{"id":96424,"date":"2025-10-24T23:59:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T23:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/96424\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T23:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T23:59:08","slug":"ikeas-smartphone-bed-might-be-the-solution-to-late-night-scrolling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/96424\/","title":{"rendered":"IKEA&#8217;s smartphone bed might be the solution to late-night scrolling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_Yg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Ikea Phone Bed 1\"  alt=\"A smartphone tucked into the IKEA Phone Sleep Collection bed.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ikea-Phone-Bed-1-scaled.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<p>IKEA is giving away an NFC-enabled miniature bed for your smartphone.<br \/>\nThe smart (and small) bed uses NFC to make sure you don\u2019t pick up your phone before getting seven hours of sleep.<br \/>\nUsers can earn a reward voucher after completing a week\u2019s worth of seven-hour uninterrupted sleep sessions.<\/p>\n<p>If late-night smartphone use is interrupting your sleep, IKEA might have the perfect accessory to help you curb your doomscrolling. Yes, the Scandinavian furniture and home goods retailer is giving away an NFC-enabled phone bed as part of its \u201cPhone Sleep Collection\u201d promotion. It\u2019s based on full-sized IKEA beds, and in classic IKEA fashion, requires self-assembly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RfR7cKA9OSM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">IKEA UAE<\/a> shared the product concept on YouTube, which is a miniature phone bed with an NFC chip inside (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2025\/10\/23\/ikea-mini-phone-bed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MacRumors<\/a>). After downloading the IKEA app on iOS or Android, you\u2019ll get a notification every time you place your phone on the bed. The app will secretly track how long your phone rests on the bed, with the goal being seven hours of rest.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s free with a purchase of 750 UAE dirhams (about $200) as long as customers pick something from IKEA\u2019s Complete Sleep Collection in the UAE. To sweeten the deal, IKEA is giving customers a free voucher equivalent to around $27 when they successfully complete seven nights with at least seven hours of recorded sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AAGooglePreferredSource\" class=\"e_ym\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"e_Yg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge light@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><img class=\"e_Yg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\"  alt=\"google preferred source badge dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it might sound like a clever bit, the Phone Sleep Collection is real. You can now tuck in your phone at night, improving the quality of your sleep and earning an IKEA reward in the process. It\u2019s an interesting concept that does leverage real NFC tech that communicates with your device when it\u2019s placed on the minuscule bed.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, IKEA\u2019s Phone Sleep Collection appears to be a clever way to reduce screen time \u2014 especially at night. Social media platforms, and smartphones in general, reward users with dopamine rushes as they continue to scroll and interact with content. That can make sleep tricky, which is why minimal phones like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/the-light-phone-iii-3450908\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Light Phone III<\/a> are trendy.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of setting up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/a-guide-to-googles-digital-wellbeing-3225195\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Wellbeing<\/a> in Android 16 or switching to a minimalist phone, IKEA\u2019s bed lets you hold onto your favorite flagship. Is it a marketing gimmick, or a real solution for Android users looking to get better sleep with less phone use?<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. Read our\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/android-authority-comment-policy\/\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">Comment Policy<\/a> before posting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TL;DR IKEA is giving away an NFC-enabled miniature bed for your smartphone. 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