Tilting screen functions on mobile phones

bigfoot3000 | 14:36 Wed 28th Apr 2010 | How it Works

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I have a function on my phone that allows me to tilt my screen which makes the image on the screen face another direction. I notice many other phones have this function which allow you to tilt or shake the phone to use a function.What is it in mobile phones that senses you tilt them allows them to do this?

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cody_cody

its usually a mercury swith, liquid mercury in a chamber which senses the movement of the phone.

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Thanks for the answer codycody, that was my initial thought but I have since found out that mobile phones amongst other devices use an "Accelerometer" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerometer

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