Gyroscope and uk release date questions

[Torch4x4]

I think the "Motion Sensor" on HTC 8X does the same job as Gyro

 

[foxbat121]

Just got an AT&T HTC 8X for my wife. I dev unlocked the phone and ran some test code on it. I can confirm there is no Gryoscope in this phone (I compared it side by side with my Lumia 920 Dev phone). Yes, you can use accelerometer to simulate the gyroscope but it is not the same.

 

[ImAdrian23]

I think there is a gryroscope. At least I played BBB: App-ocalypse just fine. In the aiming mode you have to move around your phone and I think that's the Gyro and not the accelerometer.I might be wrong tough.

 

[foxbat121]

If my code can't access gyroscope, there is nothing in the world can. This is straight from wp8 api.

 

[Willyman]

I believe it has one. The Horizon Level lense app works fine.

 

[Torch4x4]

The answer to Gyroscope is the "Motion Sensor" API, which basically takes the accelerometer, compass (new) and gyroscope (new), combine them into one "sensor" and does all the math behind them.
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