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Metal Detector uses your phone's magnetometer to find hidden treasures

Luis D.

posted by Luis D. / Jul 04, 2014, 9:58 AM

Metal Detector uses your phone's magnetometer to find hidden treasures

Developer: Smart Tools	Download: Android
Genre: Tools	Price: Free

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Metal Detector is a classic "hey, check out what my phone can do!" app. It uses your device's in-built magnetometer to measure the magnetic field value around it. As the magnetic field level(EMF) in nature is about 49μT(micro tesla) or 490mG(milli gauss) with 1μT standing for 10mG, any metal objects in your vicinity will increase its strength.

Therefore, the app will be useful for finding electrical wires in walls (like a stud finder), iron pipes in the ground, or smaller objects such as coins. Treasure chests aren't completely out of the question, but your time will be better spent on actually making a fortune.

Using the app is way simpler than handling an actual metal detector. Simply open it and move your smartphone around, guided by the changes in magnetic field strength. Try to stay away from electronic equipment, as electromagnetic interference is still a big thing in tech.

Also, remove your phone's cover if it has any metal or magnets on it. If the magnetic sensor in your device is accurate enough, you might end up finding a rusty nail or two - you won't know until you try!

Metal Detector is completely free and available in Google Play.

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1. ArtSim98

Posts: 3535; Member since: Dec 21, 2012

Why does google play say on my PC that I have a Galaxy Note on T-Mobile? lolol

posted on Jul 04, 2014, 10:01 AM 1

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3. hmd74

Posts: 540; Member since: Jan 31, 2013

Really?! It says that for me 2 :|

posted on Jul 04, 2014, 11:09 AM 0

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4. ArtSim98

Posts: 3535; Member since: Dec 21, 2012

lol. Somethings really wrong there.

posted on Jul 04, 2014, 11:15 AM 0

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6. wilsong17 unregistered

cuz you do dont lie to yourself

posted on Jul 04, 2014, 3:00 PM 0

trollz

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7. trollz

Posts: 62; Member since: Oct 11, 2013

If you use bluestacks on your PC to run android apps it us recognized as a T-Mobile galaxy note.

posted on Jul 04, 2014, 6:39 PM 0

user996

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8. user996

Posts: 221; Member since: Feb 25, 2013

for me it's galaxy S3 with single core cpu which scores 22k on antutu benchmark lol

posted on Jul 05, 2014, 1:03 AM 0

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9. ArtSim98

Posts: 3535; Member since: Dec 21, 2012

Aah. Ok. Though I already deleted bluestacks long ago. Just tried it quickly once.

posted on Jul 05, 2014, 2:40 AM 0

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2. buccob

Posts: 2963; Member since: Jun 19, 2012

Slow news day? This is one of the oldest features implemented with the compass

posted on Jul 04, 2014, 10:28 AM 5

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5. Mxyzptlk unregistered

I didn't know that so it's not a bad article.

posted on Jul 04, 2014, 12:04 PM 5

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