With this secret iPhone trick you can fall asleep with Netflix or YouTube without any worries

Want to watch your favorite Netflix series or YouTube video on your iPhone in bed? There is a good chance that you will fall asleep while the content continues to run. Try to find where you left off the next morning (if your battery is not empty yet).

Fortunately, your iPhone has a built-in sleep timer, which automatically stops the media from playing after a certain amount of time. Nothing can stop you from relaxing before going to sleep. Moreover, it prevents you from waking up with an empty smartphone.

Fall asleep carefree with your iPhone

The super handy sleep timer is well hidden on your iPhone and has been available since iOS 7. So it’s not exactly a new feature, but chances are you didn’t know it yet.

Open the Clock app on your iPhone and tap the tab timer. Tap on When timer ends and scroll down. Choose Stop playing and tap Set. Then choose a time of your choice, such as 1 episode duration. Then tap start to enable the timer.

Now open Netflix, YouTube or another media player and play a movie or series of your choice. Once the timer has expired, the content will automatically stop playing. If you’ve fallen asleep in the meantime, you won’t wake up during the next season of your favorite series. Also handy: your iPhone automatically locks the screen.

Spotify does it differently

Some apps, like Spotify, help you fall asleep worry-free without your iPhone’s hidden sleep timer. The service has a built-in sleep mode. Navigate to the episode of your favorite podcast and play it. Tap the moon icon to the right of the play button.

Then select how long you want the timer on, for example 10 minutes, 1 hour or until the end of the episode. It’s that simple! It’s about time Netflix also got such a built-in feature. They think so there too, because the service previously carried out tests for such a feature on Android.