Sleep tracking usefulness

[MarianoTello]

Hello everyone!!

I've been using my fitibt charge hr for about 2 weeks and i've been very happy with it. The only question/complaint is about sleep tracking usefulness. So far the app only tracks sleeping effectivness as a percentage and that's it. I thought initially that the fitbit would record or extrapolate more information (like sleep cycles, or active minutes vs sleep minutes, etc...)

I don't find that useful the sleep efectiveness byt itself if no other information is shown. Any ideas if more updates will bring more info?

Thanks

[Korisu56]

Are you talking specifically the web app, mobile app, or both?  I was kind of hoping for a sleep cycle bit too, but have been able to see the details in the mobile app.  The bar graph in the web app is kinda useful, but I'm not sure on it's accuracy. 

[grannybt]

I'm having trouble, or maybe didn't understand?  I thought the HR Fitbit would track my actual sleeping habits?  Just to input my time to bed and wake up isn't how I read the advertisement.  I'd thought this would actually track 'how' I slept?  Am I wrong?  The less expensive model would do all I need without the sleep track, which doesn't work as I'd thought!

[grannybt]

I have the same questions...will call them (if I can) to try to re-synch.  Still...disappointing.

[Raviv]

From the Charge HR page:

"How does Charge HR track my sleep?

The motion sensor on your Charge HR analyzes your movement patterns to determine whether you're asleep, restless, or awake. We use this data to calculate your sleep efficiency."

If you're entering the data manually, you're overriding the data it's collecting.

From the Charge HR manual:

"Tracking sleep - Your Charge HR automatically tracks the hours you sleep and your movement during the night to help you understand your sleep quality. You don’t need to press any 10 buttons or otherwise enter a 'sleep mode' to begin tracking sleep. Simply wear your Charge HR to bed. To see your sleep data, sync your tracker and then view the Fitbit.com dashboard or mobile app. On the dashboard you can look at the sleep tiles or go to Log > Sleep. In the mobile app, tap your sleep tile. "