Questions tagged [gyroscope]
A gyroscope is a device for measuring or maintaining orientation, based on the principles of angular momentum.
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Cosmic Byte Quantum gaming controller's gyroscope not work over Bluetooth on Android
I’m having an issue with my gaming controller - Cosmic Byte Quantum and was hoping someone could help. Here’s the situation:
Device Setup: I have Cosmic Byte Quantum gaming controller that I connect ...
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Disable auto-rotate does not work in certain apps
In android 11 I disabled auto-rotate of the screen by setting to "off" Settings > Display > Auto Rotate.
however in certain apps that doesn't seem to make any difference and the screen ...
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Can I rotate my camera to landscape mode with broken gyroscope?
A lot of sensors on my machine are destroyed, including the gyroscope and accelerometer, because I am a terrible phone owner.
As a result, the camera does not rotate and my steps aren't counted.
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Can Doogee Y9 Plus run AR apps?
I have recently bought a Doogee Y9 Plus. As I found out, the phone does not have a compass or gyroscope.
I wanted to ask if the phone could still use AR apps. The phone isn't rooted, but I might even ...
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Do 360/3D videos in Chrome and YouTube app work on a phone without gyroscope?
I'd like to buy a new phone, I am considering a Nokia 5.3. I just noticed in its specification that it doesn't have a gyroscope. I wonder if embedded 3D/360 videos in Chrome ( and such videos in ...
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Difference between Android sensors (acceleration, gyroscope, rotation vector)
I have an Android 7 phone and I have written an Android application for recording the following sensor values:
Accelerometer (Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER)
Linear acceleration (Sensor....
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Is it possible to simulate a gyroscope using the camera?
The title says it all. So, basically, I want to know if it would be possible to use the camera as a gyroscope, similar to how panorama mode works in most android devices. That's also the kind of ...
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Calibrate accelerometer?
I'm developing an app that is supposed to measure vertical accelerations, and in the process I've discovered that the accelerometer seems to be uncalibrated. When the phone is lying perfectly ...
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Is my device's acceleromoter working as it should?
I recently installed Asphalt Nitro, a racing app that supports using the device's "gyroscope" for steering. My device being as cheap as it is, it doesn't have a gyroscope, so I assume Asphalt is using ...
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Why 360 photo in Google Street View is supported only in phones with gyroscope?
I got few phone but all without gyroscope. In all of them, Street View app says:
360 photo capture is not supported on this device.
Why gyroscope is a must, are the gravity & compass not ...
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How to invert and tweak the Android sensors like gyroscope, accelerometer, etc.?
I am experimenting some VR stuff and I need to know how to invert the gyro sensor and other sensors like accelerometer. Is there any kind of app that can do this? I would like to find an app that can ...
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Difference between a gyro sensor and a compass sensor?
Some Android devices feature a gyro (gyroscope) sensor. Some only have a compass sensor.
Besides a gyro being 3D and a compass being 2D, what are the differences between a gyro sensor and a compass ...
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Can i fake having a gyroscope?
I recently started playing 'Pokémon Go', but for the AR/VR to work a gyroscope is required.
Is it possible to simulate/fake a gyroscope using the sensors already in the phone?
I have a Vodafone smart ...
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Accelerometer/gyroscope not used by apps LG L70
When I tried to watch a 360 youtube video, I noticed I couldn't look around using my accelerometer. So I installed an app to debug accelerometer information, and it seemed to work just fine.
I do ...
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How to mimic gyroscope-Sensor in Bluestacks?
i want to play the App "Spin Commander" on my PC. For that i need to simulate the rotation of my device. Do you have any suggestions how i can do this using bluestacks?
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Using PC to control Android (ex : using mouse or keyboard to tilt, rotate, emulate gyroscope, etc)
Is there any way to input fake sensor data from PC into your android phone (not the opposite)? Like using WASD from PC to make your android phone thinking they are being tilted, rotated, etc even ...
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Gyro Calibration in 4.3 (mentioned solutions not working)
i have a Sony Xperia SP running Android 4.3 and have a problem with my Gyro not being calibrated.
I don't have the Gyroscope calibration option any more - seems having been removed in 4.3.
The other ...
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Movement (gyro) input reversed on Zopo 998
I have Zopo 998 on Android KitKat, and I have started to use cardboard for movies and VR. My problem is that the movement sensors seem reversed: when I turn my head right, the view moves left, and ...
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Using google cam to make horizontal 180-degree fisheye pics
On my Nexus 5, I'd like to use the google camera in panorama mode to make a 180-degree fisheye photo. I want to do this holding my phone in such a way that the lens is looking UPWARDS (towards the sky)...
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Android screen rotation takes too long to get triggered
When I rotate my screen to 90 degrees, the screen rotates but it takes 3 seconds to start rotating. (This doesn't mean it rotates for 3 seconds. This means it waits 3 secs to starting rotation.) Can ...
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Gyroscope not working for some games on Samsung Galaxy SII ICS and JB
The gyroscope works fine for most apps, and for all uses within the OS. But for some game apps, both temple runs and 100 Doors for example, it will not work at all. It's remained a problem after I've ...
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Emulate touch scrolling by rotating device - tilt to scroll [closed]
Does anyone know of an app that emulates a swipe touch or slow scrolling action by simply rotating the device? presumably by using the accelerometer sensor. This could be used for example in a pdf ...
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Horizontal calibration and Gyroscope calibration is not working on Samsung Galaxy S2
Whenever I go into the calibration for the accelerometer and gyroscope, the blue dot is not moving around for the accelerometer and for the gyroscope. Also, all of the auto screen rotation functions ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2: Autorotation only in stand-by mode
I have the problem with the auto-rotation since the GingerBread 2.3.6 and now with the ICS 4.0.3, now the rotation works only if I put in "stand by" the screen, then I rotate the phone and it rotates.....
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