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Sensor support

• Sampling Frequency
• Accelerometer
• Gyroscope
• GravitySensor
• AttitudeSensor
• LinearAccelerationSensor
• MagneticFieldSensor
• LightSensor
• PressureSensor
• ProximitySensor
• HumiditySensor
• AmbientTemperatureSensor
• StepCounter

Sensors are InputDevices that measure environmental characteristics of the device that the content is running on. Unity currently supports sensors on iOS and Android. Android supports a wider range of sensors than iOS.

Note: To test your app on iOS or Android in the editor with sensor input from your mobile device, you can use the Unity Remote as described here. This currently supports Accelerometer, Gyroscope, GravitySensor, AttitudeSensor, and LinearAccelerationSensor.

To determine whether a particular sensor is present, you can use its .current getter.

// Determine if a Gyroscope sensor device is present.
if (Gyroscope.current != null)
    Debug.Log("Gyroscope present");

Unlike other devices, sensors are disabled by default. To enable a sensor, call InputSystem.EnableDevice()).

InputSystem.EnableDevice(Gyroscope.current);

To disable a sensor, call InputSystem.DisableDevice().

InputSystem.DisableDevice(Gyroscope.current);

To check whether a sensor is currently enabled, use InputDevice.enabled.

if (Gyroscope.current.enabled)
    Debug.Log("Gyroscope is enabled");

Each sensor Device implements a single Control which represents the data read by the sensor. The following sensors are available:

Device	Android	iOS	WebGL	Control	Type
Accelerometer	Yes	Yes	Yes(1)	acceleration	Vector3Control
Gyroscope	Yes	Yes	Yes(1)	angularVelocity	Vector3Control
GravitySensor	Yes	Yes	Yes(1)	gravity	Vector3Control
AttitudeSensor	Yes	Yes	Yes(1)	attitude	QuaternionControl
LinearAccelerationSensor	Yes	Yes	Yes(1)	acceleration	Vector3Control
MagneticFieldSensor	Yes	No	No	magneticField	Vector3Control
LightSensor	Yes	No	No	lightLevel	AxisControl
PressureSensor	Yes	No	No	atmosphericPressure	AxisControl
ProximitySensor	Yes	No	No	distance	AxisControl
HumiditySensor	Yes	No	No	relativeHumidity	AxisControl
AmbientTemperatureSensor	Yes	No	No	ambientTemperature	AxisControl
StepCounter	Yes	Yes	No	stepCounter	IntegerControl

Notes:

1. Sensor support for WebGL on Android and iOS devices is available in Unity 2021.2

Sampling frequency

Sensors sample continuously at a set interval. You can set or query the sampling frequency for each sensor using the samplingFrequency property. The frequency is expressed in Hertz (number of samples per second).

// Get sampling frequency of gyro.
var frequency = Gyroscope.current.samplingFrequency;

// Set sampling frequency of gyro to sample 16 times per second.
Gyroscope.current.samplingFrequency = 16;

Accelerometer

Use the accelerometer to measure the acceleration of a device. This is useful to control content by moving a device around. It reports the acceleration measured on a device both due to moving the device around, and due to gravity pulling the device down. You can use GravitySensor and LinearAccelerationSensor to get separate values for these. Values are affected by the Compensate Orientation setting.

Gyroscope

Use the gyroscope to measure the angular velocity of a device. This is useful to control content by rotating a device. Values are affected by the Compensate Orientation setting.

GravitySensor

Use the gravity sensor to determine the direction of the gravity vector relative to a device. This is useful to control content by device orientation. This is usually derived from a hardware Accelerometer, by subtracting the effect of linear acceleration (see LinearAccelerationSensor). Values are affected by the Compensate Orientation setting.

AttitudeSensor

Use the attitude sensor to determine the orientation of a device. This is useful to control content by rotating a device. Values are affected by the Compensate Orientation setting.

LinearAccelerationSensor

Use the accelerometer to measure the acceleration of a device. This is useful to control content by moving a device around. Linear acceleration is the acceleration of a device unaffected by gravity. This is usually derived from a hardware Accelerometer, by subtracting the effect of gravity (see GravitySensor). Values are affected by the Compensate Orientation setting.

MagneticFieldSensor

This Input Device represents the magnetic field that affects the device which is running the content. Values are in micro-Tesla (μT) and measure the ambient magnetic field in the X, Y, and Z axis.

LightSensor

This Input Device represents the ambient light measured by the device which is running the content. Value is in SI lux units.

PressureSensor

This Input Device represents the atmospheric pressure measured by the device which is running the content. Value is in in hPa (millibar).

ProximitySensor

This Input Device measures how close the device which is running the content is to the user. Phones typically use the proximity sensor to determine if the user is holding the phone to their ear or not. Values represent distance measured in centimeters.

HumiditySensor

This Input Device represents the ambient air humidity measured by the device which is running the content. Values represent the relative ambient air humidity in percent.

AmbientTemperatureSensor

This Input Device represents the ambient air temperature measured by the device which is running the content. Values represent temperature in Celsius degrees.

StepCounter

This Input Device represents the user's footstep count as measured by the device which is running the content.

NOTE: To access the pedometer on iOS/tvOS devices, you need to enable the Motion Usage setting in the Input Settings.