Haptic alarm strength

WHOOP 5.0
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Is there a way to increase the vibration strength of 5.0’s haptic alarm?

I’ve slept through it twice in the 5 days I’ve had it and never had that problem with 4.0. Im going to have to go back to my phone alarm at this rate which won’t please my other half!

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Right now, the haptic alarm on WHOOP 5.0 has a fixed vibration strength and isn’t adjustable. The alarm uses a set intensity by default.

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Thanks for the reply. How do you find it compared to 4.0? I’m not seeing much feedback about it on the forum which suggests its not a widespread problem?

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for me, the intensity for the 5.0 has been better than the 4.0

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I’ve slept through the 5.0 alarm a few times every time. Back to the loud iPhone alarm unfortunately. The 4.0 did the job well of waking me. At the level of vibration of the 5.0, i don’t see this being effective as an alarm. Any chance this could be improved?

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I have the exact same issue. 4.0 woke me up, 5.0 is useless. Did Whoop not get any feedback from users before going backwards? This alarm was an amazing feature. My wife likes it even more as it didn’t wake her up. Could you please update the software that the strength is back? Or give users the choice if they want to increase it and then have less battery life or leave it and no need for charging for 14 days.

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I cannot compare as 5.0 is my first whoop band.
For me I’d say it enough and most of the time it would be too much. To me the “haptic” word is not appropriate, it’s more a “vibrating” alarm and I would love to have a progressive approach :

  • Start with a gentle “haptic” tap (like the Apple Watch does) just like is someone is tapping your wrist for a few seconds
  • Then progressively escalate the strenght to a more powerful vibrating alarm as time passes.

This would allow people who only need a slight tap to be happy, and those who need more strong vibrations as well.

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The above is a good suggestion!
Personally i much prefer the 5’s alarm strength to the 4.
I found the alarm on the 4 very strong, loud, and often non-responsive to the double tap needed to turn it off. The 5 is not only gentler, quieter, but way more responsive.
Totally understand this is a subjective thing though and others may need something more aggressive. I’m just a light sleeper I guess.
Having either a customisable strength, or as suggested above, a progressive strength (start light, and ramp up) sound like good ways to address the issue.

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I agree. I really enjoy the 5.0 vibration motor better than the 4.0. The 4.0 motor felt loose-like while the 5.0 feels more solid. It’s much more responsive when tapping the device to dismiss the alarm as well.

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Just got the 5.0. The vibration strength is MUCH weaker than the 4.0. Luckily I was already awake today I used the alarm on the 5.0. I don’t think it’s strong enough to wake me from a deep sleep. I’ll have to set a back up alarm to be sure. I’ve had the 5.0 for 1 day and between the weaker haptic alarm, and inability to use the old straps, I’m really disappointed in the 5.0.