You can turn off your Amazon Firestick streaming device in two ways, with and without a remote. If you have paired the remote to Firestick, you can easily power off the device with a single tap on the Power button. You can also enable Sleep Mode, to put off the device for a short period.
If your Firestick remote isn’t working fine, you can directly remove the Fire Stick from the port or unplug the Power cable of your TV to turn it off. You can even install the remote app on your smartphone to control the Firestick device. Get through this article and know about all the possible ways to turn off your Firestick.
How to Turn Off Firestick Using Remote
You can turn off your Fire TV Stick in three ways using the remote.
Turn Off the Fire TV Stick Using the Home Menu
1. Press the Home button on the Fire TV Stick remote for a few seconds.
2. You will get the Quick Settings on the TV screen.
3. Select Sleep from the given options using the remote.
4. The device screen goes black.
5. You can power the device by pressing the random button on the remote.
Turn Off your Firestick Using the Power Button
Press the Power button on the remote to power off your Firestick device.
Also, you can press the Select and Play/Pause button for a few seconds to turn it off.
Power Off Fire TV Using Settings
1. Select Settings on the Fire TV home screen.
2. Choose My Fire TV and select Sleep from the given options.
3. The Firestick screen will be turned off.
How to Turn Off Firestick Without Remote
You can even turn off the Firestick device in 2 different ways without using the remote. When you have lost your remote or your remote is damaged, you can utilize this method.
Remove the Fire Stick from the Power Source
Though it is not an ideal way to turn off the device, you can still follow this method to turn it off when the device is frozen and not working.
You can pull out the Power cable of the Fire TV from the Power Source, turn off the Power switch, or unplug the Fire TV Stick from the Smart TV to turn it off. When you turn on your Firestick device, it will power restart the Firestick device.
Apart from the above methods, there are other possible ways where you can turn off the Firestick easily within a few seconds.
Turn Off Using the Fire TV App
If you have connected the Fire TV app (Play Store/App Store) to your FireStick, you can directly turn off the device within the app settings.
1. Tap the Settings icon on the remote interface.
2. Select App Remote Settings and hit Sleep.
FAQ
Yes. However, you can’t be able to disable the Sleep mode directly on the Fire TV Stick device. You can turn off the Sleep Mode via ADB Debugging.
Select Settings → My Fire TV → Developer Options → Install Unknown Apps → Select the desired app to turn off.
To disable Voice Guide on Firestick, navigate to Settings → Accessibility → Voice View → Turn off.
Yes, you can turn on your Fire TV Stick device without using the remote through the Fire TV app.
Select Settings → Display & Sounds → Audio → Dolby Digital Output → Disable Dolby Digital Plus to turn it off.
To disable notifications, go to Preferences → Notification Settings → Select Do Not Interrupt.
Head to Settings → Accessibility → Closed Captions. Select the Closed Captions and turn off the feature.
No, the Amazon Fire Stick won’t turn off automatically. If the device is inactive, it gets into Sleep Mode.