Sunrise Alarm Clock: Wake up n 1.6.7

The Sunrise app serves as an innovative alarm clock that simulates natural sunlight, providing a gentle awakening experience. Research supports the advantages of progressive light in alleviating stress, reducing drowsiness, and enhancing overall well-being. This feature is particularly beneficial for early risers and shift workers. Users have reported that the gradual increase in light significantly boosts their energy levels throughout the day.

To further optimize the waking process, the app includes a curated selection of music tracks designed to complement the light function. The following features are available:

• Progressive light increase to mimic a natural sunrise
• Ability to set one-time or recurring alarms on a weekly basis
• Adjustable duration for the sunrise simulation
• Snooze feature with customizable snooze intervals
• Option to choose between predefined or personal music selections
• Crescendo volume increase for a gradual sound experience
• Vibration options per user preference
• Auto-stop function to deactivate alarms after a specified duration
• Snooze activated by double-tap, with long tap to dismiss (eliminating the need to navigate buttons)

Recommended configurations include:

• Maximize bedroom darkness
• Set wake time allowing for 7-8 hours of sleep
• Configure sunrise duration to 30 minutes
• Enable volume increment over a 30-minute span
• Adjust maximum volume for music to ensure it is sufficiently audible yet not jarring
• Snooze time set to 20 minutes
• Select 'Relaxing Meditation' as your wake-up track

The app includes a variety of music tracks such as:

• Relaxing Meditation
• Slow Motion
• Energy
• Cute
• Acoustic Breeze
• A Day To Remember
• Memories
• Better Days
• Tomorrow
• November
• Piano Moment
• New Dawn
• Straight
• Little Planet
• India

(Music sourced from www.bensound.com)

The application requests various permissions solely for functionality purposes, which include:

• This permission allows: Access to Pictures/Media/Files for selecting personal music.
• This authorization is needed for: Device ID & Call Information to manage alarm sound during calls.
• This permission is required for: Change audio settings enabling the "soft wake" feature.
• This ensures: Auto-run for consistent alarm performance post-device reboot.
• This permission enables: Vibration control for those who wish to use it as an alarm feature.
• This permission is needed for: Sleep mode deactivation to ensure alarm functionality.

The effectiveness of dawn simulation on cognitive functions and sleep patterns is well-documented in studies such as:

• Dawn simulation light impacts on different cognitive domains under sleep restriction.
• Effects of artificial dawn on sleep inertia, skin temperature, and the awakening cortisol response.
• Effects of artificial dawn on subjective ratings of sleep inertia and dim light melatonin onset.
• Effects of Artificial Dawn and Morning Blue Light on Daytime Cognitive Performance, Well-being, Cortisol and Melatonin Levels.</ li >