Ultimate Guide to Set Spotify Sleep Timer to Get a Good Sleep

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With Spotify sleep timer, you could have a peaceful night’s sleep without being disturbed. Fortunately, it can be set easily on your devices. 
 
A sleep timer is essential for anyone who enjoys listening to music before bed. By automatically stopping playback after a set duration, it prevents disturbances and ensures a restful night’s sleep. For music enthusiasts, especially Spotify subscribers, the good news is that Spotify has a built-in Sleep Timer, which is a long-request feature by users.
 
In this post, you will know how to set a Spotify sleep timer on Android, iPhone and desktop. At the same time, we will walk you through the sleep timer Spotify not working issues you may encounter. Let’s dive in.

Where is the Sleep Timer on Spotify?

Where is Spotify sleep timer
Currently, Spotify sleep timer feature is available just in Android and iOS devices (we will show you how to set Spotify sleep timer for desktop users in later part). To find the Sleep Timer, you need to tap the Now Playing bar to bring up the full Now Playing screen and find the option of Sleep Timer to further set the duration of the timer as you wish.
 
It sounds easy, but many users often ask the question “does Spotify have a sleep timer”, “is there a sleep timer on Spotify”. The answer is definitely YES. But it is not your fault if you can’ find the option. Due to somewhat complex interface or continuous updates, you may be not aware of the sleep timer function on Spotify or can’t find the feature’s location.
 
Don’t worry. We will guide you to find and set the Sleep Timer on Spotify to turn off music automatically step by step in 2024. 

How to Set Spotify Sleep Timer?

How to set Spotify sleep timer
Spotify Sleep Timer lets your music play for a set time before it stops, ensuring your songs won’t play all night. No matter you prefer to listen to your favorite Spotify music, podcasts or audiobooks before sleeping, Spotify’s sleep timer can customize your listening experience in time intervals. You can choose from preset intervals like 5, 10, 15, 30, 45 minutes, 1 hour, or until the end of the track, episode or chapter. 

How to Set Spotify Sleep Timer on Android and iPhone?

Spotify added the sleep timer feature to its Android and iOS app in 2019. Both Android and iPhone / iPad users could set sleep timer on Spotify app to avoid playing music all night long, helping save the battery and data. 
 
When the Spotify sleep timer is set successfully, a pop-up message will appear confirming the result. Just like the screenshot shown below.
Set Spotify sleep timer successfully
Here we introduce the steps to set Spotify sleep timer on iPhone for example. If you are an Android user, don’t worry, just follow the steps below as its process is the same.

Set Spotify Sleep Timer for Music

At very first beginning, make sure that you have downloaded the latest version of Spotify app from the App store.
 
Step 1: Open Spotify app. Select the song that you want to listen to before bed and start playing the music.
Step 2: Select the “now playing” screen.
Step 3: Tap the three dots in the top-right corner of the screen.
Step 4: Scroll down and select Sleep Timer from the list of options that appear.
Step 5: Choose from preset time intervals: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, or End of track.
Set Spotify sleep timer on iPhone

Set Spotify Sleep Timer for Podcast

The podcast sector is growing year after year. Millions listen every week. Spotify currently has over 6 million podcast titles in its catalog (2024). And ¼ of podcast fans listen to podcasts via Spotify. One reason for podcast enthusiasm use Spotify for podcast listening is Spotify has sleep timer function while many other podcast apps lacks one. If you are the one that prefer to set a sleep timer for your favorite relaxing podcast on Spotify, follow the steps below. (If you want to download Spotify podcast to MP3, check this guide.)
 
Step 1: Launch Spotify app. Make sure that you are using the latest version of Spotify app. 
Step 2: Select the podcast episode that you want to listen to as you fall asleep.  And start playing the podcast by tapping on the playing icon.
Step 3: Select the “now playing” screen.
Step 4: Tap the sleep timer icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Step 5: Choose from Sleep Timer preset time intervals: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, or End of episode.
Set sleep timer on Spotify podcast

Set Spotify Sleep Timer for Audiobook

There are 350,000 audiobooks currently available on Spotify. If you are Spotify premium subscriber, or the lead person of Duo / Family plans, you can listen to audiobooks on Spotify and set a sleep timer to help fall asleep. It is easy to put a timer on Spotify for Audiobooks. 
 
Step 1: Open Spotify app on device. Make sure that your Spotify app is updated to the latest version. 
Step 2: Select the audiobook that you want to listen to as you fall asleep. And start playing the audiobook chapter.
Step 3: Select the “now playing” screen.
Step 4: Tap the sleep timer icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Step 5: Scroll down and select Sleep Timer from the list of options that appear.
Set sleep timer on Spotify for audiobook
Step 6: Choose from preset time intervals: 5 minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes, 1 hour, or End of chapter.
 
Note: even you are qualified to listen to audiobooks, you are only allowed to access free 15 hours of audiobooks a month unless you buy.

Tips to use Spotify Sleep Timer

Tips to use Spotify sleep timer

If you’re at a loss for what to listen to at bedtime, head to Spotify’s Sleep selection of playlists for some quick inspiration.
 
If you’re quick to fall asleep, choose End of track or End of episode.
 
If you haven’t fallen asleep yet, you can turn off the sleep timer or select more time.
 
There is no option to customize the Spotify sleep timer, say 3 minutes. You can only set the sleep timer to stop playback from the available duration options: 5, 10, 15, 30, or 45 minutes, 1 hour, or End of track. 

Troubleshooting: Spotify Sleep Timer Missing?

Spotify sleep timer not working
There are some Spotify users asking questions such as “is Spotify sleep timer gone, was Spotify sleep timer removed, why Spotify sleep timer not working” in the community. Since Spotify added the sleep timer feature in 2019, it remains there. If you found Spotify sleep timer is missing, try to perform each suggestion in the list.
 
1. Perform a clean reinstall of the Spotify app on your phone.
Always be sure that you have downloaded the latest version of Spotify app. For iPhone or iPad user, get the app from App Store, for Android user, get the app from Google Play.
 
Note that you can’t turn on sleep timer on Spotify web or desktop version. Because the feature is only available in Android and iOS devices.
 
2. Log out and log in of your Spotify account. 
If you can’t find the sleep timer, we suggest you log out and log in twice in a row onto your Spotify account. This could sound a little bit odd, but this way the system will force a resync of your account in general.
 
3. Go to the Now Playing view
The Sleep timer feature is only visible in the three dots menu of the music Now Playing view. You need to select a song and then go to the Now Playing view. There, you’ll find a three-dot menu at the top right of your screen and once you open it, you’ll find the sleep timer. 
 
4. Be aware of the Sleep Timer icon
The Spotify sleep timer icon may differ from music, podcast and audiobook. It happens that Spotify may change the sleep timer icon after some updates. For example, in the past, there was a moon icon when setting sleep timer for podcast, but now, it is a timer icon. 
 
5. Disable Spotify Connect
My friend Tom experienced the Spotify sleep timer not working issue while using Spotify Connect with other devices and fixed it by disabling Spotify Connect. Please note that the sleep timer is not officially supported when used in combination with Connect feature. 
 
“I just figured out that the Spotify sleep timer only appears when music is playing on the same device that you have the app open. When I connect to my Google clock, the option disappears and when I set it back to my phone the option reappears.”

How to Set Spotify Sleep Timer on Desktop?

A sleep timer is such a cool function. It automatically pauses your playback after a set duration, ensuring uninterrupted rest and promoting better sleep quality. You could easily set a sleep timer on Spotify by following the guide above on your Android or iPhone. But, how about Spotify sleep timer for desktop? Don’t be upset. There are alternative methods to set sleep timer for Spotify on your Windows and Mac computer by adjusting system settings.

Set Spotify Sleep Timer on Windows

Step 1: Open Windows Settings panel (click the Windows Start button and go to “Settings”)
Step2: Type in sleep and click “Power and sleep settings”.
Set Spotify sleep timer on Windows with system settings
Step 3: Under “Sleep,” set your computer to go to sleep after a certain duration of inactivity. This will effectivity pause audio playback when your computer enters sleep mode.

Set Spotify Sleep Timer on Mac

Step 1: Open “System Preferences” from the Apple menu. 
Apple system sleep setting
Step 2: In the search bar within the preferences window, input “Sleep”. Click on “Schedule startup, sleep, or shut down”.
 
Step 3: In Energy Saver panel. Tick the checkbox for the “Sleep” option. Specify the repeat day and the desired time when you want your Mac to enter sleep mode, effectively pausing Spotify playback.
Apple system sleep setting schedule

Play Spotify Music on any Media Player with Built-in Sleep Timer

If you download Spotify songs to your computer, you can use any media player with a sleep timer to play your favorite playlists or podcasts. This way, they’ll automatically stop playing after a set amount of time. To make it happen, you need to use third-party application – Spotify music converter to download the songs from Spotify first. 
 
Spotify music converter helps download songs, playlists, podcasts, audiobook from Spotify to your computer with 1:1 audio quality. You could use any other media player with built-in sleep timer to play the songs and set it to stop playing music after a certain amount of time. We have introduced 3 proven Spotify downloaders before, here we take one for example.
 
Step 1: Run Spotify Music Converter on your Windows or Mac. Log in your Spotify account with the built-in web player.
Step 2: Choose Output settings
 
In Settings panel, you can select the output format, from the most popular MP3 to lossless audio format FLAC, AIFF. Choose output audio quality, customize the output folder as well as how the way to organize the output files.
Step 3: Download Spotify Music to MP3
 
Select any song, album, playlist or podcast you want to download, then click the Add to list button to load all tracks. Then press Convert button to start downloading your favorite Spotify songs to your local computer.
Note: VLC media player has a sleep time built in. You can play the downloaded Spotify music via VLC and set VLC to stop playing after a certain amount of time.

Conclusion

You are not alone when listening to Spotify music or podcasts before sleeping. But it would be a nightmare if the song plays all nights long into the morning. By setting a timer on Spotify to turn off music, you can get an undisturbed sleep. No matter you want to set Spotify sleep timer on Android, iPhone or desktop, you can make it by following the guide above. We also provide solutions to walk you through if you encounter not working issues when setting Spotify sleep timer. Hope you enjoy your sleep songs and have a nice dream every day.

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