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Asked: 2026-05-26T15:31:04+00:00

I am planning an application that will read data from the accelerometer 24/7 and

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I am planning an application that will read data from the accelerometer 24/7 and wanted to know if it has a huge affect on the battery life of the device (like GPS does)?

For anyone that has done something similar – any insight?

Thanks.

(FYI: I don’t have an Android device yet so can’t do my own testing)

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  1. Editorial Team

    getPower()

    the power in mA used by this sensor while in use

    So test it yourself and let us know how it works out 🙂

    edit: Oh you don’t have a device. This article is informative

    The presentation related to this blog post is worth reading too.

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