The technology evolves more and more and the sensors that are introduced in the mobile devices are more. This can sometimes lead to confusion and not knowing whether or not our device has a certain sensor , so we are going to show you an application to list and find out the sensors that an Android phone has .
The application in question is called Sensoroid and is available for free in the Google Play Store from this link . We have chosen this application for its simplicity and because it does not require any special permission. Its only drawback is the large amount of advertising, but to be a free app we can not demand perfection.
Discover all the sensors of your Android smartphone with Sensoroid.
The application takes up very little and is installed in a few seconds. When executing it, a list of all the sensors detected by the application on the smartphone is shown . The most basic are the accelerometer, the gyroscope, the compass, temperature sensors, proximity sensor, lighting sensor, etc.
The high-end phones will come equipped with a multitude of sensors, while those with lower ranges will have a more modest hardware.
When clicking on each sensor that appears in the list, it will show us the readings in real time of said sensor. This is a good way to check if we have any sensor damaged. The readings are very complete and even the manufacturer-specific data and models of each sensor are displayed.
Sensoroid I discovered when trying to find out if an old LG mobile had a compass and Sensoroid could solve the doubt in a few seconds.
Disadvantages and advantages of using Sensoroid.
The drawbacks of the application are advertising, which is quite invasive and occasionally shows full screen ads that we have to close manually. Another drawback is that the names of the sensors are in English .
The great advantage of this app is its lightness and that it does not require extra permissions to operate, which gives us a plus of confidence in Sensoroid.