Out of all the components of a smartphone, the accelerometer probably holds the title for the most technologically fascinating, yet also underappreciated, gadget on the device. When you want a picture to be landscape or portrait on your phone, all you have to do is turn the phone in the direction you want, and the screen follows you. Have you ever wondered how the phone recognized that you had tilted the phone in that direction? Related: What You Need to Know About 360 Degree Photography In order to respond to the phone being rotated, it has to detect which way you’re moving it. An accelerometer… Read more