Apple Watch Sleep Tracking Setup Guide & Tutorial

[@iriszanni]

I wish they had a percentage showing how good the sleep was

[@rafaelrosal.]

Sleep cycle is limited functions free and you can use it without an Apple Watch. It shows you a percentage every morning of how good the sleep was.

[@pharaohspeaks75]

This video is pure gold! I only wished that Apple Watch could automatically detect sleep like the Samsung Galaxy watches.

[@CPAPReviews]

Thank you for the kind words. It can automatically detect sleep however i believe they want to know the start point when you first attempt to go to sleep so they can calculate the sleep latency etc. This would be near impossible to do as you might just be lying down on the couch watching some netflix etc. Cheers

[@kuzkateco]

@@timestamps8576yea… it’s insane to think that the iWatch as I like to call it, is in many respects a more sophisticated and advanced tool, yet it can’t do what a less expensive counterpart CAN do. I swear, none of this would be happening if Steve Jobs wasn’t lost so early 😢 I feel and and selfish for even thinking that, but it’s true

[@bobzombii8038]

The weird thin in the past they could , when u work shifts its just annoying to always do the plan or Focus

[@jaysmokin]

Yea sometimes I forget to enable focus mode on weekends because I don’t usually wake up early those days. But I want to see the data

[@fluffy4354]

@@timestamps8576focus modes are amazing especially sleep focus and u don’t have to activate it just setup automatically u can even have different times for different day. and just bc sleep focus is active doesn’t mean i’ll count ur sleep, it’ll start counting sleep if u actually sleep. focus more is there just for safe measures like if ur sitting down to relax and ur hr is similar to u sleeping, u don’t want watch to count it as sleep for example.

[@JobinJacob94]

This sleep focus mode takes back this basic feature to stone ages. As someone who switched from Mi Watches for almost 6 years, I didn’t know about the sleep focus thing. I’ve been wearing the apple watch for almost two years now and no sleep data even after wearing the watch every night.

[@eltechnica]

Sleep focus has to be on and what I’ve noticed is that you’re awake time is when it cuts off recording sleep data period. In the video he says Apple will recognize that you’re still asleep, but it has not done that for me.

[@eltechnica]

Meaning if you’re awake time is 10 AM it stops recording sleep at 10 AM even if you fall back asleep

[@JobinJacob94]

@@eltechnica yeah, that's so stupid right?

[@moschisikochenbacken4630]

Incredibly stupid, using an android device it detects it automatically… Stone age Apple…pure stoneage

[@kitj3992]

Thank you for this! As someone who had a Fitbit that did everything automatically, this was super helpful.

[@gbkworf]

This works really well. HAY SIRI, TURN ON/OFF SLEEP FOCUS. Works every time!

[@CPAPReviews]

Great tip!! Love it ✌️

[@dons1643]

That's genius! But do I have to have a sleep schedule? and what if I have a sleep schedule and it’s already activated but I’m still awake working in an hour later I go to sleep.?

[@gbkworf]

@@dons1643 Tell siri to turn it off. Just remember to tell her to turn it back on when you actually go lights out. I too have a schedule set, but I am almost always off at least a bit. If more than a half an hour I'll tell Siri to turn it off then on. Same thing in the morning if I wake up early and cant back to sleep.

[@normanwheatley1573]

great video. Your explanations are so much better and clearer than all the others. I especially like the pacing, tone of voice and humour - this is a masterclass in how to explain by video. thanks heaps!

[@marandakeck9868]

My apple watch only shows sleep but not the other stages. Do I need to track it additional days or is there something else I need to do in the settings? Thanks for your help

[@KarimaKhan]

Fitbit is such a boss when it comes to sleep tracking. None of this setting up nonsense. Thank you for this helpful video! But I miss my Fitbit, Apple Watch can’t compare.

[@CPAPReviews]

thanks for your insights. It might be a pain to setup but once setup it's automatic and the data is very accurate

[@Joe-lb8qn]

I agree just got a Apple watch annoyed to see all this fuss when fitbit and similar just automatically detect when you are asleep. I expected it would have this feature of $50 -$100 gadgets also.

[@marcinx89]

@KarimaKhan bullshit fitbit arent accurate at all. check quanified scientists he compared many devices and apple watches are one of the top.

[@rajitharul5973]

@@CPAPReviews Exactly. No one is talking about accuracy here, every other trackers are almost toys compared to apple watch, if properly set up this is such an accurate piece of device

[@8a376]

your voice is really soothing

[@greetingsearthlingspluto6666]

I have not been able to get it work on my iphone 15 plus. I tried everything I could find. Some people were also having the same issue. I use my Samsung watch now at night, never disappoints.

[@shyreetaallen2306]

Nope I have no problem

[@ccnsteachersongsstories276]

What if this doesn’t work? Sometimes tracks sleep but no details on REM,etc. have sleep schedule set.

[@eltondavisjr]

Thank you! I set up my watch,and it tracks sleep time, but not picking up the sleep stages. Any idea why?

[@mhl2mhl]

Good video. I wonder how to track an unplanned nap?

[@StarDust_2077]

I don’t get the data for REM sleep ect. It’s just one green blob. No specificity. Is there a feature to enable this?

[@Rajonrondoo99]

Think you need to update to latest software

[@peterwinkler8382]

Thank you very much! I just got my first I-watch, and I'm all set up. My problem is Restless Leg Syndrome. It keeps me up (and I have CPAP too).

[@robertaw3559]

Peter, look up natural remedies for Restless Leg syndrome, Dr Axe is good, I take Magnesium, etc to stop it! Good luck!

[@robertstephens6775]

You sir are one of the best I’ve seen. Keep it up

[@CPAPReviews]

Wow! Thank you kindly

[@lightonpress]

Fail at step 1. “Sleep“ does not appear in my settings anywhere. Please advise.

[@sandaliwijekoon2824]

I miss my Fitbit for sleep. To merge the two would be perfect

[@MMKiani]

Right so much easier and no jumping hoops like apple to track your sleep..

[@Yasaminaviles]

Love this video, thanks! Fitbit still better for this… I think I might wake up my old one just for sleeping

[@sheilarae51]

Thank you for this…so helpful. You’re a master at explaining and demonstrating-perfect pace, i.e. no speed talking and whizzing through stuff).

[@waynebeck7801]

Thanks for the video..I have started using Auto Sleep however the sleep stages in my Apple health app show as a solid line blur. The apps are supposed to work independently. Maybe a setting or something.

[@asraiSOA]

Been wanting to start using this, but I charge my watch over night so that makes this Sleep tracking feature a bit tough to utilize.

[@A-Few-Rounds]

Simple to understand 👏👏👏 and well done mate 🥂🥂

[@CPAPReviews]

Thank you buddy 🍻🤝

[@impamiizgraa]

Listening to this tutorial is a lovely way to make me feel sleepy. Wish it was longer lol

[@CPAPReviews]

haha, thank you!....I think

[@drleo6409]

Great visual with the phone on the screen. Everyone should follow this process

[@itsdtxjd]

I’ve never used it because of the setup process lol I am gonna try it with the new sleep apnea and hope it helps me get to sleep on the.

[@leighann5308]

How can you quickly turn sleep on and off? Thank you for the great video

[@CPAPReviews]

siri might be the quickest option or just swipe down from the top of the screen. Can also do this on your watch or phone :)

[@leighann5308]

@@CPAPReviewsthen do what swiping to turn on and off sorry I’m confused I don’t want to use a schedule

[@ishalgen3224]

Thank you.. after a few times that apple watch hadnt registered my sleep, i didnt get why. And here is your video)

[@MaiaDreams]

Also I can’t use the sleephq page if I don’t have one of those machines?

[@sushiquad]

After learning more about the Apple Watch I think I may return it, the sleep tracking is terrible. I have a baby I am never sleeping longer than 4 hours at a time. Edit: Found the app Autosleep and now I am keeping my Apple Watch.

[@dons1643]

Thanks for sharing that app name. I will try it because I think the Apple sleep or sleep focus thing whatever is pretty bad too because what time I go to bed it’s not the same time every night. I wish it was but it’s not.

[@hockeymack]

The not turning off because it thinks your still sleeping will sometimes override my alarm from going off, what’s the deal w that?! It has made me late for work on numerous occasions..

[@Ericrr79]

I just got the new apple watch series 9 today with one of the main reasons being sleep tracking. I had seen this is one of the most accurate sleep trackers. Seems people are not happy with the manual, I think I will still keep it because I want the most accurate.

[@Mahmoud31640]

Should sleep focus mode be turned on or does it measure sleep without turning it on?

[@Ericrr79]

@@Mahmoud31640 you set a bedtime or a sleeping window that you want it to measure your sleep and it will do it every night. In the health app on iphone. It seems it will record like 90 minutes before your bedtime if u happene to fall asleep before. I have my bedtime at 10pm and fell asleep at 730 the other night and it started recording my sleep at 830

[@iqcops]

1:45 I cant figure out what "weigh your watch" means. I am trying to set my watch up now.

[@elloello64]

im pretty sure he says “wear your watch”

[@Jnrlionndogg]

Do I need to have the sleep schedule on for this? I don’t like having a dedicated time but would like to only have a wake up time

[@CPAPReviews]

I use Sleep Schedule as more of a back up. You can just manually switch on / off Sleep Focus when you sleep/wake. But if you forget, having a sleep schedule will do it automatically for you. Cheers

[@thinline8504]

I'm naturally up at 4am.. so I set my timer to go off at 4am. so I technically should be in bed at like 8pm- 9pm latest.. however, sometimes I end up going to bed at a `11 or 12am , and my timer is still going off at 4am lol....I use the watch every night, and the minute I wake up. I check it now...last night I was in bed at 8pm and woke up at 4:15am .. so I got 7:23 Hours of sleep.. I don't typically go to bed that early ... but im impressed with this watch. I woke up literally 4 times throughout the night. twice to use the restroom, and two times to reposition myself, and I assure you.. the watch detected that. it said awake 4 times .. I purposely monitor the times I get up simply to compare it to the watch next day to see how accurate it is.. pretty darn good.

[@Darknighteo]

Sometimes apple watch didnt track my sleep 😢

[@KatelynRuff1529]

My Apple Watch SE won’t show on my phone the night before I slept anymore.

[@bbhdd6181]

Do you think as a life hack to get Apple to recognise sleep as and when it happens you could make your sleep schedule last the full 24hrs? Is that possible with the Apple Watch?

[@rodrigbe]

Uncle Niko are there any plans to integrate the Samsung Health Application?

[@CPAPReviews]

Hey mate, at this stage we're focused solely on Apple Health but i think it will be a logical progression to integrate with Google Fit once that is complete (if we have some money)

[@wonderkorbo]

The only question I have is why doesn’t my Apple Watch know when I’ve overslept?😢 I anyways have to go back & add data.

[@Tony-xc5sk]

Best video I've seen on this topic.

[@CPAPReviews]

Cheers mate! 👍

[@EliteDogSF]

I have Samsung and trying to learn how to set up this on apple for my gf. Wow apple make things so tedious for no reason

[@blackharvest13]

I have all my settings on and alarms set yet it keeps not tracking . I’ve only gotten it to track successfully 3 times in 30 days

[@residentCJ]

Nice TUT !👍 Is it possible to see the sleep stages directly on the Watch in the Morning when the iPhone is turned off ?

[@CPAPReviews]

That's a good question and i believe the answer is yes. Cheers

[@FrankVanDykeRealtor]

Great video thanks for sharing. New to Apple Watch and love it so far. Wear did you get the band you’re wearing?

[@astrinilantari8445]

hey, why apple watch doesn't track sleep after i setted all of that before hand? Any Ideas?

[@CPAPReviews]

It might be the gear you are using. Some watch models and watch OS can not track sleep stages

[@flyersluver4eva]

Will it still track my sleep if I put sounds on KZbin ? Because my watch seems to think I’m watching a video when I’m actually just using rain sounds

[@TomWilson8003]

I’ve had mine set up for a long time. I suck at sleep (5:39 average), hence I nap. I wish I knew the norms of the various sleep cycles - like minutes or percentages. I can see what I get and I can see how they change over time but I don’t know how they compare to what would be considered a normal sleep cycle

[@CPAPReviews]

Hey Tom We are working on a SleepHQ feature that let's you compare your Sleep & CPAP results against the averages. It's exactly for the reason you mentioned.

[@Andrew-tl9gk]

It doesnt work for me. I set my alarm to 8am but when I turn the alarm off and continue to sleep until 8:30 or 10:00 or whatever it doesnt recognize it. It always thinks I slept until 8. It should be smart enough to see that I am not moving or not?

[@Michael.Chapman]

Me too... have just altered my expected wake time to later in an attempt to compensate.

[@CPAPReviews]

Maybe sleep mode turns off when the alarm turns on. Not sure on this one

[@BrandonKrieger]

Can you turn on Airplane mode and still record your sleep data? I would like to turn off all electronics as much as possible as I sleep.

[@CPAPReviews]

I'm not sure but i'm gonna say yes most likely as the watch doesn't need Bluetooth or cell to monitor sleep. Cheers

[@totophandhamaly9944]

I took off me SE series 9 watch off yesterday and forgot to put it back on before bed last night.I woke up and noticed it still tracked my sleep without even having the watch on ?

[@happydayzee]

Hi. How does one check snoring? Does the apple sleep do that?

[@jrmyfrmn]

My Apple Watch is no longer tracking sleep stages and REM sleep; now, it only shows a simplified bar. However, for the past three days, it was tracking sleep stages, but after that, it switched to just one bar. How can I get back the detailed sleep stage results?

[@KPlume16]

Is there anyway to allow the watch to wake you based off your sleep goal & not a set alarm time? For example, I only want to sleep 8.5 hours a night. Every night the time I go to bed is different. Is there a feature that can recognize I have met my sleep goal & go off according to that sleep goal duration?

[@spitfire3280]

So I need a CPAP machine to use SleepHQ?

[@norfolksdisusedrailways4353]

Wow great vid mate just brought a Apple Watch from a fit bit. The humble fit bit wins hands down for sleep tracking Apple come on sort it thanks again for the video

[@CPAPReviews]

Welcome mate, perhaps on convenience but not on accuracy. Cheers

[@shaoxiangxin1661]

can I use Apple Watch to track sleep if my phone is not set sleep schedule or not on sleep mode?

[@prajwal-kumar]

Where can I get the leather link band, they don’t sell them anymore

[@mangepanges]

If you sleep with your watch on your wrist, when do you charge it?

[@CPAPReviews]

I normally wake up, put it on the charger and by the time i've had a shower and a coffee it's ready to go. Cheers

[@melvreyes3589]

Right. Very helpful indeed but we all want to know what happened to Jimmy? Did he call back?

[@fiercefooter]

lol

[@jfieser]

Great video! But when I got to add Sleepo2 app to my IPhone14, the 'Just Breather' App is SleepHQ, not Sleepo2. Is the sleepo2 now already integrated into SleepHQ (Just Breathe)? Under Sleep HQ, I do have Apple Health as 'On' under Services in the Connections tab.

[@josemendez-gr2hi]

Bro I did exactly everything on this video woke up the next day and no data was showing on my phone

[@MrBrianDuga]

Was trying to see if/how the new O2 saturation feature is integrated with the apple watch

[@SHiBUYA.00]

Would I still receive phone calls when in sleep mode?

[@Matthew8473]

Your work is warm and insightful; akin to a book that was warm and insightful. "Better Sleep Better Life" by William Brook

[@jmf6000]

Ive set up following this video, but the date on the app says week of 17/9 to 23/9. Its currently 14/9. so nothing is uploading from my sleep history from apple watch.

[@bastiaanhoeve4804]

I cant see my sleep stages do you know how i can see it?

[@CPAPReviews]

Unfortunatly i can't help you with this (apart from the video above)

[@fabianmedina9966]

Is that your app seem like there’s not a lot of downloads and so I need the ring or is the Apple Watch ok

[@CPAPReviews]

Hey mate, so our app is SleepO2 and it's designed to work with our SleepHQ O2 ring (monitors blood oxygen, heart rate and movement data) but we have a lot of people who use it without the ring just to send the Sleep Stage data to SleepHQ automatically. It's a bit confusing i know but with the Ring it's unreal. Cheers

[@KaizenOz]

The ring is awesome! Wakes me up when my 02 drops low from chin tucking on my back

[@kaonohi09]

How does one monitor sleep when battery of Apple Watch is being charged at night because it’s low at the end of the day.

[@EUGENEBURR]

Late to the show here Nicko. I do not have a Apple phone. Is there a way to transport sleep data to may analog computer or Phone? Or Must i buy an Apple phone ? Thanks Mate !

[@GabeYoderx]

Straight to the point all around perfect helpful video ❤

[@CPAPReviews]

Wow! what a lovely comment. Many thanks

[@lolo2lolo491]

Hi mate, greate video :D At min 6 is there horizontal mode in the sleep data so one can look at the line in more detailed view or is it always in vertical mode ?

[@ericksonc9468]

I work two weeks days and two weeks nights for work and they won't let me schedule that its so annoying

[@dons1643]

I just bought my Apple Watch Series 9 yesterday and have had the iPhone 15 Pro Max for about a year now and had the sleep schedule set up although I never go to bed at 10:30 PM so always midnight or after and don’t get as much sleep as what is in the sleep app anyhow didn’t know I had to turn on to get the sleep monitoring working on the Apple Watch but last night it didn’t record any sleep... did you say there somewhere that I had to be wearing the Apple Watch for four days or something before it would start tracking my sleep? that’s crazy ...

[@loceee]

can you use SleepHQ + your O2 ring + AppleHealth to mash data without CPAP ? Would it be even useful ? :)

[@nicoleparker1371]

What if you don’t see sleep?

[@MaiaDreams]

I just got an Apple Watch because I wanted to track my sleep automatically, it is very strange that even if I followed all these steps, some days my watch tracks all stages of sleep and some days only tracks when I went to sleep and when I woke up (shows as a green bar), no idea why or how to change it…

[@Mahmoud31640]

Does the clock track sleep without turning on sleep concentration?

[@Android_Warrior]

How well protected will be my information on SleepHQ on the cloud?

[@CPAPReviews]

Hey mate, Data security is a core pillar of SleepHQ. Adam has a background in cybersecurity and has worked on I.T. projects with the U.S. Government. Our data centres are secured with digital and physical protections compliant with the latest industry standards. Cheers

[@dons1643]

The sleep O2 app must’ve been renamed to sleep HQ and there’s only like 24 reviews. That’s not good.

[@samsulekshortsdailyyy]

Hello Uncle! I have 2 quick questions if you can answer: 1. When will you release lowenstein prisma video? 2. Any future content on ASV devices? Thanks a lot in advance and wish you a great rest of the day

[@CPAPReviews]

Hey, Lowenstein vid has been released and we are currently working on a SleepHQ integration (nearly finished) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/raLRhZqjn9KbpNksi=a3KZj0BqHAGCVBDV . Regarding the ASV, I'll see what i can do

[@Azackhal]

Hi. If I have an Apple watch 3 episodes, won't they show the sleep stages? Everything is set up, but only the blue bar is displayed, showing how much I slept, but does not show the sleep stage.

[@maxmeier532]

I'd argue that Apple' sleep feature is anything but straight forward. The fact that it only works within the Sleep Focus function alone complicates usage for no reason. Straight forward would be "Track Sleep" and done. Instead you have to jump through all those hoops wondering will you still be able to receive a call or a message, will you get notifications from apps, when you are in sleep mode.

[@dulius6922]

Tracking sleep is not working at all it’s so annoying. I’ve followed all the steps and it’s still only showing Aqua blue data and no sleep stages. I’m getting annoyed as I’m 7 days in.

[@MaiaDreams]

I can’t find the Sleepo2 app… 😢

[@Sepolden]

Nicely done!!

[@CPAPReviews]

thanks!

[@Michael.Chapman]

Thank you for the great video & technical help :-) Do you find that sleeping on your side versus your back makes any difference? I'm on a medicine that increases REM sleep (dreaming) and reduces deep sleep. The large amounts of REM phase (it feels like I often have unpleasant dreams all night long) don't usually show up on the Ultra watch's sleep records, but an almost total lack of deep sleep periods does. Core sleep appears OK, but waking is frequent. Does anyone else experience this type of possible anomaly?

[@CPAPReviews]

Hey, when it comes to respiration sleeping on your side in a slightly inclined position is much better for you 🙂

[@danielweisman6764]

Does the iWatch 7 sleep function monitor any ekg / heart irregularities ? I have sleep apnea and hoping to get this type of info from the sleep app by iwatch

[@acesin-et7pp]

The Awake, REM and core display disappeared after update, now it just show is a block.

[@joecalabrese8979]

So I work a 12 hour night shift schedule where I have every other weekend off. My off/work days alternate each week. So if I work mon and tues then the following week I’m off mon tues and so on. So since I essentially have a different sleep schedule every two days I shyed away from using the Apple sleep thinking I couldn’t. So it is to my understanding that I still can IF I manually activate/deactivate the Sleep DND myself?

[@adamus_40]

Thank you this video helps me a lot❤❤❤

[@CPAPReviews]

You're welcome 😊

[@TamaraLR]

Hi, do you have to download a sleep app? Cause I don’t have it on my iPhone …TIA

[@MsSpoteet]

Thank you! Your tutorial really helped!

[@jeffcoombes3598]

Niko Can this work on a iPad mini ? So that all I need is the apple watch?

[@CPAPReviews]

G'day Jeff, from memory the apple watch app is only available for iPhone and not compatible with iPad. It's probably apples sneaky way of making you buy more of their products . I can't see any other reason why. Cheers

[@jeffcoombes3598]

@@CPAPReviews I do believe you are spot on with your analysis

[@babara5881]

So beneficial. Thank you ❤

[@TheHemzTube]

Can someone please tell me how to setup biphasic sleep? I can't find it anywhere on google!

[@CPAPReviews]

not sure on this one mate. Good luck

[@annabeldugarte2423]

I want to change the time. I’m working overnight so I sleep during the day. I want to change 6pm to 6pm -- 11am to 11am. Because my graphics are cuts

[@lw216316]

HELP - for the past 3 days my sleep data only shows up on my apple watch9 and not on my iphone 13 - before that I was able to see my sleep results on my phone each day. I don't know what changed. How do I make the sleep results show up on my phone where I want to see it again ???

[@garzascreek]

2:12 - Is there an equivalent method of manually turning sleep on and off using just the watch that has been properly setup? What is the equivalent of "scrolling down from the top" on the phone using just the watch to get to the Focus ("Do Not Disturb" and "Sleep On/Off") menu? The watch sleep icon only has sleep schedule settings. I just want to turn it on and off as on the phone. Phone would be in another room charging.

[@garzascreek]

Answering my own question: It is the crescent moon icon from the watch side flat button menu.

[@nataliabuhrer214]

How can I still make my phone wake me up and not the watch? Every time I wear the Apple Watch to sleep, I can’t wake up bc it only rings on my wrist, and I hate it.