How to turn on sleep timer feature in YouTube?

Updated: 07-01-2026, 03.30 AM

What is the news?

In today’s era, smartphones have become people’s almost all-time companion. Many people definitely use smartphones before sleeping at night. Many times, while watching a video, we lose track of time and keep the mobile running for hours. This has a direct impact on sleep. To solve this problem, video streaming platform YouTube provides a special sleep timer feature for its users.

What is the sleep timer feature?

YouTube rolled out the sleep timer feature in October 2024. This feature allows users to automatically turn off the video after a set time, so that the mobile or tablet does not remain on the whole night. This feature is especially useful for people who sleep while listening to music, meditation or ASMR. Setting a timer saves battery and also improves sleep.

How to turn on sleep timer

Sleep Timer is very easy to use and useful for every user. First of all, open the YouTube app on your smartphone, tablet or laptop and stay logged in. After this play any video of your choice. Tap the three-dot icon that appears at the top of the video screen. Now many options will open in front of you. In these options, you will see the option of sleep timer, click on which to start the further process.

Easy steps to set timer

After tapping on the Sleep Timer option, you will get many options related to different times. These include options like 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour and till the end of the video. You can choose any time according to your need, sleeping habit and video length. The video will automatically stop once the scheduled time is over, so that you can sleep comfortably without switching off the mobile without any worries.