###### (This is the legacy documentation for SDL2, the previous stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current stable version.)
# SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_SENSORS

A variable controlling whether SDL updates sensor state when getting input events

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_hints.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_hints.h)

## Syntax

```c
#define SDL_HINT_AUTO_UPDATE_SENSORS    "SDL_AUTO_UPDATE_SENSORS"
```

## Remarks

This variable can be set to the following values:

- "0": You'll call [SDL_SensorUpdate](SDL_SensorUpdate)() manually
- "1": SDL will automatically call [SDL_SensorUpdate](SDL_SensorUpdate)()
  (default)

This hint can be toggled on and off at runtime.

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