Restart App Apple Tv. With your apple remote (aluminum or white), press and hold play/pause for five seconds. Open settings on apple tv, go to system and select restart.
Plug the power cable back in. Just hold down on the home button (in the bottom right), then tap on sleep on the prompt. Disconnect apple tv from the power outlet, wait five seconds, then reconnect it.
As much as we love our apple tvs, we've all had apple tv problems now and then.
Remember, you should never unplug your apple tv from the power source while software updates are in progress. Restart your apple tv (if responsive) if you are able to use the apple tv, go to settings > system and click on restart.if you own a 3 rd or 4th generation apple tv, go to settings > general and then click on restart. By hallei halter updated on 09/15/2020. On your apple tv (3rd generation and earlier), go to settings > general > restart.