This article explains how to use an Alexa sleep timer to shut down audio and dim lights while you drift off to sleep. You can use sleep timers to turn off audio when the timer ends, turn off lights when the timer ends, and slowly dim lights and turn off audio along with lights when the timer ends.
What to Know
- For music, say, “Alexa, set a sleep timer for [time].” For lights, say something like, “Alexa, set a sleep timer on Bedroom Lights for [time].“To turn off both audio and lights, set a routine or use IFTTT with Alexa to set up your own chain of commands.To set up a light-waking feature, give a command such as, “Alexa, wake me at 6 a.m. with Bedroom Lights.”
How to Set a Music Timer on Alexa
This is so easy it doesn’t even require steps. When your Echo device is playing music, a podcast, or some other audio, just wake your Alexa device and command it to set a sleep timer for (length of time). Like this: “Alexa, set a sleep timer for 30 minutes.”
It will respond with ‘Okay’ and repeat the amount of time for the timer.
How to Set a Sleep Timer on Lights to Fall Asleep
More easiness. Just wake your Alexa device and ask it to set a sleep timer on (light name) for (length of time). Use a command like this: “Alexa, set a sleep timer on Bedroom Lights for 30 minutes.”
It will respond with ‘Okay’ and repeat the amount of time for the requested timer. After that time period elapses, the lights will turn off automatically. Lights that are dimmable will automatically dim throughout the timeframe you’ve set; lights that are not dimmable will simply turn off at the designated time.
If you haven’t yet automated your lighting, it’s simple to connect your lights to Alexa.
How to Set a Sleep Timer for Audio and Lights Together
This is trickier. You’ll need to create a routine for this one to make multiple devices work together. It can take a little time to develop the routine that works best for you, but it works like a charm once it’s all set up.
How to Set an Alexa Sleep Timer to Wake up With Lights
There are wake-up lighting features you can use as a sleep timer feature. This is helpful when you want to wake up gradually, as if the sun were waking you, instead of waking to more traditional alarm sounds.
You can’t use Follow Up Mode for sleep timer commands when using audio on your Echo device. Alexa doesn’t remain active for more than a single command when music or other audio is playing.
To set this up, give a command such as, “Alexa, wake me at 6 a.m. with Bedroom Lights.”
You can do this with any Alexa-enabled light, but to truly get the sunrise effect, use dimmable lights.
How to Cancel a Sleep Timer
Again, very easy. Just tell Alexa to “Cancel sleep timer.” It will remove the timer.
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