November 2014
Intermediate to advanced
624 pages
16h 56m
English
The Android SDK provides a variety of APIs for accessing low-level hardware features on the device. In addition to the camera, Android devices might have a number of other sensors and hardware. Some popular device sensors include the magnetic and orientation sensors, light sensors, and temperature sensors. Applications can also access battery state information. In this chapter, you will explore the optional hardware APIs provided as part of the Android SDK.
The Android platform allows unprecedented access to the device’s underlying hardware in a secure and robust manner. Because not all Android devices support or contain all hardware options, it is important to follow ...