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Last week Apple shipped the first iOS 26.2 and watchOS 26.2 betas with a big change<\/a> to Sleep Score\u2019s grading system. After nearly a week with the new Sleep Score, here\u2019s how I\u2019m feeling about the updates.<\/p>\n Sleep Score refinements in iOS 26.2 and watchOS 26.2<\/p>\n Sleep Score is one of two major Health features<\/a> that debuted in iOS and watchOS 26.<\/p>\n With user feedback, however, Apple discovered that the new feature needed some refinement.<\/p>\n In iOS 26.2 and watchOS 26.2, Apple has made changes\u2014not to how Sleep Score actually works, but rather to its grading system.<\/p>\n Apple determined that the previous top grade of \u2018Excellent\u2019 sounded too much like a quality judgment. It has opted to replace the term with \u2018Very High,\u2019 a more objective statement on users\u2019 sleep data.<\/p>\n Additionally, the grading system overall has been updated to make higher grades a bit harder to get. <\/p>\n Here\u2019s a side-by-side comparison:<\/p>\n iOS 26.2iOS 26Very High\/Excellent96-10090-100High81-9570-89OK61-8050-69Low41-6030-49Very Low0-400-29<\/p>\n Sleep Score is still based on the same three metrics: Duration, Bedtime, and Interruptions. And Apple isn\u2019t changing anything about how those are calculated. It has simply revised the grades for each score.<\/p>\n New Sleep Score has been more reflective of how I feel<\/p>\n After checking my Sleep Score more closely over the past week, I think these refinements are a clear upgrade over the old grades.<\/p>\n As much as I might wish I was still scoring \u2018Excellent\u2019 or \u2018Very High\u2019 more easily, the truth is that iOS 26.2\u2019s grades have felt more reflective of how I\u2019ve perceived my own sleep quality.<\/p>\n For example, I tend to score consistently well on the Duration and Bedtime metrics. But my Interruptions score can vary wildly depending on how well my toddler sleeps.<\/p>\n In iOS 26, there were several times I felt like my sleep was terrible due to long and frequent wakeful periods. Yet the Health app gave me \u2018High\u2019 grades because I faired okay on Duration and Bedtime.<\/p>\n On one such occasion, I got a 0\/20 on Interruptions, with 15 wake-ups totaling nearly 2 hours. But by Apple\u2019s old standards, I scored a \u2018High\u2019 that night. With iOS 26.2, it was simply \u2018OK.\u2019<\/p>\n None of iOS 26.2\u2019s Sleep Score revisions are especially radical, but I suspect users will find them a better match to how they\u2019re feeling when the update ships next month<\/a>.<\/p>\n How have Sleep Score\u2019s iOS 26.2 changes been working out for you? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762812612_152_sleep-score-apple-watch.jpg\")
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