Today's smartphones bring a whole assortment of sensors With which we can do really incredible things thanks to the apps that make use of them. Nobody can imagine a phone that can not locate you with it Gps, or the multiple functionalities provided by other tools such as gyroscope, accelerometer, or light sensor. The downside is that we usually only see the practical use of these sensors, and not the actual values and data they collect. Do you want to know how to identify the sensors that our terminal brings and see the data that they are recording in real time?
Detecting and identifying sensors on Android with Sensors Multitool
On Android we have a historical app, a classic on Google Play that is capable of determining the sensors included in a terminal, as well as showing Hw components and other data. We are talking about CPU-Z, a truly indispensable app (and it is not the app I wanted to talk to you about today, but since we are here I will leave you the link here).
Download QR-Code CPU-Z Developer: CPUID Price: Free The problem is that CPU-Z is a more general tool and does not show many details of our sensors. It lists them and little else. Therefore, if we want to see the values recorded by our accelerometer, the gravity sensor or the GPS itself with much more level of detail and with a graph of evolution or historical data, we can use another app that is also free and is highly valued by the Android community, Sensors Multitool.
Download QR-Code Sensors Multitool Developer: Wered Software Price: Free What data does this app collect?
Sensors Multitool (or Multi-tool sensors) has a clear design based on Material Design that greatly helps navigation. In the side menu we have a list with all the metrics that our phone or tablet is collecting in real time:
- Gps: Shows the status (activated / deactivated), latitude, longitude and altitude and a graph with the evolution of the last measurements.
- Accelerometer: Shows the m / s2 in the x, y, z coordinates in real time, technical details of the accelerometer (manufacturer, power, precision and maximum range) and a graph with the data that we are recording.
- Magnetic sensor: Like the previous ones, it shows the magnetic data (the strength and direction of the magnetic field) in the x, y, z axes, as well as the details of the manufacturer, power, precision and range along with a graph of evolution in time real.
- Gyroscope: In this case the gyroscope allows us to measure the orientation of the terminal in space. Collect real-time data, graphics and manufacturing details.
- Light: Measures the level of illumination or illuminance. It shows evolution graph and details such as the power and precision of the sensor.
- Proximity sensor: Idem, to detect the level of proximity of an object.
- Step counter: This is the sensor that is responsible for detecting the steps we take when we carry the mobile phone with us.
- Gravity: Displays the data collected by the gravity sensor in real time, along with manufacturer data, power details, precision and range.
- Linear acceleration: Like the rest of the sensors, it shows data in real time, details and evolution graph.
- Vector rotation: Measures rotation about the x, y, z and y axes.
- Orientation: This is the compass function that our smartphone incorporates, the orientation sensor.
Besides this, Sensors Multitool also collects information about the terminal battery and the WiFi network to which we are connected with data such as signal quality, connection speed or our IP address within the network.
As you can see, it is a very complete application that will help us to feel much more closely and obtain all the information that all the sensors collect with what our mobile phone or tablet comes equipped in a simple and accessible way.
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