FIX: Amazon Fire TV doesn’t go into sleep mode

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Amazon Fire TV is a great device, but manyusersreported that Amazon Fire TV does not go intosleep mode.

This can be a problem, and in today’s article, we’ll show you how to fix this issue once and for all.

What to do if Amazon Fire TV won’t go into sleep mode?

Several users reported that this issue is possibly caused by theNetflixapp.

To avoid it, be sure to closeNetflixapp if you want your Amazon Fire TV to go tosleep.

Alternatively, update theNetflixapp to the latest version and check if that helps.

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In some cases, Amazon Fire TV might not go to sleep mode due to your Ethernet cable.

Fewusersreported that they had issues with CAT5 Ethernet cable, but after switching to the CAT6 Ethernet cable, the issue was resolved.

In addition, you can also try replacing Amazon Fire TV power supply since severalusersreported that replacing the power supply fixed the problem.

If the previous solutions didn’t work for you, we suggest entering thesleep modemanually as a workaround.

To do that, follow these steps:

Note:This is just a workaround, but you’ll have to use it until you find a working solution.

There you go, several quick and easy solutions that might help you ifAmazonFire TV does not go intosleep mode.

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