Android Sensors Overview

Sensor Rates

When you register a listener, you specify the delay or measurement rate for the listener. The predefined rates are:

  • SENSOR_DELAY_FASTEST: get sensor data as fast as possible.
  • SENSOR_DELAY_GAME: rate suitable for games.
  • SENSOR_DELAY_UI: rate suitable for the user interface functions.
  • SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL: rate suitable for screen orientation changes. (The default value).

The value of these constants in Android 4.4.2 are 0, 20000, 66667 and 200000 microseconds.