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AppleInsider - Testing Apple Watch sleep tracking with watchOS 7 & iOS 14 - xSicKxBot - 06-26-2020
Testing Apple Watch sleep tracking with watchOS 7 & iOS 14
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/testing-apple-watch-sleep-tracking-with-watchos-7-ios-14.jpg" width="1320" height="743" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>One of the most requested features for Apple Watch is sleep tracking, and with watchOS 7 and iOS 14, Apple is finally bringing it to the table. In true Apple style, it does much more than track when you start and stop sleeping.
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<p>It would be easy enough for Apple to create an app that detects the start and stop point of your sleep. Apple has a tendency to go the extra mile on features, however, thinking about the implementation as a whole, and not just what users anticipate.
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<p>For <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/watchos-7">watchOS 7</a> and <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/iOS-14">iOS 14</a>, Apple thought about the entire sleeping experience for users. That includes keeping a consistent routine, settling down before bed, gently waking up, and analyzing the data that is collected.
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<p>So that’s what Apple did by introducing the Sleep app for <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/apple-watch">Apple Watch</a>, sleep mode for iPhone and Apple Watch, revamping the Bedtime feature found in iOS 13, and introducing Wind Down.
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<p><h2>Starting sleep tracking with Apple Watch</h2>
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<p>To get started with sleep tracking for Apple Watch, users can jump in to the new Sleep app on the wrist-worn computer or into the Health app of their iOS 14-equipped iPhone. We opted for the latter.
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<p>When you go to the sleep category of the Health app, there is a new option to set your bedtime schedule. First, you can enable sleep mode. Sleep mode simplifies your Lock Screen at your scheduled Bedtime and will turn on Do Not Disturb to reduce interruptions.
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<p>The app will then suggest you enable Wind Down. The idea is that your nighttime routine can begin prior to your bedtime, before you go to sleep. Sleep mode is when you’re actually sleeping and Wind Down is everything leading up to that. You choose how much before your bedtime you want to start Wind Down. This can be between 15 minutes and three hours.
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<div class="align-center"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/testing-apple-watch-sleep-tracking-with-watchos-7-ios-14-1.jpg" alt="Wind Down on iOS 14" class="img-responsive article-image"></div>
<p><span class="carousel-caption">Wind Down on iOS 14</span></p>
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<p>What Wind Down will do is help with those routines as you get ready for bed while reducing the screen time on your phone. It simplifies your Lock Screen, just showing the time, your alarm and any Shortcuts or apps you may use. Create a Shortcut to listen to a relaxing podcast, play your nighttime music playlist, or start your two-minute teeth brushing timer. Whatever you do before bed can be added here.
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<p>Finally, Health will ask if you want to track your sleep with Apple Watch. You then get your summary of everything you set up including your schedule and features enabled.
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<p><h2>Apple Watch details</h2>
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<p>Once everything is set up, you can start tracking sleep. Almost everything happens in the background. Your phone will go into Wind Down mode before it Watch go into sleep mode.
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<div class="align-center"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/testing-apple-watch-sleep-tracking-with-watchos-7-ios-14-2.jpg" alt="Manually enable sleep mode on iPhone or Apple Watch within Control Center" class="img-responsive article-image"></div>
<p><span class="carousel-caption">Manually enable sleep mode on iPhone or Apple Watch within Control Center</span></p>
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<p>Sleep mode is able to be manually set, too, on both the watch and phone. Just go into Control Center on each device and toggle it on.
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<p><span class="carousel-caption">Apple Watch display when it is awoken in sleep mode</span></p>
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<p>When the Apple Watch is in sleep mode, the display stays black as you move your wrist about, preventing it from inadvertently lighting up while you are trying to sleep. And tapping the screen causes is it to light up very dimly with the time and when your alarm is set.
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<div class="align-center"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/testing-apple-watch-sleep-tracking-with-watchos-7-ios-14-4.jpg" alt="Rotate the Digital Crown to use Apple Watch in sleep mode" class="img-responsive article-image"></div>
<p><span class="carousel-caption">Rotate the Digital Crown to use Apple Watch in sleep mode</span></p>
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<p>If you want to use your watch, it makes you rotate the Digital Crown, similar to expelling water after swimming. This too stops the watching from waking by accident.
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<div class="align-center"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/testing-apple-watch-sleep-tracking-with-watchos-7-ios-14-5.jpg" alt="Good morning report on Apple Watch after sleeping" class="img-responsive article-image"></div>
<p><span class="carousel-caption">Good morning report on Apple Watch after sleeping</span></p>
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<p>Once you wake up, your Apple Watch will greet you with a “good morning” summary that lets you know how long you slept, what the weather looks like for the rest of the day, and what your battery life is for your watch.
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<div class="align-center"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/testing-apple-watch-sleep-tracking-with-watchos-7-ios-14-6.jpg" alt="Sleep app in watchOS 7" class="img-responsive article-image"></div>
<p><span class="carousel-caption">Sleep app in watchOS 7</span></p>
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<p>You can revisit your sleep history by checking out the Sleep app your Apple Watch or by visiting the Health app on your iPhone. It will show you how long you slept, how many times you woke up, and how consistent you’ve been.
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<p><h2>Keep up with your battery</h2>
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<p>Speaking of battery, this is likely one of user’s biggest concerns. Apple doesn’t have a way to magically extend your watch’s battery life but it does try to help you manage it.
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<div class="align-center"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/testing-apple-watch-sleep-tracking-with-watchos-7-ios-14-7.jpg" alt="Apple Watch charging notification" class="img-responsive article-image"></div>
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<p>When it is almost time for bed, if your battery life is less than 30 percent, your phone will notify you that you need to charge. And when your watch is charging, your phone will get an alert letting you know when it hits a full charge so you can go grab it.
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<p>Apple Watch does charge quick and in our time testing, we haven’t had much issue keeping the watch juiced up — even on a beta. We top it off while we are in the shower and maybe a few minutes in the morning before work and it makes it through the day and night.
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<p><h2>Get some rest</h2>
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<p>Together, the new features cover the entire experience of sleeping and helps you better your sleep patterns. You slowly wind down your day by reducing distractions and getting into your bedtime routine. Your phone stays silent on Do Not Disturb mode while you sleep and your Apple Watch tracks you at the same time and doesn’t turn on and blind you. When you wake up, your watch greets you, as does your iPhone, to start your day.
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<div class="align-center"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/testing-apple-watch-sleep-tracking-with-watchos-7-ios-14-8.jpg" alt="Track your sleep with Apple Watch" class="img-responsive article-image"></div>
<p><span class="carousel-caption">Track your sleep with Apple Watch</span></p>
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<p>It has been a long time coming, but Apple’s implementation is well thought out, unique, and a phenomenal example of Apple’s ecosystem working together.
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<p><h2>Apple Watch deals</h2>
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<p><strong>Existing features</strong>
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