Hi,

I used SensorManager to get values :
orientationValues[0]: azimuth, rotation around the Z axis.
orientationValues[1]: pitch, rotation around the X axis.
orientationValues[2]: roll, rotation around the Y axis.

and put them to Text Views.
It seems to work on some devices i have tested it but not on Xperia Neo V and i hope you could tell me why and how can i make it work.

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public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent sensorEvent) {
      
      if (sensorEvent.accuracy == SensorManager.SENSOR_STATUS_UNRELIABLE)
          return;

         // Gets the value of the sensor that has been changed
         switch (sensorEvent.sensor.getType()){ 
         case Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER:
          gravity = sensorEvent.values.clone();
          break;
         case Sensor.TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD:
          magnetic = sensorEvent.values.clone();
          break;
         }
         if (gravity != null && magnetic != null){

             // checks that the rotation matrix is found
             boolean success = SensorManager.getRotationMatrix(inR, I, gravity, magnetic);
             if (success){

              // Re-map coordinates so y-axis comes out of camera
              SensorManager.remapCoordinateSystem(inR, SensorManager.AXIS_X,
                SensorManager.AXIS_Z, outR);

              // Finds the Azimuth and Pitch angles of the y-axis with
              // magnetic north and the horizon respectively
              SensorManager.getOrientation(outR, orientVals);
              orientVals[0] = orientVals[0]*rad2deg;
              orientVals[1] = orientVals[1]*rad2deg;
              orientVals[2] = orientVals[2]*rad2deg;
              x.setText(Float.toString(orientVals[0]));
              y.setText(Float.toString(orientVals[1]));
              z.setText(Float.toString(orientVals[2]));
              

             
              
             }
            }   
      
      
   }

Sorry about my English
Thanks in advance

Hi Antonis123,

How does it not work? No values, wrong values, is the accelerometer available on that phone? Here is a tutorial on using the accelerometer that might help:

http://blog.androgames.net/85/android-a ... -tutorial/

Phyll

Phyll wrote:Hi Antonis123,

How does it not work? No values, wrong values, is the accelerometer available on that phone? Here is a tutorial on using the accelerometer that might help:

http://blog.androgames.net/85/android-a ... -tutorial/

Phyll

Thanks for the reply,
I get no values in this device. The accelerator and the magnetic field sensors work for this device(variables gravity and magnetic not null) but i cant get the orientation through SensorManager.getOrientation.

Hi Antonis123,

Different manufacturers, different versions, even different carriers sometimes implement parts of the OS slightly differently. If you're sure you are not making a mistake in the way you are doing it then I guess I would suggest trying the listener and doing it yourself.

Hope this helps.

Phyll