Device and sensor dashboard
Lists every sensor the device reports, with its vendor, range, resolution and power draw — the direct answer to whether your phone has a gyroscope, a barometer or a compass.
| Sensor used | The Android sensor framework itself |
|---|---|
| Unit | Per sensor: type, vendor, maximum range, resolution, power |
| Useful range | Every sensor the device exposes |
| Cannot do | Reveal hardware the manufacturer does not expose to Android |
The mechanism, not the marketing.
Android keeps a register of the sensors a device exposes, each with its reported vendor, maximum range, resolution and typical power draw. The dashboard lists them.
It is the fastest way to settle questions like whether a phone has a gyroscope, a barometer, or a dedicated step counter — the specifications published for a model are often vague or wrong about this.
What a phone cannot do here.
- It reports what Android is told. A component present on the board but not exposed as a sensor will not appear.
- Some entries are virtual sensors computed from others rather than physical hardware, and the list does not always make that obvious.
- Vendor names and resolution figures come from the manufacturer and are sometimes placeholders.
How do I tell whether my phone has a gyroscope?
Open the dashboard and look for a gyroscope entry. If it is missing, the device does not expose one — which is common on budget phones and is why some VR and racing games will not run.
Why does my phone list sensors I have never heard of?
Many are virtual sensors derived from physical ones — rotation vector, linear acceleration, gravity and similar are computed by combining the accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer.
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