I have trouble sleeping and am always looking for ways to improve my sleep habits. I have no trouble falling asleep, but I do have trouble staying asleep. One of the things that has helped is the “Stop Playing” timer on my iPhone.

I can listen to music or a podcast, or watch a show, and it will stop playing after however long I’ve set the timer. I don’t know if this is one of those things everyone knows they already have, but once I found it I was thrilled! Often times the sound from my phone would wake me up a few hours after I had fallen asleep. With the Stop Playing timer I no longer have that issue.

If you’re unsure where to find it, navigate to Clock>Timer>When Timer Ends then scroll alllllll the way to the bottom and you’ll see “Stop Playing.”

I hope you never need it, but if you do may better sleep be in your future!