3 Easy Ways to Reboot Your Apple TV

By Hallei Halter Updated 07/12/2021

Occasionally your Apple TV may start glitching or freeze, and need a restart. The Apple TV doesn't have a power button, but you can still restart it. Here are three easy ways to restart or reboot your Apple TV.

Restart Your Apple TV in Settings

On the Apple TV 4k or Apple TV 4th generation: Navigate to Settings.
Scroll down to System, then select Restart.
On Apple TV 3rd generation and earlier: go to Settings.
Scroll to General, then select Restart.

How to Restart an Apple TV with the Remote

On the Siri Remote: Hold down the Home and Menu buttons. The Sleep Now? menu may appear, but keep holding down the Home and Menu buttons. Let go when the LED light on the Apple TV flashes.
Apple Remote (third-generation Apple TV's and older): Hold down the Menu and Down buttons. Let go when the light on the Apple TV device flashes.

For more tips on how to fix an Apple TV remote, read this!

Unplug Your Apple TV

If the first two options don't restart your device, simply unplug your Apple TV device from power. Apple recommends waiting at least six seconds before plugging it back in.

Now you know how to reboot your Apple TV in three different ways. If you're just getting started, read about how to set up Apple TV here.

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Hallei Halter

Hallei is a 2018 graduate of Maharishi University of Management with a BFA in Creative & Professional Writing. She's currently working on a novel about people using witchcraft to clean their houses.

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