Table 5 Popularity of different sensors
From: Sensor Guardian: prevent privacy inference on Android sensors
Sensor type | Number of apps using the sensor | Percentage of apps using the sensor (%) |
|---|---|---|
Accelerometer | 610 | 84.8 |
Magnetic field | 227 | 31.6 |
Proximity | 202 | 28.1 |
Gyroscope | 107 | 14.9 |
Orientation | 96 | 13.4 |
Light | 74 | 10.3 |
Rotation vector | 60 | 8.3 |
Gravity | 42 | 5.8 |
Linear accelerometer | 41 | 5.7 |
Pressure | 25 | 3.5 |
Other sensors | 34 | 4.7 |