How to detect movement of an android device?

Question

I need suggestion about how to detect the amount of movement of an android device. Suppose I have put the phone on a table or bed and then if somebody taps the table or sits

Answer 1

This code is for walking detection (Modified from @anthropomo code)

to get smoother value.

// initialize

private SensorManager sensorMan;
private Sensor accelerometer;

private float[] mGravity;
private double mAccel;
private double mAccelCurrent;
private double mAccelLast;

private boolean sensorRegistered = false;

// onCreate

    sensorMan = (SensorManager) context.getSystemService(Context.SENSOR_SERVICE);
    accelerometer = sensorMan.getDefaultSensor(Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
    mAccel = 0.00f;
    mAccelCurrent = SensorManager.GRAVITY_EARTH;
    mAccelLast = SensorManager.GRAVITY_EARTH;

    sensorMan.registerListener(this, accelerometer,
            SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
    sensorRegistered = true;

// onSensorChanged

private int hitCount = 0;
private double hitSum = 0;
private double hitResult = 0;

private final int SAMPLE_SIZE = 50; // change this sample size as you want, higher is more precise but slow measure.
private final double THRESHOLD = 0.2; // change this threshold as you want, higher is more spike movement

@Override
public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
    if (event.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_ACCELEROMETER) {
        mGravity = event.values.clone();
        // Shake detection
        double x = mGravity[0];
        double y = mGravity[1];
        double z = mGravity[2];
        mAccelLast = mAccelCurrent;
        mAccelCurrent = Math.sqrt(x * x + y * y + z * z);
        double delta = mAccelCurrent - mAccelLast;
        mAccel = mAccel * 0.9f + delta;

        if (hitCount <= SAMPLE_SIZE) {
            hitCount++;
            hitSum += Math.abs(mAccel);
        } else {
            hitResult = hitSum / SAMPLE_SIZE;

            Log.d(TAG, String.valueOf(hitResult));

            if (hitResult > THRESHOLD) {
                Log.d(TAG, "Walking");
            } else {
                Log.d(TAG, "Stop Walking");
            }

            hitCount = 0;
            hitSum = 0;
            hitResult = 0;
        }
    }
}