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How to set a sleep timer on any TV from your iPhone
You drift off, and the TV plays to an empty room until 4 a.m. — burning power and waking you with a blaring autoplay. Most TVs hide a sleep timer somewhere; some streaming boxes don't have one at all. Your iPhone can put a reliable one on any TV.
Why the built-in sleep timer falls short
On a Samsung you dig through Settings → General → System Manager → Time → Sleep Timer; every brand buries it somewhere different, and you set it again every single night. Worse, streaming boxes like Apple TV and Fire TV don't offer a true sleep timer at all.
Set a sleep timer from your iPhone
- Pair your TV in <a href="/en/">LazyBinger</a> — it's auto-detected on your Wi-Fi.
- Open the sleep timer and pick a duration.
- Drift off. When the timer runs out, the TV powers itself off — on all 12 platforms, including Apple TV and Fire TV.
Even better: just say it
With voice magic words, mumble “sleepy time” and LazyBinger starts the timer for you — and it works with the phone locked, so you don't even open your eyes.
And turn it back on in the morning
The flip side of a sleep timer is waking the TV again. Wake-on-LAN lets your iPhone power the TV back on from across the room.
Frequently asked
How do I make my TV turn off automatically at night? Set a sleep timer — use the TV's built-in one if it has it, or set one from your iPhone for any TV (including boxes that lack one).
Does the timer keep running if my phone is locked? Yes. Once it's set, the shutoff is scheduled; and the voice trigger works with the screen locked too.