Miya Pearson
The Samsung Galaxy Watch is a useful tool for tracking your sleep patterns and improving your sleep. The watch can monitor your sleep consistency, blood oxygen levels, and even your snoring. The Samsung Health app can be used to view your sleeping time, record your snoring, and access sleep coaching options. The watch can also be used in conjunction with your phone to record snoring audio and enable features such as bedtime mode and smart alarms. To use the sleep tracking feature, you will need to install a companion app such as Sleep as Android from the Play Store or Galaxy App Store. Once the app is installed and connected to your phone, you can start tracking your sleep patterns and receiving insights to improve your sleep quality.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Use | Monitor sleep patterns, record snoring, and use sleep coaching options |
| Track sleep | View sleeping time, blood oxygen levels, sleep stages, skin temperature, sleep consistency, and sleep score |
| Control devices | Control smart devices, such as a TV |
| Snore detection | Record snoring and determine intensity |
| Sleep coaching | Create a four-to-five-week coaching program with missions, checklists, sleep-related articles, meditation guidance, and sleep reports |
| Bedtime mode | Disable audio and vibration alerts, "Always-on display", "Touch screen to wake", and "Raise wrist to wake" |
| Alarms | Set alarms with gentle vibrations for a natural wake-up |
| Compatibility | Requires a companion app, "Sleep as Android", which is available on the Play Store |
| Ease of use | Reliable, easy to use, and free |
| Notes | The watch must be worn for at least 7 nights before using the Sleep coaching feature |
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What You'll Learn
How to set up sleep tracking on the Galaxy Watch
Sleep tracking on the Samsung Galaxy Watch is a reliable, easy-to-use, and free feature. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to set it up:
Firstly, ensure your watch is connected to your phone via the Galaxy Wearable app. Next, download the Sleep as Android app. Go to the Galaxy App store, select Apps, then Health and Fitness, and download the Sleep as Android app. You can also download it directly to your Samsung phone. Once downloaded, add a shortcut to the app by rotating the bezel to the right until you see the 'app launch screen'. Press and hold the screen, tap 'Edit', and then tap the 'Add' icon. Find the Sleep as Android app in the list of installed apps and tap on it to add it as a shortcut.
After this, you can enable the connection in Settings. Go to Wearables, then Use Wearable, and select your Galaxy Watch model. Test the connection in Settings by going to Sleep Tracking and then Test Sensor. You should see a graph reacting to your movement.
To use the sleep tracking feature, wear your watch to bed. You can view your sleeping time, record your snoring, and use sleep coaching options. The watch will detect and calculate your sleep patterns during the night. To enable this, open the Samsung Health app on your watch, swipe to Settings, and tap the switch next to Blood Oxygen during Sleep to turn it on.
You can also set up a smart alarm in the Sleep as Android app, which will wake you with a small nudge when you are in light sleep.
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How to use the Sleep as Android app
To use the Sleep as Android app on your Samsung Galaxy Watch, first, make sure you have the app installed on your watch and phone.
On your watch, go to the Galaxy App store > Apps > Health and Fitness and download Sleep as Android. You can also download it directly to your Samsung phone by following the link provided by TechWiser. Once the app is installed on your watch, you can add a shortcut to easily access it. To do this, rotate the bezel to the right until you see the 'app launch screen'. Press and hold the screen to bring up the 'Edit' option, tap on the 'Edit' screen, then tap on the 'Add' icon (a plus sign inside a circle). Find Sleep as Android in the list of installed apps and tap on it to add it as a shortcut.
Next, enable the connection in your watch's settings. Go to Settings > Wearables > Use wearable > Galaxy Watch 4+. Test the connection by going to Settings > Sleep tracking > Test sensor. You should see a graph reacting to your movement.
To start sleep tracking, go to the Sleep as Android shortcut and tap on it. This will launch the app on your smartphone and automatically start tracking. You will have to do this manually each time before going to bed. You can set up a smart alarm in the app, which will wake you with a small nudge when you are in light sleep.
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How to enable snoring detection
To enable snoring detection on your Samsung Galaxy Watch, you will first need to connect your watch to your phone via the Galaxy Wearable app. Once that's done, follow these steps:
On your phone:
- Open the Samsung Health app.
- Tap the Sleep card.
- Tap More options (three vertical dots).
- Select Advanced measurement.
- Tap Snore detection.
- Tap the switch at the top of the screen to turn on Snore detection.
- Allow the necessary permissions when prompted.
- Place your phone on a flat surface near your head when you go to bed, with the bottom of the phone facing you.
On your watch:
- Unlock your watch and swipe down to access the 'Quick Settings' menu.
- Tap on the gear icon to open the Settings app and scroll down to 'Samsung Health.'
- Tap on 'Samsung Health' and scroll down to 'Snore detection'.
- Tap on 'Snore detection' and follow the prompts to continue on your phone.
- On your phone, grant the app permission to record audio and enable the toggle for 'Record audio'.
With Snore detection enabled, your Galaxy Watch can detect and record your snoring. It will compile the data in the Samsung Health app, allowing you to review your snoring data the next morning. This data includes timestamps of when you were snoring and audio snippets, which can help determine the intensity of your snoring.
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How to use sleep coaching
The Samsung Health app on your Galaxy Watch can help you improve your sleep. The app includes a sleep-tracking feature and a sleep coaching program.
Sleep Tracking
To enable sleep tracking, you must first connect your watch to your phone via the Galaxy Wearable app. Then, open the Samsung Health app on your phone and tap the Sleep card. Here, you can turn on snoring detection and set when to detect snoring, how long to store recordings, and more. When you go to bed, attach your watch to your wrist, connect your phone to its charger, and place it on a flat surface near your head.
Sleep Coaching
Before you can use the Sleep Coaching feature, you must wear your watch for at least seven nights to track your sleep. Once you have enough data, open the Samsung Health app on your phone and tap the Sleep coaching card. Answer the survey questions about your sleep, then tap 'Done'. The app will then create a four-to-five-week coaching program for you, including missions, checklists, sleep-related articles, meditation guidance, and sleep reports.
Additional Tips
To improve your sleep, you can also enable Bedtime mode on your watch, which will disable audio and vibration alerts except for your alarm. Additionally, you can set a smart alarm in the Sleep as Android app, which will wake you with a small nudge during your light sleep.
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How to view sleep data
To view your sleep data on the Samsung Health app, first, open the app on your phone and tap the Sleep card. Then, tap the Snoring card to review the previous night's snoring data. You can also tap Show on Phone to open the information in Samsung Health on your connected phone and swipe up to see all of your data.
To view your sleep data on your Galaxy Watch, go to the Home screen and swipe left to the Sleep tile. Tap the Sleep tile to view your sleep time in hours and minutes, your sleep score, a graph of the different stages of sleep and how long you spent in each stage, your blood oxygen percentage, the amount of time you spent snoring, your skin temperature during sleep, and the number of days in the current week that you have achieved your sleep goals.
To use the sleep tracking feature on your Galaxy Watch, you will need to install a companion app from the Play Store on your watch. Go to the app list on your watch, select Play Store, and find Sleep as Android. Select Install and then enable the connection in Settings. You can test the connection in Settings by selecting Wearables, then Test Sensor—you should see a graph reacting to your movement.
Additionally, you can use the Sleep coaching feature on your Galaxy Watch. To do this, you will need to wear your watch for at least seven nights so that it can track your sleep patterns and assign you a sleep animal based on how you sleep. After this, the app will create a four-to-five-week coaching program for you, which includes missions, checklists, sleep-related articles, meditation guidance, and sleep reports.
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Frequently asked questions
Download the Sleep as Android app from the Galaxy App store. Once downloaded, add a shortcut to your watch's home screen by pressing and holding the screen to bring up the edit option. Then, open the app before you go to bed to start tracking your sleep.
Open the Samsung Health app on your watch and tap the Sleep tile. Tap Get started with sleep coaching and answer the questions about your sleep. After seven days of sleep tracking, you will be assigned a Sleep Symbol Animal and a sleep coaching programme.
Open the Samsung Health app on your phone and tap the Sleep card. Tap More options (three vertical dots), select Advanced measurement, and tap Snore detection. Tap the switch at the top of the screen to turn on Snore detection and allow the necessary permissions when prompted.
Open Settings, then Advanced features, then Bedtime mode, and toggle on Bedtime mode. Make sure to also toggle on Turn on as scheduled so that your watch's bedtime mode mirrors your bedtime and wake-up goals.
Open the Alarms app, then tap Add on watch. Set the time and hit Next, then Save.
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