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'''SleepBot''' was an [[alarm clock]] and [[sleep tracker]] available as both a [[mobile app]]lication and [[web app]]lication. <!-- (https://web.archive.org/web/20200827053231/http://janezhu.com/sleepbot includes more information about the Web app.) -->The mobile version worked with Android and iOS [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer|tablet]]s; the web version worked on any modern computer with a [[web browser]].
'''SleepBot''' was an [[alarm clock]] and [[sleep tracker]] available as both a [[mobile app]]lication and [[web app]]lication. <!-- (https://web.archive.org/web/20200827053231/http://janezhu.com/sleepbot includes more information about the Web app.) -->The mobile version worked with Android and iOS [[smartphone]]s and [[tablet computer|tablet]]s, while the web version ran through a device's [[web browser]].


Jane Zhu, a member of the development team, wrote that SleepBot development ceased.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zhu |first1=Jane |title=Jane Zhu |url=http://janezhu.com/sleepbot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827053231/http://janezhu.com/sleepbot |archive-date=2020-08-27 |website=[[SleepBot -- Jane Zhu]]}}</ref> The last update, SleepBot 1.3 for iOS, was released in April 2016 to improve iOS 9.3 compatibility.<ref>{{cite web|title=SleepBot - Smart Cycle Alarm with Motion & Sound Tracker|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleepbot-smart-cycle-alarm/id578829107?mt=8|website=App Store website|publisher=Apple Inc|accessdate=13 July 2016|quote=What's new in version 1.3: Bug fixes for iOS 9.3|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623183851/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleepbot-smart-cycle-alarm/id578829107?mt=8|url-status=live}}.</ref>
Jane Zhu, a member of the development team, wrote that SleepBot development had ceased.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Zhu |first1=Jane |title=Jane Zhu |url=http://janezhu.com/sleepbot |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827053231/http://janezhu.com/sleepbot |archive-date=2020-08-27 |website=[[SleepBot -- Jane Zhu]]}}</ref> The last update, SleepBot 1.3 for iOS, was released in April 2016 to improve iOS 9.3 compatibility.<ref>{{cite web|title=SleepBot - Smart Cycle Alarm with Motion & Sound Tracker|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleepbot-smart-cycle-alarm/id578829107?mt=8|website=App Store website|publisher=Apple Inc|accessdate=13 July 2016|quote=What's new in version 1.3: Bug fixes for iOS 9.3|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623183851/https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleepbot-smart-cycle-alarm/id578829107?mt=8|url-status=live}}.</ref>


== Features ==
== Features ==
SleepBot included two main features: "[[sleep debt]] estimation" and "smart alarms."
SleepBot included two main features: "[[sleep debt]] estimation" and "smart alarms."


* SleepBot claims to estimate how much [[sleep debt]] the user has incurred.<ref>Based on: {{cite news|last1=Tsukayama|first1=Hayley|title=Sleep-tracking apps: Do they work?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/22/sleep-tracking-apps-can-they-really-help-you-rest-easy/|accessdate=13 May 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=23 September 2014|archive-date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513002033/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/22/sleep-tracking-apps-can-they-really-help-you-rest-easy/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* SleepBot's "sleep debt estimation" claimed to estimate how much [[sleep debt]] the user has incurred.<ref>Based on: {{cite news|last1=Tsukayama|first1=Hayley|title=Sleep-tracking apps: Do they work?|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/22/sleep-tracking-apps-can-they-really-help-you-rest-easy/|accessdate=13 May 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=23 September 2014|archive-date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513002033/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/09/22/sleep-tracking-apps-can-they-really-help-you-rest-easy/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Modern devices running Android and iOS have built-in microphones and accelerometers. SleepBot's "smart alarm" feature is designed to attempt to wake the user during [[Non-rapid eye movement sleep|non-REM sleep]].
* SleepBot's "smart alarm" feature used the device's accelerometer to dectect whether the user was in [[Non-rapid eye movement sleep|non-REM sleep]] and attempt to wake them up.


== Reception ==
== Reception ==
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=== In Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" and above ===
=== In Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" and above ===


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Some of the Google Play reviewers complained about problems with SleepBot's smart alarms ringing on time, and about problems with SleepBot's snooze function. A workaround was ultimately discovered for these issues, which was to exempt SleepBot from "Doze" mode.<ref>{{cite web|last1=user2788108|title=SleepBot includes a "smart alarm" feature which has been failing on Android 6.x "Marshmallow" due to "Doze" mode. What's the workaround?|url=https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/150852/sleepbot-includes-a-smart-alarm-feature-which-has-been-failing-on-android-6-x|website=Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange|publisher=Stack Exchange, Inc|accessdate=9 August 2016|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817224653/http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/150852/sleepbot-includes-a-smart-alarm-feature-which-has-been-failing-on-android-6-x|url-status=live}}</ref>
Some of the Google Play reviewers complained about problems with SleepBot's smart alarms ringing on time, and about problems with SleepBot's snooze function.

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The workaround for SleepBot's alarm problems is to exempt SleepBot from "Doze" mode.<ref>{{cite web|last1=user2788108|title=SleepBot includes a "smart alarm" feature which has been failing on Android 6.x "Marshmallow" due to "Doze" mode. What's the workaround?|url=https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/150852/sleepbot-includes-a-smart-alarm-feature-which-has-been-failing-on-android-6-x|website=Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange|publisher=Stack Exchange, Inc|accessdate=9 August 2016|archive-date=17 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817224653/http://android.stackexchange.com/questions/150852/sleepbot-includes-a-smart-alarm-feature-which-has-been-failing-on-android-6-x|url-status=live}}</ref>


{{see also|Doze (software)}}
{{see also|Doze (software)}}

Revision as of 16:38, 12 April 2024

SleepBot
Developer(s)SleepBot LLC
Final release
Android
3.2.8 (16 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-16)[1])
iOS
1.3 (11 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-11)[2])
Operating systemAndroid, iOS
Available inMultilingual
LicenseFreeware
Websitemysleepbot.com

SleepBot was an alarm clock and sleep tracker available as both a mobile application and web application. The mobile version worked with Android and iOS smartphones and tablets, while the web version ran through a device's web browser.

Jane Zhu, a member of the development team, wrote that SleepBot development had ceased.[1] The last update, SleepBot 1.3 for iOS, was released in April 2016 to improve iOS 9.3 compatibility.[2]

Features

SleepBot included two main features: "sleep debt estimation" and "smart alarms."

  • SleepBot's "sleep debt estimation" claimed to estimate how much sleep debt the user has incurred.[3]
  • SleepBot's "smart alarm" feature used the device's accelerometer to dectect whether the user was in non-REM sleep and attempt to wake them up.

Reception

General reception was positive. In May 2015, a fair number of Google Play reviewers complained about significant unresolved software bugs.

In Android 6.0 "Marshmallow" and above

Some of the Google Play reviewers complained about problems with SleepBot's smart alarms ringing on time, and about problems with SleepBot's snooze function. A workaround was ultimately discovered for these issues, which was to exempt SleepBot from "Doze" mode.[4]

See also: Doze (software)

See also

References

  1. ^ Zhu, Jane. "Jane Zhu". SleepBot -- Jane Zhu. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020.
  2. ^ "SleepBot - Smart Cycle Alarm with Motion & Sound Tracker". App Store website. Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016. What's new in version 1.3: Bug fixes for iOS 9.3.
  3. ^ Based on: Tsukayama, Hayley (23 September 2014). "Sleep-tracking apps: Do they work?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ user2788108. "SleepBot includes a "smart alarm" feature which has been failing on Android 6.x "Marshmallow" due to "Doze" mode. What's the workaround?". Android Enthusiasts Stack Exchange. Stack Exchange, Inc. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Further reading

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