How to Determine if Android Device has an Accelerometer

public static final String FEATURE_SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER was added in API level 8
Feature for getSystemAvailableFeatures() and hasSystemFeature(String): The device includes an accelerometer.
Constant Value: "android.hardware.sensor.accelerometer"


1. Get a PackageManager Instance named myPackageManager.

2. Create a Boolean Variable named bolAccelSupported. 

3. Set the Minimum and Target SDK version  to 8 or greater. 

4. In the onCreate method, add the below code. This will return the accelerometer feature to a boolean named bolAccelSupported. It will then display a toast displaying the accelerometer feature of the device to the user.

bolAccelSupported = myPackageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER);
if (bolAccelSupported) {
Toast.makeText(this, "Device has an Accelerometer", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} else {
Toast.makeText(this, "Device does NOT have an Accelerometer!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}

5. Compile and run!

Resources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/pm/PackageManager.html#FEATURE_SENSOR_ACCELEROMETER

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