Android Shake Event

Question

I have implemented Shake Event listener in my application and onShake do some logic. I want to show a dialog after the user has stopped shaking the phone. Where do I need to implement this logic? If I do it onShake itself then multiple dialogs will appear. Can someone help me?

Thanks Jai

can we see your shake event listener? it is possible that you need to set an interval between shakes to avoid the event firing repeatedly — Th0rndike, Apr 04 '12 at 12:23
I have actually implemented the one suggested by another user http://stackoverflow.com/a/5117254/1068513 — jai, Apr 04 '12 at 12:41
which one? the one accepted as solution? every listener in that question has a different approach. If it's the one accepted on the answer, it doesn't handle the time between shakes, so you need to implement it. — Th0rndike, Apr 04 '12 at 12:48
Not the accepted one but the one below that. The link above will take you directly to the one I implemented. — jai, Apr 04 '12 at 13:41

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '12 at 13:52

so, thinking about your problem, i was initially considering to "tweak" the constant values of your listener (MIN_FORCE, MIN_TIME... etc) in order to create some "resistance" for the event, so it wouldn't be fired excessively. Then i realized it was a stupid idea, since there is a much better solution... just unbind the event handler when the shake event occurs, and then re-bind it when the user dismisses the dialog. To do this, use the same code provided in the answer you used for the onResume and onPause methods:

this to bind the listener:

    mSensorManager.registerListener(mSensorListener,
    mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER),
    SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_UI);

and this to unbind it:

mSensorManager.unregisterListener(mSensorListener);

Android Shake Event

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