Apple Watch 8 not Tracking Sleep & Sleep Stages

Solved problem with Apple. Turns out the sleep app was deleted from watch. Once installed, works fine.

I had the same problem. I soon realized that it was the band i was wearing. with the sport one it tracks everything perfectly otherwise with the metallic milanese one it does not stay fit enough to the wrist. hope this helps

Have you tried tightening your Apple Watch band? It could be your watch band is too loose and the Apple Watch thinks you are awake

I have had the same issue. I think I noticed it started a few nights ago when I started listening to YouTube videos with insomnia meditations while I sleep. I’m taking a drug temporarily that gives me some insomnia. I just so happened to notice in my activity tracker that it’s listing the time I was asleep as “Entertainment”. So I wonder if because my phone is registering that I’m in “entertainment” mode that it’s not recording sleep stats perhaps?

Greetings Kostadin,

It sounds like Sleep tracking on your Apple Watch isn’t working correctly. We know how important having a working Apple Watch is for you, and you’re in the right place for answers. Please make sure you verify your settings and schedule:

Verify Settings

• "Sleep Schedule" needs to be turned On, in:
  • iPhone > Health app > Sleep > Full Schedule & Options
  • Apple Watch > Sleep app > Full Schedule
• iOS Health > Summary > Sleep: check if the option to "Set Up" is shown.
  • If so, complete the Sleep setup process.
  • If this fails, open the Sleep app on the Watch and complete the setup process there.
• iOS Watch app > Settings > Sleep > "Track Sleep with Apple Watch" should be turned On.
  • For "in bed" tracking, "Track Time in Bed with iPhone" should be turned On under Health App > Sleep > Full Schedule & Options
• The Apple Watch should have a sufficient battery charge. If their Apple Watch runs out of battery overnight in their sleep, it is expected that Sleep Tracking may fail.
• If you have multiple Watches, please ensure Auto-Switch is enabled in the iOS Watch app > All Watches.

Verify Schedule

And one of the following

• Sleep Schedule set up, and "Use Schedule for Sleep Focus" enabled in Health app > Sleep > Full Schedule & Options
• Watch Sleep Focus turned on manually for 4 or more consecutive hours

Note: Sleep results ("In Bed" and Sleep Stages data) may take several minutes to come up after disabling Focus > Sleep.

Additional details can be found here: Track your sleep with Apple Watch - Apple Support

If you need continued assistance, please contact the Apple support team via this link: Get Support.

Take care.

I was having the same issue. I did the below and have had it work (only for 1 night but I’m hopeful).

> Health app

> Sleep

> Data sources & access

> Edit

Then I changed the order of the data sources so the Apple Watch is at the top, then health app, then phone, then clock. When multiple sources are available it will prioritise based on that order.

Hope it helps

Hi all,

I got the sleep tracking working again.

I unpaired the watch from the watch app on my phone :

1. Go to watch the app in your iPhone
2. > My watch
3. > All watches
4. > Press the "I" icon near the Apple watch in use
5. > "Unpair Apple Watch"
6. > Restart the Watch and Iphone
7. > Pair Watch with iPhone again
8. > Dont set up focus mode or any other unnecessary modes
9. > Just set up your bedtime schedule like 22:30 - 07:00 (on your watch)
10. That did it for me

Since then I had pretty good sleep tracking, including the stages.

Apple Watch Series 9 with software version 10.0.2

IPhone 13 pro with software version 17.1.1

I hope this helps

Regards

Kosta Y.

came here with the exact same issue using an Ultra 2 and an iPhone 15 Pro Max

solid sleep bar, no other data

turned off “Track Time in Bed With iPhone” and it now seems to read correctly with REM data etc showing straight after

SOLVED! Was having same issue too and couldn’t seem to figure it out. Was bothered that I had to set up a sleep schedule and not be able to just nap and have it tracked. Use the right button under the dial and select the moon symbol which was previously the dedicated Do Not Disturb button. Now it gives you two options. Select the Sleep option and it will track and give you stats for when you sleep! You can access the app the see different levels of sleep. Good general info. But if you want more in depth graphs and information, I paid a one time $5.99 (instead of all the monthly subscription based apps) for AutoSleep. Great app. A lot of detailed information. Hope this helped!

Apple Watch 8 and iPhone 14 pro, bought at the same time last year. Worked fine collected data every night just fine until a month or so ago I noticed some nights it just says “in bed”. So I’m thinking my health app pulled data from my phone over my watch and that’s why. I turned off collect data from phone while sleeping as in hopes the phone will only pull watch data for my sleep. I’ll try to remember to update if it works.

On the latest update on my series 9 watch the sleep tracking on the sleep app under settings on the watch was set to off. Turn it back on

My Apple keeps stopping from tracking sleep. I have to turn sleep off and back on every night. It is a pain. I’ve had surgery and need to track my sleep. Thinking of going back to wearing my Fitbit

Hi all,

I need to share that I am experiencing the same issue here. I bought a new Apple Watch Series 9 two weeks ago, and sleep tracking also has issues. It worked the very first night after unboxing, and then from the second night, it started to miss the sleep tracking randomly. I am synced with an iPhone 13 pro, but it seems that others have the same problems with sleep tracking regardless of the phone model.

Devices are :

• Apple watch series 9 (41) with the latest software - 10.0.2. (21R371)
• Iphone 13 pro with the latest software - IOS 17.0.3

I've tried so far:

• Sleep Schedules (alone)
• Sleep Schedules with Focus Mode
• Sleep Focus shared across devices
• Sleep Focus NOT shared across devices
• Changing Sleep Schedules
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi OFF/ON (on Apple Watch)
• Synced with iPhone (Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on)
• Not-Synced with iPhone (Wi-Fi only)
• Updating to the latest software (phone and watch)
• Always have more than 50% on Apple watch before bedtime
• Aeroplane mode ON/OFF
• Wearing the Apple Watch slightly above the wrist(not on the wrist knuckle)
• Also checked multiple comments/threads and videos online about it, however, my readings are still missing from random nights
• I've also tried pretty much all of the advice steps from the previous few threads on this page, but sleep tracking does not track some nights.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Regards Kosta Y.

P.S.

What are the odds, my name is also Kosta

Impacts me too :-/ so frustrating. Stops recording sleep or hrv, until I delete all the existing data. Two most important metrics for me. Really makes it pointless to have the watch. iPhone 13 Pro Max plus Apple Watch series 9, both updated software to newest.