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When you wake up, you can see a graph of sleep time and your sleep stages on the Apple Watch. If you want to dive deeper, you'll also be able to ... GalaxyWatch5Review SpecialtyFoodsOnline 'She-Hulk'Review DisneyStreamingPriceHike RaspberryGirlScoutCookie $60OffLenovoChromebook3 FantasyMoviesonHBOMax FrontierInternetReview Yourguidetoabetterfuture WantCNETtonotifyyouofpricedropsandthelateststories? No,thankyou Accept Wellness Medical AppleWatchOS9'sNewFeaturesIncludeSleepTracking,MedicationReminders WatchOS9candetectREM,coreanddeepsleep,aswellasofferhearthealthsupportandpromptyoutotakemeds. SarahMitroff June6,20221:30p.m.PT SarahMitroff SeniorEditor SarahMitroffisasenioreditorforCNET,managingourhealth,fitnessandwellnesscontent.She'swrittenforWired,MacWorld,PCWorld,andVentureBeat. Seefullbio 3minread AnexampleofSleepStages. JamesMartin/CNET ThisstoryispartofWWDC2022,CNET'scompletecoveragefromandaboutApple'sannualdevelopersconference. TheAppleWatchhasn'tbeenagreatsleeptracker,butAppleischangingthatwithWatchOS9. AnnouncedMondayatApple'sWorldwideDevelopersConference,thewatch'soperatingsystemwillgetanupgradethattrackssleepstagestoshowyouhowmuchdeepsleepyou'regettingandhowoftenyouwakeupatnight.Sleeptrackingimprovementsarejustoneofafewnewhealthfeatures arrivingonAppleWatchlaterthisyear,whentheupdatewillbeavailabletoeveryone. Nowplaying: Watchthis: SleepStagesIsComingWithWatchOS9 12:04 SleepStagesCurrently,yourAppleWatchcanreallyonlyofferan estimationofthenumberofhoursyou'veslept.Now,it'sgoingastepfurthertoshowyoupreciselyhowlongyouwereasleepandtheamountoftimeyouspentineachstageofsleep--awake,REM,coreanddeep--usingdatafromthewatch'saccelerometerandheartratesensorandsomemachinelearning.Applesaidittraineditsmachinelearningwithpolysomnography,thestandardmethodoftrackingsleepinclinicalsleepstudies.Whenyouwakeup,youcanseeagraphofsleeptimeandyoursleepstagesontheAppleWatch.Ifyouwanttodivedeeper,you'llalsobeabletoseedetailedsleepreportswithheartrateandrespiratoryratedataintheHealthapponiPhone.Manyotherwearables,includingFitbitsdevices,GarmindevicesandtheWhoopband,havebeentrackingyoursleepstagesforyearsnow.ButthiswillbethefirsttimeAppleisdoingit.  Seealso WWDC2022Recap:iOS16andEverythingElseAppleAnnounced AppleM2MacBookAirHands-On:BiggerScreen,HigherPrice iOS16FeaturesiPhoneUsersAreGoingtoLoveMost MedicationtrackingTheAppStoreisfullofmedicationreminderandtrackingapps,butAppleisabouttomakethemobsoletewithitsnewMedicationapp,availablebothontheAppleWatchandiPhone. Withintheforthcomingapp,you'llbeabletoselectanymedicationyoutake,boththoseyoutakedailyandthosethatareoccasional.Thatincludesprescriptions,vitaminsandsupplements.Allyouhavetodoistypeinthemedicationsyoutakeorscanaprescriptionlabelwiththecamera.Onceyourlistofmedicationsissetup,youcanlogwhenyoutakethemandcanschedulereminderssoyoudon'tforget.Applewillalsotellyouifthereareanycriticalinteractions,eitherbetweenyourmedicationsorwithyourmedsandothersubstances,likealcohol. ScreenshotbyJamesMartin/CNET HearthealthupdatesTheAppleWatchhasbeenabletodetectatrialfibrillationforafewyearsnow,withtheECGappandirregularrhythmnotification.Forfolkswithchronicatrialfibrillation,theAppleWatchwillsoonhelpyoukeeptabsonyourconditionviaAFibHistory,anewfeaturethattrackshowmanytimeseachdaythatyourheartisinAFibandgathersinsightsonhowoftenithappensandwhenitoccursthemost.WiththeAFibHistoryturnedon,you'llalsogetweeklynotificationsaboutyourheart'sactivity.You'llalsobeabletoseeadetailedhistoryofepisodesintheHealthapp,alongwithinsightsaboutlifestylefactorsthatmayinfluenceatrialfibrillation,likesleep,alcoholconsumptionandexercise.Youcandownloadreportswiththisdatathatyoucansharewithyourdoctor.ThefeatureisFDAclearedforpeopleages22yearsandolderwhohavebeendiagnosedwithatrialfibrillation.MorefromApple'sWWDCKeynoteWWDC2022:iOS16,MacBookAirandEverythingAppleAnnouncedAppleReveals2022MacBookAirWithM2ChipiOS16fortheiPhoneDebutsatWWDC2022DeleteandEditMessagesiniOS16AppleMapsGetsaMakeoverSafetyCheckforPeopleFacingDomesticViolenceAppleWalletUpgradesFromWWDC2022Next-GenerationAppleCarPlayPreviewedatWWDC2022 Theinformationcontainedinthisarticleisforeducationalandinformationalpurposesonlyandisnotintendedashealthormedicaladvice.Alwaysconsultaphysicianorotherqualifiedhealthproviderregardinganyquestionsyoumayhaveaboutamedicalconditionorhealthobjectives. GettheCNETNownewsletter Spiceupyoursmalltalkwiththelatesttechnews,productsandreviews.Deliveredonweekdays.