Hello, I have been a long time android user for over a decade now so I have a lot of workflows figured out that I am now trying to replicate on ios. My main one I haven’t found a replacement for just yet is for my sleep tracking/smart alarm setup. I’m not sure what combination of apps would let me accomplish a similar experience or if some things just aren’t supported on ios. I have a 12 Pro Max on IOS 17b3.
My Android set up I’m looking to replicate is: Sleep As Android, Spotify, Tasker, IFTTT, and Phillips Hue
Sleep As Android did sleep tracking, white noise (playing at the same time as Audible audiobook), smart wake up (tracking sleep cycle and waking me up earlier if it thinks I’m in a light sleep), and automation triggering.
Upon starting bedtime/sleep tracking in Sleep, it would trigger IFTTT to turn off my Hue bulbs
When deep sleep is detected, it would trigger Tasker to turn off Bluetooth and stop audio playback (this is flexible I just want a way to disconnect from bluetooth and stop audio playback once I am asleep)
When alarm starts, it would trigger IFTTT to turn on my Hue lights and start playing a Spotify playlist at a slowly increasing volume.
To turn off my alarm I had to scan a QR code. This is the most consistent way I’ve found to actually get me up in the morning so its pretty important to me.
If you have any suggestions for replacing parts of this please share them! Thanks!
Check out an app called Sleep Cycle. It has Hue integration built right in. No need for IFTTT.
The native iOS clock app has a feature where you can set a timer. At the end of the timer you can choose “stop playing” instead of an alarm tone.
iOS has built in “background sounds” that you can customize in settings>accessibility>audio&visual and then trigger via control centre. Works while playing other media at the same time.
You can setup a “personal automation” in the shortcuts app to start your Spotify playlist when you stop an alarm. Can’t think of any way to slowly increase the volume though.
As someone else mentioned, you can use an NFC tag instead of a QR code.