From these comments, you can see how much people depend on your app.
Iâve chatted with you, and your staffers, about bugs and feature requests, for years now. In addition, Iâve purchased every sleep gadget that has been offered.
No other Sleep app holds a candle to Sleep as Android, and I have some more feedback. Iâll leave it here, rather than in-app submission, because it could warrant some discussion:
The Assistant was stymied, when I prompted about comparing the Appâs sleep reporting to Wearablesâ direct reporting.
For example, my Garmin Epix 2 Pro is linked and communicates with SaA (without needing the âalternativeâ addon). However, the Garminâs sleep graphs report far different sleep cycles. My Deep Sleep, according to the Garminâs reporting, only occurs within the first half of my sleep sessions. According to the device, the rest of my night is spent in REM, Light Sleep, or brief spikes of Awake. Last nightâs Sleep Score is a 93, on the App, while the Garmin reports a 77.
Perhaps through distinguishing N1-REM instances, Sleep as Android reports regular cycles of Deep Sleep throughout the whole night. This highlights the differences in algorithms that determine the cycles as both the device and App are working through the same base data HR, HRV, Pulse ox, etc.
Itâs difficult to discern whether usersâ Wearables, which they depend on for all-day data (or just all-night) should be trusted, when comparing the Appâs -vs- Wearablesâ sleep reporting/graphs.
My feedback is to train the generative model further on the nuances of how the same input data can produce vastly different sleep graphs. Naturally, youâd need to balance this with protecting proprietary algorithms.
Like most users who pair Wearables with the App, the first thing I see in the morning is my sleep reporting on my phone, and then my Garmin watch.
Explaining the nuances of wildly different sleep reporting is an excellent opportunity for the new Assistant to shine. Disseminating these complicated calculations, especially in a concise (think ELI5) concept, showcases the potent lifestyle value of Sleep as Android and the power of its Assistant feature.
Thanks, Petr