All Android phones have a minimum set of sensors.

Question

I am trying to find out about the sensors on Android phones.

All / most phones have a basic set of sensors, or I have to look at individual specifications to find what each supports. The specs I was looking at seem rather obscure as to what each phone actually provides.

I could not even find an outdated list of phones and their sensors, but if anyone could point me to it, I would appreciate it.

I should have clearly indicated that I am looking for this information, as my program may need a specific sensor or a combination of sensors. If they are not available at all, the application may not be worth developing. In addition, it may be possible to use more than one combination of sensors to carry out this work, so information about what may be available will help development.

Answer 1

Android has no minimum hardware requirements for Android when it comes to sensors. Android Compatibility Program states:

Android 2.3 includes an API for accessing various types of sensors. Device implementations typically MAY omit these sensors, as described in the following subsections.

The best way to solve the problem is to identify the sensors that the application uses in your AndroidManifest.xml file, as well as the need to use these sensors for the application to work. The Android market uses details of the necessary sensors (and other hardware features) to hide the application from unsupported devices on the market.

Details of the various flags and their use can be found here .

When you publish a draft application, you can view a list of all devices that support the requested features.