How to set up Bedtime mode on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Digital Wellbeing › Bedtime mode: Start and End

Real screenshots

4 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

3 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Digital Wellbeing

   Open Settings and scroll down. On our Android 17 Pixel, Digital Wellbeing has its own row, just above Parental controls: Screen time, app timers, bedtime schedules. Tap it.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Bedtime mode

   Scroll down to Ways to disconnect. Bedtime mode is the second row, below App timers. Ours said Tap to set up. Tap it.

   Done

3. 

   Set the times, days and start

   Set up Bedtime mode opens. Ours suggested Start 23:00 and End 07:00, 8 hours, with the days M to S below. Google says you set the start and end times and your preferred days. Then pick how it starts: Use a schedule (Turns on at 23:00 on ours) or Turn on while charging (Turns on while charging after 21:00). Tap Done, at the bottom right, to save. Google says you are then asked to allow access to app usage and sensor data. Not now, at the bottom left, closes it without saving; we tapped that.

   Done

4. 

   Or start from Modes

   Google also gives Settings, Modes, Bedtime, Set up Bedtime. On ours the Modes page listed Bedtime with From 23:00 - 07:00 under it, although we had not saved a schedule. Tap Bedtime to open it.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Digital Wellbeing and parental controls? Google's Android help gives Settings, Digital Wellbeing, Bedtime mode, Bedtime routine, and says the steps may vary by device. Ours went straight to Set up Bedtime mode, because it was not set up yet. Source: Manage how you spend time on your Android phone with Digital Wellbeing
• Set it from the Clock app? Google says the Clock app's Bedtime tab has a schedule card for your bedtime and days, plus a wake-up alarm. Source: Set a bedtime schedule

If this does not work

• Want it on or off right now? Google says to use Quick Settings to turn Bedtime mode on and off quickly. Source: Manage how you spend time on your Android phone with Digital Wellbeing
• Still on in the morning? Google says it turns off at your next alarm. With no alarm set, it turns off at the scheduled time or when you stop charging, depending on your routine. Source: Manage how you spend time on your Android phone with Digital Wellbeing
• Alarms or calls silenced? Google says notification filters in Modes let you allow or block alarms, calls and messages. See how to use Do Not Disturb and modes. Source: Limit interruptions with Modes & Do Not Disturb on Pixel phone or Pixel Tablet

About this guide

Bedtime mode quietens your Pixel at night. Our Digital Wellbeing page said it can customise your display, turn on Do Not Disturb and track coughing and snoring.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. Bedtime mode was not set up, so it opened Set up Bedtime mode. We tapped Not now, so it stayed off.

Good to know

Google lists screen options for bedtime: Grayscale, Keep the screen dark (no always-on display), Dim the wallpaper and Dark theme.

To limit apps in the day instead, see how to see screen time and set app timers. For a warmer screen at night, see how to use Night Light.

In short: Settings, Digital Wellbeing, Bedtime mode: Start and End, days, Use a schedule or Turn on while charging, Done. Or Settings, Modes, Bedtime.