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[All Platforms][Other] More options for Sleep Timer control

Spotify has the option of putting on a sleep timer while listening to podcasts. I love this feature and use it often. The time increments go from five minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes to an hour. It would be nice to also have a customizable timer, much like audible does for their audiobooks. The 15 minute increments are a little long and it would be nice to sometimes put on a timer for 25 minutes or 30 minutes, etc. You could also put the option 'until the end of the playlist' or 'until the end of the queue'.

Updated on 2025-03-03

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casscass24

I want this! Audible has a custom timer and another good feature is to switch off after end of chapter or a customisable number of chapters. Perhaps Spotify could do similar with podcast episodes, number of songs, end of playlist etc.

I want a 20 min timer for when in the shower. Much nicer to hear a music fade out than another alarm first thing in the morning! 

itsjosiahj

i wish we could make it last for full albums especially when im trying to sleep

GasparziN

Currently, Spotify’s sleep timer allows users to select from a set of predefined durations (e.g., 5, 10, 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes), or to stop playback at the end of a song or episode. However, this feature lacks flexibility, as there is no option to set a custom duration in hours and minutes.

 

This limitation especially affects users who rely on Spotify for sleeping, relaxing, or studying over extended periods. A common use case would be setting a timer for 2.5 or 3 hours — something that is not currently possible with the existing presets.

 

Proposal: Introduce the ability for users to manually input a specific duration (in hours and minutes), either via a time picker or input field, to offer greater control and customization.

 

This enhancement would provide a more personalized experience and better accommodate diverse usage habits, ultimately improving user satisfaction for those who use Spotify as part of their daily or nightly routines.

 

sillycat555

NEED THIS!!! Amazing idea, love listening as I fall asleep and want to set it for longer than an hour

genericcode

I agree with this idea. I often fall asleep listening to music and would like to have an option for it to switch automactically. I also think it could work for parties.

Kate081

When you want to use the feature sleep timer, you can only choose whether the music will end after the current song or a specific time period. What I am missing is the feature that you can select a song from your waiting list which will fade out and then the music pauses. So it is like "after this song" but it is not for the one you are currently listening to, but one that you will listen to in the future. That will give you more control over the end of the music. Additionally it is easier to just say after which song you want the music to stop, instead of calculating which song you could put before so that after 10 minutes you will end the music session with that one song.

Dport

Until the end of the chapter!

 

Now there is only an option to set the timer to the end of the episode, but if you are in the middle of the episode and want to just  finish the current chapter you’re listening to, you need to be on the lookout and wait till it finishes and then close the app manually 

sjdjsjx

 the longest available timing that i can set to is 1 hour for now. on some days it takes me longer to sleep and that 1 hour is not enough which makes me having to keep waking up in between to extend the timer and ruin my quality of sleep because i need the music😅 

Kado1

Just add more options for the sleep timer function. For me it would be an option for the sleep timer for the end of my queue/ waiting list. Also for a self set defined time like setting a clock to 10p.m. instead of just the option of a timer.