This may be one of the most niche articles we’ve done, but here’s one for all the Amazon Fire TV Stick users who can’t figure out how to turn off their device! For the 1% of the audience this applies to, keep reading...
On first glance it may appear that there actually isn’t an off button on your Amazon Fire TV Stick but there is a technique which we’ll shine a light on to help you with this. Although designed with an ‘always on’ approach – the idea being that it’s ready for you to start browsing and streaming at a moment’s notice – there is a way around it.
So, without further ado we’ll outline how to get rid of that annoying flashing light and turn your device off when you aren’t using it below.
What you'll need
- The Fire TV Stick
- Your Alexa remote
How to turn off an Amazon Fire TV Stick
Simply unplugging your Amazon Fire TV Stick or device from its mains wall plug will turn off the gadget, but we're going to give you a way to turn it off that doesn't require you to return to the wall and plug it back in to turn it back on.
You're going to need to get your Amazon Alexa remote ready, and this technique works on whatever screen you're on, whether you're watching a movie or on the Fire TV home screen.
To turn off your Fire stick, press and hold the 'home' button; this is the one with a little icon of a house. If you're in a dark room and can't see the remote properly, it's worth noting that it has a little bump on it on most remotes, which distinguishes it from its neighbors.
Press and hold this home button until an options menu opens, then scroll along to the 'sleep mode' option which should be the central of the five tiles. Select this, and it'll put your Fire stick in sleep mode, which is the closest state to being off it can enter.
In order to wake the stick and return to Fire TV, press any button on the Alexa remote; you're supposed to have to press the power button, but I've found that any work, even the Alexa button.
Once you've figured out how to put the Amazon Fire TV Stick in sleep mode, you can comfortably turn it off when you've finished watching.
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