@ionic-native/gyroscope not working

Ionic Native
1

Hey,

i’m getting some different errors by trying to use the gyroscope-plugin:

  • if executing the gyroscope.watch() function like the ionic-native docs suggested, the error is “plugin-not-installed” but plugin installation was successful
    AND
  • if executing gyroscope.getCurrent() function like in the docs suggested, gyroscope is undefined.

Reinstalling the plugin and using the functions in platform.ready did not help.

Some Info about ionic version etc:
ionic 3.1.8
cordova 7.1.0
node 6.11.4

Need the plugin working for an educational project in my master of computer and media science.

Thanks in advance

2

How are you testing?
How did you install and integrate the plugin?
What is your ionic info output?

3

i am testing with ionic dev app (cordova is also available)
i have installed it like suggested in the docs:

$ ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-gyroscope
$ npm install --save @ionic-native/gyroscope

integrated in app.module.ts providers

import { Gyroscope, GyroscopeOptions, GyroscopeOrientation } from '@ionic-native/gyroscope';
...
    providers: [
		StatusBar,
		SplashScreen,
		Gyroscope,
		DeviceMotion,
		GesturesService,
		HTTP,
		{provide: ErrorHandler, useClass: IonicErrorHandler}
	]
...

using it in my custom GesturesService like this:

this.platform.ready().then((readyState) => {
    let options: GyroscopeOptions = {
	 frequency: 1000
    };

    this.gyroscope.getCurrent()
	.then((orientation: GyroscopeOrientation) => {
		console.log(orientation.x, orientation.y, orientation.z, orientation.timestamp);
   });

    this.devMotion.getCurrentAcceleration().then(
	(acceleration: DeviceMotionAccelerationData) => console.log(acceleration),
	(error: any) => console.log(error)
     );
});

did the same with device motion plugin and this works perfectly…

ionic info output:

cli packages:
@ionic/cli-utils : 1.19.2
ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.20.0

global packages:
cordova (Cordova CLI) : 7.1.0

local packages:
@ionic/app-scripts : 3.1.8
Cordova Platforms : none
Ionic Framework : ionic-angular 3.9.2

System:
Node : v6.11.4
npm : 3.10.10
OS : Windows 10

Environment Variables:
ANDROID_HOME : not set

Misc:
backend : pro

4

Ionic Dev app only supports a limited number of plugins: https://ionicframework.com/docs/pro/view.html#plugin-support The one you want to use seems to be not one of the supported ones.

5

thanks for the answer, but the same error occures when i build and run the app (testing on android)

do you have some other ideas?

6

Are you sure the device has a gyroscope? I have seen Android devices without one.

7

Yes i am very sure…

8

Could get it to work… seems like the installation with the node-package has a problem.
Downloaded the plugin directly from github solves the problem.

(cordova plugin add https://github.com/NeoLSN/cordova-plugin-gyroscope.git)