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iPhone User Guide

Edit sleep schedules in Health on iPhone

After you set up your first sleep schedule, you can set additional schedules—for example, you can create separate schedules for weekdays and the weekend. You can modify any schedule—for example, you can change its wake up time.

You can also change sleep options like the duration of your wind-down period, how many hours of sleep you want to get, and more.

Add or change a sleep schedule

  1. Go to the Health app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap 👁 the Search button
    at the bottom right, then tap Sleep.

  3. Tap Sleep, scroll down to Your Schedule, then tap Full Schedule & Options.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • Add a sleep schedule: Tap Add Schedule.

    • Change a sleep schedule: Tap Edit for the schedule you want to change.

  5. Do any of the following:

    • Set the days for your schedule: Tap a day at the top of the screen to add or remove it from your schedule. The schedule applies only to days shown with solid-color circles.

    • Adjust your bedtime and wake up schedule: Drag 👁 the Bedtime button
      to change your bedtime, 👁 the Ringing Alarm button
      to change your wake up time, or the semicircle between the icons to shift both times simultaneously.

    • Set the alarm options: Turn Alarm on or off.

      When Alarm is turned on, you can choose a sound, its volume, a vibration, and the snooze option.

      Note: You can’t select a song for a sleep schedule alarm. However, you can select a song for an alarm with the Clock app 👁 Image
      .

  6. When you’re finished, tap Add or 👁 the Done button
    .

    When you tap 👁 the Done button
    ,     the changes apply to every day in the schedule.

Change only your next schedule

You can make a temporary change to a sleep schedule.

  1. Go to the Health app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap 👁 the Search button
    at the bottom right, then tap Sleep.

  3. Tap Sleep, scroll down to Your Schedule, then tap Edit (below Next).

  4. Drag 👁 the Bedtime button
    to change your bedtime, 👁 the Ringing Alarm button
    to change your wake up time, or the semicircle between the icons to shift both times simultaneously.

  5. Choose alarm options.

    When Alarm is turned on, you can choose a sound, its volume, a vibration, and the snooze option.

  6. Tap 👁 the Done button
    .

Note: You can also use the Clock app 👁 Image
to change your next sleep schedule alarm.

After your next wake up time, your normal schedule resumes.

Change your wind-down period, sleep goal, and more

  1. Go to the Health app 👁 Image
    on your iPhone.

  2. Tap 👁 the Search button
    at the bottom right, then tap Sleep.

  3. Tap Sleep, scroll down to Your Schedule, then tap Full Schedule & Options.

  4. Scroll down to Additional Details, then make your changes:

    • Wind-down period: Tap Wind Down, then select how many minutes or hours to give yourself to wind down before your scheduled bedtime. Your Sleep Focus turns on at the beginning of the wind down period.

    • Sleep goal: Tap Sleep goal, then select a time. Any new schedules you set up reflect your new goal.

    • Sleep notifications: Turn Sleep Reminders or Sleep Results on or off.

      Note: Sleep Results notifications require data from Apple Watch or other sleep tracking apps and hardware.

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