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. 2023 Oct 31;23(21):8866. doi: 10.3390/s23218866

Table 2.

Data sources and their properties.

Data Source Description Android iOS Optional
Applications usage application category and duration of usage event-based - no
Calendar total number of calendar events 4 h 4 h no
Call log number and duration of incoming, outgoing, missed calls event-based event-based no
Camera cropped face images event-based event-based yes
GPS latitude and longitude 15 min 15 min no
Gravity magnitude of gravity in x, y and z directions 15 min 15 min no
Keystroke log number of key presses, backspaces, auto-correction, typing duration, and number of unique applications event-based - no
Light illuminance in lux 15 min - no
Microphone sound energy and pitch 15 min event-based yes
Music song title and artist name event-based - no
Notifications notification event, click-through rate, and decision time event-based - no
Pedometer number of steps event-based event-based no
Physical activity duration of still, walking, running, cycling, being in vehicle activities event-based event-based no
Screen duration of unlocked screen state event-based event-based no
Significant motion number of events when sudden motion occurs event-based event-based no
Social Networking Service (SNS) social media metrics (e.g., number of followers and posts) 24 h - yes
Stored media number of images stored 4 h 4 h yes
Short Messaging Service (SMS) number of characters in incoming text messages event-based - no
Wi-Fi number of nearby access points 30 min - no