I've been having alot of trouble with my compass lately. Atleast I think its the compass anyway. In Google maps when I use compass mode I can only tilt and look up/down. I can no longer turn. Same thing applies in skymaps. GPS works fine. Tried a compass app, doesn't seem to work either. Could this be a software issue or will I have to rma my unit? I'm running prime 1.7 now but I've had this problem for a month now with multiple roms.
Ideas?
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This is a known issue on Gingerbread and there are literally thousands of messages all over the web (Google: Gingerbread Compass) but I thought it was fixed in Honeycomb.
I downloaded 3 different "basic" compass apps to test with and they all have the same problem. Most of the time the compass points SOUTH or SW or SSW and not north. Other times it just randomly points where it wants or when you rotate the tab the north arrow just rotates with it rather than locking in on NORTH. Sometimes it just keeps shifting 10-15 degrees back and forth when the TAB is sitting still on a wood table.
I use an app that requires the compass (Dishpointer Pro) and needless to say it's totally useless. I have tried the "figure 8 calibration" and it doesn't help.
Note that the compass is not the same as the GPS. My GPS works fine.
I have the same problem on my Samsung Infuse when I load Gingerbread but on Froyo it's fine.
I've tried a couple different ROMS on the TAB with the same problem. Funny thing is, I don't think I tried it on the stock ROM.
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This is a known issue on Gingerbread and there are literally thousands of messages all over the web (Google: Gingerbread Compass) but I thought it was fixed in Honeycomb.
I downloaded 3 different "basic" compass apps to test with and they all have the same problem. Most of the time the compass points SOUTH or SW or SSW and not north. Other times it just randomly points where it wants or when you rotate the tab the north arrow just rotates with it rather than locking in on NORTH. Sometimes it just keeps shifting 10-15 degrees back and forth when the TAB is sitting still on a wood table.
I use an app that requires the compass (Dishpointer Pro) and needless to say it's totally useless. I have tried the "figure 8 calibration" and it doesn't help.
Note that the compass is not the same as the GPS. My GPS works fine.
I have the same problem on my Samsung Infuse when I load Gingerbread but on Froyo it's fine.
I've tried a couple different ROMS on the TAB with the same problem. Funny thing is, I don't think I tried it on the stock ROM.
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I'll check it for ya bro. I've never actually tried to use a compass app yet
I have gingerbread and the compass on my phone, both phone and tab compass appear to be working.
I didn't use Compass app but on GMap, the arrow points to the correct direction for me when I'm stationary (so it is not caculated via GPS). On my phone, it never works reliably.
MisterEdF said:
This is a known issue on Gingerbread and there are literally thousands of messages all over the web (Google: Gingerbread Compass) but I thought it was fixed in Honeycomb.
I downloaded 3 different "basic" compass apps to test with and they all have the same problem. Most of the time the compass points SOUTH or SW or SSW and not north. Other times it just randomly points where it wants or when you rotate the tab the north arrow just rotates with it rather than locking in on NORTH. Sometimes it just keeps shifting 10-15 degrees back and forth when the TAB is sitting still on a wood table.
I use an app that requires the compass (Dishpointer Pro) and needless to say it's totally useless. I have tried the "figure 8 calibration" and it doesn't help.
Note that the compass is not the same as the GPS. My GPS works fine.
I have the same problem on my Samsung Infuse when I load Gingerbread but on Froyo it's fine.
I've tried a couple different ROMS on the TAB with the same problem. Funny thing is, I don't think I tried it on the stock ROM.
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Do you have your tablet in a case that contains magnets? If so, those magnets may interfere with the compass.
Rob
foxbat121 said:
I didn't use Compass app but on GMap, the arrow points to the correct direction for me when I'm stationary (so it is not caculated via GPS). On my phone, it never works reliably.
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If your GPS is enabled in the hardware settings as soon as you load maps the GPS is functioning. I have no problem using any program that supports & uses GPS only compass. You can tell if the GPS is on by the little circle that looks like a "sun or a compass" when you run maps or nav. If it is showing it's using GPS.
My arrow in maps follows me perfectly. Just can't get any compass program to work including Dishpointer Pro which is what I always need to use.
Same as me only google map work.
does anybody have problem with google maps compass mod？ my hd2 maps compass mod works good under any 2.3 rom，but compass mod does not work under any 4.0 rom，can anybody help？
I also have the same problem. It would be great if there is a solution.
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I cannot get the orientation in the Google Maps(v6.3.0) of NexusHD2-ICS-4.0.3-CM9 V1.4
But I can track the compass orientation in GPS Status & Toolbox.
Same problem on my Lg-p970 on 2.3 But 2.2 is Good.
Same problem on my Moto RAZR Maxx on4.0.4 but 2.3.5 & 2.3.6 is Good.
I hope i can do something to fix it.
I have a similar problem (with maps ICS) where it shows my location as someplace on the opposite side of my state.. only when connected to wifi. Perhaps you'll have better luck disconnected from wifi... probably not but worth a try. I don't really see the point of these compasses if you are moving the phone will know what direction/ vector you are moving in so whats the point of a sensor they are never completely accurate anyway.. from my experiences at least.
The problem was solved by enabling auto rotation on setting->display->rotation.
You can get a try
eric913 said:
The problem was solved by enabling auto rotation on setting->display->rotation.
You can get a try
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Thanks! That helped me.
Hi, I have a problem with the compass on my UMI zero. When I use google maps or any compass app the direction pointed by the arrow is always the same whatever direction i rotate my smartphone at. Only sometimes it points in the right direction but slowly rotating to the same wrong one. What's going on? I tried to install different ROM but the problem was never solved, and at the beginning it was working, i cannot say flawlessly but at least acceptably.
Compass problem
i was facing the same issues as you are with UMI Zero's compass especially on its stock firmware (update 3.10), but i went ahead and got the rom from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/and...-miumizero-miuiv6-umi-zero-t3050090?nocache=1
and installed the firmware available on it.
i also made sure that all GPS settings were on before using the compass because without it (try using it with the data on for the first few trys), it kept telling me to wave the phone in the shape of an 8 to recalibrate it. it works now much better than before but it is still not completely accurate. i think the problem is within the hardware rather than the software.
Has anyone had problems with the gyroscope in vr applications?
The compass works very slow. And vr applications are not able to move the screen with the movement of the phone.
Any way to calibrate the compass or gyroscope?. Anyone else has happened?
txemyprieto said:
Has anyone had problems with the gyroscope in vr applications?
The compass works very slow. And vr applications are not able to move the screen with the movement of the phone.
Any way to calibrate the compass or gyroscope?. Anyone else has happened?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69996778&postcount=68
Same here...
gps problems
Skyad said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=69996778&postcount=68
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i dont use vr, but a lot gps navigacion,i install gps esencial from play store and its giving me under 20 ft precision mostli al the time, but google maps its get lost a lot, somtimes an error of 1000 to 3000 ft. im thinking is software problem not hardware. other navigators go beter but still get lost somtime. my motorola G first generacion is a crack, never lost.
There is a known issue with the gyroscope being non functional . There is a fix in the latest OTA formware update which came out last night. I've just updated and thingsseem ok.
http://bbs.elephone.hk/thread-12714-1-1.html#.WFNjlPl96Ul
Make sure you are on the 20161215 firmware release and retest.
Hi,
I have been using P9 lite (model L31) for the past few months and found that the compass has some issues. Even if I calibrate the compass using figure 8, it does not stick to one point. For example, if I use google maps walking navigation, the map keeps on rotating so much that its hard to find the actual direction. Though the same does not happen in car navigation mode.
I have experienced the same thing in other apps as well. The compass does not stick to one position and it keeps on rotating.
Does anyone experienced this issue?
WAQ28 said:
Hi,
I have been using P9 lite (model L31) for the past few months and found that the compass has some issues. Even if I calibrate the compass using figure 8, it does not stick to one point. For example, if I use google maps walking navigation, the map keeps on rotating so much that its hard to find the actual direction. Though the same does not happen in car navigation mode.
I have experienced the same thing in other apps as well. The compass does not stick to one position and it keeps on rotating.
Does anyone experienced this issue?
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Even granting location access to the default compass app of the phone does not help. Does anyone has any clue why is it behaving like this?
Same problem on a L21.
Compass used to work fine, but since a few weeks ago it does not point to magnetic N... not even to a point with a certain deviation (if I rotate the phone, the "north" also rotates with it).
My good old N8-00 compass still works fine...
After A LOT of 8 shaped calibrations (with and without GPS enabled), the compass seems to work again...