How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (2024)

Track your sleep in the Fitbit app to better understand your sleep patterns and quality.

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How does my Fitbit device automatically detect sleep?

Wrist-based Fitbit devices and Google Pixel Watch series automatically detect your sleep when you wear your device to bed. We recommend wearing your device in a snug wristband while sleeping; don’t wear your device in a clip or pendant accessory.

When your body is completely at rest and you haven’t moved for about an hour, your device records that you’re asleep.

What sleep information does my Fitbit device track?

If your device doesn’t track heart rate, you see your sleep pattern in the Fitbit app. Your sleep pattern includes your time spent awake, restless, and asleep. Restless sleep indicates that you moved in your sleep, like tossing and turning. If your device detects excessive movement—enough that restful sleep would not be possible—your device records time spent awake.

Fitbit devices that track heart rate (except Charge HR and Surge) also track sleep stages. For more information, see What should I know about Fitbit sleep stages?

How do I see my sleep information?

Sync your device each morning to see last night's sleep stats, including sleep score, on your wrist or in the Fitbit app.

How do I see my sleep log data?

Fitbit devices

  1. Swipe up from the clock face to see Fitbit Today.
  2. Check the sleep tile to see your sleep information. You may have to swipe up to find it. If you don't see the sleep tile, tap Settings at the bottom of Fitbit Today and make sure you turned on the sleep tile.
  3. Swipe left on the sleep tile to see your patterns or time spent in each sleep stage, and your sleep history for the past week.

Google Pixel Watch

  1. Press the crown, swipe up to the Today app How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (1), and tap the app to open it.
  2. Swipe to the Sleep card How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (2), then tap the card to see more details.

For a faster way to see your sleep data, add the Sleep tile How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (3) to your watch. For more information, see Change settings, alarms, and notifications on Google Pixel Watch.

iPhones and Android phones

  1. From Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (4) in the Fitbit app, tap the Sleep duration tile.
  2. Tap the Benchmark tab to see the amount of time spent in each sleep stage in comparison with other users. Tap the 30 day average tab to compare your most recent results with your average over the past 30 days.
  3. Tap Day, Week, Month, or Year to change your view.

Can I see my average sleep stats?

See your averages for the week or longer periods of time for certain sleep stats, including:

  • Hours slept—The number of hours you slept each night that week and your weekly average
  • Sleep score—Your sleep scores throughout the week and your weekly average score
  • Sleep schedule—An overview of your sleep schedule that week (when you went to bed and when you woke up)
  • Sleep stages—The number of hours you spent in each sleep stage each night that week and your weekly average minutes asleep

Fitbit devices

  1. Swipe up from the clock face to see Fitbit Today.
  2. Check the sleep tile to see your sleep information. You may have to swipe up to find it. If you don't see the sleep tile, tap Settings at the bottom of Fitbit Today and make sure you turned on the sleep tile.
  3. Swipe left on the sleep tile to see your sleep history for the past week.

Google Pixel Watch

  1. Press the crown, swipe up to the Today app How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (5), and tap the app to open it.
  2. Swipe to the Sleep card How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (6), and tap the card to see more details.
  3. Swipe up to see your sleep history for the past week.

For a faster way to see your sleep data, add the Sleep tile How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (7) to your watch. For more information, see Change settings, alarms, and notifications on Google Pixel Watch.

iPhones and Android phones

  1. From Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (8) in the Fitbit app, tap the Sleep duration tile.
  2. Swipe down to Sleep timeline to see stats for your previous sleep session.
    1. To view average stats, tap Week, Month, or Year, and then tap Duration, Score, Schedule, or Deep sleep to filter your sleep data.

How do I see sleeping heart rate details?

  1. From Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (9) in the Fitbit app, tap the Sleep duration tile.
  2. Tap Sleeping heart rate to see stats for your most recent sleep session.
    • To view stats for other days, use the week, month, and year tabs to choose a different day, and then tap a sleep session to check your Sleeping heart rate.
  3. Tap and hold your finger on the chart, then slide your finger right and left to view your sleep details.

How is my time asleep calculated in the Fitbit app?

Your time asleep is calculated by subtracting your time spent awake and restless from your overall tracked sleep time. For example, if you slept 8 hours but woke up 2 times for 15 minutes each, your time asleep would be 7 hr 30 min.

To learn more about your time asleep in sleep stages, see What should I know about Fitbit sleep stages?

What's my sleep profile in the Fitbit app?

Understand and take steps to help improve your sleeping habits with a monthly sleep profile, available to Fitbit Premium members using one of these devices: Charge 5, Charge 6, Inspire 2, Inspire 3, Luxe, Pixel Watch series, Sense, Sense 2, Versa 2, Versa 3, or Versa 4.

On the 1st of each month, you receive a breakdown of your sleep with 10 monthly metrics, along with a sleep animal that reflects long-term trends in your sleep behaviors.

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This feature is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition and should not be relied on for any medical purposes. Consult your healthcare professional for questions about your health.

How do I see my sleep profile?

Each month, wear your Fitbit device to sleep for at least 14 days out of the month. Note that the more sleep you log, the more closely your sleep profile will reflect your patterns. View your progress toward receiving next month’s sleep profile on the Sleep tile How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (11) below your sleep graph.

On the 1st of the month, check your sleep profile in the Fitbit app or on your Fitbit device (Sense 2 and Versa 4 only).

Fitbit app
  1. From the Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (12), tap Your sleep profile.
  2. Scroll down to see a breakdown of your monthly sleep metrics, including how your metrics compare to other Fitbit users. Metrics include:
    • Sleep schedule variability—how much your sleep schedule varied from day to day
    • Sleep start time—on average, the time you usually went to sleep
    • Time before sound sleep—on average, how long it usually took you to fall soundly asleep
    • Sleep duration—on average, how long you usually slept
    • Deep sleep—on average, how much time you spent in deep sleep
    • REM sleep—on average, how much time you spent in REM sleep
    • Restorative sleep—on average, how much time you spent with your heart rate lower than your usual resting heart rate
    • Sleep stability—on average, how often during your sleep period you were briefly awake or moving. As you change sleep stages or your sleeping position, your brain often wakes up for a moment; stability tracks how often this happens
    • Nights with long awakenings—how often you experienced awakenings around 30 minutes or more
    • Days with naps—how often your Fitbit device tracked naps
On-device

Install the My Sleep Animal clock face (available on Sense 2 and Versa 4) to see your sleep profile on your watch.

  1. From the Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (13) in the Fitbit app, tap the devices icon How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (14) How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (15) your device.
  2. Tap Gallery.
  3. Tap the magnifying glass icon How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (16) and search for My Sleep Animal. Note that you must be a Fitbit Premium member to install this clock face.
  4. In the results, tap the Sleep Bio clock face result How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (17) Install. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the clock face.

Once installed, you'll see your sleep animal wake in their natural habitat at 9 am and wind down for the night at 9 pm on the clock face.

If you haven't yet received a sleep animal for the month, you’ll see a mix of different animals until your personalized animal is ready. Learn more about sleep animals, and track your progress in the Fitbit app.

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Why don't I see a sleep profile this month?

  • You must be a Fitbit Premium member.
  • You must be using one of these devices: Charge 5, Charge 6, Inspire 2, Inspire 3, Luxe, Pixel Watch series, Sense, Sense 2, Versa 2, Versa 3, or Versa 4.
  • You must wear your Fitbit device to sleep for at least 14 days each month, beginning on the 1st of the month. The sleep logs don’t need to be consecutive.
  • For a sleep log to count toward your sleep profile, you must receive sleep stages. For more information, see What should I know about Fitbit sleep stages?
  • Make sure you recently synced your Fitbit device. For more information about syncing, see How do Fitbit devices sync their data?

How do I delete a sleep profile?

To delete your current sleep profile:

  1. From Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (19) in the Fitbit app, tap the Sleep duration tile How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (20)Your sleep profile.
  2. Tap the 3 dots in the top right.
  3. On iPhones, tap Remove Sleep ProfileHow do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (21)Delete. On Android phones, tap Delete Sleep ProfileHow do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (22)OK.

To delete a past sleep profile:

  1. From Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (23) in the Fitbit app, tap the Sleep duration tileHow do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (24)How you slept last monthHow do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (25)History tab.
  2. On iPhones, swipe left on the sleep profile you want to delete How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (26)Delete. On Android phones, press and hold the sleep profile you want to delete How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (27)Delete.

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How can I use my Fitbit device to detect snoring and noise levels while I sleep?

With a Premium subscription, turn on the snore and noise detection feature to allow the microphone on your Fitbit Sense or Fitbit Versa 3 to track noise, including snoring from you or someone next to you. By analyzing noise information every few seconds, your device can track the overall noise level of your surroundings and check for snoring throughout the night. When you wake up, your nightly results are summarized in a report.

To turn on or turn off snore and noise detection:

  1. From Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (28) in the Fitbit app, tap the Sleep duration tile.
  2. Tap the 3 dots in the top right How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (29) Settings.
  3. Tap the switch next to Snore & noise detect. When you turn on snore and noise detection for the first time, follow the on-screen instructions.

To see your snore and noise report:

  1. Wear your Fitbit device to sleep. Snore and noise detection doesn’t analyze previous nights’ sleep. You receive your first report the day after you turn on the feature.
  2. When you wake up, open the Fitbit app on your phone. From the Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (30) , tap the Sleep duration tile.
  3. Swipe to the bottom of the page and tap the Snoring & Noise tile to view your Snore & Noise Report. Your report shows the amount of time your device detected snoring and a chart of the noise level throughout the night.
    • The amount of snoring is categorized as:
      • None to mild (less than 10% of the total time you were asleep)
      • Moderate (10-40% of the total time you were asleep)
      • Frequent (more than 40% of the total time you were asleep)
    • The noise level chart shows the volume of your sleeping environment in A-weighted decibels (dBA), which measures the relative loudness of sounds to the human ear. A dBA of 0 doesn’t mean there’s no sound, but that it’s not audible to the human ear. For example, a soft whisper is 30 dBA and a coffee grinder is 70-80 dBA. Your overall noise level is categorized as:
      • Very quiet (30 dBA or lower)
      • Quiet (30-50 dBA)
      • Moderate (50-70 dBA)
      • Loud (70-90 dBA)
      • Very loud (90 dBA or higher)

Note that if your device runs out of battery during the night, the noise level chart will be missing some data.

To delete snore and noise data:

  1. Visit the Manage your Fitbit Data page in your web browser.
  2. In the Snore & Noise Detect section, select the start date and end date of the data you want to delete How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (31)Delete.
  • This feature impacts your device’s battery, so we recommend charging your device to at least 40% before going to bed.
  • If there’s too much background noise, your device’s microphone can’t pick up snoring. For best results, don’t play white noise or other ambient sounds during sleep.
  • Your device isn’t able to identify whether snoring comes from you, someone sleeping nearby, or even a pet.
  • You must wear your Fitbit device during sleep to collect snore and noise data.
  • Your sleep must be at least 3 hours long in order to receive a Snore & Noise Report
  • We only use the microphone to register noise level and snores. We don’t save any audio recordings.
  • This feature is not intended to diagnose or treat any medical condition and should not be relied on for any medical purposes. It is intended to provide information that can help you manage your well-being. If you have any concerns about your health, talk to a healthcare provider.

How do I set or change my sleep goal in the Fitbit app?

For instructions, see How do I track my health and fitness goals with Fitbit? Note that the CDC recommends adults get at least 7 hours of sleep each night (source).

How do I set a sleep schedule in the Fitbit app?

Set a sleep schedule in the Fitbit app to help you meet your sleep goal and maintain consistent sleep patterns. You can set either a bedtime or a wake-up time target, or set both targets.

If you meet your target by going to sleep or waking up within 30 minutes of the target, a star appears in the sleep schedule graph. You won’t see a star If you set both bedtime and wake-up time targets but only meet one.

How does Fitbit estimate how much sleep I need?

If you have 5 or more sleep logs, your sleep goal is estimated based on an average of these logs. Your wake-up time target is estimated based on the time you typically wake up each day, and your bedtime target defaults to the time you should go to sleep in order to meet your sleep goal.

If you have fewer than 5 sleep logs, you can provide an estimate of how much sleep you get on a typical night, and your sleep goal is set based on this estimate. You must manually set your bedtime and wake-up time targets.

To manually set or adjust your sleep goal, see How do I set or change my sleep goal in the Fitbit app? To manually set or adjust your bedtime and wake-up time targets, see How do I set my bedtime or wake-up time targets?

How do I set my bedtime or wake-up time targets?

  1. From Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (32) in the Fitbit app, tap the Sleep duration tile.
  2. Tap the 3 dots in the top right.
  3. Tap Time Asleep Goal, Bedtime, or Wake up Time to set or edit your targets.

How do I set a bedtime reminder in the Fitbit app?

Set a bedtime reminder in the Fitbit app to help you maintain a consistent sleep schedule. When it's time to wind down for bed, you receive a notification on your phone. On certain Fitbit devices, you can also see a bedtime reminder on your device.

To start, you receive bedtime reminders on Sunday through Thursday (common work or school nights). To change which days you receive a bedtime reminder:

  1. From Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (33) in the Fitbit app, tap the Sleep duration tile.
  2. Tap the 3 dots in the top right, and then tap on Settings.
  3. Under bedtime reminder, tap the switch next to Reminder.
  4. Set the time and frequency.

To see a reminder on your Fitbit device, make sure notifications from the Fitbit app are turned on. For instructions, see How do I get notifications from my phone on my Fitbit device?

Can my Fitbit device log a nap?

Your Fitbit device detects and records naps that are at least an hour long. To view your logged naps, tap the Sleep duration tile How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (34) Other sleep.

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If you don’t see this tile, your device didn’t log any naps that day.

What's the difference between the normal and sensitive sleep setting?

For devices that record sleep patterns instead of sleep stages, you can set your device to track sleep in a normal or sensitive mode.

In normal mode, when you make significant movements like rolling over, your device records time spent awake. This setting is appropriate for most users. In sensitive mode, your device records nearly all movements as time spent restless or awake. This setting may be helpful if you wake up feeling tired even though your sleep history shows sufficient rest.

To change your sleep sensitivity setting:

iPhones

If you sign in with your Google Account

  1. From the Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (36) in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (37) Fitbit settings.
  2. In the Preferences section, tap Sleep.
  3. In the Bedtime Reminder section, tap Sleep sensitivity and make your changes.

If you sign in with your Fitbit login

  1. From the Today tab How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (38) in the Fitbit app, tap the settings icon How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (39).
  2. In the Preferences section, tap Sleep.
  3. In the Bedtime Reminder section, tap Sleep sensitivity and make your changes.

fitbit.com

  1. From your fitbit.com dashboard, click the gear icon How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (40) How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (41) Settings How do I track my sleep with my Fitbit device? (42) your device image.
  2. Click Sleep Tracking and make your changes.

On Android phones, you must change your sleep sensitivity setting on fitbit.com.

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FAQs

How do I get my Fitbit to track my sleep? ›

From the Today tab in the Fitbit app, tap your profile picture Fitbit settings. In the Preferences section, tap Sleep. In the Bedtime Reminder section, tap Sleep sensitivity and make your changes.

What happened to Fitbit sleep tracking? ›

Fitbit's redesigned its Sleep page to make it more useful: here's what's changing. Fitbit has updated its Sleep page in the Fitbit app to make it more useful to its users, including new tools such as an interactive timeline of your night's sleep and an easier way to track your sleep patterns over time.

How do I get my Fitbit to show my sleep score? ›

Wear your Fitbit device to bed, and sync it in the morning. Check your sleep tile to see your sleep score. Fitbit Sense 2 and Fitbit Versa 4: Swipe left or right from the clock face to find the Sleep tile. Your sleep score is displayed under the sleep duration.

How do I make my Fitbit track sleep more accurate? ›

Fitbit estimates your sleep stages using a combination of your movement and heart-rate patterns. To make sure you get the most accurate reading, check that you're wearing your device properly. We also recommend you wear your device in a snug band. Do not wear the pendant accessory while sleeping.

Why is my Fitbit not recording my sleep? ›

First of all, make sure that your device is tracking your sleep accurately by going into the settings and verifying that automatic detection is turned on. If it is, you may also want to set up a sleep schedule so your Fitbit knows when you're going to bed and when you plan to wake up the next day.

Do I need Fitbit Premium to track sleep? ›

While most of the sleep tracking functions are available through the basic Fitbit app, some features, like a sleep profile that assigns you an animal-like avatar (see below) are found only on Fitbit Premium. You get a free trial of that service when you buy a new device, but after that it costs $10 a month.

How does Fitbit know you are asleep? ›

Fitbit estimates your sleep stages using a combination of your movement and heart-rate patterns. When you haven't moved for about an hour, your tracker or watch assumes that you're asleep. Additional data—such as the length of time your movements are indicative of sleep behavior (such as rolling over, etc.)

Why is there no sleep tile on my Fitbit app? ›

Usually when a tile is not showing in the Fitbit app is because of two different reasons: Your tracker has been removed accidentally from the account: To check this, please tap on the Account button and verify that your tracker is listed under your Name.

How many hours of deep sleep do you need? ›

Deep sleep is essential for health and wellbeing. Most adults need around 1.5–2 hours of deep sleep per night. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise adults aged 18–60 years to aim for at least 7 hours of sleep per night. Around 25% of this should be deep sleep.

What is a good sleep pattern on Fitbit? ›

That said, 6 hours and 38 minutes is still shy of the 7+ hours the the CDC recommends adults get. If you tend to fall short as well, try to bank those extra minutes: Fitbit data confirms that sleeping 7 to 8 hours gives you the highest combined percentage of deep and REM sleep.

How reliable is Fitbit sleep score? ›

So, what have they found? Well, in short, that they are not super accurate. On average, Fitbit sleep trackers tend to overestimate total sleep time by about 10%, and underestimate measures of deep sleep and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep by about 20% each.

What is the sleep program on the Fitbit? ›

Every morning in the Fitbit app, you get a Sleep Score based on the previous night's rest. Sleep Score is Fitbit's most advanced sleep analysis and gives you an easy way to see how well you slept, based on three categories: sleep duration, sleep depth, and sleep restoration.

How do I add sleep to my Fitbit dashboard? ›

Tap on the "Discovery" icon at the bottom. Tap Health & Fitness Stats. Then tap on the stat you want to add. In this case, tap on the sleep icon.

How does Fitbit know when I'm sleeping? ›

Fitbit estimates your sleep stages using a combination of your movement and heart-rate patterns. When you haven't moved for about an hour, your tracker or watch assumes that you're asleep. Additional data—such as the length of time your movements are indicative of sleep behavior (such as rolling over, etc.)

Why has my Fitbit stopped giving me a sleep score? ›

If your Fitbit app isn't showing your sleep stats, you may be wearing your device too loosely. If you see the hours slept, but not the score, this could be due to a sync issue. Keep in mind that Fitbit won't give you a Sleep Score if the reading is less than 3 hours or if your battery is low.

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