Apple Watch could finally acquire sleep monitoring capabilities in 2020

Apple would work to bring a feature to the Apple Watch that was visibly absent since the creation of the laptop: sleep tracking. According to a report by Bloomberg Mark Gurman, "people familiar with the work," says the iPhone maker has tested a native sleep-tracking feature for his smartwatch over the last few months. Apple would intend to introduce this feature by 2020, probably in the new model of Apple Watch.

Despite monitoring daily activities, swimming, ECG, etc., the Apple Watch has never been equipped with a native sleep tracking feature. This has long been a disadvantage for the notebook, compared to some of its major competitors like the Fitonic smartwatches of Ion and Versa. Most of Fitbit's wearable technologies monitor sleep, just like devices manufactured by Garmin, Withings and other health care companies.

Some Apple Watch applications sleep, but they are all created by third-party developers. In addition, Apple is no stranger to sleep technologies in general: the company bought the Finnish company Beddit in 2017 and sells its mattress sensor for sleep tracking on its website.

I've already interviewed Apple in the past about the lack of sleep tracking on the Apple Watch. Most of the vague answers I've had are aimed at preserving the balance between all the features and the battery life. In short, Apple does not want to compromise the estimates of the battery life of the Watch. Currently, the Apple Watch can easily last a full day with a single charge, and I have almost two days of life with the Apple Watch Series 4.

But this is nothing compared to most Fitbit devices that monitor sleep, which can last five to seven days with a single charge (depending on the device). According to Bloomberg According to the report, Apple can integrate a sleep tracking feature by increasing the battery life of the Watch, creating a way to enable standby monitoring in low power mode or simply forcing users to charge their watches the morning.

I find this latter option unlikely because those who use third-party sleep tracking apps must already do so if they wish to use their Apple Watch all day after following the sleep of one night. This is the default option. Apple could have already integrated a sleep tracking feature if she wanted to ask this question to users.

The other two options are more intriguing: Apple might try to use a bigger battery in the watch or optimize the use of other hardware components to increase battery life. This was already the case in the 4 series with the new LTPO display technology used in the screen of the watch, but these gains were offset by the increased power of the device ( which gives roughly the same estimated battery life as the 3) series.

The Apple Watch already includes an energy saving mode that helps preserve battery life. I have used it several times during the night when I forgot my charger and want to use the watch the next day. Apple may be able to understand how to use certain parts of the watch in low power mode, such as the accelerometer and the heart rate monitor, and use them to monitor sleep. Apple will want to allow the Watch to track the time spent at different stages of sleep (light, deep sleep and REM sleep) and the time spent in the waking state, as do the Fitbit devices. Monitoring most of these measures requires the use of the heart rate monitor.

As iPhone sales slowed, Apple was looking for new ways to increase revenue in other areas of its business. Its apparel sector, which includes the Apple Watch and other devices such as AirPods, has been very active in recent quarters. CEO Tim Cook also mentioned health technology as an important part of Apple's future. New and expanded models of the Apple Watch will undoubtedly be part of these projects.