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Created Apr 26, 2021 by Karsten Tausche@karstenDeveloper

Gyroscope (rotation sensor) is disabled due to too low precision

Which version of the software are you running?

This issue affects all versions of Android 9.

What happened?

The gyroscope (rotation sensor) is not available in Android 9 because it doesn't provide the precision required for Android 9 compliance.

Other sensors are still available (e.g., acceleration, magnetic field), so most apps will be able to use one of those instead.

Expected behavior

The gyroscope was available in Android 7 and earlier, but it's not anymore as of Android 9.

Steps to reproduce

Use apps that read and report sensors values to see that the gyroscope does not provide any data anymore. Example: SatStat on F-Droid or Google Play.

Is there a workaround?

Most apps will be able to use alternative sensors instead, so that lack of the gyroscope does not affect the usage of the phone.

Please let us know if this actually breaks apps for you, so that we can re-evaluate the severity of this issue if needed.

Describe the impact this has on your everyday experience

  • Medium impact - I have alternatives (or a workarounds) that mitigate the problem

Internal Issue ID

FP2P-481

Edited Apr 26, 2021 by Karsten Tausche
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