Smart alarm clock - Does it work for you?

The system works like this. The smart alarm goes off as soon as you move during a set time interval. The alarm recognizes this as light sleep and triggers a single vibration. After this, the alarm only works visually.
The single vibration can be easily overlooked. Question: If light sleep doesn't occur, will the alarm only go off at the latest set time? I don't know, because I've always been woken by the single vibration.
If I don't wake up from the single vibration and don't turn off the smart alarm, the normal alarm will go off at the latest set time.

Hello Alex, okay, that’s interesting. What do you mean by saying that the alarm only works visually after that?

I don’t really understand the point of it. As far as I understand it, if you set the alarm for 8:00 a.m., you’ll be woken up sometime between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. During those 30 minutes, the watch looks for the right moment (presumably light sleep). But at the latest, you’ll definitely be woken up at 8:00 a.m.

So if, for example, 7:40 a.m. were a good moment, the alarm could just go off properly and continuously at that time. Why only vibrate once? That’s way too short for me, and I never wake up from it—I only wake up when it starts ringing continuously.

Rianor said:

Hello Alex, okay, that’s interesting. What do you mean by saying that the alarm only works visually after that?

Hi Rianor, what I mean by "the alarm only works visually after that" is that there's no more vibration, only the screen flashes.

Rianor said:

I don’t really understand the point of it. As far as I understand it, if you set the alarm for 8:00 a.m., you’ll be woken up sometime between 7:30 and 8:00 a.m. During those 30 minutes, the watch looks for the right moment (presumably light sleep). But at the latest, you’ll definitely be woken up at 8:00 a.m.

It does make sense, though. The alarm tries to detect when you're in light sleep. How does it do that? Based on your pulse, or possibly movements. Then it vibrates once. If it's a light sleep phase, you'll notice it; if not, you'll continue sleeping and be woken up at the latest possible time. That's how it works.

Rianor said:

So if, for example, 7:40 a.m. were a good moment, the alarm could just go off properly and continuously at that time. Why only vibrate once? That’s way too short for me, and I never wake up from it—I only wake up when it starts ringing continuously.

You shouldn't expect too much from the watch when it comes to detecting light sleep phases. It's not infallible. As I wrote above: If you don't wake up from the single vibration, the watch thinks you're in deep sleep and you'll be woken up at the latest possible time.

In other words ,it's a pile of ........ that doesn't really do a lot.

Iant.. said:

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I wouldn't put it quite so bluntly. The watch has a system that has worked flawlessly for me personally so far. I use the smart alarm and haven't had any problems. You have to remember, there are many people who are completely different in their habits, external influences, and circumstances, and developing a system that works for everyone is impossible. Pleasing everyone is an art no one can master. Then you have to look around at the variety of smartwatches and choose one that suits you, based on your needs. As they say, choose the lesser of two evils. And there are plenty of options.