Thermometer App ?

[Mike777]

Hi all

Is there an app to measure the current air temperature?

Any ideas

Thanks

Mike

 

[Phenomenological]

As far as I know the only temperature sensor in the phone is in the battery. The battery generates lots of heat. So nope.

 

[SUroot]

As far as I know the only temperature sensor in the phone is in the battery. The battery generates lots of heat. So nope.

Correct

 

[biancazzurri]

Are there any sensors which are connected through mini usb?

 

[SiHa]

Are there any sensors which are connected through mini usb?

Freaky, I was just wondering if anything was possible along these lines earlier this morning -I'm camping and was thinking it would be good if I could use the phone as a temperature logger overnight.
Anyway, to add to earlier comments, the Desire doesn't have USB host capability by default, but I did see something a while back where someone had hacked it to enable use with a USB keyboard, so it might be possible for a rooted phone.

 

[amlothi]

What about a weather app that can show you the current outdoor temperature? Yeah, I know it's not exactly the same, but it's the best thing I can think of. Any particular weather apps that would be more accurate and "live"?

 

[SUroot]

There are kernels that allow USB host mode but the device needs to reboot to change between modes and only 1 mode will work at a time.

 

[StevenSeed]

Temperature is not something that even some dedicated temperature thermometers struggle to measure accurately. Capable as the phone is, I doubt very much there will be an accurate temperature add/on or app.

 

[SiHa]

Android phones hack their way with IOIO breakout board (Gadget Master)

Add a thermocouple (and maybe an amplifier circuit) and it could be done quite easily with this.