How to Set up Bedtime Mode

Apple’s Screen Time tool now has a “Bedtime Mode” to make sure your phone doesn’t keep you up at night. Google’s version of Screen Time, called “Digital Wellbeing,” came out before Apple’s, but a recent how to Set up Bedtime Mode.

The new Bedtime Mode is mostly just a new name for the old “Wind Down” feature in Digital Wellbeing. It’s similar to the same-named feature on the iPhone. When it’s time for bed, your phone will stop sending you notifications and even turn the screen black and white to help you disconnect.

set up Bedtime mode in Android

• Go to Settings > Digital Wellbeing & parental controls > Bedtime mode.
• Toggle Do Not Disturb for Bedtime mode on or off (it’s usually on by default), and then tap next.
• Here, you can choose whether to enable Bedtime mode automatically on a schedule or within certain hours when you plug in your phone to charge.
• To set up a schedule, tap the start and end times to adjust each, and tap the days of the week to enable it only on certain days.
• If you’d rather have Bedtime mode start when you plug in your phone at night, select the Turn on while charging option. You can set a specific time range to start the mode when you charge, like between 9PM and 7AM so it doesn’t turn on when you top up your battery in the afternoon.
• Tap Done, then select Allow or Don’t allow on the next screen to enable or disable additional sleep detection features.

How to Set up Bedtime Mode on iPhone

• Find and open the Health app. 
• Scroll down the Health Categories (they’re in alphabetical order) and tap Sleep.
• Scroll down until you see the Set Up Sleep section, then tap the blue Get Started button. Hit Next on the following information screen.
• Use the + and – buttons to set your desired sleep time in hours and minutes. Then tap Next.
• It’s time to set up your first sleep schedule. Most people will want to set multiple schedules according to their sleep patterns – for example, one for weekdays and another for weekends.
• Program your bedtime
• Set an alarm
• The next screen is Your Schedules, where you can add more schedules for those days where you wish to sleep and wake at different times, such as at weekends.
• Sleep Screen reduces distractions by simplifying your Lock Screen and turning on Sleep Focus during your scheduled bedtime hours. Tap Enable Sleep Screen if you wish this to be active, or Skip if not.
• The next screen lets you reduce distractions ahead of your bedtime. Use the + and – buttons to set the Wind Down period before sleep,
• Wind Down Shortcuts

What is Android Bedtime mode?

Bedtime mode is a part of Digital Wellbeing that lets you limit what your phone can do when you need a break from it. The feature is called “Sleep” on Samsung devices. It is one of five modes, which also include Driving, Exercise, Relax, and Work. Samsung also lets you make your own custom mode.

With Bedtime mode, you can set the times you want to go to sleep and wake up, and the alarms will go off every day at those times. During that time, you can also turn on DnD mode to stop calls, messages, and notifications. But you don’t have to use DnD mode. Turn off DnD if you want your favorite people and apps to be able to reach you.

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