Hi all,
when iphone came out with compass, I had Xperia, which has no compass. When I was using the google map I had to figure out if I am looking at it from the right orientation. I was pretty sure that when I get a phone with compass it would orient itself with the north and south, as it has a compass inside. Quite surprisingly, it does not!!! What does it do anyway?? The only thing I found that there are apps using them you can find north and south.
Right now I am using X10 with Android 1.6 (unrooted, well there is no root for it yet). Is there a way to enable compass in google map?? It haven't been thought off yet ? If yes, could someone tell me how to?
Thanks in advance
Bikram
Bikram said:
Right now I am using X10 with Android 1.6 (unrooted, well there is no root for it yet). Is there a way to enable compass in google map??
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It is there by default, actually it can't be disabled ;-) You could see your direction by looking at blue arrow (that which shows your location).
If I'm not mistaking I think I didn't have it by default. I thought I dloaded it through menu -> more -> google labs.
But chances are really tiny that brut.all is wrong.
Just thought I'd let u know for the tiny chance there is.
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If I'm not mistaking I think I didn't have it by default. I thought I dloaded it through menu -> more -> google labs.
But chances are really tiny that brut.all is wrong.
Just thought I'd let u know for the tiny chance there is.
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This is how it looks for me:
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This isn't in the labs. Are you sure you have latest GM (4.2)? Are you sure your compass is working properly?
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This is how it looks for me:
This isn't in the labs. Are you sure you have latest GM (4.2)? Are you sure your compass is working properly?
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well on the last update of maps, i think google removed the compass support..
it was there in labs on the preinstalled version of maps...
i have a x10, so this is information about the x10..
I got the x10i and the blue arrow doesn't show me the direction at all.
I got the last GM.
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well on the last update of maps, i think google removed the compass support..
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I think not, because I have GM latest and as you can see I have this arrow. If it was in the labs section earlier, then they probably finished testing it and added as standard feature. This is purpose of labs: testing new things.
I think you should download some other app which use compass and see whether it will show you compass data.
I have the arrow but it doesn't show me the direction I am pointing towards
RMaps rotates map according to compass orientation
RMaps rotates the map according to the compass orientation, but it doesn't have navigation or much search.
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Honestly speaking i was fed up of GPS apps and maps...there wasnt a single free app which could just use my GPS chip and tell me without maps my heading, my altitude, my speed and my coordinates..
and which wud work purely on GPS chip..no data usage no need of downloaded maps..
i dont need maps all the time..i mean there has to be a way to use GPS without having maps.
so here it is:
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found this cool app which is free for Xperia:
http://www.handango.com/catalog/Pro...25&platformId=30&productId=248650§ionId=0
u need to login to download but its free.
a very simple app which uses your GPS chip.
very useful when u r out there somewhere in the world.
it also gives u the sky view of how many satellites are there above u.
i guess all of u must be already knowing this
but i love its simplicity
I had no idea of it. Will try that! Does it use ONLY gps chip, no data transfer?
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Honestly speaking i was fed up of GPS apps and maps...there wasnt a single free app which could just use my GPS chip and tell me without maps my heading, my altitude, my speed and my coordinates..
and which wud work purely on GPS chip..no data usage no need of downloaded maps..
i dont need maps all the time..i mean there has to be a way to use GPS without having maps.
so here it is:
found this cool app which is free for Xperia:
http://www.handango.com/catalog/Pro...25&platformId=30&productId=248650§ionId=0
u need to login to download but its free.
a very simple app which uses your GPS chip.
very useful when u r out there somewhere in the world.
it also gives u the sky view of how many satellites are there above u.
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Have downloaded it to try, have to wait until morning to see what each meter is displaying.
Cheers
Nice !
Check also a nice free gps software list here.
My preferred is actually richesseGPS.
Hi everybody!
Does anyone sucessfully run DigitalCompass from the new NRGY "leo" ROM??? When I click on button "Set Destination", I have the following message like "The file 'GoogleMaps' cannot be openned. Either it is not signed with atrusted certification..." So what to do to fix this problem????
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LikeM8 said:
Hi everybody!
Does anyone sucessfully run DigitalCompass from the new NRGY "leo" ROM??? When I click on button "Set Destination", I have the following message like "The file 'GoogleMaps' cannot be openned. Either it is not signed with atrusted certification..." So what to do to fix this problem????
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Install GoogleMaps.. Enjoy ;-)
Soory, but google maps is yet installed!
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Soory, but google maps is yet installed!
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http://www.efficasoft.com/gpsutilities/index_sym_screenshots.html
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So the compass in Touch HD only gives you digital coordinates.
There is no visual compass like on Android-devices and Iphone 3GS, right?
I'm sorry if I'm misunderstanding your discussion - but since when does the HD have a compass??? AFAIK it doesn't!
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I'm sorry if I'm misunderstanding your discussion - but since when does the HD have a compass??? AFAIK it doesn't!
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Exactly, thats why im wonderring how this is supposed to work?
My GPS connects and i get coordinates, thats it.
I guess thats all we can expect from our Touch HD.
rumours says ... HD hardware provides a hidden compass feature.... (like TMC or graphic improve)
it needs only software (or software programmer) to work ....
But the compass software unfortunately delivers the same error to me as the topics thread says....
Well it kind of works for me, when i get a GPS-signal in Google Maps I get coordinates in the compass-software aswell. But thats it.
Our HD doesn't have build inside digital compass so unlike iPhone 3GS we cannot use it inside building instantly, must have GPS reception with coordinate. New HTC Tattoo has it, you can see it in its specification, and maybe HTC Leo will have it as well.
I have yet to get the compass turning, so it's almost useless for now. If you have GPS software, it will give you both the coordinates and direction of North.
I guess it's just a cool gimmick in the end.
like many GPS programs that are available for WM, most have a compass componenet to them a personal fave of mine is efficasoft GPS, though it will only register once your movement and direction has been determined via GPS coordinates, So unless you have like someone else said the new Iphone or some others maybe have a proper digital compass then you should get a stationary reading ?, anyway.... I think thats right....?, feel free to corect me....
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Soory, but google maps is yet installed!
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Install GoogleMaps again.. trust me ;-) and about the compass..it works when you are in the move only ... so it's kinda unuseable - compass toy
you have to make sure you install, google maps to your main memory not your storage card. Then it works, but once you try to quit it causes slow down and problems until you soft reset.
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you have to make sure you install, google maps to your main memory not your storage card. Then it works, but once you try to quit it causes slow down and problems until you soft reset.
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It works for my
ok,...anybody can give a link where I can download the GoogleMaps cab???
If HD not have built-in compass (according MrKaon), what to do with this software in HD???
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ok,...anybody can give a link where I can download the GoogleMaps cab???
If HD not have built-in compass (according MrKaon), what to do with this software in HD???
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www.GoogleMaps.com ?
The HD does not have a digital compass in it like some other phones. You can run a GPS compass on it, however.
A GPS compass can tell you which direction you are moving but it cannot tell you which direction you are pointing.
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ok,...anybody can give a link where I can download the GoogleMaps cab???
If HD not have built-in compass (according MrKaon), what to do with this software in HD???
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http://m.google.com/maps should do it.
Important point of interest: Does Layar3D work with the compass we have now?
Hey .. maybe I found something new.
As far as I know you can't force compass recalibration. I only saw the screen first time I run the compass app. Even magnets close to my HD2 wont show the screen.
And it seems it would be needed. My compass very often shows clearly wrong heading.
And now the trick .. the recalibration works all the time, even without the screen ! Simply do the 8 move .. and the compass will start to show correct heading !
I'm running 1.43 rom btw.
When doing 8move, do you keep phone in vertical or horizontal position? Or does it matter at all?
It's easier to show then to describe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP3d00Hr14o
Though I do it a bit slower.
Now I found there are more methods. Clearly nobody really understands what's going on. But this method above works for me.
got it, thanks
wait what? How is this a trick? HTC compas clearly says to do this if its not calibrated. What is going on around there?
I was hoping this thread was going to be a way of starting the compass without geting that annoying calibration screen.
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wait what? How is this a trick? HTC compas clearly says to do this if its not calibrated. What is going on around there?
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Where do they say so ?
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Where do they say so ?
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when u open the compass. not all the time, but many times also with picture for 8 move. check below
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wait what? How is this a trick? HTC compas clearly says to do this if its not calibrated. What is going on around there?
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Then you didn't read the thread... The OP was saying that sometimes even if the compass wasn't saying calibration was needed, it would show wrong resullts, so he was looking for a way to "force" calibration.
I work with industrial electronic compasses, and calibrating them usually involves turning them in all "3D" directions so that they can register max/min values on all axes. I do the same with my HD2 and it works well.
Yes .. the 'trick' is in that you don't have to see the screen and recalibration work all the time, not only after showing the screen.
It don't work
I tried to hard resset and many other things. There's no way of Digital Compass work for me. When I move the phone as 8, the maximum I get is a blank screen. (maybe it's because flip it software) but no mather how I try, never could use digital compass.
Anyone has a tip, a cab, or anything to help me make it work ? Thank you
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Hi llucas
There is a software call "Z-DeviceTest" in google play store , it is a free app , you can download and check what sensors are avaiable in your device. If you have compass in your device, you should get "Tick" (refer -> device1.jpg ) on the compass Icon , if not you will get a"X Cross" (refer -> device2.jpg ) on the compass icon.
Hope this helps.
Hi,
I was playing around with the new (fast, fast!) global search from froyo and noticed that when I type a whole word that might correspond to a business (e.g. restaurant, bakery) I get an entry for it. The funny thing it even shows the rating and the phone number, and when clicked gives me the option to call, show on map and even add to contacts!
How crazy is that? Did you know it?
Mine doesn't do that. Is there a preference or something?
garyo said:
Mine doesn't do that. Is there a preference or something?
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It only does it using the new google searching widget. It works pretty well actually, even in a little village like mine
Yeah it's a great little feature, will come in handy for sure.
All I can say is, wow!
Doesn't seem to work for me in Norway.
I think you have to check an option in the privacy settings for it to work, but you don't need the search widget: pressing the search button in the home screen gives the same results.
Anyway, does it happen to you that the results it gives are farther away than other existing ones? E.g. you get a bakery two km away, when you know there is one at a hundred metres and it appears in the maps too.
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Hi,
I was playing around with the new (fast, fast!) global search from froyo and noticed that when I type a whole word that might correspond to a business (e.g. restaurant, bakery) I get an entry for it. The funny thing it even shows the rating and the phone number, and when clicked gives me the option to call, show on map and even add to contacts!
How crazy is that? Did you know it?
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I searched for "Pizza in Palo Alto" and also "Pizza" and whaddya know? Ummm... nothing. It doesn't work for me.
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I searched for "Pizza in Palo Alto" and also "Pizza" and whaddya know? Ummm... nothing. It doesn't work for me.
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It doesn't work that way, it doesn't do complex searches (e.g. you picking the place). The second try should have worked, though. If I search "pizza" I definitely get a local result.
Here's a screenshot I took last night, I just checked and it works for "pizza" too:
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UPDATE!! PhotoShpere is working after install if you delete data from apps menu and reboot! Still not sure on why the Gyroscope is not showing up on Sensor Kinetics. BUT IT WORKS!
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Steps to get working
Swipe down from top right of phone
Click Settings
Scroll down and click Apps
Find Camera and click it.
Click Clear data
Reboot
Once the phone has restarted relaunch Camera and swipe from the right. PhotoSphere is there now.
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Tested Google Camera and discovered the photo sphere feature is missing. Did some digging and it turns out Google Camera use the gyroscope for this feature and possibly the pano feature as well.
I checked the sensors and we are indeed missing a gyroscope.
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This does not mean the One is a terrible phone. It simply means this is one area that was more than likely left out to help keep price down.
I will update as I find more information.
Helpful Research Information: http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...options-not-available-in-google-camera-app-in
Adding info from CPU-Z
http://valid.x86.fr/a/qg5tjp
If anyone can shed some light on this. Does it have one and its not being picked up or is it simply missing and using some other method?
Thanks
Wow I can't believe that this would miss. Got the Moto G without gyroscope and sometimes I missed that feature so my next phone should have that. Can you please ask about it in the OPO forum? I would love to know this now.
Gesendet von meinem Moto G mit Tapatalk
gsm arena has listed it here
Thanks I'm Sputnik24 from the OP-Forum
Unfortunately, the features can be gone after a next reboot, so you have to do this again. Quite annoying, but a software issue. So there should be a bug fix.
It does have a gyroscope according to cpu-z
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That's strange. Although, on this page, it shows that OPO does have a gyroscope. http://oneplus.net/one#specifications
linkinorton said:
That's strange. Although, on this page, it shows that OPO does have a gyroscope. http://oneplus.net/one#specifications
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There was some debate on this in the OP forums...
A detailed view indicates there is a 'Gravity' sensor and a Geomagnetic Rotation Vector. Basically, Gravity sensor tells it where down is and the other one gives info on any offset motion from 'down'. So it essentially knows any position it is in, making it a gyro. I think the function is there but they're pulling data from 2 different sensors and neither reports it is a gyroscope. Just guessing here...
Install the latest update OTA and the gyroscope is visible also the Google camera photosphere option is working now.