I'm trying to decide whether to wait and see if I should use orientation events, or just use the accelerometer for Android. I want my graphics to transition.to a new rotation when I turn the screen.

Orientation Events

• Received on Windows Simulator whether I have a build.settings file or not.
• Only received on phone if I support different orientations in build.settings file. But I can't transition as it automatically rotates the entire stage/display for me
• Maybe orientation events will be included in a later build for Android phones without needing a build.settings file?

Accelerometer

• Even if I set the setAccelerometerInterval(10), I still worry this may be more battery intensive than I desire, or needed (especially for a game/app that doesn't use the accelerometer)
• Works on phone, but I have nothing to emulate accelerometer on Windows Simulator (and that's OK for now)

I hope someone out there understands my dilemma. I'm just looking for comments on the best solutions for a transitioning rotation! Thanks!

PS - Here is the code I'm using currently for my accelerometer rotation code:

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myRotation = 0
 
function onAcc(event)
        local rotation
        if math.abs(event.zGravity) > 0.95 then
                rotation = 0 --flat phone
        elseif math.abs(event.xGravity) > math.abs(event.yGravity) then
                if event.xGravity > 0.5 then
                        rotation = -90
                elseif event.xGravity < -0.5 then
                        rotation = 90
                end
        else
                if event.yGravity > 0.5 then
                        rotation = 180
                elseif event.yGravity < -0.5 then
                        rotation = 0
                end
        end
        if rotation ~= myRotation then
                myRotation = rotation
                --transition code
        end
end
 
Runtime:addEventListener("accelerometer", onAcc)
system.setAccelerometerInterval(10)