Expo Sensors
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expo-sensors provides various APIs for accessing device sensors to measure motion, orientation, pressure, magnetic fields, and step count.

Platform Compatibility

Android Device	Android Emulator	iOS Device	iOS Simulator	Web

Installation

Terminal

- npx expo install expo-sensors

If you're installing this in a bare React Native app, you should also follow these additional installation instructions.

Starting in Android 12 (API level 31), the system has a 200ms limit for each sensor updates. If you need a update interval less than 200ms, you should add <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS"/> to AndroidManifest.xml.

API

import * as Sensors from 'expo-sensors';
// OR
import {
  Accelerometer,
  Barometer,
  Gyroscope,
  LightSensor,
  Magnetometer,
  MagnetometerUncalibrated,
  Pedometer,
} from 'expo-sensors';

For more information, please see the documentation for the sensor you are interested in:

Installation

Configuration

API