Feature request: Disable Sleep Schedule

6403815 7 days ago

This has been asked before and I'll ask it again because Garmin isn't listening. I'm a shift worker and I have no regular sleep schedule. The current sleep schedule options don't work for me (and clearly many other users).

Please give us the option to disable the sleep schedule and manually put the device in and out of sleep mode as it suits us.

0 Mikey 6 days ago

This would be amazing even for someone like me who doesnt work shifts, but does find that the sleep detection doesnt work for me for whatever reason. Be nice to either tell the watch that I wasnt asleep after it logs it as sleep, or like you say, just manually put it into sleep mode

0 DPSK 5 days ago

I am a shift worker.

I have been adjusting the sleep schedule regularly in advance (before sleep) for the last few years.

Sleep tracking is all good actually.

0 Mikey 5 days ago in reply to DPSK

That's great for you, but sadly sleep tracking doesn't work for everyone. I've had issues across different watches and Garmin just basically said "it cant work for everyone"

0 DPSK 5 days ago in reply to Mikey

You mentioned you are not a shift worker so I assume you have a regular sleep schedule ie 11pm to 7am.

Garmin does not detect your sleep during this period ?

0 Mikey 5 days ago in reply to DPSK

Sometimes i have regular sleep patterns, sometimes im unable to sleep at that time, but garmin just uses those times as a way to start and stop the sleep mode, rather than it actually detecting sleep. That is what OP and I are saying, the timer works, but the detection doesnt, so having an option to manually start a sleep 'activity' would be useful because currently there doesnt seem to be a way to tell the watch you are awake, even if you walk about a bit.

I dont think anyone is saying we should only have manual mode, but having it as an extra on top of detection modes that work for some people would suit everyone a bit more :)

0 DPSK 5 days ago in reply to Mikey

>but garmin just uses those times as a way to start and stop the sleep mode, rather than it actually detecting sleep.

This is not true. If you set sleep schedule at 11pm to 7am, the watch face will switch to sleep mode but actual sleep will not register exactly the same time.

"Sleep times and sleep stages are identified by using a combination of heart rate, heart rate variability (HRV) and body movement data."

If you don't believe me, try walk or move from 10:30pm to 1am. Then go to sleep afterwards. I am very sure your sleep will register from 1am.

When you say the Garmin sleep is inaccurate, I would expect you to at least verify with 2 other trackers to confirm. Did you try ?

I think most people are facing inaccuracy in a situation whereby the person starts laying down on bed at 10pm while reading a book. Under this scenario, Garmin registers sleep from 10pm. This is understandable because your heart rate is low and you are very still, so Garmin probably thought you are already asleep.