Sleep Cycle is one of the first applications that came to the App Store to monitor our sleep thanks to the iPhone. Its operation is simple, we simply have to place the iPhone between the mattress and its cover, that without forgetting to leave it connected to the charging cable and have the application open so that it works correctly.
From there, the accelerometers of the iPhone will be in charge of registering our movements and these will be analyzed by Sleep Cycle to determine our sleep, being able to know its quality and the phase in which we are. This is especially useful for people who suffer from disorders that prevent them from sleeping properly, so they will be aware of their activity throughout the night.
In addition, thanks to the update that has reached the App Store today, Sleep Cycle integrates with the health app of iOS 8 so that we can check all those logs in it. You already know that Salud makes use of the healthkit API thanks to which developers can send our sports, medical or daily activity data to Salud, so they will all be gathered in the same place so that making specific inquiries is much more comfortable for us.
Sleep Cycle also offers the possibility of setting a alarm that will sound when the time is right to wake up, being able to be slightly earlier or slightly later than the time that we have marked in the application.
After updating to version 4.6, Sleep Cycle once again becomes one of the best in its category, although before buying it, keep in mind that it is necessary to be able to have the iPhone in bed all night, with the assurance that it cannot fall to the ground in an involuntary movement while we are asleep. If we meet the previous condition, we can purchase the app for only 0,89 euros.
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Is it necessary to have the iPhone connected to the power? I have the iPhone 6 plus and the battery lasts more than two days, I don't want to have to charge it every night if I don't have to ...
Thank you
Yes, it is necessary to leave it connected to the current, and the application itself warns you again when you are going to start. You can try not to leave it connected, but it is possible that you go to bed with 80% battery and get up in the best case with 50% (that having a 6 Plus with as much battery as you say).
That said, the M8 coprocessor may be very efficient and not as needed as in older models.
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Do I have to keep the charger connected all night?
We do not recommend using Sleep Cycle without a charger connected. Sleep Cycle uses at average 30% of the battery during one night. Sometimes more sometimes less. If you do not charge your iPhone / iPod touch during the night it can become discharged. Then the alarm will not sound in the morning. If you still want to try Sleep Cycle without a charger we recommend using a regular alarm clock as back up.
That is, as Alex tells you, the application has a battery consumption that can make you wake up with a significantly lower percentage. It is best to do the test one night so that you value yourself what decreases depending on the time you are asleep.
A greeting!
With a new iPhone 6, tonight I have dropped from 96% to 9%, the consumption required by this app is amazing!