Set Sleep Timer on Spotify across Your Devices? Solved!

"Is there a way to automatically turn Spotify off after some time? If not, is there any official wish-list thread – so I could make Spotify stop playing music after some time? Reason is very simple – I tend to play music when going to sleep, and it would be great if it stopped after some time, to avoid playing all night long into the morning."– from the Spotify Community

Spotify did the unthinkable - they had added a highly requested feature from users - a sleep timer. The feature is now available on Spotify for Android and iPhone. As you'd expect, this feature stops music playback after a set amount of time has passed, a handy option for those who like to fall asleep while listening to their favorite tracks. The feature's addition shouldn't come as much of a surprise, though. What's more, we're here to talk about Spotify sleep timer and introduce how to set sleep timer on Spotify across your devices.

Part 1. How to Set a Sleep Timer on Spotify (Android/iOS)

Spotify features the Sleep Timer for users to listen to their favorite tunes during the bedtime. The sleep timer feature is available on both Android and iOS devices, which enable the contents - music or podcast for mobile users with a customization on a certain duration.

1.1 Set Sleep Timer for Music

1. On iPhone or Android device, open the Spotify app.

2. Go into Your Library and choose the music you want to listen to as you fall asleep.

3. For music, please tap the More button (3 dots icon) > Sleep timer.

4. Now you can choose to end your listening session in 6 increments between 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 45 minutes to 1 hour. You can also set End of the track for a quick doze.

5. Once the notification "OK, your sleep timer is set" is on the screen, you can listen to the tunes with your Bluetooth devices like a headphone or echo.

1.2 Set Sleep Timer for Podcast

1. On iPhone or Android device, open the Spotify app.

2. Go into Your Library and choose the podcast you want to set a sleep timer.

3. Tap into the selected Podcast's Now Playing view.

4. Tap the moon icon to choose between 5 minutes to 1 hour. You can choose between the same time intervals or choose End of the episode.

5. You'll see the on-screen "OK, your sleep timer is set", now the sleep timer is set for your favorite podcast.

If you set a timer and you haven't fallen asleep yet, feel free to go back in and set a longer time or just Turn off Timer.

Part 2. How to Put a Sleep Timer on Spotify (Windows/Mac)

It's easy for you to use Spotify sleep timer on your iPhone or Android device. However, it's not compatible with the Windows and Mac versions of the Spotify app. If you want to add a sleep timer on Spotify for desktop or laptop, you may need the help of a third-party tool - ViWizard Music Converter for Spotify. It can help you download songs from Spotify to your computer without a premium account. Then you can use any other media player with the built-in sleep timer to play Spotify songs and stop playing your music after some time on your computer.

What Can ViWizard Spotify Music Converter Do?

• Listen to all soundtracks on Spotify without the distraction of ads
• Download all soundtracks from Spotify to MP3 or other plain formats
• Get rid of all digital rights management protection from Spotify
• Configure all sorts of audio parameter like channel, bit rate and more

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Step 1Upload Spotify Music to ViWizard Software

Launch ViWizard Spotify MP3 Downloader on your computer. Then you will see Spotify desktop being loaded automatically. Go to your Spotify library and choose any track or playlist you want to extract from Spotify as MP3. Drag and drop your desired items to the main screen of the converter. Alternatively, copy and paste the music link into the search box for adding songs.

Step 2Configure the Output Audio Parameters

After all songs or playlists from Spotify are imported successfully, navigate to top menu - Preferences where you can set MP3 as the output format. Besides, you are allowed to set the bit rate, sample rate, channel, and conversion speed. It also supports other common audio formats, including AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A, and M4B.

Step 3Download Music from Spotify to MP3

When all is set up, click on the Convert button at the right corner to start converting Spotify music to MP3. When the conversion process is done, you can find all MP3 files which are extracted from Spotify by clicking the history folder. Then you can do whatever you, such as playing them through a media player with the built-in sleep timer.

Part 3. How to Adjust Settings for Sleep Timer (Android/iOS)

There're various settings that can ensure a good relaxing with Spotify Sleep Timer.

3.1 App Settings for Sleep Timer

For iOS & Android: Volume level

For Volume level, Spotify offers 3 options: Quiet, Normal, Loud. Quiet option will make songs a littler quieter and sound cleaner, making it a good choice if you're relaxing at home.

1. On iOS or Android, open the Spotify app.

2. Go to Settings > Playback.

3. Scroll to Volume level, choose Quiet option.

3.2 Phone Settings for Sleep Timer

For iOS 15: Reduce Lound Sounds

Reduce Loud Sounds feature enables users more options to adjust decibels for sound. iOS 15 can make the full use of this for Sleep Timer.

Tips: The Reduce Loud Sounds' range is from 75 decibels ("as loud as a vacuum cleaner") to 100 decibel ("as loud as an ambulance siren").

1. On iOS 15, go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics or Sounds > Headphone Safety.

2. If "Reduce Lound Sounds" option is switched off, switch it on. You can also make range around 75 decibels.

For iOS 16: Sleep Focus

On iOS 16, users can use the Health app to help meet your sleep goals by scheduling regular times for going to bed with Spotify sleep timer. You can create one schedule or multiple schedules - for example, one for weekdays and another for weekends.

For the sleep schedules, a Sleep Focus help reduce distractions before and during bedtime. You can also schedule a wind down period to begin from 15 minutes to 3 hours before your bedtime. Once you set a Sleep Timer on Spotify, wind down time to start the Sleep Focus.

1. On iOS 16, go to Settings > Focus > Sleep. If you don't see Sleep as an option, make sure the iOS is updated to iOS 16, tap the plus icon > Sleep > Customize Focus.

2. Customize your focus. You can customize the Lock Screen and Home Screen and allow Spotify app to behave when a Sleep Focus is on.

3.3 Equalizer Settings for Sleep Timer

For iOS & Android: Spotify Equalizer

On iOS and Android devices, users can access Spotify Equalizer to customize the sound. For a Sleep Timer, we'd like to recommend Classical to hear the male vocal to be slightly quieter than the instruments or Jazz to have the a tab quieter vocal than other frequencies.

1. On iOS or Android, open the Spotify app.

2. Go to Settings > Playback.

3. Scroll to Equalizer. If the "Equalizer" is switched off, switch it on.

4. Choose Classical or Jazz for the Sleep Timer.

Conclusion

That's all. If you want to set Spotify sleep timer on your device, then you could quickly know the details from this post. What's more, with the assistance of ViWizard Spotify Music Converter, you can download Spotify songs and play them through other media player with the built-in sleep timer.

Adam Gorden is an experienced writer of ViWizard who is obsessed about tech, movie and software.