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Microsoft surface 2 and gyroscope

Discussion in 'Windows' started by Myoken, Apr 17, 2014.

  1. Myoken

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    Hello, I developp an app with unity 4.3.4. My app need to work with microsoft surface pro 2 under the desktop. Everything works fine but I need to control my camera with gyroscope. My script works under ios or android. But under windows I can't activate the gyroscope, I'm trying in the Start function of my script Input.gyro.enabled=true

    I also try to see if gyroscope is supproted on my tablett and the function SystemInfo.supportsGyroscope return false.

    But the Microsoft surface pro 2 has a gyroscope.

    What can I do to activate and use the gyrosocpe with miscrosoft surface pro 2 (windows 8 desktop) ? Thanks
     
    Myoken, Apr 17, 2014
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  2. Aurimas-Cernius

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    Can you report a bug?
    It looks like it should work, at least on upcomming 4.5, so it would be nice to verify while there's still time to fix it before release.
    Thanks.
     
    Aurimas-Cernius, Apr 17, 2014
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  3. Myoken

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    Thank you for your answer
    What can I do to report a bug ?
    Can I test the 4.5 version to see if it works ?
    Thanks
     
    Myoken, Apr 17, 2014
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  4. Aurimas-Cernius

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    In Unity editor click Help->Report Bug

    You have to be in Unity Beta group to have access to our pre-release versions.
     
    Aurimas-Cernius, Apr 17, 2014
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  5. Myoken

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    Ok,
    And how can I be a part of the unity beta group ?
    Can you send me an invitation or a link to suscribe ?
    Thanks
     
    Myoken, Apr 17, 2014
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  6. Unit040

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    This still seems to be an issue in unity 4.5 & 4.6.
    I want to use the gyroscope on a Lenovo Thinkoad with Windows8 running on it, but it seems "SystemInfo.SupportsGyroscope = false"

    Does this mean the gyro is still not supported in Unity for windows 8 tablets?
     
    Unit040, Dec 3, 2014
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  7. Aurimas-Cernius

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    Please report a bug for this.
     
    Aurimas-Cernius, Dec 3, 2014
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  8. Unit040

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    The bug report has been filed, still no answer though.
    Should you be able to use the gyroscope on a windows 8 tablet, or is this not implemented at the moment?
    It's crucial for my project to know, if it is not possible we have to switch to a different device...
     
    Unit040, Dec 10, 2014
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  9. japhwil

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    So apparently this was considered a bug 3 years ago. I still can't use the Input.gyro on my Surface Book though. Could you please just clearly say if this is implemented and if so how I can use it?

    Thanks!

    EDIT

    I managed to get the data after I've built for UWP. Is there a way to also get it while testing in the editor?
     
    Last edited: Nov 21, 2017
    japhwil, Nov 20, 2017
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