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I know that you get whether the lid is open or closed from:

ioreg -r -k AppleClamshellState -d 4 | grep AppleClamshellState.

What I want to know is if the lid is open, what is its angle relative to the plane it is sitting on.

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I know that you get whether the lid is open or closed from:

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What I want to know is if the lid is open, what is its angle relative to the plane it is sitting on.

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I know that you get whether the lid is open or closed from:

ioreg -r -k AppleClamshellState -d 4 | grep AppleClamshellState.

What I want to know is if the lid is open, what is its angle relative to the plane it is sitting on.

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There is no easy way to do this from within the computer (you could always measure it of course). The hardware on laptops only needs to know whether the lid is closed or not, so a simple on/off switch is enough and built-in.

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There are (at least) two threads on reddit where apparently the tilt level seems to control audio volume:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/6fek1m/hope_you_dont_mind_having_the_volume_turned_up/


• https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/6fowct/lid_controlled_volume_mac_edition/

The first one is quite obviously a fake, the second one claims

You're right! I used the ambient light sensor values to calculate the percentage

So while there isn't a way to get the angle directly, it can be calculated/approximated using other sensors.

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  I think you're ignoring the opportunity to superglue a Bluetooth spirit level to the lid of the MacBook :-) Oh, and one to the chassis too.
  
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There is no easy way to do this from within the computer (you could always measure it of course). The hardware on laptops only needs to know whether the lid is closed or not, so a simple on/off switch is enough and built-in.

---

There are (at least) two threads on reddit where apparently the tilt level seems to control audio volume:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/6fek1m/hope_you_dont_mind_having_the_volume_turned_up/


• https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/6fowct/lid_controlled_volume_mac_edition/

The first one is quite obviously a fake, the second one claims

You're right! I used the ambient light sensor values to calculate the percentage

So while there isn't a way to get the angle directly, it can be calculated/approximated using other sensors.

share|improve this answer

edited 6 hours ago

answered 10 hours ago

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  I think you're ignoring the opportunity to superglue a Bluetooth spirit level to the lid of the MacBook :-) Oh, and one to the chassis too.
  
  – High Performance Mark
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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There is no easy way to do this from within the computer (you could always measure it of course). The hardware on laptops only needs to know whether the lid is closed or not, so a simple on/off switch is enough and built-in.

---

There are (at least) two threads on reddit where apparently the tilt level seems to control audio volume:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/6fek1m/hope_you_dont_mind_having_the_volume_turned_up/


• https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/6fowct/lid_controlled_volume_mac_edition/

The first one is quite obviously a fake, the second one claims

You're right! I used the ambient light sensor values to calculate the percentage

So while there isn't a way to get the angle directly, it can be calculated/approximated using other sensors.

share|improve this answer

edited 6 hours ago

answered 10 hours ago

nohillside♦nohillside

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  I think you're ignoring the opportunity to superglue a Bluetooth spirit level to the lid of the MacBook :-) Oh, and one to the chassis too.
  
  – High Performance Mark
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

There is no easy way to do this from within the computer (you could always measure it of course). The hardware on laptops only needs to know whether the lid is closed or not, so a simple on/off switch is enough and built-in.

---

There are (at least) two threads on reddit where apparently the tilt level seems to control audio volume:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/6fek1m/hope_you_dont_mind_having_the_volume_turned_up/


• https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/6fowct/lid_controlled_volume_mac_edition/

The first one is quite obviously a fake, the second one claims

You're right! I used the ambient light sensor values to calculate the percentage

So while there isn't a way to get the angle directly, it can be calculated/approximated using other sensors.

share|improve this answer

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