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Responding to light sensors (HTML)

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Purpose

Developers can create apps that use sensors to detect and respond to changes in ambient light. For example, an application can respond when a user walks outdoors with their slate device, by increasing the contrast between text and background.

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Quickstart: Responding to changes in lighting

You can use the ambient light sensor to detect changes in lighting with an app written in JavaScript.