Do we need to switch on heart rate monitoring to get the sleep score?

[SunsetRunner]

I was just wondering if we need to switch on HR to track my sleep and then get the sleep score! It's been about a week and I have not got the score for my sleep even once! I admit that I have switched off the hr since I don't need it and wanted to use up the battery for notifications! So I need a clarification on this? If yes I can just simply turn it on when I m off to sleep!

[SunsetRunner]

Ps. I am new to this and so the clarification!

[SteveH · Accepted solution]

To get a sleep score your fitbit needs to be able to track your sleep stages and to get those it needs heart rate monitoring. So, yes, turn it back on when you go to bed.

There's a good help file on sleep scores that you may find interesting: https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2439.htm

[SunsetRunner]

Also to get an actual sleep score you also need Fitbit Premium otherwise it will just be sleep stages.

[SunsetRunner]

I was getting sleep stages even without hr on!! But fitbit never said that you need to get premium for the score! Duh!!

[SteveH]

I don't track my sleep so I'm no expert in this but I didn't think you needed premium for sleep scores. Fitbit say:

"See your nightly sleep score in the Fitbit app for better insight into your sleep quality. To see additional details, including your sleeping heart rate, purchase a Fitbit Premium subscription."

From: https://help.fitbit.com/articles/en_US/Help_article/2439.htm

[SunsetRunner]

Yep! I believe I am missing on heart rate monitoring here! Let me see if it works that way!