{"id":9669,"date":"2024-02-08T00:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T00:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=9669"},"modified":"2024-02-08T00:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T00:50:48","slug":"how-to-use-your-phone-as-a-bedside-alarm-clock-with-standby-and-bedtime-modes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=9669","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Your Phone as a Bedside Alarm Clock With StandBy and Bedtime Modes"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Whether you use your phone as an alarm to get up in the morning, like to listen to podcasts or sleep sounds<\/a> as you drift off, or simply want to be sure the battery is full come morning, a nightstand charger is a handy gadget. We are big fans of wireless chargers<\/a>. Android phones and iPhones also offer nightstand modes to transform your device into a bedside alarm clock for the night.<\/p>\n

Having your smartphone sit on your nightstand without enabling a quiet mode of some sort is a bad idea. If notifications are waking you up, check out our guide on silencing your gadgets at night<\/a>. You should also check out how to create a bedtime routine<\/a>. But every sleep specialist we have spoken with suggests leaving your phone outside the bedroom at night.<\/p>\n

That said, it\u2019s hard to break the habit of sleeping next to your phone, and if it\u2019s on the nightstand anyway, it may as well make itself useful.<\/p>\n

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