Android-sensors tag unites questions that are connected with different hardware sensors that are embedded into Android devices (barometer, accelerometer, magnetometer, microphone, camera and so on)
Questions tagged [android-sensors]
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Sensor List in Samsung GT-I9300
Please help.I am trying to get all the available sensors of a android device.But when i tried to get from 'GT_19300' it shows a list given below
"LSM330DLC 3-axis Accelerometer
AK8975C 3-axis Magnetic field sensor
iNemoEngine…
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Stopping Sensor from another Thread
I want to stop Sensor manager activity (unregister it) from another Thread or class after some operations to be performed. How can I do that?
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Android Data Collection
I am trying to log android sensor data and then upload it to a server (using Parse.com) on a 24 hour basis (for testing it I will set this to one hour though). My problem is that I know how to write a way to save the sensor data to a local txt file,…
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Orientation change nullifies SensorManager reference
I am making an application that attaches both location and sensor listeners, so that it can then record changes from them into a file.
What's strange is that one of the phones using the application was Force Closing in some instances, which I…
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Android: Shakelistener error
i have a shake listener as follows
public class ShakeListener implements SensorEventListener {
private String TAG = ShakeListener.class.getSimpleName();
private static final int FORCE_THRESHOLD = 800;
private static final int…
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Linear Acceleration in non zero in steady condition
Possible Duplicate:
Android accelerometer accuracy (Inertial navigation)
I am an amateur in android programming and currently designing a game where I need to calculate the distance covered when the user moves his/her device.
I get the value of…
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exception with SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER
I want to register a SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER in a service, but it turns out to be a nullexception.Following is my code:
asensor = new AccerSensor(context);//the sensoreventlistener
Log.i("wogua", "creating"+asensor.toString());
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Android Sensor Issue
I need to get the data from multiple sensors. I have tried creating a single listener for all the sensors and have tried creating individual listeners for each sensor. Neither method works if more then one sensor is added. If multiple sensors are…
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Two listeners for same sensor event
I wanted to learn more about using sensors in Android. I made a small application for testing accelerometer. When it detects shake it displays Toast message. I put appropriate listener in a service.
I also have a flashlight application on my phone…
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how to use the light sensor
I want to use light sensor to detect the environment of phone changing, then protect the phone from being stolen. But I don't know whether, if the screen is turned off, the sensor still works or not. And, can anybody make some suggestions how can I…
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Onshake method : activity should start only once
i am starting a activity with onShake method..each time i shake, the activity is getting started but i want the activity to start only the first time i shake...i have seen the similar question here: Start new activity using onShake method ..but…
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How to calculate end-points of a line whose orientation aligns with real horizon using Android Sensor data
I'd like to calculate two points that align with the real horizon (presuming the user is holding the device virtually). I'd like the line connecting those 2 points to pass through a center point of my choosing.
I'm collecting…
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Android changing brightness using sensor
I have an app through which I can change the brightness of the device manually. I want to do that using the sensor. What code do I have to add?
Also what changes I have to made in the manifest?
Here it is my code:
package…
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sensor implementation on different device manufacturer
Samsung phone runs Android operating System and HTC phone runs Android operating system (Assuming both Samsung and HTC phone have accelerometer sensor).
Can I use same Java code, which have been written for accessing data from accelerometer…
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How to register or unregister a sensor event listener on click of a button?
I am using the following code to register and unregister SensorEventListener.
//Get the Toggle Button
final ToggleButton tb=(ToggleButton) findViewById(R.id.activate);
//Listener for ToggleButton
tb.setOnClickListener(new…
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