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.
2069 CONNECT 274 TWEET 31 LINKEDIN 2 COMMENT EMAIL MORE. Smartphones could be used as early warning systems for large earthquakes, according to a new study. The GPS sensors already built into smartphones would detect the quakes and give several seconds of warning for people living in areas yet to be hit. The phones can only detect really big earthquakes, a magnitude 7.0 or larger, according to the study published in the journal Science Advances.