Questions tagged [sensors]
Use this tag for questions related to issues with sensors equipped in devices, such as: Ambient light (ALS), Accelerometer, Back-illuminated sensor (Backside Illumination, BSI or BI), etc. Note that 'compass', 'gps', 'gyroscope', and 'proximity-sensor' have their own tags.
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Prevent accidental touch while speaking on GrapheneOS (AOSP)
I've got a Google Pixel 8 Pro running GrapheneOS. When I'm on the phone talking to somebody and hold the phone to my ear, it very often accidentally registers taps. This e.g. leads to activation of ...
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How can I get tracking data (transparently) from Android, like the data from sensors that apps routinely collect?
I want to make a data science workshop. I know that some apps in smartphones in general have the ability to get tracking data, for ad, tracking and surveillance purposes. I want to make people more ...
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How to enable the light sensor with ADB while the screen is off?
how to enable the light sensor with ADB while the screen is off? I want to check the values of /sys/class/sensors/light_sensor/lux, but it changes only when the screen is on. What I have tried, but ...
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Do Samsung finger scanners constantly use battery if you keep your finger on the sensor without needing to scan anything?
I'm using the Samsung A32 5G. It has a finger sensor that allows the phone to be unlocked, I'm wondering if the phone is on and you constantly keep your finger on that sensor, will it continue to try ...
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How do I get the temperature of my phone via ADB?
At work, I run lots of automated software testing on Android phones. They stay permanently plugged into a development machine, and are given jobs to run via ADB. I'd very much like to be able to ...
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Simultaneous USB connections limitation
I get my hand on a Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite LTE and I want to connect several devices to it. I use an USB Hub with 7 sensors connected to it and my app retrieve all the data. My problem is I can't ...
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How can I do low-power step counting on the LG G5?
Background information (you can skip this) The Sensor Detect app says that the LG G5 includes a "LGE Step Counter Sensor" made by "QTI" which uses about 0.18 mA of energy. "...
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Repeating error on logcat: "FingerGoodix: Useless INT"
I have a problem with a fingerprint scanner. It doesn't work no matter what firmware I use. I flashed different fixes but it didn't help. I captured a log and found these repetitive lines: 02-10 14:23:...
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