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For the clock, glow and your chosen media to play, yes. Tap Start Nightstand and leave Foldstand in the foreground on a charger. If you leave the app, the system alarm uses a built-in sound instead of your custom image, audio or video.

Your alarm still rings on time as a system alarm with a built-in sound. Alarms with a song, photo or video show a Wake Scene button that opens Foldstand and plays it. This needs the Alarms permission: check Settings → Apps → Foldstand → Alarms. iOS doesn’t ring alarms for apps that are locked or hidden with Require Face ID, so leave Foldstand unlocked. Keep the device powered and test your setup before relying on it. Custom media and continuous glow require Nightstand mode to remain open.

If an alarm playing in Foldstand isn’t stopped, a system backup alarm rings after the Backup Alarm Delay in Settings (2 minutes unless you change it). It also covers you if the app is closed while your alarm is ringing or snoozed. Test both the media alarm and the system backup so you know how each behaves.

Media alarms use media volume. Adjust it on the phone, enable the low-volume warning and choose a fade-in duration in the wake scene. If headphones or a Bluetooth speaker are connected, your alarm plays through them, and Foldstand warns you before you start Nightstand. System alarms use system-controlled audio behavior.

Foldstand is designed for iPhone Duo and also runs on any iPhone with iOS 27.1 or later. On other iPhones you get the clock faces, widgets, every alarm feature (sounds, photos, videos, YouTube, snooze, challenges and the backup alarm), night dimming and red shift. Tent and Glow modes, the fold-out night light and the inner-display wake glow need iPhone Duo; on other iPhones the glow appears only as a color wash behind faces that use the Glow Wash background, so Sunrise Glow and glow fades tint that background instead of lighting your nightstand.

Apple Music, yes, with Premium: in a wake scene, choose Sound, then Choose from Apple Music to pick a song, album, playlist or station. It needs an Apple Music subscription and plays at your iPhone’s volume without fade-in; if it can’t start, a built-in sound rings instead. Spotify and other subscription services aren’t supported. You can also use your own audio and video files from Files or Photos, and with Premium, YouTube videos and live streams or compatible direct streaming URLs. Protected media cannot be used.

Yes, with Premium. In a wake scene, choose Video, then Add YouTube Link and paste a video, live stream or channel link. A channel link plays whatever that channel is streaming live when your alarm rings. Choose Play in Foldstand to keep snooze, fade-in and wake-up challenges (YouTube may show an ad first), or Open in YouTube App for ad-free playback with YouTube Premium. Some owners only allow their videos on YouTube itself; Foldstand checks when you add the link and tells you. If a video can’t play at alarm time, your alarm sound rings instead.

Use a file that is downloaded locally and available to the app. Re-select it through Files or Photos if its source moved or access changed. Test the scene before bedtime. Network streams also depend on connectivity and the provider being available.

Tent mode uses the outer display on iPhone Duo when positioned like an inverted V. Glow mode uses an L-shaped pose, with the upright half for the clock and the lower half for light. The ongoing night light is a Glow-mode feature; Tent mode does not promise continuous independent inner-screen illumination. Other supported iPhones show the standard nightstand layout.

A black or dimmed display is not the same as locking the phone or powering down its screen. Nightstand keeps the app active. Use night dimming, a dark face and lower glow brightness to reduce light, and keep the phone charging.

With Premium, create one repeating alarm and customize its scene by weekday. For example: one scene on Monday, another Tuesday through Thursday, and a third on Friday.

Basic includes one alarm with repeat days and snooze, local audio/image scenes, basic sounds, clock templates, essential widgets, selectable glow brightness/color, night dimming and red shift. Premium adds the features listed on the marketing page.

Choose $0.99 per month or $9.99 per year (USD), in addition to the Basic app purchase. Both subscription plans unlock the same Premium features and renew automatically until canceled. Lifetime Premium unlocks the same features with a one-time $79.99 purchase. Local prices and any trial eligibility are shown in the App Store before purchase.

For an existing purchase, select Restore Purchases in Foldstand while signed in with the Apple Account used to buy it. Manage or cancel under iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Apple handles billing and refund requests at reportaproblem.apple.com.

Use Settings → Backup & Sync to export or import a backup. Premium adds optional iCloud sync using your own Apple account. Keep a backup before replacing a setup or moving devices. Large media files may take time to synchronize.

Check the relevant permissions in iPhone Settings and ensure the phone has a network connection for weather. Calendar access is optional. If you prefer, choose a face without these widgets.

Include your iPhone model, iOS version, Foldstand version/build, the steps that led to the issue, and whether Nightstand was open. For alarm problems, include permission, volume, Bluetooth and backup-delay settings. Do not send private media or passwords.