Metal Detector: Magnetometer

Name: Metal Detector: Magnetometer
Author: sofnerd

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Find iron, steel and magnets with your phone's magnetic field sensor.

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Total installs: 10,181
Installs / day: +12
Rating: —★
Released: 3 May 2025
Last update: 11 Oct 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

4 changes

11 Oct 2026
Update date
28 Sept 202611 Oct 2026
11 Oct 2026
Version
2.0.0 → 2.0.1
11 Oct 2026
What's new
Rebuilt with a cleaner, matte design. New: a Zero button sets your baseline away from metal so readings are more consistent, plus a short trend graph of the last few seconds. Same magnetometer detection for iron, steel a…New app Icon. Rebuilt with matte design. New: a Zero button sets your baseline away from metal so readings are more consistent, plus a short trend graph of the last few seconds. Same magnetometer detection for iron, stee…
11 Oct 2026
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Country availability

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

No data shared with third parties
Collects data App activity and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

11 in 4 groups

5 Sensitive1 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

Use your camera to take photos and record videos
Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage

Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA

OtherNotable6

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
Read Google service settings stored on your deviceread Google service configuration · com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description

MetalDetector uses your phone's built-in magnetic field sensor (magnetometer) to react to magnetic metal nearby, such as iron and steel, and to magnets. What it does - Shows a live magnetic reading, updated many times a second, with a graph of the last few seconds. - Tap Zero away from metal to set today's baseline, then every reading is measured from that baseline. - Set a threshold with the sensitivity slider. When the reading goes above it, the screen shows "Metal Detected" and the phone can beep and vibrate. - Sound and vibration can each be turned on or off. - Take a photo with the current reading shown on it. Captures are saved on your device and listed in History, where you can open or delete them. What it can find - Iron and steel objects, such as screws, nails, bolts and tools, when they are within a few centimetres of the phone. - Magnets. What it cannot do - It does not react to non-magnetic metals such as gold, silver, copper, brass and aluminium, so it will not find most jewellery or coins. - It is not a stud finder or a wire or pipe detector. Do not rely on it before drilling into a wall. - It cannot tell you the type of metal or how deep an object is. - Its range is short: a few centimetres for small objects. Tips - Tap Zero away from metal, then sweep slowly. Turning the phone changes the reading, so keep it in the same position as you move it. - Magnetic phone cases, speakers, laptops and other electronics also change the reading. - Your phone needs a magnetometer, the sensor its compass uses.

What's new

New app Icon. Rebuilt with matte design. New: a Zero button sets your baseline away from metal so readings are more consistent, plus a short trend graph of the last few seconds. Same magnetometer detection for iron, steel and magnets.

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