The popular and adorable sleep app and companion to Pokémon Go, Pokémon Sleep, is getting a much-requested feature. Until now, Pokémon Sleep relied on a phone's motion sensor and microphone to detect sleep duration and quality – the better you sleep, the more Pokémon are drawn to your relaxing environment. However, a recent official announcement stated that you can finally sync the app with your best smartwatch or Fitbit.
The news was announced via a video (embedded below) that shows a Dratini and a Chikorita wrapped around a doll, among other adorable Pokémon animations that I don't recognize (having only played the first few generations, obviously).
The Pokémon Sleep website lists compatible devices, including all Apple Watches from the Apple Watch Series 3 onwards, all Samsung Galaxy Watches, the Samsung Galaxy Fit (but not the Fit E), and the Samsung Galaxy Ring.
All Google Pixel watches are supported, and many Fitbits – the incompatible ones are listed as Fitbit Classic, Fitbit Ultra, Fitbit One, Fitbit Zip, Fitbit Flex, Fitbit Force, Fitbit Charge, Fitbit Charge HR, Fitbit Surge, Fitbit Alta, Fitbit Ace, Fitbit Ace 2, Fitbit Ace 3, Fitbit Inspire, Fitbit Ace LTE.
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This compatibility feature seemed obvious from the start, perhaps even from launch. However, while we imagine many adult Pokémon fans will use the app as an incentive to get a good night's sleep, many children (Pokémon's original target audience) will too.
Kids won’t always have access to a smartwatch, so it wasn’t necessarily important for Pokémon Sleep to launch without the accessibility of a smartwatch. However, given that most of the best sleep trackers are wrist-based (or even now finger-based with the advent of smart rings), it made sense to add support for time.
Most major manufacturers support this device: Apple, Google, Samsung, etc., but the Fitbit Ace LTE is missing. The only smartwatch aimed at kids was launched last month, but so was the Galaxy Ring. That's why I wonder why the Ace LTE didn't make the list.
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