How to Create a Sleep Timer for YouTube Music
Many people like to fall asleep to music. Because with so many relaxing playlists out there, who wouldn’t want to drift off to sleep to the gentle strains of a Japanese flute? Problem is, you might not want it on all night — and YouTube Music doesn’t have a built-in sleep timer that lets you turn it off after a set amount of time.
The good news is that there are many ways to easily stop playing music from your iOS or Android device after a set time, even if this functionality is lacking.
Use the Clock app on iOS
iPhone users can easily set a sleep timer from the Clock app on iPhone. It’s not necessarily specific to YouTube Music, but it works the same way. Here’s how.
- Start playing your song or playlist of your choice from YouTube Music.
- open that watch apartment
- Choose timer.
- Choose When the timer ends.
- Scroll down and select stop playing.
After the timer runs out, whatever’s playing on your phone — whether it’s Spotify, a podcast, or something else — will pause and won’t resume until you start it again.
How to create a sleep timer on Android
Android users don’t have the same ease of use as iOS users; Instead, you have to rely on a third-party app to do the work for you. There are several to choose from like Music Sleep Timer or other similar ones.
Regardless of which sleep timer app you choose, they all work in a fairly similar way. Select the music you want to play, then open the app and set a time limit. Once you start this countdown, the music will automatically stop after a set time.
These two are the main ways to stop music playback on YouTube Music from mobile devices, but they can also be used to stop streaming services like Netflix or Hulu.
How to create a sleep timer in Windows
Not everyone listens to music on their cell phone. If you’re using a Windows computer to run a sleep timer, you’ll need a third-party app to take care of that. There are several to choose from, but many are outdated – the best option is Media Sleeper.
- After installing the application, launch it and click beginning in the upper right corner.
- This sets a timer for half an hour. After this timer expires, your music will stop playing.
The downside of Media Sleeper is that you can’t set the timer; it will default to 30 minutes each time, but it’s better than nothing. Another option is to use the Windows built-in shutdown timer, which will shut down your PC at the end of the time limit.
How to create a sleep timer on Mac
Since the Mac doesn’t have its own clock app, to set a sleep timer for YouTube Music, you’ll need to use another feature: your battery settings.
- Open system settings > battery.
- Choose power adapter.
- Assure yourself Prevent your Mac from automatically sleeping when the display is off is not enabled, and then drag the slider to the appropriate time.
- When the time is up, your Mac will go to sleep — and your music will turn off.
This is a quick and easy fix for YouTube sleep timer problem. Just allow your Mac to turn off after a reasonable amount of time has passed. You can also adjust this setting at any time to decrease the duration of this timer during the workday if needed.
Create a sleep timer with a plugin
Perhaps the easiest way to set up a sleep timer for YouTube Music is to use a plugin like YouTube Sleep Timer. This works for any operating system as long as you use the Chrome browser.
A few things to note: This plugin only works if you’re browsing YouTube or YouTube Music. It needs to be added to Chrome and enabled to work properly.
- Once the plugin is installed, click on the icon in your Chrome toolbar. Again, it only works if you’re on YouTube or YouTube Music.
- Enter the amount of time you want the timer to run, then select Beginning.
That’s all there is to it. It’s a direct and easy way for desktop and laptop users to bypass the lack of a timer.
The YouTube Music development team has confirmed the lack of a timer and says they are working on a fix. Until that point actually arrives, you’ll need to rely on one of these methods to ensure your music turns off when you want it to, rather than just playing all night.