Do you need a smart watch that can monitor sleep?
Apple seems to always give people a slow impression.
As we all know, Apple phones are often ridiculed to show that there is no big change except for the size of the bigger and bigger! Every IOS update is only a small optimization; and in the 2019, which is highly regarded by 5G mobile phones, Apple is newly launched. The iPhone 11 chose to continue to use 4G technology to stabilize.
So although the rumors about sleep function before the release are rampant, it is not surprising that Apple Watch 5 still has no sleep monitoring in September.
But slow, Apple Watch research has not stopped. Recently, foreign netizens who have “eyes” have discovered that Apple Watch Series 5 may be launching a previously hidden sleep app: In the screenshot of the Alarms app in the App Store, “Set sleep time and wake up in the Sleep app” appears. Words.
Screenshots of foreign users. In the picture: Set your bedtime and wake up in the Sleep app (set sleep time and wake up in the Sleep app)
In fact, sleep monitoring has long been introduced as a “tidal” feature in wearable devices. Jawbone, the ancestor of smart watches, introduced sleep monitoring in the first generation of bracelets in 2011. Although the company entered the bankruptcy liquidation process in 2017, it is undeniable that it laid the foundation concept of the smart bracelet and successfully made the sleep function one of the basic functions of the smart watch.
Overview of the smart watch market, Apple’s largest external shareholding companies such as Samsung, Imoo, Fitbit, Huawei, etc., have launched sleep monitoring functions early. And if you care about the price, choose the fighter millet sports bracelet in the parity and even let you spend about 200 to have a bracelet that can see your sleep.
(All kinds of smart bracelets with sleep function on Taobao)
But as the player who occupies almost half of the smart watch, Apple Watch has not launched related applications so far, even though Apple acquired a sleep tracking company called Beddit in 2017.
So what is the status of the sleep monitoring function for smart watches?
From the perspective of the number of audiences, poor sleep is a trillion-dollar problem: it affects the mood, happiness and health of more than one-third of the world’s population. In fact, in recent years, the sleep industry has indeed developed at a sensible rate. According to statistics, more than 60% of people in China have sleep conditions ranging from bitter to insomnia. Sleep aids, melatonin, etc. have almost become the must-have for white-collar workers. In this way, if a smart watch has a sleep monitoring function, it will naturally bring a lot of extra points.
(China’s sleep survey)
So is the sleep function heavy for Apple Watch?
Important, but not important to the extent of the fire.
From the report released by Counterpoint, it can be seen that even without sleep function, Apple Watch’s market share is still the number one in the smart watch market, which is more than three times that of the second place with sleep function.
This is partly due to the brand effect and quality assurance that Apple itself has. On the other hand, it is the APP store’s large number of alternative sleep monitoring apps.
In fact, you can easily find it in the app store, on Bing, you can download it to Apple wat.The easy-to-use sleep app on ch, including AutoSleep, Sleep++, and even Beddit Sleep Monitor, which was acquired by Apple. Many of them are free apps. So even if there is no built-in APP, Apple Watch can still meet the needs of monitoring sleep.
Sleep monitoring app software on Apple watch AutoSleep
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