TIL you can (re)set a sleep timer with…

TIL you can (re)set a sleep timer with Siri. Listening to a podcast while falling asleep and my timer paused playback before I nodded off. Clicked the AirPod stem to resume playback and said:

"Siri set a sleep timer for 15 minutes"

This actually worked! I've been getting up and tapping my device like an idiot all these years.

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1.5k likes · May 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM UTC

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