How to turn my tv off automatically on amazon fire stick after inactivity?

I've been looking for s solution to this for a while.

EDIT [b]We have a solution! Thanks all! answer below![/b]

When I'm watching my firestick after hours of inactivity, it often goes to sleep mode, but my tv remains on, wasting power.

One morning, I was watching the stick before I had to leave, and I didn't realize I pressed the speak button instead of the power button. My TV was on all day.

And last night, I was watching the stick. It was late and I guess I drifted off after a phone call. My stick was in sleep mode, but when I woke up this morning, my Tv was still on.

If I'm watching regular TV/cable my tv shuts off automatically after hours of inactivity.

I haven't found a solution online, but I did see others had a similar issue.

Is this even a thing? Thanks in advance.

[b]THANKS, EVERYONE!! I THINK WE HAVE A SOLUTION! [/b]

My tv goes into power-saving mode automatically after a certain amount of time of inactivity.

My tv and firestick were connected via an easy link option that's been preinstalled on my tv this whole time. so when my firestick went to sleep, it actually was doing the same thing my tv does after inactivity. I thought it was turning off before like my other tv but it wasn't. I will have to manually use a sleep timer as other people suggested or manually turn it off to power my stick and tv off.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

There is indeed a "thing".

It's called an "On/Off Switch", and even if there isn't one on the TV, which I'd have thought unlikely, isn't there a switch on the mains socket on the wall?

sweetiepoo · 36-40, F

@ArishMell No there isn't one on the wall, but my stick is connected to the tv's power button. It s just that if I'm super tired or rushing out the house if it's already in sleep mode I don't realize it's on and don't manually turn it off using the power button.

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@sweetiepoo Oh, I see!

Well, I try to be careful, I do forget sometimes.

It is normal practice here, in the UK, that all the mains sockets have switches, so perhaps I thought that fairly typical anywhere; but I realise it might not apply in other countries.

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By forgetting, I once filled the house with [i]gas[/i]!

I had heated some milk for my breakfast cereal, over a very low light, and forgot to turn the gas-ring off. During the day the tiny flames had gone out, and I returned from work to find the house smelling strongly of gas. It was after dark but fortunately I had the presence of mind not to switch the lights on as I left the front door open and stumbled through to open the back door, to let the wind clear the gas away.

sweetiepoo · 36-40, F

@ArishMell Oh no! Gas!? I hope nobody was hurt!

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@sweetiepoo Fortunately, no.

The house was empty all day, but if someone had been there they would have noticed and turned the gas off pretty quickly anyway.

The real danger was that if I had switched anything electrical on (or indeed off had it been on) any spark on the contacts could have ignited that rich mixture of gas and air in the house, causing a big explosion.