How to use Sleep mode on a Samsung Galaxy (Modes and Routines)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-use-sleep-mode-on-a-samsung-galaxy-modes-and-routines/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

5 of 5 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

Settings

Path

Settings › Modes and Routines › Sleep

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

What we did

Observed: looked at each screen, changed nothing

Our phone

Shown on Galaxy A57, One UI 8.5

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Modes and Routines

   Open Settings and tap Modes and Routines. The Modes tab lists the ready-made modes.

   Done

2. 

   Note the sign-in banner

   Our phone showed that starting modes and routines based on your activity needs a Samsung account. Turn on automatically, in step 4, was still offered without signing in.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Sleep, then Turn on

   Turn on starts the mode now.

   Done

4. 

   Set when it starts

   Turn on automatically, When to start this mode lets you pick a time, for example your bedtime.

   Done

5. 

   Choose what it does

   Stay focused, Ways to avoid distractions works like Do Not Disturb. Change appearance below sets how the screen looks while the mode is on.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• There is no Modes and Routines Samsung says that on Android 11 and 12 routines are in the Bixby Routines app. Android 13 and 14 moved them to Settings, Modes and Routines. Source: How to use Routines on your Samsung Galaxy device
• You cannot find the Routines app Samsung says you can show it on the Apps screen: Settings, Modes and Routines, the More icon, Settings, then turn on the option to show it. Source: How to use Routines on your Samsung Galaxy device

If this does not work

• A mode or routine starts when you do not expect it Samsung says to check what is running: the Now bar on the lock screen shows an active mode such as Sleep, and the quick panel shows a routine notification. Source: How to use Routines on your Samsung Galaxy device
• You want to see which routines run Samsung says to open Modes and Routines, tap Routines and check the running routines. Source: How to use Routines on your Samsung Galaxy device

About this guide

One UI groups Sleep, Theater, Driving, Exercise, Relax and Work under Modes. Each changes several settings at once. None was set up on our phone.

Good to know

Just want silence at night? how to use Do Not Disturb on a Samsung Galaxy phone.

The Routines tab builds your own if-this-then-that rules; it was empty on ours.

In short: Settings, Modes and Routines, Sleep, Turn on; set the start time and what it does.

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