This actually might be a packaging issue, if the device does not get a real /etc/xdg/QtProject/Sensors.conf that tells QtSensors to use the dummy sensor backend.
Bug is 3 years old, so I assume it has been fixed. ** Changed in: qtsensors-opensource-src (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: qtsensors-opensource-src (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New ** Changed in: qtsensors-opensource-src (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to qtsensors-opensource-src in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1131765 Title: QML Accelerometer is always (useless) dummy.accelerometer Status in qtsensors-opensource-src package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Tested on gnex, nex4 phones. Using QML to create the Accelerometer, the identified device is "dummy.accelerometer" and it returns no useful data (static x:0, y:g (aka 9.81m/s), z:0). Snippet: Row { Label { text: "Accel: " fontSize: "large" } Label { id: sensor text: "..." fontSize: "large" } } Accelerometer { id: accel onReadingChanged: { sensor.text = accel.identifier; stop() } active: true } To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qtsensors-opensource-src/+bug/1131765/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp