Is there any way to access the heart rate sensor from the Apple Watch? [closed]

Question

Being that Apple is gearing the watch as a health device, is it possible for developers to get the heart rate? I did not see documentation for the heart rate sensor. I'm not sure how they plan for third party health apps to do much without this basic piece of data.

Answer 1

No. Direct access to the Apple Watch sensors (which includes the heart rate monitor) is not possible.

As always, if this is something you'd like, please file a request for it at https://bugreport.apple.com.