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Molly Maskrey, Kim Topley, David Mark, Fredrik Olsson and JEFF LAMARCHE, Beginning iPhone Development with Swift 3, 10.1007/978-1-4842-2223-2_20

20. Device Orientation and Motion

Molly Maskrey, Kim Topley2, David Mark3, Fredrik Olsson4 and Jeff Lamarche5

(1)Parker, Colorado, USA

(2)Apt 10G, New York, USA

(3)Arlington, Virginia, USA

(4)Stockholm, Sweden

(5)New Hartford, New York, USA

The iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch all include a built-in accelerometer—the tiny device that lets iOS know how the device is being held and if it’s being moved. iOS uses the accelerometer to handle autorotation, and many games use it as a control mechanism. The accelerometer can also be used to ...

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