- Fitbit has updated its algorithm for more accurate sleep tracking.
- The new algorithm now accounts for awake times better, supposedly rendering more accurate data about different phases.
- However, users have complained of increased sensitivity, resulting in their devices capturing shorter sleep durations than the actual time.
Fitbit isn’t nearly as popular as it once was, and that is partly because Google, which completed its acquisition of the company by 2021, has instead been pouring its energy into its own lineup of Pixel Watches. However, that hasn’t stopped Google from sending routine updates to existing Fitbit watches, like it recently did with the Charge 6, or overhauling the companion app experience. Now, Fitbit’s Android app is getting another key update, which aims to improve sleep tracking for users.
A company representative recently posted on the Fitbit Community, announcing how the sleep tracking algorithm is changing for existing fitness trackers. As per the post, Fitbit devices now use an updated method to calculate different phases of sleep (light, deep, REM, and awake) to give you a “more accurate” representation. One of the changes highlighted includes capturing brief periods of awakeness during sleep, which the previous method might have skipped.