March 18 is the annual World Sleep Day; but modern life is stressful, and sleep disorders are a civilized disease that almost everyone has. Tech products bring convenience in our lives and keep us connected to the world, but 24-hour push notifications are the biggest distraction when falling asleep. On the eve of this year’s World Sleep Day, here’s how to use your iPhone to help you get a good night’s sleep.
focus mode
Apple added “Focus Mode” to the iOS 15 operating system launched last year, allowing users to customize notifications and calls according to their concentration needs, while “Sleep Focus Mode” filters out notifications and calls and sends them to others. Indicates that the user has now turned on Do Not Disturb, and only important incoming calls and notification pushes from those allowed can reach the user directly, and other push notifications will be displayed when the “Sleep Focus Mode” is turned off.
If you often need to read or listen to music on your iPhone to help you fall asleep, you can customize the shortcut to the App in “Sleep Focus Mode”. In addition, by enabling the “Night View Mode”, the iPhone allows the iPhone to automatically convert the display color to a warmer tone at sunset according to the clock and geographic location, reducing blue light irritating the eyes and helping you fall asleep.
Apple Music
Listening to music is a bedtime ritual for some users, and iOS users can also search Apple Music to find sleep aids such as those created by legendary composer Max Richter and sleep neuroscientist David Eagleman. Hypnotic music “Sleep”.
In “Sleep”, there are 30 variations, which last for 8.5 hours. It seems exaggerated, but it is just the standard for good sleep; under the slow rhythm of 40 beats per minute, interspersed with changing music textures, it is more themed than ordinary White Noise music. But it also effectively induces the audience to fall asleep.
Apple has previously added spatial audio capabilities to Apple Music, so this set of recordings has also been remastered with spatial audio in 2022.
In addition, Apple Music has a sleep-relief playlist specially prepared for stress relief, relaxation and falling asleep. Since the epidemic in 2019, the number of playbacks has been increasing. You can add Apple Music to a shortcut to relax before going to bed. Start playing the soothing playlist half an hour before falling asleep to help the body and mind enter a relaxed state of being ready to fall asleep.
Apple Watch sleep tracking
It is difficult for most people to accurately grasp sleep data. Apple Watch’s “Sleep” app can help users track their sleep status every night. Apple Watch uses the built-in accelerometer to detect subtle activities such as breathing, and comprehensively distinguish between falling asleep and waking up Status; every morning, users can view the sleep analysis chart on the “Health” app of Apple Watch or iPhone, and understand their sleep status and other health data for the past week.
Create your own sleep scene with HomeKit
In addition to using the iPhone’s night view function, users can also use some household products to help fall asleep.
As long as Apple product users install lamps compatible with Adaptive lighting at home, they can also use Siri to help their home set an exclusive nighttime relaxation mode. After nightfall, the lamps and lanterns can be turned into warm colors, and sleep music can be played when going to bed. Turn off the lights, etc. In addition, users can also use Siri voice to start the sleep timer to turn off the music regularly and set the alarm time.
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