Auto shut off feature stopped working

One of my favorite features of my Apple TV 4K, is that it shuts itself off after a couple of hours of no input. It also shuts my television off. I often fall asleep with the TV on, and it is nice to wake up to everything shut off, when I wake up, during the night. However, it has recently stopped doing that. It runs on and on and on for hours. I have also quit getting the question, “are you still watching?” I think there may have been a recent update, because my screensaver has changed back to the default “Aerial”. Is there someway that I can reset, so that it goes back to shutting itself off, and asking me if I’m still watching? I didn’t set this feature up to begin with. It, apparently, was the default.

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 17

Posted on May 14, 2024 10:35 AM

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Posted on May 15, 2024 1:49 AM

If nothing is streaming, then the Apple TV box will go to sleep mode after the delay as set by the user.

Set the delay before Apple TV automatically turns off - Apple TV user guide - Apple Support

Separate from that, you may set a sleep timer in Control Center (tvOS 17 or later), to force-stop after a set amount of time, even if something is streaming.

Set a Sleep Timer - Apple TV user guide - Apple Support


Apple TV itself wouldn’t ask if you are still watching, but some apps may do that. Whether apps will stream continuously or prompt for continuation, that is up to each app (and perhaps their settings). What app were you using, when you wish it would stop after some time?

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May 15, 2024 1:49 AM in response to robe427

If nothing is streaming, then the Apple TV box will go to sleep mode after the delay as set by the user.

Set the delay before Apple TV automatically turns off - Apple TV user guide - Apple Support

Separate from that, you may set a sleep timer in Control Center (tvOS 17 or later), to force-stop after a set amount of time, even if something is streaming.

Set a Sleep Timer - Apple TV user guide - Apple Support


Apple TV itself wouldn’t ask if you are still watching, but some apps may do that. Whether apps will stream continuously or prompt for continuation, that is up to each app (and perhaps their settings). What app were you using, when you wish it would stop after some time?

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