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Android tilt sensor calibration
Anyone who owns a Smartphone that knows this, depending on the location of the device, either a horizontal or a vertical representation occupies. This is ensured first and foremost a G-Sensor, the location of Smartphones monitored. If this Sensor is faulty, which is calibrated, the response of the Smartphone is sometimes not clear. A recalibration is necessary.
If you twist and turn like crazy, but the appearance of your Android-Displays still doesn't change is mostly the G-Sensor fault. The Sensor is only once as a Perpetrator is identified, is to Fix the Lageprobleme actually no big action more. We show you how in the case of an Android Smartphones to proceed to the tilt sensor calibration.

Where is the tilt sensor?

The tilt sensor is located inside the smartphone, so it is not visible from outside. It monitors the use of the smartphone to the location of the device. If the Smartphone Upright hold, and then rotate to landscape, registered the Sensor and adjusts the screen display automatically.

Attack of the tilt sensor always?

The tilt sensor does not always. So, there are some Apps that only in landscape or Portrait. The Smartphone shot here, and prevents the App, that the Sensor is the orientation of the display changes.

Why is the Sensor "G-Sensor"

The tilt sensor is correctly actually, G-Sensor called. This is due to the fact that he actually centrifugal forces (so G-forces) recognizes and these will also be submitted. Turn your Smartphone so quickly to the side, the Sensor detects those rotation and the location of Smartphones. Then, the Display will be re-aligned.

How do I calibrate the tilt sensor my Android device?

With older versions of the Android operating system is the calibration of the G-sensor is not available via the menu. In the current Version of Android, this is simply the settings menu. If you are not sure whether your Android supports this function, you can do this very quickly with this manual check. Go to the calibration of the G-sensor proceed as follows:
  • Go to the main menu of your Android Smartphones. From there, select the "settings" -> "view" -> "G-Sensor calibration". In the final window, you will see a Central Button "calibrate". Do not press on it!
  • Insert the Smartphone now with the screen side down on a definitely levels table. If possible, it's nothing between a table-top and Display. To avoid scratches, you can use a thin layer of clear plastic film or the like interposing.
  • Slide the Smartphone careful so long at the edge of the table until the "calibrate" Button from the bottom and press it. The Calibration procedure takes a few moments.
Afterwards, you can directly test whether the calibration was successful. Just open a Browser App and turn the Smartphone. When the phone quickly and clearly responds, was the operation is successful.

Android tilt sensor calibration

By David Amoyal → Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Anyone who owns a Smartphone that knows this, depending on the location of the device, either a horizontal or a vertical representation oc...