Can Garmin update their software so that wearables like the Vivosmart can track sleep automatically like the Fitbit Alta?
Automatic sleep tracking is not part of the package of capabilities offered in the form of the Vivosmart product. Why would (or should) Garmin now extend the Vivosmart's capabilities and improve the model's value proposition eighteen months after its market release?
Offering only manually triggered sleep tracking is not an inherent limitation of not having access to HR data, but a commercial decision. I'm confident that Garmin can do that technically, but won't without good reason. If you want something that does more, why wouldn't you simply expect to have to select a suitable product (and possibly pay more)?
Sleep tracking is automatically calculated in Connect based on movement data from your Vivosmart and all its other trackers. I've been using it for a year.
The trick to using automatic sleep tracking is simply go to sleep and then wake up. Sometimes it's fooled but it actually works quite well.
Sleep tracking is automatically calculated in Connect based on movement data from your Vivosmart and all its other trackers. I've been using it for a year.
I don't have a vivosmart, so I can only go by what the vivosmart Owner's Manual currently says – being that the user has to manually enable and disable sleep mode upon going to bed and waking.
Thanks for the clarification. That'll learn me to have faith in Garmin keeping their online documentation accurate and up to date. Egg on my watch face!
