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Backup alarm

Starts ringing loudly at maximum volume if you ignore your normal alarm.

Backup alarm will start after Alarm timeout.

Settings → Alarms → Backup alarm

1. Backup alarm duration

Set how long the backup alarm will ring (it will then snooze for your default Snooze Time, but never less than 10 minutes).

2. Ringtone

Backup alarm ringtone.

2.1. How to disable backup alarm

  1. Go to Settings → Alarm default settings → Back up → Sound.

  2. Set the ringtone to Silent.

Note Silent ringtone for backup alarm won’t disable vibrations. The backup alarm is the last thing to let you know that the alarm is still going off, so you can react and not fall asleep.

3. Alarm timeout

Time after which the backup alarm will ring if you ignore your normal alarm.

4. Repeat

Maximum number of times the alarm can be repeated. After that, no alarm will ring.

Alarm time: 7:00
Backup alarm duration: 2 minutes
Alarm timeout: 10 minutes
This is what happens if you don’t interact with the alarm:

  • 7:00 – alarm starts

  • 7:10 – backup alarm starts (full volume, duration 2 minutes)

  • 7:12 – automatically snoozes (for 10 minutes, as your default snooze time is 10 minutes)

  • 7:22 – backup alarm starts again

…and so on, based on the number of repetitions.

FAQ

Alarms play at max volume

  • Most probably your Backup alarm went off after regular alarm did not wake you up. Backup alarm is triggered when there is no interaction (no snooze, no dismiss) for more than 20 minutes.

  • Make sure you are using volume strong enough in Settings → Alarms → Ringtone, or enable Gentle Volume increase in Settings → Alarms → Gentle volume increase

  • Try vibrations (Settings → Alarms → Vibrate).

Send us your log using Left ☰ menu → ic help q Support →ic bug Report a bug.

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I have a new phone, and I would like to transfer all the data I collected so far

There are five possible ways to transfer your data to a new devices:

1. Google backup

Normally we use Google’s backup function, if enabled in System settings → Privacy.
After installing Sleep as Android on the new device, you will get all your settings, alarms and other data. This assumes you install with a fast network connection enabled.

2. Import / export in the app - manually

You an also do a manual export/import process:

  1. Go to the Left ☰ menu → ic cloud upload Backup → Export, and make sure the dialog says "successful".

  2. Copy the directory /sdcard/sleep-data to your new phone’s SD card.

  3. Install Sleep as Android on the new phone and immediately go to Left ☰ menu → ic cloud upload Backup → Import.

    Note If you don’t import immediately, the app will replace your sleep-export.zip file after the next sleep record is created. The old sleep-export.zip file will be renamed to sleep-export.backup.zip. See solution.

3. Import / export in the app - sending the backup file with email

For even easier migrating to a new phone, you can use your email.

  1. Go to the Left ☰ menu → ic cloud upload Backup → Export.

  2. When a dialogue "Successful backup to your local storage" appears, choose "Share" button.

  3. Now, you can choose your email client, and the backup zip file is attached to the body of a new email.

  4. Send it to yourself.

  5. Open the email client on your new phone, open the email, and tap on the attachment.

  6. You will be asked which data you wish to import - select all types of data you wish to import, and submit.

4. Import / export in the app - sharing the file with Google Drive

Another easy way of migrating to a new device is Google Drive sharing.

  1. Got to the Left ☰ menu → ic cloud upload Backup → Export.

  2. When a dialogue "Successful backup to your local storage" appears, choose "Share" button.

  3. Choose Google Drive, and confirm.

  4. Then open Google Drive on your other device, and select the backup file.

  5. You will be asked which data you wish to import - select all types of data you wish to import, and submit.

5. Sleep Cloud

Third option is to use some of the Cloud Backup methods from the SleepCloud Add-on. Please, see more about Backup.

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Manual backup - cannot import data on my new phone

If you moved a sleep-export.zip file to your new phone and did not import the file before the app created a new sleep record, the app has replaced your sleep-export.zip. The old sleep-export.zip file was renamed to sleep-export.backup.zip.

To restore the old data:

  1. Delete the sleep-export.zip file.

  2. Rename sleep-export.backup.zip to sleep-export.zip.

In Sleep, do Left ☰ menu → ic cloud upload Backup > Import data.

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