If you often turn on music when you go to bed, then the sleep timer proves to be one of the most useful features. As you may already know, these timers will turn off the music or video on your phone after a specified amount of time. All you need to do is set a timer and fall asleep. The music will automatically stop. While this is a nifty feature, YouTube Music currently doesn’t have a built-in sleep timer, and that’s a huge bug. Thankfully, there are some nifty workarounds for both Android and iPhone users.
The operation of these timers is similar to the built-in timers of other music applications. In case of iOS, you don’t need to install any third party apps, while if you are using Android phone you will need help from third party apps like Sleep Timer .
Regardless of the method, the implementation is easy, and the YouTube Music sleep timer works great.
Now that everything is in place, let’s see how to add a sleep timer to YouTube Music.
How to Add and Use Sleep Timer for YouTube Music on iOS
As noted earlier, adding a sleep timer on an iPhone is super easy.
Step 1: Play the track of your choice on YouTube Music. Next, go to the Watch app on your iPhone.
Tap Timer.
Step 2: Click the When Timer Ends button. Here, you will see a bunch of options.
Scroll to the bottom and select the Stop Playing option from the menu. That’s it.
With the option selected, play your favorite song and start a mini timer for 2 minutes and watch the magic happen in 2 minutes.
Naturally, the task is to find and open the Watch app every time. Thankfully, this small task can be easily automated via Keyboard Shortcuts.
For those who don’t know, iOS Shortcuts is a workflow app that lets you create dozens of custom workflows and shortcuts to automate daily redundancies. For instance, you can set it to open the music app of your choice when it detects Bluetooth Pairing. Or, you can create a shortcut to add the currently playing song to your playlist. And yes, you can also automate the YouTube Music workflow.
Step 1: Open the Shortcuts app and tap the Plus button in the upper right corner.
Next, select More Actions > Open App > YouTube Music from the menu.
Step 2: Once done, bring up the menu as shown in the screenshot below and select Add action.
Select Start Timer from the list and add a time. That’s it!
Now save the Shortcut and press the Play button at the bottom to test it out. The song will end in exactly 2 minutes. Well, you can thank me later!
This method has some limitations. For example, you can’t play with the timer’s timing. Once set up and engaged, it will stop playing music when the time runs out.
However, you are free to add additional If-Else statements in between, if you wish to further customize the Shortcut.
How to Add and Use Sleep Timer for YouTube Music on Android
Step 1: Open Sleep Timer and tap the three dots button in the upper right corner. Select Settings > Player to start it and select YouTube Music from the list.
Step 2: Go back, set the timer and tap the Start Player button. This will open YouTube Music. Select the song (or playlist of your choice) and that’s all.
The sleep timer gives you about 25 seconds of buffering time for music selection. After the timer expires, it will slowly lower the volume and fade out the music. This is a big plus, compared to the abrupt ending on iOS.
At the same time, Sleep Timer gives you many music apps to choose from. You can also extend the timer time, if you don’t want to use the default time. There are some extras, such as Shake to Extend, for you to explore further.
If you are using a long timer, make sure to remove the app from the Battery Optimization list. This is especially true if your smartphone uses aggressive battery saving techniques.
Sleep timer app is free to use. Upgrading to the paid version unlocks features like Widgets and Tiles for the Quick Settings menu.
Good night
Sleep timer is essential for many of us who love to listen to our favorite songs while falling asleep. And it’s a pity that popular apps like YouTube Music don’t have this basic feature. The good thing is that there are built-in apps and methods that make that happen.
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