An Apple Watch architect reveals how the heart sensor works

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That the Apple Watch has one of the most accurate heart sensors on the market is not a secret at all, especially when we talk about wearables or smart watches. However, this is not something that comes out of nowhere, it has significant development work behind it. Bob Messerschmidt, an architect who worked on the Apple Watch, has revealed in an interview that Achieving such a level of precision on the Apple Watch's heart sensor was no easy feat. This all dates back to 2010, although the Apple Watch wouldn't reach our wrists until 2015. Let's talk a bit about the fabulous heart sensor on the Apple Watch.

It was the year 2010, when Steve Jobs, acquired a company in which Bob Messerschmidt worked, with the intention of placing him in the team that developed the Apple Watch. In a last interview, Bob Messerschmidt has revealed that initially the heart sensor was going to be located on the Apple Watch straps, although everything was changing with the development of the device. The initial idea was rejected because Apple wanted to sell straps, and selling them with the built-in sensor was going to make it extremely expensive (as if they weren't already) and unfeasible. This was the reason why the Apple Watch straps are for now just that, straps.

According to Bob Messerschmidt, they also decided to place the sensor on the back of the Apple Watch because it offered greater and more precise contact with the skin, which provided better heart rate readings. In this interview offered to Cult of Mac has touched many more sticks, that is why we recommend that you visit the news in general. On the other hand, the giant structure that was assembled for the Apple Watch, made Apple absorb many new companies with the intention of making the most of the device, which greatly enriched the Cupertino company.


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  1.   Alba said

    And I say, what is the operation of the sensor? As the title promises ... Because to say that the straps are straps you have 200 lines left over.