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Average time in bed less than average asleep time?

I am using the new sleep feature on Watch OS 7 and finding an annoyance with how the app is tracking time in bed.

I have a sleep schedule set for 12am - 8am.

I go to bed around 1am and sleep till 10am.

The watch and phone are accurately detecting when I go to bed at 1am but when do not disturb turns off at 8am the phone is tracking this as an "out of bed" event.

4 day Averages

Time in Bed: 6 hours 57 minutes

Time Asleep: 8 hours 55 minutes

Doesn't it make sense for time in bed to exceed time asleep? How do we fix the phone thinking its out of bed when do not disturb turns off via the sleep schedule?

Does sleep schedule even need to be turned on for sleep tracking?

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 14

Posted on Sep 30, 2020 5:21 AM

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Haleyrianneo

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Posted on Jan 3, 2021 6:36 AM

Go to the health app —> sleep—> scroll all the way down Click on Options —> Shut off track time in bed with iPhone if u sleep with your watch on so you get just Time Asleep tracked.

from my understanding their two separate tracking options .....

time in bed: iPhone

time Asleep: Apple Watch

you can see this for yourself by clicking Show All Data which is a few spots up from the “option button”

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Jan 8, 2021 5:34 AM in response to RandyChev

I just got my Apple Watch for Christmas and was perplexed by the numbers, but I think you figured it out. The missing days are throwing off the average. Curious if that was because you slept without the watch on? I think Apple needs to factor that into the math or provide two lines based on days wearing vs all days.

Jan 23, 2021 10:16 PM in response to SCarew

Agree FitBit app was way better at sleep tracking (not to mention other things) ... 1) Apple sleep tracking is all weird with the hours in bed and hours slept difference issue ..... difference on the counter intuitive side that is ...... 2) also this whole need to have a silly sleep schedule for sleep tracking to work ... FitBit automatically recognises sleep ..... 3) in the app on iphone ... if you go to review sleep it just shows start time and end time .. not the duration ... so one has to tally up the minutes and hours manually ... wonder who got this bright idea to design it thus ...

hope they fix these issues asap

apple watch the physical product is great ... apps suck big time vs FitBit ...

Jan 28, 2021 9:03 PM in response to Yello5

I think it may be the actual uninterrupted time in bed. I’m assuming if you get up for the loo then this stops the Sleep App, as mine shows a thin line in the graph.

Not sure if I turn my phone on during the night whether this would also impact on the average time in bed.

What are your thoughts on this theory?

Nov 17, 2020 8:31 PM in response to i_rina

How does this answer the original question? Seems like a bot response tbh.

Nov 29, 2020 12:03 AM in response to Basti1900

I mean last night

SCarew

Level 1

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Nov 29, 2020 6:57 AM in response to Yello5

I’m experiencing the same issues, except that my numbers for time in bed and sleep are drastically different. Please help?? I just miss Fitbits app.

Dec 20, 2020 9:16 AM in response to RandyChev

PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ERROR APPLE SUPPORT!!! It’s the main reason so bought the watch!!!

Dec 23, 2020 12:48 AM in response to Yello5

I’ve experienced this issue as well, until this week. Early xmas present from Apple? Really hope this means it’s fixed.

How about you guys?

Dec 23, 2020 4:52 AM in response to Godtepose

Yes - it seems to be fixed for me as well. Thank you Apple!!

Dec 23, 2020 7:37 AM in response to Godtepose

Nope still way off for me lol

Katt184

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Dec 23, 2020 3:00 PM in response to Godtepose

Still having the same issue... All software updated...

Jan 14, 2021 5:20 AM in response to RandyChev

Maybe the charge was low?

Jan 14, 2021 3:01 PM in response to Godtepose

This worked for me.

Jan 29, 2021 7:28 AM in response to Yello5

Jan 29, 2021 9:52 PM in response to realdfw

Yes you are correct with the time at sleep

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