How to Install Zwift on Firestick & Fire TV

Zwift is an online fitness platform available as an app and as an accessory. The Zwift app is compatible with smartphones, tablets, and PC. For streaming devices and Smart TVs, the app is yet to be released. If you want to get the Zwift app on your Firestick or Fire TV, you need to sideload the Zwift APK file using the Downloader app.

Features of Zwift

• In the Zwift app, you can get more than a thousand structured workouts and training plans.
• All the workouts and training sessions are conducted by professional trainers.
• You are allowed to choose from a wide range of virtual worlds for your rides.
• It allows you to schedule your upcoming training and rides.
• The availability of variable resistance gives the feeling of real-world riding.
• Zwift makes your every ride similar to gameplay and so you will be able to run with your friends or global community.
• With Zwift, you will analyze your performance which helps to enhance your workouts or training.

Install Zwift on Firestick

There are two ways to sideload the Zwift app on Firestick.

• Using Downloader
• Using ES File Explorer

As you are sideloading the Android APK, a lot of built-in features on Zwift won’t be available on Firestick.

Install Zwift on Firestick Using Downloader

Downloader on Firestick is the best sideloading app to install apps and services from third-party sources.

#1: Open the Downloader app on your Firestick. If the Downloader app is not installed previously, you can install it directly from the Amazon App Store.

#2: Select the Settings icon.

#3: Go to the Fire TV tile and choose Developer Options.

#4: Then, choose Install Unknown Apps and turn on the Downloader toggle.

#5: Return to the Downloader home screen, go to the address bar and enter the Zwift app URL https://bit.ly/3a5m3Au.

#6: Next, select the Go button to download the APK file.

#7: When the APK is downloaded, select the file and click the Install button.

#8: Once the installation process is completed, click the Open button to run the Zwift app on your Firestick.

Install Zwift on Firestick using ES File Explorer

ES File Explorer is a well-known android File Manager app. In addition to that, it also functions as a sideloader app on Firestick to install third-party apps. It is considered a perfect alternative to the Downloader app. However, to sideload APK files on ES File Explorer, you need to buy the premium version, which costs $9.99 per month.

#1: Launch the ES File Explorer app on your Firestick. Make sure to turn on the Install Unknown Apps toggle for ES File Explorer.

#2: Select the Downloader icon from the main window under the Tools menu.

#3: Then, select the + New button at the bottom of the screen.

#4: A small window appears with the Path and Name field. In the Path field, enter the Zwift Apk URL https://bit.ly/3a5m3Au, and in the Name Field, type Zwift.

#5: After that, select Download Now. Now, the APK file will be downloaded.

#6: Once the APK file got downloaded, select the APK file and click the Open File option.

#7: Then, click the Install option. The ES File Explorer will start the installation process.

#8: Once the installation is complete, click Open to start using the Zwift app on your Firestick.

How to Sideload ES File Explorer on Firestick [Old Version]

In the older version of Firestick, you need to enable the Apps from Unknown Sources option on your Firestick.

#1: Launch your Firestick and go to the Home screen.

#2: Select the Settings option at the top of the Firestick home screen.

#3: Next, select the My Fire TV or Devices option.

#4: Under My Fire TV, select Developer Options.

#5: Next, select the Apps from Unknown Sources option.

#6: Then, click Turn on from the prompt to enable the Apps from Unknown Sources option.

#7: After that, select the ADB debugging option to enable it.

#8: Then, open the Downloader or ES File Explorer app and install the APK file as discussed above.

Alternative Way to Watch Zwift on Firestick

Users with Android smartphone and tablet has another way to watch Zwift on bigger screens. By screen mirroring your Android device on Firestick, you can watch all the training videos on the TV.

#1: Long press the home button on Firestick remote and select Mirroring.

#2: On your Android device, turn on WiFi and connect to the network where your Firestick was connected.

#3: Head to the Notification Panel menu and select the Cast menu.

#4: Select your Firestick and grant permission to mirror your Android screen.

#5: Launch the Zwift app and play the training videos. If you don’t have the app, install it from the Play Store.

#6: It will mirror on the TV where your Firestick was connected.

Zwift Subscriptions

To access teh Zwift app, you need to have a valid Zwift account. It costs $14.99 per month. If you want, you can get the 14-day free trial on Zwift to test the services for free. Apart from the subscription, if you buy any Zwift Bikes, you can use the Zwift app for free.

You can follow either of these methods to install the Zwift training app on your Firestick or Fire TV Cube. You can get access to dozens of training programs conducted by smart trainers.

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