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Soon, you'll be able to track sleep on Apple Watch
Last updated on Sep 03, 2019, 01:14 pm
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Apple Watch continues to be one of the best wearables you can buy today. Alongside all the smartwatch capabilities, it also offers health-focused features like ECG recording, fall detection, activity tracking, and heart-rate monitoring.
And now, 9to5Mac has claimed that Apple Watch will get a sleep tracking feature and it could be announced as early as September 10.
Here's all about it.
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Details
Sleep tracking feature won't require any special hardware
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The upcoming feature, internally codenamed as Burrito, is called "Time in Bed tracking". However, it won't require any special hardware to work.
Initially, there were rumors that Apple will fit a Beddit sensor in its smartwatch after it acquired the eponymous company.
Instead, the Apple Watch will track the quality of sleep by using built-in sensors to monitor your movement, heart rate, and noises.
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Sleep-related data will be available in a new Sleep app
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According to 9to5Mac, your data related to the quality of sleep will be made available in the Health app as well as a new Sleep app that'll be available for the Apple Watch. Apple will also introduce a new complication for sleep tracking.
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New stuff
Apple is also adding some nifty features
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Considering most people charge their Apple Watches overnight, a new feature will remind you to charge the Watch beforehand so they can use it for sleep tracking.
Apple is also introducing a watch-only wake-up alarm with an optional vibration-only mode. There is a new bedtime system that will enable 'Do Not Disturb' mode automatically when you retire to the bed.
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The unknown
Sleep tracking to debut on the Apple Watch Series 5?
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It's unclear if all devices running watchOS 6 will get sleep tracking or Apple will introduce this feature tied to new hardware, perhaps the Apple Watch Series 5.
As of now, we don't know if there's a new Apple Watch in the works, but given the recent leaks and rumors, we expect to see new Series 4 models in titanium and ceramic cases.
