Does Spotify have a sleep timer?

Do you like listening to music or podcasts before sleeping? Spotify has a cool feature called the Sleep Timer. It lets your music play for a set time before it stops, ensuring your songs won’t play all night. In this article, we’ll show you how to use it. And if you’re interested in the sleep timer feature, you might also want to check out our article on the best sleep tracker apps. Let’s get started!

Does Spotify have a sleep timer function?

Yes, but only in the mobile app for Android and iOS. Spotify was unusually late to the game, implementing a timer for the first time in 2019. Even then, it arrived in the Android version of the app before it reached iPhones or iPads.

Spotify’s sleep timer isn’t available in the web player or the dedicated desktop app for Windows and Mac. It’s not clear why, but the company seems to assume few people are using their computer for a nighttime soundtrack.

How to set a sleep timer for music

Oddly enough, there’s a different process for setting up a sleep timer for music versus podcasts.

To set a sleep timer on Spotify, follow these steps:

1. Start playing a song on your Spotify on Android or IOS.
2. Tap the song’s title in the mini-player at the bottom of the app to expand it into fullscreen.
3. Once in fullscreen, tap the three vertical dots ( ⋮ ) in the top-right corner.
4. Scroll down options and select Sleep timer.
5. Select a duration. Once it’s over, playback will stop.

How to set a sleep timer for podcasts

The process is a bit different when trying to set a sleep timer on a podcast. Let’s go through it together.

To set a Spotify sleep timer for podcasts, follow these steps:

1. Start playing a podcast by tapping on the play icon.
2. Tap the podcast’s title in the mini-player at the bottom of the app to expand it into fullscreen.
3. Tap the clock-shaped icon to open the sleep timer menu.
4. Choose a duration. Once the timer ends, playback will stop.

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