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Alta HR not recording Sleep Stages.

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‎03-25-2019 04:29 - last edited on ‎03-26-2019 09:20 by Moderator Alum

‎03-25-2019 04:29 - last edited on ‎03-26-2019 09:20 by Moderator Alum

My Alta HR has stopped logging my different stages of sleep, any idea on how to resolve the issue?

 

Moderator Edit: Clarified Subject.

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‎03-25-2019 06:47

‎03-25-2019 06:47

See this help article:

Why don't I see sleep stages today?

Before posting, re-read to see if it would make sense to someone else not looking at your Fitbit or phone.

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‎03-26-2019 09:32

In response to JohnnyRow

‎03-26-2019 09:32

Hello @Nathalie50 have a warm welcome to the Fitbit Community, it's great to have you on board. It's nice to see you too @JohnnyRow thanks for all your help. Smiley Happy

 

@Nathalie50 I appreciate your participation in the Forums and for sharing your question with us. Adding to what @JohnnyRow mentioned, please note that the Fitbit app currently has in-app error notifications that provide an explanation for why you aren't receiving Sleep Stages on any given night. This is meant to provide insight into what might be occurring to cause this.The error messages are the following:

 

  1. We need more than 3 hours of sleep to reliably calculate your sleep stages. Learn more
  2. Your tracker couldn't get a consistent heart rate reading while you slept. Learn more 
  3. We couldn’t generate sleep stages for this sleep. Please try again tomorrow. Learn more

When you tap on Learn more, you will be able to get more information about why your tracker didn't record sleep stages. Additionally, I'd like to suggest the following:

 

  • For any of the nights you were expecting to see Sleep Stages, did you ever click on the "Begin Sleep Now" or "Add Sleep Log" functions within the Fitbit App?
    • This is important to note because your tracker uses auto-detection to track Sleep Stages; so there's no need to try and remember to click on anything before falling asleep! 
  • Do you have at least 3 consecutive hours of sleep?
    • This is important to note because you typically won't see sleep stages if you are waking up multiple times through out the night or taking short naps.
  • Your tracker's battery isn't at a critically low level prior to falling asleep.
  • Your device is tracking and syncing heart rate data.
    • This is important because Sleep Stages uses a combination of your movement and heart-rate patterns. 
  • Your Fitbit App is updated to the latest version.

I hope this can be helpful, give it a try and keep me posted in case you need anything else.

Marco G. | Community Moderator, Fitbit

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