Is it possible to download and see sleep data from the watch on a Mac?
Is it possible to see or print the sleep records on the Mac?
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Apple Watch Ultra, watchOS 9
All of the information is there, it's just there is a lot to sort through.
There are apps in the App Store that may let you export specific data. Look at, for starters, Health Export CSV. Also, Heart Reports. Yes, it does sleep.
raidl wrote:
Is it possible to download and see sleep data from the watch on a Mac?
Is it possible to see or print the sleep records on the Mac?
No. At least not unless you export the data from Health on your iPhone.
Share your health and fitness data in XML format
You can export all of your health and fitness data from Health in XML format, which is a common format for sharing data between apps.
I am sorry, my question was misunderstood. It was referring to the Sleep function of the Apple Watch, which is normally also visible on the iPhone.
However, I cannot see any way to see that data, record it, store it, analyze it, print it on the Mac.
This information would be very helpful.
I am not referring to the Mac going to sleep.
I hope this clarifies my question.
Looks like Apple AI doesn't like me or my comment. A world ruled by AI is coming. Meanwhile, precisely all the apps violate PRIVACY. It seems impossible to maintain health data privacy - even with an Apple Watch.
I just checked to privacy policy for Heart Reports. It does not collect any data. Or, you could figure out how to parse the data that you exported yourself. It will take a while but, you will at least be certain that no one else has seen your data.
Apple does not use an AI to remove posts. They use a group of very dedicated moderators.
Given you are steeped in privacy issues, I'd think a publicly available app would not be the place to garner data. Especially since you've now stated insurance companies are involved. How about medical enforcement boards and standards and practice commissions?
I can envision a large open top can with worms crawling out all over the place.
I now spend enormous amounts of time trying to get approvals for patients for necessary medications and treatments. They are all automatically denied. It is war! Insurance companies get full access to records now. The public is not listening. Supposedly everything is "negotiated" with patients and doctors. nothing is negotiated. There are no options. Apple has usually itself been more reasonable than most about privacy. If you think the worms are still in the can, you are a decade or two late. All this information can be collected. The real concern is the routine denial of care to patients. I am routinely over-ruled by insurance companies that give orders that constitute actual bad care and malpractice. The cat is already out of the bag
You are very correct, only serious legislation to correct the problem will make difference. We are just beginning to see that the extent of the problem is barely being recognized. big money has been in control. I am trying to educate every day.
This thread started with trying to securely access data from the Apple Watch. Then the question of privacy came up, and later there was some implication I was being strange by being concerned about privacy. My responses clarified why this is a serious issue.
Apple seems to try to protect privacy. The vendors - not necessarily.
And I was responding to the implication that I was strange in raising this concern - there still seems to be a theme that there is a problem with being concerned about privacy; your own response implied this. Apple is concerned. We all need to be concerned.
What exactly are you expecting to see? During sleep, Macs perform operations the OS deems necessary and any you want done via Power Nap setting.
You should ask in the Watch forum. Or maybe the iPhone forum; this is a Mac forum.
I will try that. Te question was routed somehow to the wrong page
How do I export that data?
I tried that. Al I get is pages of device information, and heart rate.
Is there any way to export sleep data?
If you're getting heart rate, you're getting the data. You may have to filter out the non human garbage.
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