We reported yesterday that Apple Watch sleep-tracking looks set to become a standard feature.
Currently, there are a number of third-party sleep-tracking apps available for the Apple Watch, but one question with them is: if you wear your watch at night as well as during the day, when do you charge it?
Apple will apparently have one suggestion.
While it’s true that there is less need for the Watch at home in evening, it can still be pretty useful for notifications and Siri commands, so I last year found what seems to me a better approach.
Most people take some time to get ready in the morning before leaving for work, so it would be perfectly practical to:
- Wear the watch for sleep-tracking at night
- Take it off and put it onto charge when you wake
- Put it back on just before you leave home
If your experience is anything like mine, that will give you full use of your Watch all day and evening, as well as sleep-tracking, without any battery-life issues.
Zac looked last year at how to use an Apple Watch for sleep-tracking, including some warnings on ensuring your sleep isn’t disturbed.
Apple is likely to be using the sleep-tracking tech it acquired through its purchase of Beddit back in 2017.
Do Not Disturb prevents alerts from tapping you on the wrist while you’re sleeping. Alarms set on the Apple Watch will still alert you with silent taps on the wrist that won’t wake your partner. Theater Mode prevents the display from lighting up when the watch thinks you raise your wrist and silences alerts.
Do you use your Apple Watch for sleep-tracking? Please share your experiences in the comments, and take our poll to let us know whether this is something you’re keen to see supported by Apple directly.
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