android detect is gyroscope available
- by Tan Jit Ren
How can I detect whether the android device has gyroscope? Currently I'm using the following method to detect whether gyroscope is available. If gyroscope not available, then use accelerometer.
SensorManager mgr = (SensorManager) getSystemService(SENSOR_SERVICE);
List<Sensor> sensors = mgr.getSensorList(Sensor.TYPE_ALL);
for (Sensor sensor : sensors) {
Log.i("sensors",sensor.getName());
if(sensor.getName().contains("Gyroscope")){
try{
mSensorManager.registerListener(this,
mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR),
SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_FASTEST);
return;
}catch(Exception e){
}
}
}
mSensorManager.registerListener(this,
mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER),
SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_FASTEST);
However some of my app users complaint they can't use gyroscope. Is there any problem with the code?
