img 4130 How To Set a Timer For the Background Sound On iOS 15

How To Set a Timer For the Background Sound On iOS 15

Background noises, which allow us to listen to music anytime we choose, are one of the new features of iOS 15 for the iPhone and iPod. While sleeping, you may use your device’s background sound on occasion. However, there comes a time when you may fall asleep, but the music plays until you turn it off, causing you to be awakened. For that, there is a solution; you can set a timer for it. When you go to sleep, it will shut off after the specified amount of time. So stick with us to the end because we’ll teach you how to set a timer for the background sound on iOS 15 on the iPhone 11, 12, or 13.


Set a timer for the background sound on iOS 15

When we’re upset, worried, or heading to sleep, the background sound on iOS 15 is so soothing that it relaxes us. If you don’t want to be interrupted by it, you can set a time limit for it. When the time limit expires, it will stop as well, so it won’t wake you up. Set a timer for your background music on your iPhone by following the procedures outlined below.

Step 1. To get started, go to your iPhone’s settings.

Go to your iPhone's settings
Go to settings of your iPhone

Step 2. After that, scroll down to the “Accessibility” option settings and tap on it.

Find the accessibility from settings and click on it
Click on the accessibility option

Step 3. To access background sound on the iPhone, scroll down and select “Audio/Visual.

Tap on the “Audio/Visual” in the settings
Select “Audio/Visual” from the settings

Step 4. Tap on the “Background Sounds” option in Audio/Visual settings.

Go to the background sound on your mobile
Tap on the “background sound”

Step 5. Now, tap “Stop Sounds When Locked” to enable the time limit for the music playing in the background of your iPhone.

Select “Stop Sounds When Locked” to stop the background music
Tap on the “Stop Sounds When Locked”

Step 6. After you’ve set the background music in the Settings, go to your device’s “Clock” app to set a timer for it.

Open the “Clock” app from your device
Go to the “Clock” app

Step 7. Next tap on “Timer” and then “When Timer Ends” to modify the sound that plays when the selected time limit is over.

Go to “Timer” and then tap on the “When Timer Ends”​ to set up the sounds for the timer’s ending
Go to “Timer” and then tap on the “When Timer Ends”

Step 8. Now scroll down and tap “Stop playing” so that when the timer ends, the background sound will likewise stop, and you won’t have to click it to stop it.

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Tap on “Stop Playing”

Step 9. To finish the setup, select the “Set” option in the right corner of the clock app on your device after selecting the “Stop playing” option.

Click on the “Set” option on the right corner of your iPhone to finish the setup
Tap on the “Set” option

Step 10. Now here, you can set a timer for your background music on your iPhone. The background sounds will stop playing after the time limit.

Now set timer for Background Sound on iOS 15
Set a time limit for background music

Step 11. Then, in the control center, tap on the “ear” sign, which is the iPhone’s background sound sign.

Tap on the “ear sign” from the control center which is the background sounds sign.
Select the “ear” sign from the control center

Step 12. Now, by tapping on the ear sign again, you can enable the background sound on your iPhone and play your favorite sound.

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Step 13. On your iPhone, you set a timer for background music. After you’ve finished playing it, return to the clock and press the “Start” button to begin the timer and sleep. After the time limit has been set, it will be switched off.

You set timer for background sound on iOS 15 so now tap on the “Start” button to begin the time
Tap on the “Start” button

That’s it! You’ve successfully set a time limit for background sound on your iPhone.


Final Words

You now know how to set a timer for the background sound on iOS 15, which means you won’t have to stop the music manually and it won’t bother you when you’re sleeping or working. If you found it useful, please leave a comment below with your thoughts and any questions you may have.


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1 thought on “How To Set a Timer For the Background Sound On iOS 15”

  1. this only works if you leave your screen on full time. if you have it set to turn off after 1m, 30s, etc, it will go off as soon as the screen shuts off. fyi.

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