As we continue to live in a globally interconnected and instantly accessible world, we are increasingly dependent upon smartphones for everything we do and everywhere we go. Unfortunately, using our smartphones immediately prior to going to bed negatively impacts our quality of sleep and how well we feel upon waking. This research paper reviews the problems associated with the use of smartphones prior to sleep such as being distracted by endless scrolling, autoplay, and notifications from our devices, contributing to a rise in the number of late-night bedtimes. In order to reduce the amount of time spent on our smartphones, we have created a product called “Nidra”, which is designed to aid in the reduction of smartphone usage by providing discouragement of smartphone usage during the hours leading up to sleep and promoting good sleep hygiene in general.

One thing we learned from this project is that among other factors, heavy usage of smartphones at night causes bad sleeping habits. The Nidra app aims to tackle this by introducing an alarm feature alongside app restrictions. Asking the user when they want to wake up and how long they want to sleep will help the app set a suitable schedule as well as limit the distractions that arise in the sleep cycle. The Nidra app introduces another technique to sleep tracking. As opposed to simply tracking, it concentrates on behavior modification. This way, the restriction of apps in the sleep cycle but not all the apps are restricted. This would prove helpful to users who struggle with quitting using their phones at night. There are some enhancements that can be done to the app in the future, including adding AI and machine learning algorithms to make more accurate predictions from how the user utilizes the app. Integrating with wearable technology will be a smart move for getting accurate results regarding sleep tracking.

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