Qt Sensors

The Qt Sensors API provides access to sensor hardware via QML and C++ interfaces.

Currently the API is supported on Android, iOS, and Windows (MSVC).

Information for Application Writers

Applications can access Qt Sensors using QML or C++.

To include the definitions of the module's classes, use the following directive:

 #include <QtSensors>

To import the QML types into your application, use the following import statement in your .qml file:

 import QtSensors

To link against the module:

Using cmake:

 find_package(Qt6 COMPONENTS Sensors REQUIRED)
 target_link_libraries(mytarget PRIVATE Qt6::Sensors)

Using qmake:

 QT += sensors

Further references:

QML Types	Information about the Qt Sensors QML API
C++ Classes	Information about the Qt Sensors C++ API
Qt Sensors C++ Overview	High-level information on how to use the C++ API.
Examples	Examples demonstrating the use of the Qt Sensors APIs

Information for Backend Implementors

Backend	Information about the Qt Sensors back end
Qt Sensors - Grue Sensor Example	The Qt Sensors - Grue Sensor Example demonstrates creation of a sensor backend

Module Evolution

Changes to Qt Sensors lists important changes in the module API and functionality that were done for the Qt 6 series of Qt.

Platform-specific Information

Compatibility Map	Compatibility map of all supported platforms.
Generic Backend	Information about the generic sensor backend.

The Qt Sensors module is available under commercial licenses from The Qt Company. In addition, it is available under free software licenses: The GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3, or the GNU General Public License, version 2. See Qt Licensing for further details.