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Sleep timer for music
Fall asleep to your music and let MixTube switch it off for you. Free, offline, and it works with the screen off.
Fall asleep to music, without it playing all night
Music is one of the easiest ways to fall asleep. The problem is what happens afterwards: the album keeps going, the phone stays awake, the battery drains, and at some point a loud track wakes you up again.
A sleep timer solves it. You tell MixTube how long to keep playing, and it stops on its own.
How to set a sleep timer in MixTube
- Start your music. Open MixTube and play the track, album or playlist you want to drift off to.
- Open the sleep timer. Find it in the player controls.
- Choose how long. Long enough to fall asleep, short enough not to run for hours.
- Start it and put the phone down. MixTube stops playback when the countdown finishes.
It works with the screen off. The timer keeps running while MixTube is in the background, so you can lock the phone and set it aside.
Why it is worth using
- You are not woken up again. Playback ends quietly instead of continuing into a loud track at 3am.
- Battery. Thirty minutes of playback instead of eight hours is the difference between waking to a charged phone and a flat one.
- No data use. Playing offline files means the timer costs you nothing beyond battery.
- It becomes a habit. Same playlist, same timer, every night — a routine your brain starts to associate with sleeping.
What to play
Anything already on your phone works, and MixTube plays it offline. A few things people tend to reach for:
- Quiet instrumental or ambient tracks with no sudden dynamics
- A familiar album you know well enough not to pay attention to
- Rain, waves or white noise saved as audio files
- A playlist built specifically for winding down
Build it once as a playlist in your offline library and it is there every night. If a track is louder than the rest, the equalizer can take the edge off.
Frequently asked questions
Does MixTube have a sleep timer?
Yes. MixTube includes a sleep timer that stops playback automatically after the time you choose, so music does not run all night.
How do I set a sleep timer for music on Android?
Open MixTube, start the track or playlist you want, open the sleep timer, choose how long you want the music to keep playing, and start it. MixTube stops playback when the time is up.
Will the sleep timer stop music if my screen is off?
Yes. The timer runs with the screen off and while MixTube is in the background, and stops playback at the end of the countdown.
Does a sleep timer save battery?
It helps. Music that stops at 30 minutes instead of playing until morning means hours less audio playback and screen-off wake time, which is noticeably easier on an overnight charge.