1---
2title: DeviceMotion
3description: A library that provides access to a device's motion and orientation sensors.
4sourceCodeUrl: 'https://github.com/expo/expo/tree/sdk-47/packages/expo-sensors'
5packageName: 'expo-sensors'
6iconUrl: '/static/images/packages/expo-sensors.png'
7---
8
9import APISection from '~/components/plugins/APISection';
10import { APIInstallSection } from '~/components/plugins/InstallSection';
11import PlatformsSection from '~/components/plugins/PlatformsSection';
12
13`DeviceMotion` from **`expo-sensors`** provides access to the device motion and orientation sensors. All data is presented in terms of three axes that run through a device. According to portrait orientation: X runs from left to right, Y from bottom to top and Z perpendicularly through the screen from back to front.
14
15<PlatformsSection android emulator ios simulator web />
16
17## Installation
18
19<APIInstallSection />
20
21## API
22
23```js
24import { DeviceMotion } from 'expo-sensors';
25```
26
27<APISection packageName="expo-device-motion" />
28