How Does a Smartwatch Know You're Waking Up?

Imagine your smartwatch is like a tiny detective. It has special sensors inside that can tell when you're moving, and one of the most important clues it looks for is when you start to wake up in the morning. When your watch feels a little movement, like you're stretching or sitting up, it knows you’re waking up! This helps it keep track of how much sleep you got. It's kind of like a detective who can tell when you're going from dreaming to being wide awake.

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Your smartwatch feels you stretch in the morning, it knows you're waking up.
It senses your head moving, like when you turn to look at the alarm clock, and realizes you’re just starting to wake up.
When you sit up from bed, the watch detects the movement and says, 'Hey, I think you're awake!'

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