Apple Watch Sleep Tracking Setup Guide & Tutorial

In this video, I show you how to set up Apple Sleep so you can track your sleep stages in Apple Health.
Equipment required
- Apple Watch 4 or above running WatchOS 9
- Ideally, iPhone 8 or above running iOS16
You can go as low as an iPhone; however, there are some compatibility issues with newer Apple Watch models.
SleepHQ Pro Members with Apple Watches (Version 4 and above) can track Apple Sleep Stage data with their CPAP therapy on SleepHQ.
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[@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!

[@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.

[@kitj3992]

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

[@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).

[@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.

[@robertstephens6775]

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

[@CPAPReviews]

Wow! Thank you kindly

[@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?

[@8a376]

your voice is really soothing

[@GabeYoderx]

Straight to the point all around perfect helpful video ❤

[@CPAPReviews]

Wow! what a lovely comment. Many thanks

[@MsSpoteet]

Thank you! Your tutorial really helped!

[@drleo6409]

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

[@gbkworf]

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

[@CPAPReviews]

Great tip!! Love it ✌️

[@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!

[@Yasaminaviles]

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

[@FrankVanDykeRealtor]

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

[@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

[@ishalgen3224]

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

[@babara5881]

So beneficial. Thank you ❤

[@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

[@denarcy4262]

Thank you perfect!

[@Matthew8473]

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

[@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.

[@MrBrianDuga]

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

[@sadetassy922]

Thank you

[@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?

[@KTB77777]

Thank you, thank you! I appreciate your content. Do the red lines in data mean anything besides turning over in bed? Are you awake for every one of the red lines? Is it just the thick red line that indicates awake? Sometimes I have as many as 15 red lines. I don't have apnea. (Tested)

[@itayhazan1247]

Thanks

[@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.

[@electricblueeyes]

thank you so much

[@brandoncharles9667]

thank you!

[@CPAPReviews]

Welcome mate 👋

[@iliaskaratairis8267]

very helpfull. thx!

[@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 ?

[@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

[@eltondavisjr]

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

[@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 🙂

[@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.

[@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

[@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?

[@metaproxy]

Thanks for a great video

[@CPAPReviews]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MaiaDreams]

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

[@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

[@brazapride]

Does it do everything a SleepImage Ring(the ones they send you to do the sleep study), like detect AHI ?

[@ccnsteachersongsstories276]

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

[@adamus_40]

Thank you this video helps me a lot❤❤❤

[@CPAPReviews]

You're welcome 😊

[@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

[@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?

[@shaoxiangxin1661]

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

[@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

[@boogeymanw9643]

I do have the sleep date like avearge sleep time and all but I don't have the break down on a Rem, awake, etc. part. Do I have to do this for 7 days straight to get the Rem, awake,etc datas? I don't have a sleep schedule on because my sleep is not starting at the exact time every night. Some earlier, some later so I always manually turn on sleep focus when I'm about to go to bed. Is that why the percentage break down is not available? only using sleep for about 4 days now with my new Series 8 watch.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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..

[@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

[@TamaraLR]

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

[@prajwal-kumar]

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

[@Mahmoud31640]

Does the clock track sleep without turning on sleep concentration?

[@loceee]

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

[@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

[@bbhdd6181]

Couple questions: does your app collect B(beats)PM during sleep? Also do you do anything with the data you receive? thanks

[@CPAPReviews]

Hello, 1. Yes our app collects pulse rate data from the O2 ring we use. Here's a link to our privacy policy (easy read) that discloses how we use data (we don't sell it) - www.sleephq.com/privacy-policy/

[@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

[@RobSnow-ui4sz]

I do have a question. How is sleep measured from what I have read you need to charge your watch everyday. Is that not accurate? My wife uses a fitbit and it will stay charged for like 6 days

[@bh9262]

I have iphone 15 promax. No app called sleep! Using apple watch series 9

[@Barely.There.Fashion1]

How can use Sleep tracking only on apple watch?

[@rajitharul5973]

heyy broo , should you track time in bed using iPhone if using apple watch ?

[@brazapride]

Can I get an AHI result with the Apple Watch ?

[@cameronodom3792]

I tapped on the add data a few nights ago and now my watch is only showing “in bed” data. It’s not showing my stages. Any help suggestions?

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@SHiBUYA.00]

Would I still receive phone calls when in sleep mode?

[@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

[@vipul.sharma]

It is asking me for O2Ring, no other option to sync data!

[@nicoleparker1371]

What if you don’t see sleep?

[@vickiehalliday5173]

I did this last night and it didn’t show REM or core just said I was sleep for 7 hours lol

[@Darknighteo]

Sometimes apple watch didnt track my sleep 😢

[@michellemcbride6327]

What about tracking your O2?? I know my friends Android watch tracks her o2 level…

[@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 ???

[@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.

[@spitfire3280]

So I need a CPAP machine to use SleepHQ?

[@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

[@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

[@josemendez-gr2hi]

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

[@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)

[@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

[@acesin-et7pp]

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

[@NickNackpaddywhack]

Could do with a 6 month subscription for those with limited funds! 😊

[@CPAPReviews]

Thanks for the feedback mate, we’ll be making some changes in the near future 🫶

[@melvreyes3589]

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

[@fiercefooter]

lol

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@cryptojunkie5875]

Love it Nicko and Ad’s, when Samsung Watch integration?

[@CPAPReviews]

Hey mate, cheers! no plans at the moment mate. We don't have the financial resources or manpower to support it. Cheers

[@hazartilirot1014]

iPhone won’t track sleep stages out of schedule‘s boundaries regardless you switch the sleep mode manually or not and if you want to sleep more than the limit it will wake you up with the alarm and switch the mode from the sleep to a normal one.

[@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…

[@terrytibbs3336]

Mine is not detecting the sleep stages

[@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

[@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.

[@jmf6000]

How often do you need to connect to a phone? My partner has an iphone but I only want the watch. So was thinking of getting the data from the browser using the apply log in thing? And hopefully it automatically syncs with the phone each morning if required

[@jmf6000]

Google has helped here.. Looks like you need an iphone in the house for set up, and occasional updates. But looks like it can do most things by itself without needing the phone often.

[@CPAPReviews]

It's good like that. yes once it's setup you can do everything from the Watch

[@maxmeier532]

Some random user on reddit once said, the apple watch isnt designed as a standalone device. That random user was absolutely right. Not only do you need an Iphone for the setup, you also regularly need it after, if you want to use the AW for anything else apart from telling time. I have no dlue what you mean by getting the data from the browser or what your reasons are for wanting to sync every morning. What I CAN tell you is, that if your watch isnt paired with your Iphone, and that means, it has to be physically close and the devices are connected through BT/Wifi, your watch isnt syncing anything (which is obvious for the non-cell versions, but even the cellular versions only work that way). Since only your partner has the Iphone it means, that you will need to be paired with her phone physically at that time, if you want the data to sync. It wont do it over cellular signal. So if you're out running, she wont be able to track you, or check your heart rate or whatever.

[@usmiatykubo4818]

Hey when I wake up at 6am .... set up sleep tracking ... you did not mentioned the option to track it till 6am next day ..... because that is 24h and battery last ONLY 18h so any idea ?