[android-developers] Re: Is Orientation Sensor a Phyiscal Sensor Different from the Accelerometer?

2009-11-03 Thread Mohamed Amir
Good point :-) Thank you. On Nov 3, 3:06 am, Dan Sherman impact...@gmail.com wrote: Probably because we're not sure, and because it could very easily differ per-device... On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Mohamed Amir mohamed.a...@gmail.com wrote: and I don't know why no one replies.  I

[android-developers] Re: Is Orientation Sensor a Phyiscal Sensor Different from the Accelerometer?

2009-11-03 Thread Tim
On second though it probably takes into account whether they keyboard is open on phones that have them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Android Developers group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe

[android-developers] Re: Is Orientation Sensor a Phyiscal Sensor Different from the Accelerometer?

2009-11-02 Thread Tan
i have the same question On Oct 30, 4:16 pm, Mohamed Amir mohamed.a...@gmail.com wrote: ... or it's just some virtual sensor the uses the data provided by the accelerometer and the magnetic field sensor to calculate the orientation? Thank you. -- You received this message because you are

[android-developers] Re: Is Orientation Sensor a Phyiscal Sensor Different from the Accelerometer?

2009-11-02 Thread Tim
I'm pretty sure it's just the accelerometer. I doubt it uses the magnetometer. On Oct 30, 8:28 pm, Tan saurabhtanej...@googlemail.com wrote: i have the same question On Oct 30, 4:16 pm, Mohamed Amir mohamed.a...@gmail.com wrote: ... or it's just some virtual sensor the uses the data

[android-developers] Re: Is Orientation Sensor a Phyiscal Sensor Different from the Accelerometer?

2009-11-02 Thread Mohamed Amir
and I don't know why no one replies. I thought it's a simple direct question. !!! On Oct 30, 10:28 pm, Tan saurabhtanej...@googlemail.com wrote: i have the same question On Oct 30, 4:16 pm, Mohamed Amir mohamed.a...@gmail.com wrote: ... or it's just some virtual sensor the uses the data

Re: [android-developers] Re: Is Orientation Sensor a Phyiscal Sensor Different from the Accelerometer?

2009-11-02 Thread Dan Sherman
Probably because we're not sure, and because it could very easily differ per-device... On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 7:56 PM, Mohamed Amir mohamed.a...@gmail.com wrote: and I don't know why no one replies. I thought it's a simple direct question. !!! On Oct 30, 10:28 pm, Tan