Sunriseisanalarmclock,thatsimulatesthesunrisetoensureasoftandnaturalwakeup.Confirmedbyseveralstudies,theadvantageofaprogressivelightclockovertraditionalalarmclocksisthepositiveeffectonstresslevel,drowsinessandwell-being(source:seebelow).
Especiallyearlybirdsandshiftworkersbenefitfromthislightclock.Testsubjectsreportedthatthesteadyincreaseoflightgavethemmoreenergythroughouttheday.
Inordertooptimizethewakeupphase,several,thoroughlyselectedmusictitlesareincludedtothisapp.
Allfeaturesataglance:
-Progressiveincreaseoflighttoimitatesunrise
-Addone-timeorweeklyrecurringalarms
-Adjustablesunriseduration
-Snooze-functionandadjustablesnoozetime
-Choosebetweenselectedoryourown,privatemusictitles
-Crescendoforsmoothandslowlyincreasingvolume
-Vibrationbyuserpreference
-auto-stopfunctiontoautomaticallyturnoffthealarmafteracertaintime
-Snoozebydouple-tap,turnoffbylongtaponthescreen(noneedtosearchforbuttonsonthescreen!)
Recommendedsettings:
-darkenyourbedroomasmuchaspossible
-adjustwakeuptimefor7-8hourssleep
-setprogressivesunrisedurationto30minutes
-turnonvolumeincreaseandsetitto30minutes
-adjustmax-volumeforthemusictitletobejustloudenoughtowakeyouup
-setsnoozedurationto20minutes
-choose'RelaxingMeditation'asmusic
Includedmusictitles:
-RelaxingMeditation
-SlowMotion
-Energy
-Cute
-AcousticBreeze
-ADayToRemember
-Memories
-BetterDays
-Tomorrow
-November
-PianoMoment
-NewDawn
-Straight
-LittlePlanet
-India
(Music:www.bensound.com)
Infoaboutpermissions:
Weassureyouthatallpermissionsareonlyintendedtoensurethefunctionalityoftheapp.Belowyoucanseewhatweneedthesepermissionsfor.
-Pictures/Media/files
Thispermissionallowsyoutoselectyourownmusicforthealarm.
DeviceID&CallInformation
Thisauthorizationisneeded,sowecancontrolthealarm/musicduringatelephonecall.Topauseit.
-Changeaudiosettings
Thisauthorizationisrequiredforthe"softwake"feature.
-Auto-run
Thisensuresthatthealarmwillworkproperlyevenafteryourdevicerestarts.
-Vibrationcontrol
Thispermissionisneededfortheoptionalactivationofvibrationforthealarmclock.
-Sleepmodedeactivation
Thispermissionisneededsothatthealarmmodecanfunctionproperly.
Source:
Dawnsimulationlightimpactsondifferentcognitivedomainsundersleeprestriction
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166432814008468
Effectsofartificialdawnonsleepinertia,skintemperature,andtheawakeningcortisolresponse
http://www.rug.nl/research/portal/publications/pub(c710486a-c368-458a-a2f9-365c9c329043).html
Effectsofartificialdawnonsubjectiveratingsofsleepinertiaanddimlightmelatoninonset
http://www.rug.nl/research/portal/publications/pub(7ba64b93-da3d-479d-b188-9445f95f9c8c).html
EffectsofArtificialDawnandMorningBlueLightonDaytimeCognitivePerformance,Well-being,CortisolandMelatoninLevels
http://orbi.ulg.ac.be//handle/2268/171514