Haven't had this happen at all to mine (I've had is since release day) - perhaps it is a particular App that is triggering the "Wake". The ATV4 downloads updates and screensaver in the background (while asleep) but this has never triggered a HDMI wake on mine.
I had this happen, thought it was my cat stepping on the remote (still possible through)
I've had it come on magically a number of times, often a few seconds after I made it go to sleep. I usually unplug the danged thing when it acts up. I've gone back to usually using my underpowered Fire TV stick instead.
But don't discount the cats. I had them knock the insanely too sensitive remote on the floor once, which fired up the Apple TV, the real TV, and the last app I had running. So nice that the Showtime app resumes right where you stopped when it comes alive. /sigh
For those keeping score, that's right, the cats started watching Ray Donovan on my Apple TV at 5:45am.
Yep I can confirm this has happened to me a few times. Definitely annoying.
OKAY. SO HERE'S THE SKINNY ON THIS ISSUE. PEOPLE NEED TO THINK THINGS THROUGH.
PUT THE REMOTE OUT OF REACH OF PETS. WHEN I DID THAT THE ISSUE SUDDENLY STOPPED. WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAS THAT THE CATS WERE WALKING ACROSS THE COFFEE TABLE AND STEPPING ON THE REMOTE.
NO PETS? PAY ATTENTION TO WHEN YOU MOVE THE REMOTE. YOU PROBABLY TURNED IT ON AND DIDNT NOTICE.
THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE. THIS IS USER ERROR/IGNORANCE.
enigmatic said: THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE. THIS IS USER ERROR/IGNORANCE.
IT REALLY IS.
Both my MacBook Pro and Mac Pro REGULARLY turn themselves on for absolutely no reason. Sometimes immediately after I put them to sleep, sometimes in the middle of the night.
Explain what I’m doing wrong, then, because it freaks me out to have them behave as though they’re responding to some sort of foreign request.
Some owners of the fourth-generation Apple TV are complaining that the device is spontaneously waking up itself and/or connected TVs, an inconvenience that could burn unnecessary electricity and could potentially cause screen burn-in for people with plasma sets.
The issue is the subject of numerous threads on Apple's support forums, and can also be confirmed by AppleInsider. Affected people may see their Apple TV turn on as quickly as a minute later, though longer delays are reported as well.
TV sets with HDMI-CEC support will turn back on as well, wasting electricity and potentially disrupting sleep. Plasma burn-in is a risk because tvOS may not always run its screensaver as it's supposed to.
The exact cause of the problem is uncertain, with owners blaming everything from Bluetooth to AirPlay. Some people have reported success in closing some (or all) apps before putting their Apple TV to sleep, or else restarting their unit first, or even turning off ad tracking. Those just concerned with keeping a TV off can disable HDMI-CEC in tvOS settings.
Such solutions would suggest that the problem is rooted in a software bug. If so Apple could fix it in a future tvOS update, but there's no immediate sign a patch will be wrapped into tvOS 9.2.
No that's Apple TV working the night shift for the NSA.
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But don't discount the cats. I had them knock the insanely too sensitive remote on the floor once, which fired up the Apple TV, the real TV, and the last app I had running. So nice that the Showtime app resumes right where you stopped when it comes alive. /sigh
For those keeping score, that's right, the cats started watching Ray Donovan on my Apple TV at 5:45am.
Thanks, Apple.
PUT THE REMOTE OUT OF REACH OF PETS. WHEN I DID THAT THE ISSUE SUDDENLY STOPPED. WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAS THAT THE CATS WERE WALKING ACROSS THE COFFEE TABLE AND STEPPING ON THE REMOTE.
NO PETS? PAY ATTENTION TO WHEN YOU MOVE THE REMOTE. YOU PROBABLY TURNED IT ON AND DIDNT NOTICE.
THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE. THIS IS USER ERROR/IGNORANCE.
IT REALLY IS.
Explain what I’m doing wrong, then, because it freaks me out to have them behave as though they’re responding to some sort of foreign request.
No that's Apple TV working the night shift for the NSA.