Light Sensor Example App

This is an example Capacitor application demonstrating the @capgo/capacitor-light-sensor plugin.

Features

• Check if light sensor is available
• Check and request permissions
• Start/stop light sensor monitoring
• Live light level display with visual indicator
• Get plugin version

Setup

# Install dependencies
bun install

# Build the web app
bun run build

# Add Android platform
npx cap add android

# Sync changes
npx cap sync

# Open in Android Studio
npx cap open android

Running

Web (for development)

bun run start

Note: The light sensor only works on Android devices. On web/iOS, isAvailable() will return false.

Android

1. Build the web app: bun run build
2. Sync: npx cap sync
3. Open Android Studio: npx cap open android
4. Run on a physical device (emulators may not have light sensor support)

Notes

• The light sensor is only available on Android devices
• Some Android emulators may not support the light sensor
• On Android 12+, update intervals below 200ms require the HIGH_SAMPLING_RATE_SENSORS permission