Observed arrival · 2026-09-13
StoryTime: the sleep-aware audio pauser
A native Android utility that says it can pause audiobook and podcast playback when wearable and phone signals indicate that the listener has fallen asleep.
Field notes
StoryTime describes a local decision pipeline rather than a cloud sleep dashboard. Its stated inputs include Google Sleep API confidence events and a Bluetooth Low Energy heart-rate stream using service UUID 0x180D; the decision stage uses exponential moving averages and hysteresis windows. When the trigger is confirmed, the page says playback volume falls in steps over 30 seconds before a media pause command is sent. Source, release, permission, and privacy links are exposed from the public site.
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