fix #4541: some phones do not support SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL for rotation

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/sensors/RotationProvider.java b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/sensors/RotationProvider.java
index 4c4eb97..5b5d288 100644
--- a/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/sensors/RotationProvider.java
+++ b/main/src/cgeo/geocaching/sensors/RotationProvider.java
@@ -62,7 +62,12 @@ public class RotationProvider extends LooperCallbacks<Float> implements SensorEv
     public void onStart() {
         if (rotationSensor != null) {
             Log.d("RotationProvider: starting the rotation provider");
-            sensorManager.registerListener(this, rotationSensor, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
+            try {
+                sensorManager.registerListener(this, rotationSensor, SensorManager.SENSOR_DELAY_NORMAL);
+            } catch (final Exception e) {
+                Log.w("RotationProvider: unable to register listener", e);
+                subject.onError(e);
+            }
         } else {
             subject.onError(new RuntimeException("rotation sensor is absent on this device"));
         }