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Design a smartwatch sensor subsystem

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AppleSystem designLast asked Feb 2026

Design the subsystem of a smartwatch that reads its sensors and delivers the data to apps. Cover sampling rates, buffering and batching, a low-power coprocessor versus the main processor, battery limits, how apps subscribe to sensor data, and handling sensor faults.

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