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by tullidil 1220 days ago
AutoSleep has been invaluable to me. To the best of my knowledge stock watchOS won't track sleep unless you set or schedule the Bedtime mode, which is annoying -I might forget to toggle it each night, or the schedule will kick in when I plan on staying up. AutoSleep automatically detects whenever I go to bed and wake up, along with history/metrics for a flat fee and no subscription.

I don't deeply trust many of the metrics but anecdotally it's very accurate for the amount I'm sleeping, which is mainly what I'm concerned with

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I had a Beddit which was a device made by a company that Apple bought. I find the sleep tracking and general activity tracking at least vaguely interesting. Though if I have a bad night's sleep I know it--sometimes better than the Watch indicates. But the more we can track things and be aware of those things changing, the better I guess. With the Ultra's battery life I have found using the Apple Watch most days and nights a more matter of habit experience.
I can second the utility of AutoSleep for sleep sufferers
Can you elaborate? What's the utility? And not to be pedantic, but what do you mean by sleep sufferers?
The utility of knowing more precisely when I started and stopped sleeping with adjustable sensitivity.

“Sleep sufferers” as in insomniacs and sleep-apnea folks. I’m lucky to be both. :/