Adjusting the accelerometer sensor update interval

The getCurrentAcceleration method obtains data from the accelerometer at the time it was called - a single call to obtain a single response object. In this recipe, we'll build an application that allows us to set an interval to obtain a constant update from the accelerometer to detect continual movement from the device.

How to do it…

We will provide additional parameters to a new method available through the PhoneGap API to set the update interval:

1. First, create a new PhoneGap project named accelupdate. Open Terminal or Command Prompt and run the following command:

   phonegap create accelupdate com.myapp.accelupdate accelupate
   

2. Add the devices platform. You can choose to use Android, iOS, or both:

   cordova platform add ios
   cordova platform add android
   

3. Add the device-motion plugin by running the following command:

   phonegap plugin add org.apache.cordova.device-motion
   

4. Open www/index.html and clean up unnecessary elements; so you have the...