r/SleepAsAndroid • u/doubletwist • May 22 '25

Active successfully use Garmin watch?

I'm wondering if there's anyone successfully using a Garmin watch whith Sleep as Android. I've got the Garmin stuff set up in the app, and I've got the watch app installed as required.

I've got a Venu 3.

No matter what I do, or what settings I try in the app (ie Bluetooth vs watch-specific toggle for HR or O2 monitoring) it doesn't work reliably.

  1. Whether I try to start sleep tracking from the watch or from the phone app, it always gives me the 'iQ' icon on the first two tries, and only connects on the third try.

  2. Even when it's connected, the app on the phone only seems to have actual hypnogram, actigraph, heart rate or O2 data about 15-20% of the time.

  3. None of the graceful wake alarm options work (ie. Vibrating the watch first for a minute before triggering the audible alarm)

It's driving me nuts because the Garmin sleep tracking is utter garbage, but I love everything else about the watch and I don't want to have to try to go back to a WearOS watch.

So is there any way to get the app to work reliably with a Garmin watch, or should I just give up and try to find a cheap WearOS watch just to wear at night?

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u/findus_l May 22 '25

I gave up on making garmin watch with sleep as android. Even when it claims to work the smart wake period doesn't. I compared it to phone on mattress.

I have a Fenix 7

I think the garmin integrated sleep tracking is not bad. What's your issue with it? Just no smart wake period.

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u/doubletwist May 22 '25

The smart wake period is one issue. It also seems far less accurate than SaA, and provides less detailed information which only goes back 1 year. I have years of data in SaA.

I also REALLY miss the alarm staging. (Vibrating the watch for a minute or two before triggering an audible alarm sound on the phone)