Sensor

REPORTING_MODE_CONTINUOUS

int REPORTING_MODE_CONTINUOUS

Events are reported at a constant rate which is set by the rate parameter of registerListener(SensorEventListener, Sensor, int). Note: If other applications are requesting a higher rate, the sensor data might be delivered at faster rates than requested.

Constant Value: 0 (0x00000000)

REPORTING_MODE_ONE_SHOT

int REPORTING_MODE_ONE_SHOT

Events are reported in one-shot mode. Upon detection of an event, the sensor deactivates itself and then sends a single event. Sensors of this reporting mode must be registered to using requestTriggerSensor(TriggerEventListener, Sensor).

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

REPORTING_MODE_ON_CHANGE

int REPORTING_MODE_ON_CHANGE

Events are reported only when the value changes. Event delivery rate can be limited by setting appropriate value for rate parameter of registerListener(SensorEventListener, Sensor, int) Note: If other applications are requesting a higher rate, the sensor data might be delivered at faster rates than requested.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

REPORTING_MODE_SPECIAL_TRIGGER

int REPORTING_MODE_SPECIAL_TRIGGER

Events are reported as described in the description of the sensor. The rate passed to registerListener might not have an impact on the rate of event delivery. See the sensor definition for more information on when and how frequently the events are reported. For example, step detectors report events when a step is detected.

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

STRING_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER

String STRING_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER

A constant string describing an accelerometer sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.accelerometer"

STRING_TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE

String STRING_TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE

A constant string describing an ambient temperature sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.ambient_temperature"

STRING_TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR

String STRING_TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR

A constant string describing an uncalibrated rotation vector sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.game_rotation_vector"

STRING_TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR

String STRING_TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR

A constant string describing a geo-magnetic rotation vector.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.geomagnetic_rotation_vector"

STRING_TYPE_GRAVITY

String STRING_TYPE_GRAVITY

A constant string describing a gravity sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.gravity"

STRING_TYPE_GYROSCOPE

String STRING_TYPE_GYROSCOPE

A constant string describing a gyroscope sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.gyroscope"

STRING_TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED

String STRING_TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED

A constant string describing an uncalibrated gyroscope sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.gyroscope_uncalibrated"

STRING_TYPE_HEART_BEAT

String STRING_TYPE_HEART_BEAT

A constant string describing a heart beat sensor.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.heart_beat"

STRING_TYPE_HEART_RATE

String STRING_TYPE_HEART_RATE

A constant string describing a heart rate monitor.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.heart_rate"

STRING_TYPE_LIGHT

String STRING_TYPE_LIGHT

A constant string describing a light sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.light"

STRING_TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION

String STRING_TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION

A constant string describing a linear acceleration sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.linear_acceleration"

STRING_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD

String STRING_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD

A constant string describing a magnetic field sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.magnetic_field"

STRING_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED

String STRING_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED

A constant string describing an uncalibrated magnetic field sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.magnetic_field_uncalibrated"

STRING_TYPE_MOTION_DETECT

String STRING_TYPE_MOTION_DETECT

A constant string describing a motion detection sensor.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.motion_detect"

STRING_TYPE_ORIENTATION

String STRING_TYPE_ORIENTATION

This constant was deprecated in API level 20.
use SensorManager.getOrientation() instead.

A constant string describing an orientation sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.orientation"

STRING_TYPE_POSE_6DOF

String STRING_TYPE_POSE_6DOF

A constant string describing a pose sensor with 6 degrees of freedom.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.pose_6dof"

STRING_TYPE_PRESSURE

String STRING_TYPE_PRESSURE

A constant string describing a pressure sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.pressure"

STRING_TYPE_PROXIMITY

String STRING_TYPE_PROXIMITY

A constant string describing a proximity sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.proximity"

STRING_TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY

String STRING_TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY

A constant string describing a relative humidity sensor type

Constant Value: "android.sensor.relative_humidity"

STRING_TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR

String STRING_TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR

A constant string describing a rotation vector sensor type.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.rotation_vector"

STRING_TYPE_SIGNIFICANT_MOTION

String STRING_TYPE_SIGNIFICANT_MOTION

A constant string describing a significant motion trigger sensor.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.significant_motion"

STRING_TYPE_STATIONARY_DETECT

String STRING_TYPE_STATIONARY_DETECT

A constant string describing a stationary detection sensor.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.stationary_detect"

STRING_TYPE_STEP_COUNTER

String STRING_TYPE_STEP_COUNTER

A constant string describing a step counter sensor.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.step_counter"

STRING_TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR

String STRING_TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR

A constant string describing a step detector sensor.

Constant Value: "android.sensor.step_detector"

STRING_TYPE_TEMPERATURE

String STRING_TYPE_TEMPERATURE

This constant was deprecated in API level 20.
use Sensor.STRING_TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE instead.

A constant string describing a temperature sensor type

Constant Value: "android.sensor.temperature"

TYPE_ACCELEROMETER

int TYPE_ACCELEROMETER

A constant describing an accelerometer sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 1 (0x00000001)

TYPE_ALL

int TYPE_ALL

A constant describing all sensor types.

Constant Value: -1 (0xffffffff)

TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE

int TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE

A constant describing an ambient temperature sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 13 (0x0000000d)

TYPE_DEVICE_PRIVATE_BASE

int TYPE_DEVICE_PRIVATE_BASE

The lowest sensor type vendor defined sensors can use. All vendor sensor types are greater than or equal to this constant.

Constant Value: 65536 (0x00010000)

TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR

int TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR

A constant describing an uncalibrated rotation vector sensor type.

Identical to TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR except that it doesn't use the geomagnetic field. Therefore the Y axis doesn't point north, but instead to some other reference, that reference is allowed to drift by the same order of magnitude as the gyroscope drift around the Z axis.

In the ideal case, a phone rotated and returning to the same real-world orientation should report the same game rotation vector (without using the earth's geomagnetic field). However, the orientation may drift somewhat over time.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 15 (0x0000000f)

TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR

int TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR

A constant describing a geo-magnetic rotation vector.

Similar to TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR, but using a magnetometer instead of using a gyroscope. This sensor uses lower power than the other rotation vectors, because it doesn't use the gyroscope. However, it is more noisy and will work best outdoors.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 20 (0x00000014)

TYPE_GRAVITY

int TYPE_GRAVITY

A constant describing a gravity sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 9 (0x00000009)

TYPE_GYROSCOPE

int TYPE_GYROSCOPE

A constant describing a gyroscope sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 4 (0x00000004)

TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED

int TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED

A constant describing an uncalibrated gyroscope sensor type.

Similar to TYPE_GYROSCOPE but no gyro-drift compensation has been performed to adjust the given sensor values. However, such gyro-drift bias values are returned to you separately in the result values so you may use them for custom calibrations.

Factory calibration and temperature compensation is still applied to the rate of rotation (angular speeds).

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 16 (0x00000010)

TYPE_HEART_BEAT

int TYPE_HEART_BEAT

A constant describing a motion detect sensor. See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 31 (0x0000001f)

TYPE_HEART_RATE

int TYPE_HEART_RATE

A constant describing a heart rate monitor.

The reported value is the heart rate in beats per minute.

The reported accuracy represents the status of the monitor during the reading. See the SENSOR_STATUS_* constants in SensorManager for more details on accuracy/status values. In particular, when the accuracy is SENSOR_STATUS_UNRELIABLE or SENSOR_STATUS_NO_CONTACT, the heart rate value should be discarded.

This sensor requires permission android.permission.BODY_SENSORS. It will not be returned by SensorManager.getSensorsList nor SensorManager.getDefaultSensor if the application doesn't have this permission.

Constant Value: 21 (0x00000015)

TYPE_LIGHT

int TYPE_LIGHT

A constant describing a light sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 5 (0x00000005)

TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION

int TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION

A constant describing a linear acceleration sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 10 (0x0000000a)

TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD

int TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD

A constant describing a magnetic field sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 2 (0x00000002)

TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED

int TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED

A constant describing an uncalibrated magnetic field sensor type.

Similar to TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD but the hard iron calibration (device calibration due to distortions that arise from magnetized iron, steel or permanent magnets on the device) is not considered in the given sensor values. However, such hard iron bias values are returned to you separately in the result values so you may use them for custom calibrations.

Also, no periodic calibration is performed (i.e. there are no discontinuities in the data stream while using this sensor) and assumptions that the magnetic field is due to the Earth's poles is avoided, but factory calibration and temperature compensation have been performed.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 14 (0x0000000e)

TYPE_MOTION_DETECT

int TYPE_MOTION_DETECT

A constant describing a motion detect sensor. See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 30 (0x0000001e)

TYPE_ORIENTATION

int TYPE_ORIENTATION

This constant was deprecated in API level 8.
use SensorManager.getOrientation() instead.

A constant describing an orientation sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 3 (0x00000003)

TYPE_POSE_6DOF

int TYPE_POSE_6DOF

A constant describing a pose sensor with 6 degrees of freedom. Similar to TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR, with additional delta translation from an arbitrary reference point. See SensorEvent.values for more details. Can use camera, depth sensor etc to compute output value. This is expected to be a high power sensor and expected only to be used when the screen is on. Expected to be more accurate than the rotation vector alone.

Constant Value: 28 (0x0000001c)

TYPE_PRESSURE

int TYPE_PRESSURE

A constant describing a pressure sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 6 (0x00000006)

TYPE_PROXIMITY

int TYPE_PROXIMITY

A constant describing a proximity sensor type. This is a wake up sensor.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 8 (0x00000008)

TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY

int TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY

A constant describing a relative humidity sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 12 (0x0000000c)

TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR

int TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR

A constant describing a rotation vector sensor type.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 11 (0x0000000b)

TYPE_SIGNIFICANT_MOTION

int TYPE_SIGNIFICANT_MOTION

A constant describing a significant motion trigger sensor.

It triggers when an event occurs and then automatically disables itself. The sensor continues to operate while the device is asleep and will automatically wake the device to notify when significant motion is detected. The application does not need to hold any wake locks for this sensor to trigger. This is a wake up sensor.

See TriggerEvent for more details.

Constant Value: 17 (0x00000011)

TYPE_STATIONARY_DETECT

int TYPE_STATIONARY_DETECT

A constant describing a stationary detect sensor. See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 29 (0x0000001d)

TYPE_STEP_COUNTER

int TYPE_STEP_COUNTER

A constant describing a step counter sensor.

A sensor of this type returns the number of steps taken by the user since the last reboot while activated. The value is returned as a float (with the fractional part set to zero) and is reset to zero only on a system reboot. The timestamp of the event is set to the time when the last step for that event was taken. This sensor is implemented in hardware and is expected to be low power. If you want to continuously track the number of steps over a long period of time, do NOT unregister for this sensor, so that it keeps counting steps in the background even when the AP is in suspend mode and report the aggregate count when the AP is awake. Application needs to stay registered for this sensor because step counter does not count steps if it is not activated. This sensor is ideal for fitness tracking applications. It is defined as an REPORTING_MODE_ON_CHANGE sensor.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 19 (0x00000013)

TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR

int TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR

A constant describing a step detector sensor.

A sensor of this type triggers an event each time a step is taken by the user. The only allowed value to return is 1.0 and an event is generated for each step. Like with any other event, the timestamp indicates when the event (here the step) occurred, this corresponds to when the foot hit the ground, generating a high variation in acceleration. This sensor is only for detecting every individual step as soon as it is taken, for example to perform dead reckoning. If you only need aggregate number of steps taken over a period of time, register for TYPE_STEP_COUNTER instead. It is defined as a REPORTING_MODE_SPECIAL_TRIGGER sensor.

See SensorEvent.values for more details.

Constant Value: 18 (0x00000012)

TYPE_TEMPERATURE

int TYPE_TEMPERATURE

This constant was deprecated in API level 14.
use Sensor.TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE instead.

A constant describing a temperature sensor type

Constant Value: 7 (0x00000007)

getFifoMaxEventCount

int getFifoMaxEventCount ()

getFifoReservedEventCount

int getFifoReservedEventCount ()

getId

int getId ()

getMaxDelay

int getMaxDelay ()

This value is defined only for continuous and on-change sensors. It is the delay between two sensor events corresponding to the lowest frequency that this sensor supports. When lower frequencies are requested through registerListener() the events will be generated at this frequency instead. It can be used to estimate when the batch FIFO may be full. Older devices may set this value to zero. Ignore this value in case it is negative or zero.

getMaximumRange

float getMaximumRange ()

getMinDelay

int getMinDelay ()

getName

String getName ()

getPower

float getPower ()

getReportingMode

int getReportingMode ()

Each sensor has exactly one reporting mode associated with it. This method returns the reporting mode constant for this sensor type.

getResolution

float getResolution ()

getStringType

String getStringType ()

getType

int getType ()

getVendor

String getVendor ()

getVersion

int getVersion ()

isAdditionalInfoSupported

boolean isAdditionalInfoSupported ()

Returns true if the sensor supports sensor additional information API

isDynamicSensor

boolean isDynamicSensor ()

Returns true if the sensor is a dynamic sensor.

isWakeUpSensor

boolean isWakeUpSensor ()

Returns true if the sensor is a wake-up sensor.

Application Processor Power modes

Application Processor(AP), is the processor on which applications run. When no wake lock is held and the user is not interacting with the device, this processor can enter a “Suspend” mode, reducing the power consumption by 10 times or more.

Non-wake-up sensors

Non-wake-up sensors are sensors that do not wake the AP out of suspend to report data. While the AP is in suspend mode, the sensors continue to function and generate events, which are put in a hardware FIFO. The events in the FIFO are delivered to the application when the AP wakes up. If the FIFO was too small to store all events generated while the AP was in suspend mode, the older events are lost: the oldest data is dropped to accommodate the newer data. In the extreme case where the FIFO is non-existent maxFifoEventCount() == 0, all events generated while the AP was in suspend mode are lost. Applications using non-wake-up sensors should usually:

• Either unregister from the sensors when they do not need them, usually in the activity’s onPause method. This is the most common case.
• Or realize that the sensors are consuming some power while the AP is in suspend mode and that even then, some events might be lost.

Wake-up sensors

In opposition to non-wake-up sensors, wake-up sensors ensure that their data is delivered independently of the state of the AP. While the AP is awake, the wake-up sensors behave like non-wake-up-sensors. When the AP is asleep, wake-up sensors wake up the AP to deliver events. That is, the AP will wake up and the sensor will deliver the events before the maximum reporting latency is elapsed or the hardware FIFO gets full. See registerListener(SensorEventListener, Sensor, int, int) for more details.

toString

String toString ()

Returns a string representation of the object. In general, the toString method returns a string that "textually represents" this object. The result should be a concise but informative representation that is easy for a person to read. It is recommended that all subclasses override this method.

The toString method for class Object returns a string consisting of the name of the class of which the object is an instance, the at-sign character `@', and the unsigned hexadecimal representation of the hash code of the object. In other words, this method returns a string equal to the value of:

 getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())