i am looking for a wearable. maybe a watch, a wrist band or a ring. what is the most privacy respecting way, with preferably free and open source software, of monitoring my sleep?

  • joshuaacasey@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I like my Fitbit Charge 5. Honestly, really the only reason that I went with a health/fitness tracker instead of a smartwatch is battery life. As much as the extra features of a smartwatch would be nice. The problem with smartwatches is that you have to charge them daily (something I already do with my phone, and I’d rather not add another device that I have to do that for). Whereas, with a health/fitness tracker (like the Fitbit Charge 5) I only have to charge it like… every couple of days (I haven’t kept track, sadly, but I’d estimate at least a minimum of 5 days)

    I keep hoping that smartwatches will get good enough battery life like health trackers that they’ll be viable (the pixel smartwatch looks nice), but we haven’t reached that day yet.

    • Lt. Worf, son of Mogh@lemmy.ca
      2·
      1 year ago

      I have a really basic fitbit with phone notifications turned off, and no auto-wakeup by wrist turn, and it lasts almost 2 weeks on a charge. It’s amazing.

      As far as privacy goes though, I’m sure it leaves a lot to be desired.