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I love getting my geek on, and I do so every day. But sometimes, I need access to scientific tools that are either way out of my price range or inaccessible.
The good news is that my Pixel 9 Pro smartphone includes several tools for such purposes. Those tools are the various sensors that the OS and the installed apps depend on. The sensors are used for a range of tasks, including sensing ambient light, recording steps taken, directions on maps, screen rotation, and much more.
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Now, imagine if you could unlock the device's scientific capability by accessing those sensors. By installing a single app, you would have access to the phone's sensors for things like acceleration, acoustics, color and luminance, speed, mechanics, timers, inclination, and magnetism.
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