Does anybody know what is the shake code for android 2.2? I want on shake to make buzz on my application. Thanks.
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Try this:
/* put this into your activity class */
private SensorManager mSensorManager;
private float mAccel; // acceleration apart from gravity
private float mAccelCurrent; // current acceleration including gravity
private float mAccelLast; // last acceleration including gravity
private final SensorEventListener mSensorListener = new SensorEventListener() {
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent se) {
float x = se.values[0];
float y = se.values[1];
float z = se.values[2];
mAccelLast = mAccelCurrent;
mAccelCurrent = (float) Math.sqrt((double) (x*x + y*y + z*z));
float delta = mAccelCurrent - mAccelLast;
mAccel = mAccel * 0.9f + delta; // perform low-cut filter
}
public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor sensor, int accuracy) {
}
};
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
mSensorManager.registerListener(mSensorListener, mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER), SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
}
@Override
protected void onStop() {
mSensorManager.unregisterListener(mSensorListener);
super.onStop();
}

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Mark Byers
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Hi Mark.. Its really useful for me.. but i am facing a small problem here.. From this i can find when the shaking get started but i am trying to find when the shaking get stopped.. if could please help me.. where i want to check mAccel value for noshaking...Thanks – vinothp Aug 02 '12 at 08:32
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@MarkByers can you explain the math in the onSensorChanged constructor? Thanks a ton, just really interested in whats going on – Goku Dec 05 '12 at 16:05
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Here is my code for shake gesture detection:
import android.hardware.Sensor;
import android.hardware.SensorEvent;
import android.hardware.SensorEventListener;
import android.hardware.SensorManager;
/**
* Listener that detects shake gesture.
*/
public class ShakeEventListener implements SensorEventListener {
/** Minimum movement force to consider. */
private static final int MIN_FORCE = 10;
/**
* Minimum times in a shake gesture that the direction of movement needs to
* change.
*/
private static final int MIN_DIRECTION_CHANGE = 3;
/** Maximum pause between movements. */
private static final int MAX_PAUSE_BETHWEEN_DIRECTION_CHANGE = 200;
/** Maximum allowed time for shake gesture. */
private static final int MAX_TOTAL_DURATION_OF_SHAKE = 400;
/** Time when the gesture started. */
private long mFirstDirectionChangeTime = 0;
/** Time when the last movement started. */
private long mLastDirectionChangeTime;
/** How many movements are considered so far. */
private int mDirectionChangeCount = 0;
/** The last x position. */
private float lastX = 0;
/** The last y position. */
private float lastY = 0;
/** The last z position. */
private float lastZ = 0;
/** OnShakeListener that is called when shake is detected. */
private OnShakeListener mShakeListener;
/**
* Interface for shake gesture.
*/
public interface OnShakeListener {
/**
* Called when shake gesture is detected.
*/
void onShake();
}
public void setOnShakeListener(OnShakeListener listener) {
mShakeListener = listener;
}
@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent se) {
// get sensor data
float x = se.values[SensorManager.DATA_X];
float y = se.values[SensorManager.DATA_Y];
float z = se.values[SensorManager.DATA_Z];
// calculate movement
float totalMovement = Math.abs(x + y + z - lastX - lastY - lastZ);
if (totalMovement > MIN_FORCE) {
// get time
long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
// store first movement time
if (mFirstDirectionChangeTime == 0) {
mFirstDirectionChangeTime = now;
mLastDirectionChangeTime = now;
}
// check if the last movement was not long ago
long lastChangeWasAgo = now - mLastDirectionChangeTime;
if (lastChangeWasAgo < MAX_PAUSE_BETHWEEN_DIRECTION_CHANGE) {
// store movement data
mLastDirectionChangeTime = now;
mDirectionChangeCount++;
// store last sensor data
lastX = x;
lastY = y;
lastZ = z;
// check how many movements are so far
if (mDirectionChangeCount >= MIN_DIRECTION_CHANGE) {
// check total duration
long totalDuration = now - mFirstDirectionChangeTime;
if (totalDuration < MAX_TOTAL_DURATION_OF_SHAKE) {
mShakeListener.onShake();
resetShakeParameters();
}
}
} else {
resetShakeParameters();
}
}
}
/**
* Resets the shake parameters to their default values.
*/
private void resetShakeParameters() {
mFirstDirectionChangeTime = 0;
mDirectionChangeCount = 0;
mLastDirectionChangeTime = 0;
lastX = 0;
lastY = 0;
lastZ = 0;
}
@Override
public void onAccuracyChanged(Sensor sensor, int accuracy) {
}
}
Add this in your activity:
private SensorManager mSensorManager;
private ShakeEventListener mSensorListener;
...
in onCreate() add:
mSensorListener = new ShakeEventListener();
mSensorManager = (SensorManager) getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
mSensorManager.registerListener(mSensorListener,
mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER),
SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_UI);
mSensorListener.setOnShakeListener(new ShakeEventListener.OnShakeListener() {
public void onShake() {
Toast.makeText(Activity.this, "Shake!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
}
});
and:
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
mSensorManager.registerListener(mSensorListener,
mSensorManager.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER),
SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_UI);
}
@Override
protected void onStop() {
mSensorManager.unregisterListener(mSensorListener);
super.onStop();
}

peceps
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It is the name of the activity that is using the detection. I renamed it to 'Activity'. – peceps Nov 23 '11 at 11:15
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Thanks for your answer.. i am just confusing how to detect when the shaking get stopped.. could you suggest some idea please – vinothp Aug 01 '12 at 13:54
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It's called "vibrate", as such, as class in question is Vibrator.
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/Vibrator.html

EboMike
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If you want to detect people shaking the phone, you need to implement the SensorEventListener interface and look for accelerometer events.

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