Alarm + Sleep cycle in Vivosmart4

Former Member said:

I use Garmin Vivosmart 4. It does have the hardware to track my sleep cycle and it has an alarm function. But why there is no connection between these two features? It is the only thing I miss in my device. Is it possible to do just with the software update? 

The Garmin Vivosmart 4 does indeed have the sensors needed for sleep tracking (accelerometer, pulse ox, heart rate) and it also has an alarm, but Garmin designed them as separate functions.

Here’s why they aren’t connected right now:

• The sleep tracking feature is mostly processed after syncing with Garmin Connect, not in real time on the device. That means your band doesn’t always know instantly which sleep stage you’re in.