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While I am looking to upgrade to the Series 5 from a Series 1, I'm disappointed in the lack of native sleep tracking functionality... it's a glaring hole in the

While I am looking to upgrade to the Series 5 from a Series 1, I'm disappointed in the lack of native sleep tracking functionality... it's a glaring hole in the concept of overall health tracking. Similarly, I'd hoped they would announce some standardization to weightlifting in HealthKit. The watch and iphone health options are very cardio-centric, and every weightlifting app has implemented their own internal 1RM tracking which should be at an OS-level instead.

whymsicalburito 7y ago
Sleep tracking would be cool, but don't most users charge their watch at night?
- bradenb 7y ago
  I think most probably do, but in my opinion the optimal way to use this watch is to wear all day and night and charge in the morning while you get ready. I've been doing that for 2 years with my Series 3 and I have never run out of battery.
  - bredren 7y ago
    I have a friend that does this. I think that this may conflict with Apple's goals around wearables, though. I suspect the company aims to determine life schedules and provide useful prompts through key portions of the day. Morning prep being one of them. The watch needs to charge without taking it off the wrist--for example from using an Apple laptop or keyboard.
theshrike79 7y ago
Native sleep tracking would mean increasing the guaranteed battery life to multiple days, or make charging a lot faster.
- ztjio 7y ago
  You turn off the wireless and screen activation at night, it hardly uses any power. It takes about 20 minutes (aka your get dressed & shower time) to recover all that power and more.
dsaavy 7y ago
I’ve been using the app called AutoSleep (I think it was like $5) and it’s pretty awesome. You can even export your own data. Highly recommended. Obviously not a solution to the native sleep tracking issue but definitely good for what’s available right now.
- sdan 7y ago
  Use this as well. Great app! Found that I need to sleep more :).
  - dsaavy 7y ago
    Haha I found out the same thing. Has been the most impactful purchase on my personal health in the recent years.
- Diesel555 7y ago
  I used Autosleep for a bit. I reached out to their support on some things I considered bugs / wanting to have a hybrid mode where I can sleep without it on, but also work without it on (I work in an area I can't wear my watch - and you already input a time window when you sleep). Autosleep assumes I'm sleeping during work. This broke AutoSleep's usage for me unless I wore my watch while sleeping. While that's fine, I'm sure it's a pretty unique problem I have, their support was condescending and rude. It was the standard first you don't know what you're talking about, here's how to run our app to the "why would you want to do that?" mentality. I won't use their products again, not that they care.
- drclau 7y ago
  Long time user of Autosleep here. It works like a charm.
rickyc091 7y ago
You can charge the watch fairly quickly; less than 1-2hrs. If you sleep with your watch overnight, I've seen it drain anywhere from 4% to 10%. I think it depends on the notifications, etc. I usually turn my device on theater mode and DND when I sleep.
ma2rten 7y ago
According to another comment watchos 6 actually will have sleep tracking. I tried different 3rd party sleep tracking apps, but it was so inaccurate that it was basically useless. I assumed that this is reason that they didn't have it.
sytelus 7y ago
They don't seem to be designed to wear while sleeping. It's really too big for that purpose. Also, battery life is just not enough for 24hr wearing. This is precisely why I got FitBit.
- awolf 7y ago
  I definitely wear my Series 4 every night for sleep tracking comfortably. Charging for the 20 minutes I'm in the shower is enough.
acangiano 7y ago
Not a native feature, but SleepWatch is fantastic.

whymsicalburito 7y ago

Sleep tracking would be cool, but don't most users charge their watch at night?

bradenb 7y ago
I think most probably do, but in my opinion the optimal way to use this watch is to wear all day and night and charge in the morning while you get ready. I've been doing that for 2 years with my Series 3 and I have never run out of battery.
- bredren 7y ago
  I have a friend that does this. I think that this may conflict with Apple's goals around wearables, though. I suspect the company aims to determine life schedules and provide useful prompts through key portions of the day. Morning prep being one of them. The watch needs to charge without taking it off the wrist--for example from using an Apple laptop or keyboard.

theshrike79 7y ago

Native sleep tracking would mean increasing the guaranteed battery life to multiple days, or make charging a lot faster.

ztjio 7y ago
You turn off the wireless and screen activation at night, it hardly uses any power. It takes about 20 minutes (aka your get dressed & shower time) to recover all that power and more.

dsaavy 7y ago

I’ve been using the app called AutoSleep (I think it was like $5) and it’s pretty awesome. You can even export your own data. Highly recommended. Obviously not a solution to the native sleep tracking issue but definitely good for what’s available right now.

sdan 7y ago
Use this as well. Great app! Found that I need to sleep more :).
- dsaavy 7y ago
  Haha I found out the same thing. Has been the most impactful purchase on my personal health in the recent years.
Diesel555 7y ago
I used Autosleep for a bit. I reached out to their support on some things I considered bugs / wanting to have a hybrid mode where I can sleep without it on, but also work without it on (I work in an area I can't wear my watch - and you already input a time window when you sleep). Autosleep assumes I'm sleeping during work. This broke AutoSleep's usage for me unless I wore my watch while sleeping. While that's fine, I'm sure it's a pretty unique problem I have, their support was condescending and rude. It was the standard first you don't know what you're talking about, here's how to run our app to the "why would you want to do that?" mentality. I won't use their products again, not that they care.
drclau 7y ago
Long time user of Autosleep here. It works like a charm.

rickyc091 7y ago

You can charge the watch fairly quickly; less than 1-2hrs. If you sleep with your watch overnight, I've seen it drain anywhere from 4% to 10%. I think it depends on the notifications, etc. I usually turn my device on theater mode and DND when I sleep.

ma2rten 7y ago

According to another comment watchos 6 actually will have sleep tracking. I tried different 3rd party sleep tracking apps, but it was so inaccurate that it was basically useless. I assumed that this is reason that they didn't have it.

sytelus 7y ago

They don't seem to be designed to wear while sleeping. It's really too big for that purpose. Also, battery life is just not enough for 24hr wearing. This is precisely why I got FitBit.

awolf 7y ago
I definitely wear my Series 4 every night for sleep tracking comfortably. Charging for the 20 minutes I'm in the shower is enough.

acangiano 7y ago

Not a native feature, but SleepWatch is fantastic.