How to make Android play relaxing sounds to help you sleep

I cannot sleep without white noise. When I’m home, that noise comes by way of a Dyson fan. The constant and gentle hiss of that fan is the perfect soundscape to help those flights of angels sing me to my rest.

But when I travel (or nap beyond the bedroom), I don’t have that fan with me, and without that white noise, there’s no sleep to be had (not even till Brooklyn). What is there to do?

Well, if you happen to have an Android phone, there’s a built-in tool that is ready to give your sleep time a helping hand.

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Let me show you how to use this handy feature.

How to access Sleep sounds 

Requirements

The only thing you’ll need is an Android phone. The feature was added somewhere around Android 10, which most new (and new-ish) phones support. That’s it. Let’s get to it.

How to use Sleep sounds

When it’s time to sleep, open the Clock app and tap Bedtime. Tap the play button associated with Sleep sounds to reveal a new page, where you can select how long to play the sound (from 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60 minutes). 

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After selecting the time frame, tap the play button and your selected sound will start playing to sing you to sleep.

And that’s all there is to having Android help you nod off to sleep. If you’re like me, and the constant thrum of nothing prevents you from drifting off to your favorite dreamscapes, you’ll find this feature to be an absolute necessity — especially while on the go.