iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch Guide, Second Edition

Detecting Shakes

To detect when the user is shaking the device, you could perform some intricate math on the signal that comes from the accelerometer. However, the class UIResponder has been kind enough to implement methods that do the math for you.

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