Is it possible to capture/receive IR signals in an Android application?

Question

Is there any ways to receive IR signals in android?

While searching, I found ways to transmit data from Android devices.

Found this one very useful: https://

Answer 1

EVERY smartphone has an IR transmitter AND and IR receiver.

It is used to detect when your phone is on your ear to disable the touch-screen, so your ear doesn't tap "back" while you are talking.

This IR element is programmable. The IpBike guy uses this in his app; see here: http://www.iforpowell.com/cms/index.php?page=run-time

Some devices (eg: Samsung S6 Edge) have a second IR element as well, pointing a different way, specifically for controlling TVs etc.