diff --git a/core/hybrisadaptor.cpp b/core/hybrisadaptor.cpp
index 4bc734c5..bd05355f 100644
--- a/core/hybrisadaptor.cpp
+++ b/core/hybrisadaptor.cpp
@@ -34,54 +34,96 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
+/* Older devices probably have old android hal and thus do
+ * not define sensor all sensor types that have been added
+ * later on -> In order to both use symbolic names and
+ * compile for all devices we need to fill in holes that
+ * android hal for some particular device might have.
+ */
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_META_DATA
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_META_DATA                        (0)
+#endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER (1)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER                    (1)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_FIELD
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_FIELD                (2)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD (2)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD                   SENSOR_TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_FIELD
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_ORIENTATION
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_ORIENTATION (3)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_ORIENTATION                      (3)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE (4)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE                        (4)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_LIGHT
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_LIGHT (5)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_LIGHT                            (5)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_PRESSURE
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_PRESSURE (6)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_PRESSURE                         (6)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_TEMPERATURE
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_TEMPERATURE (7)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_TEMPERATURE                      (7)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_PROXIMITY
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_PROXIMITY (8)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_PROXIMITY                        (8)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_GRAVITY
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_GRAVITY (9)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_GRAVITY                          (9)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION (10)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_LINEAR_ACCELERATION             (10)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR (11)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_ROTATION_VECTOR                 (11)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY (12)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_RELATIVE_HUMIDITY               (12)
 #endif
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE (13)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_AMBIENT_TEMPERATURE             (13)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED     (14)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR            (15)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED          (16)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_SIGNIFICANT_MOTION
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_SIGNIFICANT_MOTION              (17)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR                   (18)
 #endif
-//#define SENSOR_TYPE_MAGNETIC_FIELD_UNCALIBRATED (14)
-//#define SENSOR_TYPE_GAME_ROTATION_VECTOR (15)
-//#define SENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE_UNCALIBRATED (16)
-//#define SENSOR_TYPE_SIGNIFICANT_MOTION (17)
-//#define SENSOR_TYPE_STEP_DETECTOR (18)
 #ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_STEP_COUNTER
-#define SENSOR_TYPE_STEP_COUNTER (19)
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_STEP_COUNTER                    (19)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR     (20)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_HEART_RATE
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_HEART_RATE                      (21)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_TILT_DETECTOR
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_TILT_DETECTOR                   (22)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_WAKE_GESTURE
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_WAKE_GESTURE                    (23)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_GLANCE_GESTURE
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_GLANCE_GESTURE                  (24)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_PICK_UP_GESTURE
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_PICK_UP_GESTURE                 (25)
+#endif
+#ifndef SENSOR_TYPE_WRIST_TILT_GESTURE
+#define SENSOR_TYPE_WRIST_TILT_GESTURE              (26)
 #endif
-//#define SENSOR_TYPE_GEOMAGNETIC_ROTATION_VECTOR (20)
 
 /* ========================================================================= *
  * UTILITIES