How to Use Calm App on Android

Last Updated: February 23, 2021

This wikiHow teaches you use Calm on your Android to help you relax, meditate, and get better rest. Though most of Calm’s features require a paid membership, you can test all of app's features at no cost for 7 consecutive days.

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Part 1 of 6:
Setting Up Calm

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Install Calm on your Android. If you haven’t installed Calm on your Android, you can download it now from the Play Store. Here’s how:
- Open the Play Store
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- Type calm into the search bar.
- Tap Calm (the blue icon that says ″Calm″ inside).
- Tap INSTALL.
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Open Calm. It’s the blue icon that says ″calm″ in white letters. You’ll usually find it in the app drawer or on the home screen.
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Select some goals and tap Continue.
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Sign up for Calm. Choose from the following options:
- Sign up with Email: Enter your name and email address, then create a password you’ll use to sign into the app. Tap Sign up to continue.
- Continue with Facebook: Follow the on-screen instructions to access your Facebook account and connect it to Calm.
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Tap the X on the subscription ad. This is optional.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to turn on notifications (optional). If you’d like Calm to send you meditation reminders, you’ll need to enable this feature.

Part 2

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Signing Up for a Free Trial

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Open Calm. It’s the blue icon that says ″calm″ in white letters. You’ll usually find it in the app drawer or on the home screen.
- You can try Calm at no cost for 7 consecutive days. You must cancel the trial before the end of the 7th day to avoid being charged for a 1-year subscription.^{[1]
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- If you don’t want a free trial or subscription, you can still use some of Calm’s relaxation techniques, one sleep story, and a beginners mindfulness lesson.
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Tap the profile icon. It’s near the top-left corner of the screen.
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Scroll down and tap Unlock Calm Premium. It’s near the bottom of the screen.
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Tap Try 7 Days for Free. This opens the Play Store.
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Follow the on-screen instructions to activate your free trial. Once your trial is active, a confirmation message will appear.

Part 3

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Using Meditations

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Open Calm. It’s the blue icon that says ″calm″ in white letters. You’ll usually find it in the app drawer or on the home screen.
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Tap Meditate. It’s at the bottom of the screen.
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Browse for a meditation that interests you. If you’re subscribed or using the trial, swipe left on the category menu at the top of the screen to see available topics, then tap a topic to browse its meditations.
- If you don’t have a paid membership or trial subscription, you can only access 7 Days of Calm.
- If you’re new to meditating in general (and have a subscription or trial membership), try the Beginners category.
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Tap a meditation. A description of the meditation and its benefits will appear.
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Get comfortable and tap Start Session. The meditation’s audio will begin to play.
- If the background sounds are distracting, tap the first icon at the bottom-left corner of the screen to open the volume slider, then drag the slider to the left until the sounds are quiet.
- To pause for a break, tap the two vertical lines at the bottom of the screen.
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Follow along with the meditation. Once the recording ends, you’ll see a message that tells you you’ve completed the session.
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Save a meditation to your favorites. If you decide you like a certain meditation and want to add it to your favorites, tap the heart icon at the bottom of the screen while it’s playing.
- Your favorite meditations are added to the ″My (heart)″ tab at the top top of the ″Meditate″ screen.

Part 4

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Using Sleep Stories

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Open Calm. It’s the blue icon that says ″calm″ in white letters. You’ll usually find it in the app drawer or on the home screen.^{[2]
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- Sleep stories are recordings designed to help you achieve restful sleep.
- Most sleep stories require a paid or trial membership. If you aren’t subscribed, you can still access the stories called The Waterfall and The Secret Lagoon (for children).
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Tap Sleep. It’s the second option at the bottom of the screen.
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Browse for a story. Swipe left on the category menu at the top of the screen to check out the topics, then tap a topic that interests you. A list of stories will appear.
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Tap a sleep story. If it’s your first time using sleep stories, you may have to tap OK to continue.
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Get comfortable. Once the sleep story begins, all you’ll need to do is lay down and listen.

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Using Daily Calm

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Open Calm. It’s the blue icon that says ″calm″ in white letters. You’ll usually find it in the app drawer or on the home screen.
- Daily Calm is a set of 3 10-minute mindfulness lessons designed to help you build a regular meditation practice.
- This feature is only available to paid members and trial users.
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Tap Daily Calm. It’s at the top of the screen. The first meditation will begin.
- If the background sounds are distracting, tap the first icon at the bottom-left corner of the screen to open the volume slider, then drag the slider to the left until the sounds are quiet.
- To pause for a break, tap the two vertical lines at the bottom of the screen.
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Follow along with the meditation. Once the recording is complete, you’ll see a confirmation message that says you’ve finished the first session.
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Tap X to close the window. It’s at the top of the screen. This brings you to your profile, where you’ll see your meditation statistics.
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Tap X. This returns you to the main Calm screen.
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Tap Daily Calm when you’re ready for the next session. The next 10-minute session will begin.
- When the session ends, you’ll return to the statistics screen once again.
- If you’d like to do your third Daily Calm immediately, tap Daily Calm again when you return to the main Calm screen.

Part 6

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Setting Meditation Reminders

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Open Calm. It’s the blue icon that says ″calm″ in white letters. You’ll usually find it in the app drawer or on the home screen.
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Open your profile. It’s the outline of a person at the top-left corner of the screen.
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Scroll down and tap Mindfulness Reminder.
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Slide the ″Reminder Off″ switch to On
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Tap Reminder Time
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Select a reminder time. Choose a time that works well for your meditation practice.
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Tap Set a Reminder. It’s the green button.