Widgets#

Sleep as Android offers a variety of home screen widgets and shortcut widgets to give you quick access to tracking, alarms, and your recent sleep data.

Standard Widgets#

To add a widget to your home screen:

• Method 1: Long-press an empty space on your phone’s home screen → select Widgets → scroll down to Sleep and select the widget you’d like to add.
• Method 2: Long-press the Sleep as Android app icon → tap the widget icon → choose your desired widget from the list.

Tracking widget#

What it does: Initiates sleep tracking with a single tap. It also acts as a visual bedtime reminder by changing colors based on your schedule.

How it works: Two hours before your scheduled bedtime, the widget begins a countdown. Once you reach your bedtime, it turns red as a warning that you should head to sleep as soon as possible.

Interaction: Tap the widget to start sleep tracking.

Alarm widget#

What it does: Displays the time and day of your next scheduled alarm.

How it works: If an alarm is set within the next 24 hours, an alarm icon is displayed. For alarms further in the future, the specific day of the week is shown instead. The dotted line at the bottom represents the days of the week, highlighting the day of your next alarm.

Interactions: Tapping the widget opens the Sleep as Android app. If no alarm is currently scheduled, tapping it will immediately open the time picker to create a new one.

Bedtime widget#

What it does: Displays your next alarm time and day, alongside dynamic countdowns.

How it works: As bedtime approaches, it shows the time remaining until you should sleep. Once bedtime passes, it switches to show the time remaining until your alarm goes off.

Interactions: Tapping the widget opens the Sleep as Android app.

Fun Feature: The little Droid mascot changes its appearance depending on the time, date, day of the week, and other hidden factors. Try to see if you can find all the different droid faces!

Hypnogram widget#

What it does: Provides a quick-glance preview of your most recent hypnogram (sleep graph) and your total sleep duration.

Interactions: Tapping the widget takes you directly to your last recorded sleep graph in the app.

Shortcut widgets#

You can turn any of the shortcuts from your Dashboard’s shortcut card into a standalone home screen widget. To do this, long-press the Sleep as Android app icon and drag the desired shortcut onto your home screen.

Add alarm#

Creates a dedicated home screen button that instantly opens the dialogue screen to create a new alarm.

Nap X min#

Launches a nap session using your last-used duration and immediately begins sleep tracking.

Sleep duration goal#

Starts sleep tracking with a target tailored to your Daily sleep duration goal (configured in Settings).

This automatically accounts for your configured sleep tracking delay and smart period buffer, ensuring you get the exact amount of actual sleep your body needs.

Sleep tracking#

A lightweight, single-purpose shortcut that instantly starts a standard sleep tracking session.