Withings Pulse: Tracking Sleep, Understanding Rest

Withings offers a range of devices that can track your sleep, including the Withings Pulse, Pulse HR, Move, and Aura. These devices allow you to track your sleep cycles (deep, light, and REM), heart rate, and snoring episodes. To use the sleep tracking feature, all you need to do is wear your device to bed. The data collected by your device can be retrieved through the Health Mate app, which provides a colour-coded breakdown of your sleep data and allows you to track your sleep patterns over time.

Withings Pulse and Withings Aura track sleep data simultaneously

The Withings Aura is a sleep system that consists of a bedside unit and an under-mattress sleep sensor. The Aura features multicoloured LED lighting and a high-quality speaker system that enable science-based built-in sleep and wake programs. The Withings Pulse, on the other hand, is a sleek wearable device that can be undocked and worn discreetly to track sleep. It is part of the Withings ecosystem of devices, which includes the Aura and the Wi-Fi Body Analyzer.

The Withings Pulse lets you track your sleep without requiring any action on your part. All you have to do is wear your Withings Pulse to sleep, and it will do the rest on its own. You can retrieve the sleep data collected by your Withings Pulse in your Timeline or on your Dashboard in the Health Mate app. White represents time spent out of bed, grey represents time spent awake in bed, medium blue represents the duration of light sleep, and dark blue represents the duration of deep sleep.

The Withings Aura provides a finely tuned sensor for sleep tracking that you don’t have to remember to wear to bed or activate. The Aura uses ballistocardiography to measure heart rate, breathing, and movement to detect light sleep, deep sleep, and REM sleep. It also detects light, noise, and temperature levels in your bedroom to monitor any disturbances that might be affecting your sleep patterns.

Both the Withings Pulse and the Withings Aura can track sleep data simultaneously. If you use both devices, the sleep data coming from the Withings Aura will systematically overwrite any sleep data coming from your Withings Pulse. This is because the Aura's under-mattress sensor provides a more comprehensive view of your sleep by measuring your heart rate, breathing, and movement.

How to stop Withings Pulse from tracking sleep

The Withings Pulse device is designed to track your sleep automatically. All you need to do is wear the device to bed, and it will do the rest. The Health Mate app, available on iOS and Android, allows you to retrieve your sleep data. The app presents your sleep data in a colour-coded format, with white indicating time spent out of bed, grey for time spent awake in bed, medium blue for light sleep, and dark blue for deep sleep.

If you do not want your Withings Pulse to track your sleep, simply remove the device before going to sleep. Additionally, you can manually stop the sleep mode by pressing the button on your device twice and then tapping "OFF" while swiping your finger to the right.

It is important to note that if you use the Withings Aura device along with your Withings Pulse, the sleep data from the Aura will overwrite any data from the Pulse. Therefore, if you wish to solely prevent the Pulse from tracking your sleep while using both devices, ensure that the automatic wake-up feature is disabled, as it may stop the sleep mode if you tend to get up during the night.

How to access sleep data on the Health Mate app

To access sleep data on the Health Mate app, you must first ensure that you have a Withings device that can track your sleep. This includes the Withings Pulse, Pulse HR, Move, and Aura. These devices allow you to track your sleep without requiring any action on your part—simply wear the device to sleep, and it will do the rest. If you do not wish to track your sleep on a particular night, remember to remove the device before going to bed.

Once you have tracked your sleep with a Withings device, you can retrieve the sleep data in your Timeline or on your Dashboard in the Health Mate app. The app displays your sleep data in different colours: white for time spent out of bed, grey for time spent awake in bed, medium blue for the duration of light sleep, and dark blue for the duration of deep sleep. The Health Mate app keeps your entire sleep history, allowing you to easily track how your sleep patterns evolve over time.

In addition to sleep duration, the Withings Sleep feature offers insights into your sleep cycles (deep, light, and REM), snoring, and heart rate. The Withings app provides colour-coded feedback on your heart rate during sleep, indicating whether you are spending enough time in deep sleep. It also allows you to track the number and duration of snoring episodes and learn more about how lifestyle factors may be impacting your snoring patterns.

If you encounter any issues with your sleep data in the Health Mate app, such as missing data or inaccuracies, there are several potential solutions. Firstly, ensure that you do not have a Withings Aura device enabled as well, as data from the Aura will overwrite data from the Pulse. Additionally, if you tend to get up in the middle of the night, disable the automatic wake-up feature, as this may stop sleep mode and prevent tracking for the rest of the night.

How Withings Pulse tracks sleep without user input

The Withings Pulse allows users to track their sleep without requiring any action on their part. Users simply need to wear their Withings Pulse device to sleep, and it will automatically track their sleep data. The device can track sleep cycles (deep, light, and REM), snore detection, and heart rate.

The sleep data collected by the Withings Pulse can be accessed through the Health Mate app, where users can view their sleep data in their Timeline or on their Dashboard. The data is colour-coded: white represents time spent out of bed, grey represents time spent awake in bed, medium blue represents the duration of light sleep, and dark blue represents the duration of deep sleep. The Health Mate app also keeps a history of sleep data, allowing users to track their sleep patterns over time.

In addition to the Health Mate app, users can also install the Withings App on their smartphone or tablet to track their sleep. The Withings App provides a comprehensive overview of sleep data, including sleep cycles, heart rate, and snoring episodes. It also offers tips and coaching to help users improve their sleep habits.

It is important to note that if users are also using the Withings Aura to track their sleep, the data from the Withings Aura will overwrite any sleep data from the Withings Pulse. Additionally, the automatic wake-up feature on the Withings Pulse may stop sleep mode from tracking the entire night if the user gets up in the middle of the night. Users can disable this feature if needed.

How Withings Pulse displays sleep data

The Withings Pulse allows users to track their sleep without requiring any action on their part. All they have to do is wear their Withings Pulse device to sleep. If users do not want to track their sleep, they can simply remove their Withings Pulse before going to sleep.

The sleep data collected by the Withings Pulse can be retrieved in the Timeline or on the Dashboard in the Health Mate app. The Health Mate app uses a colour-coded system to represent sleep data: White represents time spent out of bed, grey represents time spent awake in bed, medium blue represents the duration of light sleep, and dark blue represents the duration of deep sleep. The Health Mate app keeps a history of sleep data, allowing users to track how their sleep patterns evolve over time.

The Withings Sleep feature also offers sleep cycle tracking (deep, light, and REM), snore detection, and heart rate tracking. The heart rate data is particularly useful in understanding whether enough time is spent in deep sleep and how an individual's lifestyle impacts their heart health. The Withings Sleep feature also allows users to track the number and duration of snoring episodes.

It is important to note that if users are also using the Withings Aura to track their sleep, the sleep data from the Withings Aura will overwrite any sleep data from the Withings Pulse. Additionally, if the automatic wake-up feature is enabled, getting up in the middle of the night may stop the sleep mode and prevent tracking the rest of the night's sleep.

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