Sleep Cycle has been one of the most popular iOS apps for years, and the latest update again puts a big line under that position. This makes the Apple Watch app in particular a lot better.
Sleep Cycle Apple Watch prevents snoring
With Sleep Cycle you can keep track of your sleep rhythm every night, the app also serves as a smart alarm clock that wakes you up at the best time. Apple Watch wearers also have a number of exclusive functions, such as recording your sleep statistics more accurately. The latest update adds an alarm clock and snore prevention.
It goes like this. If you leave the Watch on your wrist at night, Sleep Cycle will wake you up by vibrating the watch via the Taptic Engine. That way you wake up, but the alarm clock does not sound. Handy if you have to get out earlier than your partner in the morning.
This alarm clock also uses the same smart technology as the one on your iPhone. By measuring your sleep, Sleep Cycle knows when you are in deep sleep. The alarm clock then selects a time when you sleep the least deeply, so that you wake up more easily. You do not set an alarm for one specific time, but a period of fifteen minutes or twenty minutes in which you can be awakened.
Anti-snoring function
The other new feature is especially useful for the snorers among us. Because Sleep Cycle also monitors sounds while sleeping, the app also hears when you start to snore. As soon as this sound is picked up by the microphone, the Apple Watch gives you – again via the Taptic Engine – a firm tap on your wrist. This will not wake you up, but it will get you out of the deep sleep that causes snoring.
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