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Sleep tracking

Connect Apple Health to add sleep duration to your journal entries. Sleep data can be added automatically with templates or inserted manually while writing.

Starting with iOS 18, sleep duration is available only when Apple Health has sleep data from Apple Watch, another sleep tracking app, or data added manually in the Health app.

Add sleep data with templates

Use templates to add sleep data to new entries automatically. While editing a template, insert $activity-sleep-time, or use the sleep icon in the toolbar.

When you create a new entry, Diarly adds the sleep duration available from Apple Health.

When sleep data is missing, click or tap the sleep item to see whether access is needed or the data should be imported from your iPhone.

Add sleep data manually

  • Type /sleep and select Insert sleep time.
  • On iPhone or iPad, tap the sleep icon in the toolbar above the keyboard.

Edit sleep data

Click or tap the sleep icon in your entry to edit the sleep duration.

Changes made in your entry do not change the original data in Apple Health.

Allow access to sleep data

Diarly needs permission to read sleep data from Apple Health.

  1. Open the Health app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap your profile picture or initials.
  3. Tap Apps and Services.
  4. Select Diarly.
  5. Turn on access to sleep data.

Learn how to manage access to Health data on iPhone.