How to set a sleep timer in YouTube on Android

By Abu Bakar Saadat · Reviewed by Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 4 steps · Published 7 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

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

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Time management

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.

   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

About this guide

Falling asleep to a video and waking to autoplay hours later. The sleep timer stops playback for you. It worked in our free, signed-out Incognito session.

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.