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Scanwatch Sleep Tracking with HR

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Written by floris.weerbrouck

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Hi Withings,

I own both the Withings Sleep Analyzer and the Withings Scanwatch. I love both but it is clear that the sleep tracking on the Sleep Analyzer is way better than the one on the Scanwatch. It is often the case that the time I was asleep per night differs 1 to 2 hours between both devices. In my experience, the Sleep Analyzer is very close to reality while the Scanwatch does not track REM sleep and is not good at detecting when I'm in bed but not yet asleep.

In this youtube video from "the quantified scientist", there is an interview with the Withings Team regarding sleep tracking on the watch. They mention that Scanwatch only uses movement to track sleep stages, no heart rate. This is also the reason why REM sleep cannot be detected. However, it is said that they are working on having HR included in the algorithm next to movement. This should bring the sleep tracking on the same level as other wearables from fitbit, garmin and others.

The video is a year old but as far as I experience there is no improvement to sleep tracking in this past year. Is Withings still working on improving the sleep tracking with HR? And if so, is there a target date for when it should be released?

And for other users: what is your experience with the Scanwatch sleep tracking?

Thanks!

Floris

 

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    Armelle
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    Hello Floris,

     

    Thank you for your message and for your interest in the sleep algorithm of ScanWatch.

     

    To be more precise, ScanWatch tracks sleep by detecting wrist movement and by using a temperature sensor. I currently don't have any information on whether heart rate will later be included in our sleep algorithm. However, we are indeed working on improving the sleep algorithm as well as the heart rate algorithm on ScanWatch. More details will be shared once these improvements will be available to our customers (we don't have an ETA yet since we want to make sure we release new algorithms of superior quality). 

     

    In the meantime, I invite you to edit your sleep data. In order to do so, please open Health Mate > select your sleep item > tap on the three dots on the upper right side of the screen > tap on "Edit". 

     

    Thank you for your patience and understanding,

     

    Armelle, Withings Customer Service

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    Hi would it not be better  if the 3 dots were label as edit, if there are new users they don't know what the 3 dots are for, only previous  users do.

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