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Old 10-02-2015, 11:15
Zebb
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Does a spirit level app need a gyroscope? If not, what does it use?

I told someone with a Motorola Moto G that a spirit level app wouldn't work because it needs a gyroscope, but he proved me wrong, it does.
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Old 10-02-2015, 11:39
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I think any self respecting handyman would use a real spirit level.
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Old 10-02-2015, 12:21
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Does a spirit level app need a gyroscope? If not, what does it use?

I told someone with a Motorola Moto G that a spirit level app wouldn't work because it needs a gyroscope, but he proved me wrong, it does.
The orignal Moto G did not have a Gyroscope, but later models did.

Most phones have an Accelerometer which measures tilt, but a Gyroscope gives greater accuracy.
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