Apple to Add Sleep-Tracking Features to Apple Watch by 2020

[Khedron]

"This is our most incredible Apple Watch yet. The Apple Watch 6 not only tells time but it can also track your sleep. And it's launching at just $1499*. An amazing value!"

*Band and charger not included. Must own an iPad Pro to complete registration and setup.
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However, since the release of the Series 3 and 4 models, many owners find their smartwatches can last two full days or more on a single charge

So you can track your sleep every other night.
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And if you die quietly in your sleep, the watch sends a notification to your next of kin.

You can also open the Heath app and tap on "Export a PDF" and then the "Share with IRS" button on the top right.

 

[Heineken]

Sleep tracking has been a game changer for me. Perhaps it's a useless feature for some people, but for those of us who have sleep disorders, sleep tracking wearables help us figure things out.

If you have a sleep disorder then you already know it’s a problem and watch will have little effect solving it. Get your diet in order be actually physically active look for any underlying conditions that might have effect on your sleep.

 

[Justanotherfanboy]

Really what is the point?
I really would not want to wear my watch while I slept any way.
And unless they are planning on either improving the battery life or shortening the charge time considerably.
The watch would be dead by mid morning.

-AE

Do you ever shower? Or shave? Or get dressed? Or eat breakfast?
If you take about 45 minutes doing these activities, you can top your watch to full charge daily, while wearing it all night.

 

[Tapiture]

I’d love to use it to track my sleep but, as others have brought up, when do you charge it?
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Do you ever shower? Or shave? Or get dressed? Or eat breakfast?
If you take about 45 minutes doing these activities, you can top your watch to full charge daily, while wearing it all night.

That’s interesting, I think a lot of people thought it takes longer than that to charge the watch. Still might be hard to remember after you wake up to put it on the charger, then remember to put it on before walking out the door.

 

[Justanotherfanboy]

I’d love to use it to track my sleep but, as others have brought up, when do you charge it?
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That’s interesting, I think a lot of people thought it takes longer than that to charge the watch. Still might be hard to remember after you wake up to put it on the charger, then remember to put it on before walking out the door.

I dunno. I think many people have been taking off traditional & digital watches to shower for somewhere around 15 decades now.

 

[JTBing]

If you have a sleep disorder then you already know it’s a problem and watch will have little effect solving it. Get your diet in order be actually physically active look for any underlying conditions that might have effect on your sleep.

You clearly have a high opinion of your own personal health, so kudos to you. However, you also are clearly out of your depth in this conversation. Go have a Heineken and stop being a ****.

 

[Flight Plan]

And I wear it during sleep - and most people I know do too.
Not every feature has to be for everyone.


I charge my watch (Series 3) during morning shower - it's enough for it to last 24 hours, including exercise tracking for at least an hour + sleep tracking all night long.

Finally, a sensible person!

If you want the data, wear the watch at night. Not only does every features not have to be for everybody, you don’t have to do it every day. There are some really close-minded people here today.

I use the Pillow app and it works great. Automatically detects sleep and shows a nice graph if I so want to view my records.

I too charge may watch during my morning shave and shower, and if it ever runs low, I’ll put it on the charger while I’m making lunch or something. After all, I don’t need to wear it during *EVERY* waking hour, either. But usually it easily gets through the day. Usually one or two days each week, I don’t wear the watch to bed. Got to give the skin a break now and then, plus it’s not like I need sleep data EVERY day. Just most days.

 

[Svyk]

I would be interested but since I got the Oura ring I’m not so interested ....Oura ring is amazing ! Check it out !

Apple is said to be testing a sleep tracking app for a future Apple Watch, according to a new report today filed by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

Rival smartwatches from the likes of Fitbit have long touted sleep-tracking capabilities, but Apple's watchOS has never offered a native sleep tracking feature. Initially, this was for good reason: battery life on the first Apple Watch rarely lasted beyond the advertised 18 hours, meaning the device had to be perched on a charging dock as you slept.

However, since the release of the Series 3 and 4 models, many owners find their smartwatches can last two full days or more on a single charge, which has led third-party developers to step in with sleep-tracking apps.

Future Apple Watch models could well have improved battery life, enabling users to wear them for longer and track time in bed. Alternatively, Gurman speculates that overnight sleep-tracking could even feature as part of a special new low-power mode.

Apple's iOS Health app already includes a tab for sleep analysis data, which is pulled from either the alarm clock function in the iPhone's Clock app or a third-party sleep-tracking app.

Apple has dipped its toes in sleep-tracking before. The company acquired Finnish startup Beddit, which makes a sleep-tracking sensor strip. Apple sells the product on its website under the Beddit brand and recently launched an updated version.

Article Link: Apple to Add Sleep-Tracking Features to Apple Watch by 2020

 

[tann]

Really what is the point?
I really would not want to wear my watch while I slept any way.
And unless they are planning on either improving the battery life or shortening the charge time considerably.
The watch would be dead by mid morning.

-AE

Maybe for you. I used to wear my Watch Series 0 every night just for the alarm function and never had an issue.

Sleep tracking is something many people want and like from these wearables.

I would advise you to just ignore the function and pretend it doesn't exist.

 

[smirking]

I would be interested but since I got the Oura ring I’m not so interested ....Oura ring is amazing ! Check it out !

Does the Oura ring have body temperature tracking? That's the ultimate feature on my wishlist for a sleep tracker, but the only wearable that I know that ever tracked body temperature was the MS Band and it's not being made anymore.

 

[JWiLL1988]

Not to mentioned the beacon of light blasted through the room every time you roll over or move your arm.
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If the battery dies, you die.

Someone has never heard of Theatre Mode

 

[nt5672]

Sleep tracking has been a game changer for me. Perhaps it's a useless feature for some people, but for those of us who have sleep disorders, sleep tracking wearables help us figure things out.

Can you briefly explain what there is to figure out?

When I don't sleep well it's pretty easy to figure out why; did not exercise enough, problems at work, did not meditate before sleep, eat too much sugar/caffeine before bed, family, etc. In most cases a watch is not going to know why I did not sleep well!

 

[KFREX]

There is a design limitation here. When are you going to charge it? You would need IMO a decently ranged wireless charging solution while you slept, or while you worked at your desk. Because otherwise you are going to get missing data and the charging pattern is going to be interrupted.

Right now the charging pattern is easy, when you go to bed you charge your watch and your phone. Same time, simple. But for the 10 minutes you have a shower? Randomly during the day?

Its inelegant.

There is no design limitation you fiend, I charge mine every day while showering & eating breakfast... for an hour. Meanwhile you are suggesting 6-8 hours sitting on a charger doing nothing while complaining about the inconvenience of it all.

The battery is tiny anyways, why do people like you struggle with this?

 

[smirking]

Can you briefly explain what there is to figure out?

Sure, without getting into specifics, I have a sleep disorder. I don't sleep the way most people sleep and it's quite hard to figure out how much sleep I've gotten without it because I often get to bed at different times and get up at different times. If I see a pattern that I'm consistently not getting enough sleep, I can sometimes alter my day to get a little more sleep in before I get totally run down. Otherwise, I can fall further and further behind in sleep and it can derail several days before I get my bearings back.

I have a pretty unusual case, but a more common scenario that mimicks mine would be people who do shift work. Their sleep might be broken up into segments and come irregularly. People who aren't allowed to sleep when everyone else is asleep often have to plan ahead to get the sleep they need and when you need to do that, data helps especially historical data because while it might not be that hard to figure out how much sleep you got last night, it's sometimes helpful to know how much sleep you got the night before that or even the night before that and when your sleep is irregular it gets harder and harder to remember things like that.

This is probably going to attract some unsolicited sage MacRumors advice. Stop. You simply do not know.

 

[JTBing]

Sure, without getting into specifics, I have a sleep disorder. I don't sleep the way most people sleep and it's quite hard to figure out how much sleep I've gotten without it because I often get to bed at different times and get up at different times. If I see a pattern that I'm consistently not getting enough sleep, I can sometimes alter my day to get a little more sleep in before I get totally run down. I can fall further and further behind in sleep and it can derail several days before I get my bearings back.

This is probably going to attract some unsolicited sage MacRumors advice. Stop. You simply do not know.

According to previous posters, you should just try getting some actual physical activity in.

In seriousness, I don’t have a sleep disorder, but have similar struggles in terms of getting to bed and waking up at different times. If nothing else, a sleep tracking app helps you monitor your past nights over the course of a week or even longer to see how consistently you’ve been getting enough sleep. Some even suggest the ideal nap time and length based on your sleep the night before, to keep you functioning highly.

 

[0947347]

Is it so complicated to just add it now in a form of app, which would be very energy efficient?
Why wait for years?

 

[The Game 161]

Why 2020 though? Samsung watches do this now.

 

[LordVic]

Can you briefly explain what there is to figure out?

I've suffered a few TBI's throughout my life that grossly affects my sleep. I can sleep some nights 12 hours and wake up completely utterly exhausted, and some nights sleep 3 hours and get amazing sleep and be great the next day. And every combination in between

sleep tracking shows me how much GOOD sleep i got during the sleep period, and allows me to adjust my next night or two schedule of sleep to try to adjust and overcome the uncomfortable feelings from exhaustion.

without sleep tracking, I don't necessary know if that 10 hours was good sleep or bad sleep.

Though I'm actually very very surprised that the Watch doesn't do sleep tracking already. It's been a mainstay on the Galaxy / Gear watches. Been available on a few phones as well. i'm not sure what is currently limiting Apple from having this already, given all the hardware in the watch, this sounds like a software limitation that Apple just hasn't been able to, or hasn't wanted to try yet.

 

[0947347]

If you have a sleep disorder then you already know it’s a problem and watch will have little effect solving it. Get your diet in order be actually physically active look for any underlying conditions that might have effect on your sleep.

As a very active person with quite healthy diet, but with a sleep disorder, so may I downvote you for your comment?

Underlying condition may also be analyzed when you look at your sleep patterns, when you analyze what time do you wake up in the middle of the night, ...
And you just say, that the person’s diet and activity is a problem, without knowing the person?

 

[nadador]

I wore a Pebble watch for years before just switching to an Apple watch 2 months ago. It became my silent alarm clock that always gently wakes me from sleep/naps, and it did two things the Apple watch couldn't: counted my swim laps (first Apple watch wasn't waterproof) and the battery lasted a week or more. I love wearing my new Apple watch, but the battery life is a drag. I still take it off in the evening and wear my Pebble overnight.

Wearing the watch all night is great for me: other than the gentle alarm (that doesn't bother my bedmate), if I wake up in the middle of the night it's easy to see what time it is (as I'm extremely nearsighted).

 

[Glockworkorange]

Really what is the point?
I really would not want to wear my watch while I slept any way.
And unless they are planning on either improving the battery life or shortening the charge time considerably.
The watch would be dead by mid morning.

-AE

I use a Series 4 for sleep tracking and leave it on my wrist overnight. No battery issues.

 

[Elyzien]

Hopefully it syncs with Sleep Cycle and can be used with the watch in Airplane mode.... sleeping with radios on is not a healthy thing to do.

 

[Glockworkorange]

If you have a sleep disorder then you already know it’s a problem and watch will have little effect solving it. Get your diet in order be actually physically active look for any underlying conditions that might have effect on your sleep.

To be clear this COMMENT, not the poster, is incredibly ignorant. Titanically ignorant.

"Get your diet in order be actually physically active look for any underlying conditions that might have effect on your sleep." I'm not quite sure what that means, but I think he is trying to say your sleep disorder can be fixed or dealt with by physical activity and diet. Laughably ignorant.

I have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). I have a healthy body weight, I exercise and follow a pretty strict diet with timed eating. Eating right and exercising will not solve my apnea---a CPAP machine is the only thing that will fix it.

Will the watch fix it? No, but I use apps on my phone to record my snoring (or lack thereof--it's probably the biggest indicator of OAS) and the watch tells me if I am flopping all over the bed (another sign). I can't tell any of this is happening when I am sleeping.

In short: the watch and phone both help me manage and observe my condition. If I am feeling sluggish the next day, I check the data gathered while I sleep and then can discuss with my doctor re: need for a new mask, adjustment of titration, etc.

Again, such an ignorant comment.
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Sure, without getting into specifics, I have a sleep disorder. I don't sleep the way most people sleep and it's quite hard to figure out how much sleep I've gotten without it because I often get to bed at different times and get up at different times. If I see a pattern that I'm consistently not getting enough sleep, I can sometimes alter my day to get a little more sleep in before I get totally run down. I can fall further and further behind in sleep and it can derail several days before I get my bearings back.

I have a pretty unusual case, but a more common scenario that mimicks mine would be people who do shift work. Their sleep might be broken up into segments and come irregularly. People who aren't allowed to sleep when everyone else is asleep often have to plan ahead to get the sleep they need and when you need to do that, data helps especially historical data because while it might not be that hard to figure out how much sleep you got last night, it's sometimes helpful to know how much sleep you got the night before that or even the night before that and when your sleep is irregular it gets harder and harder to remember things like that.

This is probably going to attract some unsolicited sage MacRumors advice. Stop. You simply do not know.

I think most people are just super ignorant about sleep disorders. I have one and I get what you are saying. I'm sure you need more than just a 'script of modafinil

 

[ckhris1613]

Interesting. The only thing that's now considered newsworthy are folding phones.

So, no folding phone = no innovation and no progress?

How is a folding phone innovation when there are 2 already out

 

[smirking]

How is a folding phone innovation when there are 2 already out

I'm with ya. My comment was actually sarcastic, but didn't come across right.