How to access Android Heart Rate Sensor RAW DATA? (reflected light, not the heart beat)

Question

The android sdk on heart rate sensor only returns the calculated bpm which I have no interest.

I need to access to android heart rate sensor RAW data, e.g. in terms of

Answer 1

This question is old, but for Samsung device you can access raw heart rate sensor like red signal or ir signal (Note 4, Note 5, S6, S7), please check Sensor Extension http://developer.samsung.com/galaxy/sensor-extension.

Answer 2

You can use Google Fit's Sensor API to get the raw heartbeat data, if Google Fit is an option. See Google Fit Guide for details.

private void trackHeartRate() {
    SensorsApi.findDataSources(mClient, new DataSourcesRequest.Builder()
            .setDataTypes(DataType.TYPE_HEART_RATE_BPM)
            // Can specify whether data type is raw or derived.
            .setDataSourceTypes(DataSource.TYPE_RAW)
            .build())
            .setResultCallback(new ResultCallback<DataSourcesResult>() {
                @Override
                public void onResult(DataSourcesResult dataSourcesResult) {
                    Log.i(TAG, "Result: " + dataSourcesResult.getStatus().toString());
                    for (DataSource dataSource : dataSourcesResult.getDataSources()) {
                        Log.i(TAG, "Data source found: " + dataSource.toString());
                        Log.i(TAG, "Data Source type: " + dataSource.getDataType().getName());

                        if (dataSource.getDataType().equals(DataType.TYPE_HEART_RATE_BPM)
                                && mListener == null) {
                            Log.i(TAG, "Data source for heart rate found!  Registering.");
                            registerFitnessDataListener(dataSource,
                                    DataType.TYPE_HEART_RATE_BPM);
                        }
                    }
                }
            });
    mListener = new OnDataPointListener() {
        @Override
        public void onDataPoint(DataPoint dataPoint) {
            for (Field field : dataPoint.getDataType().getFields()) {
                Value val = dataPoint.getValue(field);
                Log.i(TAG, "Detected DataPoint field: " + field.getName());
                Log.i(TAG, "Detected DataPoint value: " + val);
            }
        }
    };
}

private void registerFitnessDataListener(DataSource dataSource, DataType dataType) {
    Fitness.SensorsApi.add(
            mClient,
            new SensorRequest.Builder()
                    .setDataSource(dataSource) // Optional but recommended for custom data sets.
                    .setDataType(dataType) // Can't be omitted.
                    .setSamplingRate(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                    .build(),
            mListener)
            .setResultCallback(new ResultCallback<Status>() {
                @Override
                public void onResult(Status status) {
                    if (status.isSuccess()) {
                        Log.i(TAG, "Listener registered!");
                    } else {
                        Log.i(TAG, "Listener not registered.");
                    }
                }
            });
}

Hope this helps.