coinplay Don’t Let Your Smartphone Keep You Up at Night

The sleep-monitoring feature of smartwatches and other wearable gadgets can track how much shut-eye you’re getting — but what if you have trouble just falling asleep in the first place? While not meant to replace medical guidance, current smartphones come with tools intended to gently ease you into slumberland by putting you in the right frame of mind. Here’s a short guide.

Set a Schedule

Along with encouraging watching what you eat and drink before bed, many doctors advise turning in and waking up at regular times each day. But you don’t have to remember to set reminders or a nightly alarm, since most smartphones let you set up a routine sleep schedule for the week. The schedules can vary — if you like to grab an extra hour on the weekends, you can have different bedtimes and wake-up alarms for specific days.

ImageIn Apple's iOS Health app, you can set up a daily sleep schedule to help keep regular bedtime hours.Credit...Apple

On an iPhone, open the iOS Health app, tap Browse at the bottom of the screen and, in the Health Categories menu, select Sleep. On the Sleep screen, you can set up regular bed and wake times for your week, and choose an alarm type.

ImageTo set a week’s worth of bedtime reminders and alarms at once, open the Android Clock app and tap the Bedtime icon.Credit...Google

On many Android phones, open the Clock app and tap the Bedtime icon at the bottom of the screen to set up a simple daily sleep schedule with an alarm type. You can also add a local weather forecast to greet you when you wake.

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