How to track sleep on Apple Watch in watchOS 9

Experiencing the Apple ecosystem is kicks for many, thanks to how each device is integrated. Individually, all have their specialties considering of the integrated hardware and software features. If you own an Apple Watch, you may have heard well-nigh the new and improved sleep tracking with watchOS 9.

So how can you use your Apple Watch to track sleep? Well, that’s what we are going to explore in this guide.

• How does sleep tracking work on Apple Watch?
• Set up Sleep app on Apple Watch
• How to enable Sleep Tracking on Apple Watch
• View your recent sleep data on Apple Watch
• View your sleep data on iPhone
• Create, change, or delete sleep schedule on Apple Watch
• Create, edit or delete sleep schedule on iPhone
• Change Sleep options on Apple Watch
• How to turn off Sleep Tracking on Apple Watch

How does sleep tracking work on Apple Watch?

Sleep tracking is a full-length integrated with the Sleep app on iPhone. With this app, you can use your Apple Watch for sleep tracking and get information such as the time spent on each sleep stage, REM, and plane tips on improving your sleep.

Your Apple Watch will kick off sleep tracking depending on your motion data. Sleep tracking automatically occurs once you have zingy the app and enabled the sleep schedule. Now that you know what sleep tracking is, let’s squint at how you can set up and track sleep with watchOS 9.

Set up Sleep app on Apple Watch

To track your sleep using Apple Watch, you must first set up the Sleep app.

If you haven’t used the app yet, here’s how to do it:

1. Open the Sleep app on your Apple watch.
2. Tap Next.
3. Tap Enable.
   You can moreover select Skip if you want to set it up later.
4. Now, tap Next again.
   
   
5. Next, you will see the preview screen of your sleep schedule. Tap Done to confirm.
   
   

How to enable sleep tracking on Apple Watch

Before proceeding, make sure Sleep Tracking is toggled on your Apple Watch. Go to Settings → Sleep → toggle on Sleep Tracking.

Now, you need to enable a Sleep Schedule to start tracking your sleep. Here’s how you can do so:

1. Unlock your Apple Watch and unshut the Sleep app.
2. Scroll lanugo and tap Full Schedule.
3. Toggle on Sleep Schedule.
   
   

View your recent sleep data on Apple Watch

When you wake up without every sleep, you can see the details regarding sleep on the Apple Watch. Here’s how you can view sleep-tracking data on Apple Watch:

1. Open the Sleep app on your Apple Watch
2. Scroll down, and you can see the value of sleep you got the last night.

Besides that, you can moreover see the time spent in each sleep stage and the sleep stereotype for the last 14 days.

View your sleep data on your iPhone

Along with Apple Watch, if you have paired it to an iPhone, you can wangle the sleep data from your iPhone. Here’s how:

1. Open the Health app.
2. Tap Browse.
3. Scroll lanugo and tap Sleep.

Here, you can see your past couple of sleep and the option to see it based on week, month, and plane past 6 months.

Create, change, or delete sleep schedule on Apple Watch

By default, there will be a sleep schedule. You can either transpiration it or create a new one.

Create a new sleep schedule

1. Open the Sleep app.
2. If you are subtracting the schedule:
   • First time: Tap Set Your First Schedule.
   • If there’s once a schedule: Tap Add Schedule.
3. Add necessary information and tap Add.
   
   

Edit or delete sleep schedule

1. Open the Sleep app on your Apple Watch.
2. Scroll lanugo and tap Full Schedule.
3. Here, you can do the following:
   • Change Schedule: If you have an existing schedule, select it and make the required changes.
   • Delete Schedule: Select the existing schedule, scroll lanugo and tap Delete Schedule.
     
     

Create, edit or delete sleep schedule on iPhone

You can moreover create, change, or delete the sleep schedule on your iPhone. Here’s how:

Create sleep schedule

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Browse.
3. Select Sleep.
4. Select Set Your First Schedule/Add under Your Schedule if you don’t have a sleep schedule.
5. Tap Full Schedule & Options and select Add Schedule if you want to add flipside schedule.
6. Add necessary information and tap Add.
   
   

Edit Sleep Schedule

1. Open the Health app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Browse.
3. Select Sleep.
4. Tap Edit under the latest sleep schedule
   To edit any other sleep schedule, go to Full Schedule & Options.
   
   
5. Make necessary changes and tap Done.

Delete sleep schedule

1. Go to Health → Browse → Sleep.
2. Here, tap Full Schedule & Options.
3. Now, tap Edit under the schedule you want to delete.
4. Scroll lanugo and tap Delete Schedule.
   
   

Change Sleep options on Apple Watch

1. Open Settings.
2. Scroll lanugo and tap Sleep.
3. Here, you can play virtually with the pursuit settings:
   • Wind Down: Wind lanugo is a full-length that minimizes distractions virtually your bedtime by creating and maintaining a personalized evening routine based on your favorite meditation app, relaxing music, etc.
   • Sleep Screen: Use this to reduce distractions on your Apple Watch and iPhone Lock Screens.
   • Show Time: You will only see the stage and time on your iPhone and Apple Watch while the Sleep Focus is active.
   • Charging Reminders: Turn this in if you want your Apple Watch to remind you to tuition it surpassing bedtime.

You can moreover transpiration these sleep options on your iPhone. Unshut the Apple Watch app on your iPhone → tap My Watch → Sleep.

How to turn off Sleep Tracking on Apple Watch

There is no doubt that Apple users are privacy-focused, and while Apple is taking necessary measures to protect its user data, some things are washed-up from the user side, too, to ensure your data stays with you.

While the sleep data stored in iCloud is encrypted, if you don’t want to store your sleep data anywhere, here’s how you can disable sleep tracking on your Apple watch.

1. Go to Settings → Sleep.
2. Here, toggle off Sleep Tracking.
   
   

By turning it off, your Apple Watch won’t track your sleep, share it with your iPhone or store the sleep data in iCloud.

FAQs

That’s it!

Good sleep is a sign of a largest lifestyle. With Sleep Tracking on Apple Watch, you can get well-spoken data well-nigh your sleep and modernize it using tips from the Health app on your iPhone. With this guide, I hope that I was worldly-wise to solve all of your doubts regarding sleep tracking on the Apple Watch and iPhone. If you still have any doubts, waif them in the comments.

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