[android-developers] Re: Magnetic Sensor

This method does not return magnetic sensor output but calculates
parameters of the Earth magnetic field model in a given point at a
certain time (you can Google for IGRF abbreviation to see details).

If you want to get magnetic sensor output then check SensorManager:
check http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/SensorManager.html

On Apr 20, 12:10 pm, Thisara Rupasinghe <thisara...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When I try to use magnetic sensor it need physical location to find the
> megnetic strength. But since it is going to measure the magnetic strength
> why does it need the physical location? Can anybody help me with this.
>
> public GeomagneticField (float gdLatitudeDeg, float gdLongitudeDeg, float
> altitudeMeters, long timeMillis)
>
> --
> Thanks & Regards,
> Thisara.

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