Bedtime mode is one of Google’s digital wellbeing features to help you disconnect from your phone and catch up on sleep. While several OEMs have implemented their own attempts on bedtime mode, like Zen Mode 2.0 for instance, we will be taking a look at how you can effectively use Google’s bedtime mode to (try to) stick to a routine without disturbing your sleep cycle.

You can use more bedtime features like sleep sounds if you use Google’s clock app. We’ve started with the steps to enable bedtime mode, followed by the features offered in bedtime mode, and what you get when you use Google Clock app alongside bedtime mode. With that said, let’s get started.

  • Steps to Enable Bedtime Mode
  • What does Bedtime mode do?
  • Combine Bedtime mode with Google Clock

Steps to Enable Bedtime Mode

  1. Open the Settings app and tap on ‘Digital Wellbeing and parental controls.’ You’ll now see your screen time, option to set website timers, focus mode, and bedtime mode under the ‘Ways to disconnect’ section. Here, press bedtime mode.

In customization settings, you can choose to enable Do Not Disturb (DND) mode, enable greyscale that changes the screen to black and white, and turn off the mode when the next alarm rings. There’s also an upcoming feature that lets you turn off the always-on display (AOD) at bedtime, but that’s limited to Digital wellbeing beta at the moment. You can sign up for Digital wellbeing beta to use the feature right now if your phone supports AOD.

Combine Bedtime mode with Google Clock

If Google Clock is your preferred Android clock app, you can do more with bedtime mode. You can view your recent bedtime activity, set a wake-up alarm along with a sunrise effect that slowly brightens the screen before the alarm rings, and sleep sounds to help you fall asleep.

So, that’s how you can use bedtime mode to stop using your phone at night. Before wrapping this up, one tip I’d give if you’re planning to give it a shot is to not pause it. Once you start pausing bedtime mode, your mind is likely to treat bedtime mode and its reminder as a spam notification and you may eventually end up not using the feature at all, which defeats the purpose. If you found this helpful, check out our other articles on how you can stop wasting time on YouTube and apps for focusing on your work.