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Let your phone wind down at bedtime by itself
Bedtime routine, step by step on Samsung and Pixel phones.
Why it helps
One routine silences the phone, turns the screen grey and dark at bedtime, then puts everything back in the morning. A grey screen is far less tempting to scroll.
What you'll notice
At bedtime the phone goes quiet, dark and grey; in the morning it is back to normal without you touching anything.
How to set it up
Pick your phone.
Samsung Galaxy
- Settings
- Modes and Routines
- Routines
- Open Settings, then "Modes and Routines", tap the "Routines" tab and tap "+"
- Under "If", add "Time period" and set your bedtime and wake-up time
- Under "Then", add "Do not disturb", "Dark mode" and "Grayscale" (search the action list if needed), each set to on
- Tap "Done" and save; the changes undo themselves when the time period ends
Based on reports from owners and the tech press. We have not yet checked it on a phone ourselves.
Google Pixel
- Settings
- Modes
- Bedtime
- Open Settings, then "Modes" and tap "Bedtime"
- Set the schedule to your bedtime and wake-up time
- Under display settings, turn on "Grayscale" and "Dark theme"
- Turn the mode on; it switches off by itself in the morning
Based on reports from owners and the tech press. We have not yet checked it on a phone ourselves.
How to undo it
Turn the routine or mode off, or delete it; your settings return to normal.
Labels can differ. Menu names and their order vary between models and can change with a system update. If a step doesn't match your phone, search Settings for the feature name or one of its other names: bedtime mode, sleep routine, bixby routines, modes and routines, wind down.