (United Kingdom). The system will immediately switch back to British English.

Diagram: Locating Preferencias and Idioma icons to reset menu language.

Step 2: Check and Update Amazon Marketplace Region Settings

If you have reset your Firestick preferences but the device reverts to Spanish after a reboot, the problem is server-side. Your Amazon account marketplace country has likely desynchronized, telling the Fire OS nodes that you are located in Spain or Mexico. You must fix this in your Amazon account dashboard.

Open a web browser on your phone or computer, log in to Amazon.co.uk, and go to Manage Your Content and Devices. Select the Preferences tab, scroll down, and click Country/Region Settings. If your country is set to Spain or Mexico, click Change. Input a valid UK address and postcode, and click Update. On your Firestick, go to Settings > My Account, sync your content, or deregister and re-register your profile to update your location profile.

Step 3: Update Prime Video Profile Language Settings

Sometimes, only your Prime Video application displays in Spanish, while the main Firestick interface remains in English. This is because Prime Video allows you to configure language settings on a profile-specific basis, overriding the operating system’s settings.

Launch the **Prime Video** app. Go to the menu options on the left-hand side, scroll down, and select the gear icon (labeled Configuración). Scroll through the settings to find Idioma (Language). Select it, choose English from the list, and click save. This forces your Prime profile to align with your Fire OS default language.

Step 4: Check Your VPN Connection Location Node

If you run a VPN on your Firestick, your traffic is routed through a virtual server. If your VPN is configured to automatically connect to the fastest node and chooses a server in Spain or South America, location-sensitive streaming apps will automatically switch their default language to Spanish.

Launch your VPN application on your Firestick. Take note of the active server location. If it shows a Spanish-speaking country, disconnect and search for a server located in the United Kingdom or the United States. Reconnect to the server, force-close and clear the cache of your streaming app, and open it again. The app should now default back to English.

Step 5: Disable Prime Video Subtitle Overrides

If your menus are in English but the audio tracks or subtitles default to Spanish during video playback, the media playback parameters need to be adjusted. This is a common bug on older Firestick models.

While playing a film or TV show, press the **options (three lines)** button on your remote control. Select **Subtitles & Audio** from the overlay menu. Under Subtitles, check if the toggle is set to Spanish. Switch the language to English UK and confirm. The system will save this setting as your default preference.

Step 6: Reset Your Firestick to Factory Defaults

If your language settings refuse to update or keep reverting to Spanish after updates, your device likely has corrupted system localization files. Performing a factory reset wipes all local files, allowing you to select your preferred language fresh during the initial setup.

Navigate to Settings > My Fire TV > Reset to Factory Defaults (or Configuración > Mi Fire TV > Restablecer a los valores predeterminados). Confirm the prompt. The reset process takes about 5 to 10 minutes. Once booted, the device will prompt you to select your language. Choose English (United Kingdom) to complete the setup.

Step 7: Perform a Mains Power Cycle

If you encounter a network verification error when attempting to sync account details, perform a physical mains power cycle. Unplug the Firestick from the wall socket for 60 seconds, reconnect the power, and test language settings again.

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This occurs because the device language settings were accidentally changed, the Prime Video profile is set to a foreign language, or your Amazon account region is set to Spain or Mexico.

Settings is represented by the gear icon on the far right of the home navigation bar and is labeled ‘Configuración’. Select it to access preferences.

This usually happens after a system update restarts region variables, or if you share your Amazon account with someone who changed their profile language settings.

While playing a video, press the Options button (three horizontal lines), select Subtitles, and switch the language back to English.

Yes. Resetting to factory defaults wipes all custom configurations and allows you to select your preferred language (e.g. English UK) during the boot setup.

Log in to Amazon.co.uk, navigate to Manage Your Content and Devices > Preferences > Country/Region, change your address to the UK, and sync your Firestick.

Sometimes. If a streaming app reads your VPN IP address (e.g., connected to Spain), it may automatically default its content and interface language to Spanish. Always run your VPN on UK/US nodes to prevent this.