Chapter 8. Using the Touchscreen and Sensors
In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:
- Listening for click and long-press events
- Recognizing tap and other common gestures
- Pinch-to-zoom with multi-touch gestures
- Swipe-to-Refresh
- Listing available sensors – an introduction to the Android Sensor Framework
- Reading sensor data – using the Android Sensor Framework events
- Reading device orientation
Introduction
These days, mobile devices are packed with sensors, often including a gyroscope, magnetic, gravity, pressure, and/or temperature sensors, not to mention the touchscreen. This provides many new and exciting options to interact with your user. Through the sensors, you can determine three-dimensional device location and how the device itself is ...
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