Improve Sleep Timer Function
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We received the following question:
I would love a sleep mode toggle where playback always starts with a sleep timer, so if the sleep timer has run out and you hit play again on your Bluetooth device it starts again with another sleep timer instead of just going back to normal playback.
It’s annoying when you’ve got insomnia and you’re not asleep by the end of the timer, but you need to interact with a screen to get more time, or if you wake up in the middle of the night and can’t sleep. The number of times I’ve messed this up and had to go back through my listening history in the morning and in-listen to a bunch of stuff I slept through makes me sad
Bonus points if you tie sleep mode to a time schedule (or iOS sleep focus mode if that’s possible) so it can be automated
We’ve gone ahead and added your ideas to our feature request for this improvement on your behalf. I especially love your idea to tie it in with Apple’s Focus Modes :-)
Thank you for helping us improve our app, and do let us know if there’s anything else we can more immediately address for you!
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I would very much appreciate this feature too.
Is there any progress of the feature request?
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Hi, @hpgxh46jxh! No progress on this one yet as we’re prioritizing other features and fixes. That said, I’ve made sure to add a vote for the feature on your behalf.
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Just want to add another vote for this feature. Having the sleep timer automatically start with playback is something I’ve enjoyed with other podcasts apps in the past. For my use it’s the only missing feature. However I’m using Pocket Casts because your UI is more pleasant and I’ve encountered no bugs with your app.
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Thanks for the kind feedback, @ebaileye0 :)
I’ve added your request to our ideas board as well.
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btw. https://forums.pocketcasts.com/forums/topic/automatic-sleep-timer-sleep-timer-bed-time is a feature request that if implemented would also work this requirement here
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