How to set a sleep timer in YouTube on Android

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-set-a-sleep-timer-in-youtube-on-android/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

4 of 4 steps with real screenshots · 1 official source below

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

YouTube

Path

Player settings › More › Sleep timer

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open More in the player

   Tap the video, then the gear, and tap More at the bottom.

   Watch these steps Done

2. 

   Tap Sleep timer

   It sits between Stable volume and Watch in VR.

   Done

3. 

   Choose the time

   Off, 10, 15, 20, 30 or 45 minutes, 1 hour, or End of video.

   Done

4. 

   Or set a break reminder

   In YouTube tap You at the bottom right, then the gear at the top right. Tap Time management. Remind me to take a break shows a reminder after the time you choose; it does not stop the video.

   Done

Watch these steps

If you do not see this option

• There is no Sleep timer under More YouTube Help gives the route as Settings in the player, then Sleep timer. On our app, version 21.39.522, it was under More; on other versions look for it directly in the player settings. Source: Set a sleep timer (Android)
• You want a reminder, not a pause YouTube Help points to the bedtime reminder for a nudge when it is time to go to bed; it does not stop the video. Source: Set a sleep timer (Android)

If this does not work

• The video paused but you are still awake YouTube says you get a silent notification when the timer pauses the video, and you can reset the timer to keep watching. Source: Set a sleep timer (Android)
• You want more or less time YouTube says to follow the same steps again, Settings in the player then Sleep timer, to change a timer that is already running. Source: Set a sleep timer (Android)

About this guide

Falling asleep to a video and waking to autoplay hours later. The sleep timer stops playback for you.

The screenshots are from the YouTube app, version 21.39.522, on a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with Android 16 and One UI 8.5, in dark mode. Other people's videos, ads and comments are blurred.

Good to know

Turning off autoplay as well stops a new video starting once the current one ends.

In short: Player gear, More, Sleep timer. Reminder: Settings, Time management.

📷 See real photos from the Galaxy A57 in our Camera Lab, next to 10 other phones.