Subj : Pokmon Sleep is coming to Fitbit, Google Pixel, Samsung, and Appl
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue Sep 24 2024 21:45:05

Pokmon Sleep is coming to Fitbit, Google Pixel, Samsung, and Apple Watch  
with one of the cutest animations ever

Date:
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:30:02 +0000

Description:
Pokmon Sleep gets a much-requested feature with smartwatch syncing.

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The popular adorable sleep app and Pokmon Go companion Pokmon Sleep is 
getting a much-requested feature. Until now, Pokmon Sleep relied on a phone's 
motion sensor and microphone to detect sleep duration and quality: the higher 
quality sleep you get, the more Pokmon are drawn to your restful vibes. 
However, a recent official announcement declared that you can finally sync 
the app to your best smartwatch or Fitbit . 

The news was announced by a video (embedded below) featuring a Dratini and a 
Chikorita curling around a wrist, among other adorable Pokmon animations that 
I don't recognize (having only played the first few generations, obviously). 

The Pokmon 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 compatible, 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." Analysis: The Pokmon Company have been Slowpokes (Image credit: The 
Pokmon Company) 

This compatibility feature seemed obvious from the get-go, perhaps even from 
launch. However, while we imagine many adult Pokmon fans will use the app as 
an incentive to get a good night's sleep, many children (Pokmon's original 
target audience) will also do so. 

Kids won't always have access to a smartwatch, so it didn't necessarily 
matter that Pokmon Sleep launched without smartwatch accessibility. 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 
compatibility eventually. 

Most of the big players have compatibility here: Apple, Google, Samsung, and 
so on, but one thing missing is the Fitbit Ace LTE. The only child-focused 
smartwatch, it only launched last month - but then again, so did the Galaxy 
Ring. So, I wonder why the Ace LTE didn't make the cut. You might also 
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high price



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/pokemon-sleep-is-coming-to-fitbit-goo
gle-pixel-samsung-and-apple-watch-with-one-of-the-cutest-animations-ever


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