Today, most modern Android devices are kitted out with a bunch of sensors. You can use this information in lots of different ways – whether it’s monitoring light levels so your application can ...

Your Android phone hides powerful sensors that already handle navigation, security, and automation, but rarely get used ...

The proximity sensor of an Android device is capable of turning off the Ambient Display as of Android O, one user running the latest developer preview of the operating system has uncovered. It’s ...

If you take a look at your phone, near the earpiece speaker and front camera you’ll find another dot or two. This is the proximity sensor and is the hardware responsible for turning the screen off ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...

The sensors in your smart device are a big part of what make it, well, smart. Sensors allow our devices to understand context— they tell phones where they are in space and how we’re using them. This ...

Senior UK Editor — My interest in Android began with the beautiful Nexus 4 and the less-ugly-than-before Jelly Bean. Right now, I'm probably watching Black Books, playing football (soccer), or ...