How To Track Your Sleep on Apple iPhone
Taking a sound sleep is among the foremost important things in the world. But due to the presence of multiple distractions, it has become a nightmare. Apple iPhone not only reminds you to go to bed on time but also analyzes your sleep quality by tracking your sleep time and pattern. With the help of the Apple iPhone, you can create personalized sleep schedules to help meet your sleep goals and improve your overall health.
On your Apple iPhone, you can adjust the amount of time that you want to sleep each night, and the Clock app can remind you to go to bed and sound an alarm to wake you up.
Let’s learn how to track your sleep on iPhone and how to set bedtime on your iPhone to track your sleep.
How To Set Up Sleep on iPhone
Getting enough sleep is essential to your overall health. The Health app on iPhone can help you set a sleep goal, and track your progress over time in meeting that goal. Here’s how to set up sleep on your iPhone:
- Open the Health app on your iPhone.
- Tap Get Started under Set Up Sleep, then tap Next.
- Follow the onscreen prompts to establish:
- Sleep Goals: Set the number of hours you’d like to spend asleep.
- Bedtime and Wake Up times: Set when you’d like to go to bed and wake up.
- Sleep Screen: To reduce distractions, iPhone can simplify your Lock Screen and turn on Sleep Focus at your scheduled bedtime. You can also give certain people or apps permission to notify you. In the Settings app on your iPhone, tap Focus > Sleep. Tap People or Apps under Allowed Notifications and select who or what can notify you while Sleep Focus is on.
- Wind Down Shortcuts: Add shortcuts that will help you take time to relax before bed, such as turning on a Home scene, listening to soothing playlists, or using your favorite meditation app.
- Track Sleep with Apple Watch: Wear your watch to bed to track your sleep. This option is available during setup if you’ve paired your Apple Watch with your iPhone beforehand. If you pair your Apple Watch after setup, you can still turn on Track Sleep with Apple Watch later.
Read: How To Set Up Sleep on Apple Watch
How To Adjust Your Sleep Goal on iPhone
You can adjust your sleep goal as needed on your iPhone or Apple Watch. Here’s how to adjust your sleep goal on your iPhone:
- Open the Health app, tap Browse at bottom of the screen, then tap Sleep.
- If you have Sleep saved to your Favorites list, you can access it from the Summary page in the Health app.
- Tap Full Schedule & Options.
- Tap Sleep Goal under Additional Details.
- Adjust your Sleep Goal then tap the time you’ve selected to save your changes.
Read: How To Adjust Your Sleep Goal on Apple Watch
How To Edit Your Sleep Schedule on Your iPhone
If you need to update your sleep schedule, you can make changes to your full schedule or for Next Wake Up Only. With Next Wake Up Only, the changes you make apply only to the following day. Changes made to your full schedule apply to all future days.
How To Update Next Wake Up Only on iPhone
To edit your sleep schedule and update your next wake-up only on your iPhone, follow the below-mentioned steps:
- Open the Health app, tap Browse at bottom of the screen, then tap Sleep. If you have Sleep saved to your Favorites list, you can access it from the Summary page in the Health app.
- Tap Edit under the sleep schedule in Next.
- Drag the curved slider to set Bedtime and Wake Up times. The slider turns orange if the schedule does not meet your sleep goal.
- Tap Wake Up Alarm to turn on the alarm and adjust your alarm sound, volume, and haptics.
- Tap Done to save your changes.
You can also change your next Wake Up alarm from the Clock app.
Read: How To Change or Turn Off Next Wake-up Alarm on Apple Watch
How To Update Your Full Schedule on iPhone
To edit your sleep schedule and update your full schedule on your iPhone, follow the below-mentioned steps:
- Open the Health app and tap Sleep.
- Tap a schedule in Full Schedule & Options.
- Tap Edit under the schedule you would like to update.
- Tap the Days Active and drag the curved slider to set Bedtime and Wake Up times. The slider turns orange if the schedule does not meet your sleep goal.
- Tap Wake Up Alarm to turn on an alarm and adjust your alarm sound, volume, and haptics.
- Tap Done to save your changes.
You can also turn off your sleep schedule as needed. In the Health app, tap Browse > Sleep > Full Schedule & Options. Then tap Sleep Schedule at the top of the screen to turn your schedule off or on.
How To Manage Your Wind Down Shortcuts on iPhone
On your iPhone, you can add shortcuts to apps to help you relax and get ready for bed. Here’s how to manage your wind down shortcuts on iPhone:
Add A Shortcut
- Open the Health app and tap Sleep.
- Tap a schedule in Full Schedule & Options.
- Tap Wind Down Shortcuts.
- Tap Add a Shortcut or Add Another Shortcut if you’ve previously added one.
- Tap an app, then tap the Add button to add the shortcut. You can also tap Show Apps from the App Store to find and add new apps.
Remove A Shortcut
- Open the Health app and tap Sleep.
- Tap a schedule in Full Schedule & Options.
- Tap Wind Down Shortcuts.
- Tap the Remove button.
How To View Your Sleep History on iPhone
To view your sleep history on your iPhone, open the Health app on your iPhone, tap Browse at bottom of the screen, then tap Sleep. If you have Sleep Favorite, you can access it from the Summary page in the Health app.
Based on your iPhone usage at night, Sleep on iPhone tracks and charts your Time In Bed. The bar graph by default is set to W for weekly. Tap M at the top of the chart to view your sleep history for the past month. Tap Show More Sleep Data to review your Sleep Duration details such as your Average Time in Bed and Average Time Asleep. You can tap each detail to see how it charts in the graph above.
How To View Your Respiratory Rate on iPhone
To view your Respiratory Rate on your iPhone, open the Health app on your iPhone, then tap Browse at bottom of the screen. Tap Respiratory, then tap Respiratory Rate.
Read: How To Review Sleeping Respiratory Rate on Apple Watch
Conclusion
I hope you find our guide on how to track your sleep on iPhone useful. If you have any questions regarding this blog post or sleep tracking on Apple iPhone, do let us know in the comments section below.
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