Sleep tracker can’t work without sleep schedule

I have been wearing my Apple Watch to sleep for a while, and I found that the sleep schedule is very unnecessary.

What if I fall asleep before the schedule starts? What if I want to take a nap during the day? Fitbit can track if I had fallen asleep or not, not sure why Apple can’t.

Do I need to set something up for it to be smarter?

Apple Watch Series 8

Posted on Dec 3, 2022 07:21 AM

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Dec 3, 2022 07:55 AM in response to yuan296

Sleep tracking works by schedule. Smart as Apple Watch is, it cannot know you just all of the sudden fell asleep as in you are napping.

Feel free to provide feedback to Apple via this link, but I'm not sure how else it could work --> Feedback - Watch - Apple

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