Are you looking for tips on how to turn off Firestick? You’ve come to the right place! In the following guide, I’m going to show you different methods that you can use to switch off your Fire device. It works for everybody!
First of all, it’s important to understand that there’s a power button on the Firestick remote, but this button has very little to do with the actual device.
Basically, the power button works together with the mute button and volume controls to synchronize with your TV’s IR profile. When you utilize your Firestick remote to change the volume, this allows you to change your TV volume.
What does this have to do with how to turn off Firestick? You’ll understand soon enough. Stay with me here. Basically, the power button allows you to switch off your TV but not the actual Firestick device.
But, when you leave the Fire TV or Firestick device on idle for about 20 minutes, it’ll simply switch itself off automatically. This means that even though you can only switch off the TV alone using the remote control power button, you can rest assured that your device will switch itself off automatically after 20 minutes.
But, if you don’t want to take any chances, then you’ll benefit from the following guide. Keep in mind that even after those 20 minutes the Firestick cannot shut down completely. To do that, you’ll need to unplug it or put it otherwise switching it off simply means that it’s on Sleep mode.
How to Turn Off Firestick and Fire TV
In the following section, we’re going to share three methods to help you along.
1. Home Menu
This first method is arguably the easiest one. Note that it won’t completely shut it down.
Follow this step-by-step process:
- Long press your Firestick’s Home button for a minimum of 5 seconds.
- Keep your finger on that Home button until you’re able to see this pop-up window show up on your screen.
- Select the Sleep option
- At this point, your device’s screen should go black to show that it has now gone to sleep.
You can easily stir your Firestick awake by pressing on any of the remote control buttons.
2. Settings
You may also put your Firestick to sleep through the Settings menu. This will put the device to sleep and not necessarily turn it all the way OFF.
Follow these steps using another easy method:
- Go to your Firestick home screen
- From the remote control, click on the Home button
- Go to the top of the screen so you can click on Settings
- Click on My Fire TV
- Navigate through the menu and click on Sleep
This should put your Firestick device to sleep instantly. You can press any of the buttons on the remote control to switch it back on.
3. Disconnect the Firestick Completely
This one is a no-brainer and can be used on any device. Simply remove the Firestick from its power source to completely shut it down or switch it all the way OFF.
Keep in mind that your device remains on sleep mode even when you switch it off through the other methods we’ve mentioned so far. This means that many of its functions and features are still running in the background.
To switch off your Firestick you simply need to unplug its adapter from the power source or remove the cable from the device.
These are the only two ways that we know about that allow you to switch off the device completely and they also function as a hard reboot.
Conclusion
There’s no specific function provided by Amazon which allows you to completely shut down your Firestick device. But you can put it to sleep where it only utilizes a few of its functions.
Switching it back on is super simple and easy and involves pressing any of the remote control buttons.
Did you manage to shut your Firestick down with the help of our methods? We would love to hear from you in the comments down below!
