Streaming Streaming Devices 102 102 people found this article helpful How to Turn off All Models of the Apple TV How do you turn off a box with no buttons on it? by Sam Costello Writer Sam Costello has been writing about tech since 2000. His writing has appeared in publications such as CNN.com, PC World, InfoWord, and many others. our editorial process Facebook Twitter Sam Costello Updated on December 12, 2020 Tweet Share Email Streaming Devices Apple TV Roku Chromecast Fire TV What to Know With the remote: Hold down the Home button and click Sleep. Press any button on the remote to wake it up again. From the Settings app: Scroll down and click Sleep Now. Press any button on the remote to wake it up again. Set an auto-sleep timer: Go to Settings > General > Sleep After, and choose a period of inactivity before the device goes to sleep. This article explains how to turn off an Apple TV, even though the device has no power button. Instructions apply primarily to 4th-generation and newer Apple TVs, but the process is similar for all models. How to Turn off the Apple TV With the Remote You have two options for turning off an Apple TV: using the remote and using on-screen commands. Hold down the Home button on the Apple TV remote. A menu appears on the screen. In tvOS 13 and later, the menu slides out from the right side of the screen. In earlier versions, options appear in the center. For early models of the hardware, hold down the Play/Pause button until Apple TV goes to sleep. The following instructions don't apply. Click Sleep. Press any button on the Apple TV remote to wake up the device again. Lifewire / Theresa Chiechi How to Turn off Apple TV With On-Screen Commands You can also put your Apple TV to sleep from the Settings app. Here's how. Open the Settings app. Scroll down to Sleep Now at the bottom of the menu and click it to put Apple TV to sleep. In first- and second-generation Apple TVs, this option is called Standby. Press any button on the remote to wake the device back up. How to Change Apple TV Auto-Sleep Settings In addition to manually turning off the Apple TV, you can also set an option that controls when the device automatically goes to sleep after a period of inactivity. To change this setting: Launch the Settings app. Select General. Select Sleep After. Choose how quickly you want the Apple TV to go to sleep after being inactive: Never, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 5 hours, or 10 hours. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit