How To Turn Off Amazon Fire Stick

The Amazon Fire Stick is still regarded as one of the newcomers among entertainment streaming technologies. This device plugs into your TV’s HDMI port and allows you to watch your favorite sports channels, access popular streaming services, play your favorite music, and browse games on your TV.

The big advantage of owning the Amazon Fire Stick or any similar streaming device is that you can take it with you anywhere. In fact, most people use it while traveling rather than at home. You just need a HDMI compatible TV set to use it.

How to Turn Off the Hardware

There are two main ways to turn off the Amazon Fire Stick. One involves a hands-on approach, while the other is software-based.

• You can unplug the USB cable from your TV in order to stop it from drawing power.
• You can also disconnect the Fire Stick device from your Smart TV as you would with any regular USB device.

Amazon Fire Stick Auto Shutdown

While some hardware devices these days have an automatic shutdown feature, the Amazon Fire Stick does not. But does this mean that it constantly draws power and heats up? Not at all.

The Amazon Fire Stick has a built-in sleep function. This prompts if to conserve energy by going into a sleep mode on its own after 30 minutes of inactivity.

This feature strikes a good balance between always online and always offline. On the one hand, it draws minimal power through your TV and therefore doesn’t add much to the bill. On the other hand, it doesn’t allow the casing to heat up for no reason.

Secondly, the Amazon Fire Stick still receives updates while it’s in sleep mode. If you’re quite familiar with the device, then you understand the need to always have the software up-to-date. Keep in mind that the device only consumes a maximum of 2.7 watts per hour while in sleep mode.

Since it also runs on two triple-A batteries, the Amazon Fire Stick doesn’t tend to heat up much during sleep mode, even if it receives constant updates. Its power draw in this state is between 2 and 2.7 watts per hour.

Can You Use Voice Support to Turn It Off?

Although the Amazon Fire Stick has an optional voice support feature, you cannot use it to turn the device on or off. You can only use voice control to access certain features when the device is already up and running.

Amazon Fire Stick vs. Amazon Fire Stick TV

There have been plenty of people debating which version of the Fire Stick is better – the original release or the updated TV version.

In terms of operation, there’s no difference between the Amazon Fire Stick standard model and the Amazon Fire Stick TV model. You use the same remote, have access to the same features, and run through the same process of powering up or shutting down the device.

All their differences are bandwidth and resolution-related. If you want to watch movies in 4K Ultra HD, the Amazon Fire Stick TV is the better option. But if you’re happy with 1080p Full HD content, the cheaper Amazon Fire Stick will do just fine.