Sleep tracking on your watch is wildly inaccurate
Sleep tracking accuracy depends on how tight your watch sits on your wrist — if it's too loose, the sensors can't read your pulse and movement patterns. Tighten the band so it's snug but not painful, and wear it in the same position every night. This fixes the problem for most people immediately.
Your watch tracks sleep by measuring your pulse and movement throughout the night. If the band is too loose, the sensors lose contact with your skin and can't read anything. A loose watch also moves around, making movement sensors confused about whether you're awake or asleep. Tightening the band and wearing it consistently lets the sensors do their job properly.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Wearing the watch loose because it feels more comfortable — comfort and accuracy don't go together with sleep tracking, you need it snug
- Changing where you wear the watch each night — sensors learn your wrist position and changing it breaks that learning
- Expecting perfect accuracy after just one night — sleep tracking needs time to establish baselines from several nights of data
Signs you need professional help
- You've worn the watch snugly and consistently for a full week and sleep data is still off by hours
- The watch shows zero sleep detected even though you slept for several hours
- Sleep data was accurate before but suddenly became wildly inaccurate with no change in how you wear it
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