Applications can seamlessly adapt to the users environment using environmental and motion/activity sensors
Raw Sensor TypeWindows 8.1Windows Phone 8.1 3D-AccelerometerYes 3D-MagnetometerYes 3D-GyroscopeYes Ambient LightYes Short Range ProximityNoYes Simple Device Orientation Device Orientation InclinometerCompassShake
Outdoors (5K-50K Lux) Indoors Bright (500-1K Lux) Indoors Dim ( Lux) Dark Room (0-10 Lux)
Not Rotated Rotated 90 Rotated 180 Rotated 270 Face Up Face Down
Win RT API