How to set a sleep timer on iPhone.

Where to find a sleep timer, app by app

The Clock app: one timer for every app

Stop Playing ends playback on the whole phone, so it works on music, podcasts, audiobooks and video alike.

1. Start your music, podcast or show.
2. Open the Clock app and tap Timer.
3. Set how long you want it to play.
4. Tap When Timer Ends, scroll to the bottom of the list, and tap Stop Playing. Then tap Set.
5. Tap Start.

When the timer runs out, the sound stops. No alarm rings.

Your iPhone keeps Stop Playing for the next timer, so on later nights you can ask Siri to "set a timer for 45 minutes" and your music stops when it ends.

That also means your other timers end without a sound. Before you time the oven, set When Timer Ends back to a sound.

Apple Music

The Music app on iPhone has no sleep timer, so use the Clock app's Stop Playing. It stops Apple Music like any other app. On Android, Apple Music has a sleep timer of its own.

Spotify

Spotify's timer works for music and podcasts.

1. Play something and open the Now Playing screen.
2. Tap ••• in the top corner.
3. Tap Sleep timer and choose a length, from 5 minutes to an hour, or End of track.

YouTube

YouTube's sleep timer pauses the video in the app, so use it for a long video.

1. Open the video you want to fall asleep to.
2. Tap Settings in the player.
3. Tap Sleep timer and choose how long until the video pauses.

A silent notification tells you when it pauses. Still awake? Set the timer again.

How long should a sleep timer be?

Start with 30 minutes. If the sound stops while you're still awake, add 15 minutes the next night. If you wake in the night to something still playing, shorten it.

To work out when to go to bed, count back from your alarm in sleep cycles of about 90 minutes, and allow 15 minutes to fall asleep. For a 7:00 a.m. alarm:

Fall asleep to sound that ends on its own.

Just until you drift off. Choose Fall Asleep, and Lissa plays thirty minutes of sound that settles you down, then lets the room go quiet. Pick the sound and press Start Sleep.

Or all night, to a gentle alarm. On All Night, the sound plays straight through to morning, for light sleepers and anyone who can't sleep in silence. A gentle Wake Alarm rings at your wake time, even on silent.

Your own music, with a timer built in. Bring a playlist from your library, or anything in your Apple Music subscription, and choose whether it stops once you're asleep or plays until the alarm.

Put the scrolling away. Turn on Block Distracting Apps, and the apps you choose stay shut from Start Sleep until your wake time.

A nudge before bed. A Wind Down reminder arrives before your bedtime.

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Before you start.

Is there a sleep timer on iPhone?

Yes. Open the Clock app, tap Timer, set a length, then set When Timer Ends to Stop Playing. When the timer runs out, whatever is playing stops, in any app.

Does Apple Music have a sleep timer?

Not in the Music app on iPhone. Use the Clock app's timer with Stop Playing, and Apple Music stops when it ends. On Android, Apple Music has its own sleep timer.

Can you set a sleep timer on YouTube?

Yes. While a video plays, tap Settings in the player, then Sleep timer, and choose how long until the video pauses.

Why didn't my sleep timer stop YouTube?

The Clock app's Stop Playing doesn't always pause YouTube. YouTube's own sleep timer pauses the video inside the app, so use that one there.

Does a sleep timer turn off my phone?

No. It stops what's playing, and your phone stays on. Your alarms still ring in the morning.

How do I cancel a sleep timer?

In the Clock app, tap Timer, then Cancel. To make your timers ring again, tap When Timer Ends and choose a sound.

Can I fall asleep to my own music in Lissa?

Yes. Bring in a playlist from your library, or anything in your Apple Music subscription, and choose whether it stops once you're asleep or plays until the alarm.

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