When you set a sleep timer, you can fall asleep watching videos and have them automatically pause after a certain time. Use Sleep Timer to manage your experience on YouTube feat. Crystal Mae 💤 ⏲️ Go to the video you’d like to watch. Click Settings in the player. Click Sleep Timer . Select how long you want the timer to run before your video automatically pauses.

You can follow the same steps to adjust your timer once it has started. You’ll get a silent notification when your video gets paused. If you’re still awake and want to watch more, you can reset the timer. Was this helpful? Need more help? Try these next steps: