Skin Lag Issues with FireStick 4k Max



Hey all,

So I’m trying to build a skin with a Netflix feel for my Firestick 4k Max. The problem is: with almost any skin even the lighter ones, as soon as I start adding widgets the skin UI gets super laggy. I’ve tried only using 6 widgets total and I still get the lag almost like the Firestick can’t handle it at all. Less widgets it improves but still get some lag.

Before you mention the Nvidea Shield TV Pro: I bought one to test if it was actually the Firestick that couldn’t handle the skins but I got pretty much the same performance on the Shield TV. It was a little better but not enough to keep it. I ended up returning it.

I also tried on another Firestick to make sure both pieces of hardware I tried on weren’t faulty. Same results.

Network speed: plenty- 500+ MBS

Skins tested: Arctic Fuse, Arctic Horizon 2

To be tested: FENtastic- but I’d rather not use an FEN skin as I like to use TMDB Helper

Any suggestions or help would be greatly appreciated.