Use ancilla in a sentence. an aid for use as in understanding or accomplishing something; often, specif., a handbook, or manual. Origin of ancilla. see ancillary.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. The accelerometer in mobiles is used to measure the orientation or vertical and horizontal positioning of the phone. The most basic application of this is the device knowing when to alternate the view of the screen depending on how you are holding it.
3. Smartphoneâs Accelerometer as a Key Logger. Your smartphoneâs accelerometer, a sensor used to track the tilting motion of your smartphone, can be used as a keylogger to record keystrokes of any computer, according to the research performed by Patrick Traynor, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Georgia Tech.