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is the Three-axis gyroscope on ur device accurate?
mine for like 1 minute shakes alot then after it stil shows a wrong direction and if i move it a bit shows a diferent but stilll eronated direction
is there any way to recalibrate it?
i played a bit on a iphone 4 and was very very accurate.....
funstuffalex said:
is the Three-axis gyroscope on ur device accurate?
mine for like 1 minute shakes alot then after it stil shows a wrong direction and if i move it a bit shows a diferent but stilll eronated direction
is there any way to recalibrate it?
i played a bit on a iphone 4 and was very very accurate.....
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what are you using to view the orientation and information from the gyro
firstly i tried google maps navgation then i downloaded anoter 2 free aps gps test and gps status...if i hold the phone in one position it shows me one point as beeing the north...if i do a 180 degrees spin it shows me another point as beeing the north
ps i think its the digital compas thats foulty not the gyro right?
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what are you using to view the orientation and information from the gyro
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You could use the app Phone Tester it gives you a reading of all the sensors, but that's it.
funstuffalex said:
is the Three-axis gyroscope on ur device accurate?
mine for like 1 minute shakes alot then after it stil shows a wrong direction and if i move it a bit shows a diferent but stilll eronated direction
is there any way to recalibrate it?
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This thread warrants an explanation of the differences between GPS, compass, and gyroscope.
GPS: Tells you where you are. It can be used to infer the direction in which you are moving. It can NOT tell you which way you are facing.
Compass: Tells you which way you are facing with respect to the Earth's north/south poles.
Gyroscope: Tells you how fast you are spinning about each of 3 axes (hence why it's called a "3-axis gyroscope"). It can be used to infer the direction in which you are facing (albeit not easily).
Neither the compass nor the gyroscope can tell you where you are, or the direction in which you are moving.
The problem you are seeing is with the compass, NOT with the gyroscope. Google maps does not currently do anything with the gyroscope. The digital compass can be calibrated. I use the "Compass" app, which has a calibrate function.
It's a 6-axis gyroscope, not 3.
ryude said:
It's a 6-axis gyroscope, not 3.
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No it's not a 6 axis. It's a 3 axis. It's listed here: http://www.google.com/nexus/#/tech-specs.
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Also general question/comment. Doesn't a gyroscope help the phone know which way is down? So technically you can have an object shown on the screen, then you can walk around that object with your phone and see all sides of the object. (Like the iPhone 4 demo Steve Jobs did with the game Jenga, he walked around the tower to see all sides)
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Thanks mate yea thats it....the compas is all messed up...
On ur phones dose the north apear to be in same direction no matter witch way u turn or is this a wide spread flaw
nxt said:
Doesn't a gyroscope help the phone know which way is down?
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No.
funstuffalex said:
@ ravidavi
Thanks mate yea thats it....the compas is all messed up...
On ur phones dose the north apear to be in same direction no matter witch way u turn or is this a wide spread flaw
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The compass needs to be calibrated.
ryude said:
It's a 6-axis gyroscope, not 3.
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There's no such thing (in this world) as a 6-axis gyroscope. What you are thinking is the oft-quoted phrase "6-axis gaming sensor" (or 6-axis motion sensor). A 6-axis motion sensor is actually a chip that combines a 3-axis accelerometer and a 3-axis gyroscope into one package.
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Doesn't a gyroscope help the phone know which way is down?
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A gyroscope only tells you how fast you are spinning about an axis. An accelerometer can (for the most part) tell you which way is down.
I found this video today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JQz7EOHAwE
I would like to know what these guys are using to test the gyro on the NS.. Actually I am not sure this app is actually testing the app or the compass / accelorometer.
any ideas?
Did that woman say the phone had a barometer...?
alitech said:
I found this video today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JQz7EOHAwE
I would like to know what these guys are using to test the gyro on the NS.. Actually I am not sure this app is actually testing the app or the compass / accelorometer.
any ideas?
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Ever since i've had my Iconia the accelerometer has been off by miles. I'm unable to find a way to calibrate it, does anyone know of one?
Zombiepiratez said:
Ever since i've had my Iconia the accelerometer has been off by miles. I'm unable to find a way to calibrate it, does anyone know of one?
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Acer put out a calibration tool. But, I would not advise using it. It also calibrates a few other things, and had been known to brick a couple of tabs.
Moscow Desire said:
Acer put out a calibration tool. But, I would not advise using it. It also calibrates a few other things, and had been known to brick a couple of tabs.
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You gotta love acer... I have there diag. app that will calibrate several things including the color depth but as said here . its Dangerous..You can fit it as well as a maintenance tear down guide on Vaches website... in his download area ..
Now that the GS4 has been around for a couple of weeks I was wondering how well these sensors work and whether anyone has found interesting use cases. Any interesting new apps which use them ?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS50aGVQYXplLkFtYmlhbmNlIl0.
The Ambiance app is a great start and a must-have app for these new sensors. This would be a great thread to monitor the progress of the collection of appsvthat make creative use of specifically these thee new sensors of temp, pressure, and humidity. As far as I know, Ambiance is the first and only right now.
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Now that the GS4 has been around for a couple of weeks I was wondering how well these sensors work and whether anyone has found interesting use cases. Any interesting new apps which use them ?
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Speaking of cases... do they compromise sensors?
Question: how accurate is the temperature sensor when measuring the surrounding temperature? Does the device heat interfere with it or is there a workaround for this problem?
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Question: how accurate is the temperature sensor when measuring the surrounding temperature? Does the device heat interfere with it or is there a workaround for this problem?
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I personally find the sensors inaccurate, but that might just be me. In rooms I've felt cold it told me it should be warm, and vice versa. Maybe that's just me, but I think the heat of the device is interfering quite a bit.
For me it's about 5 degree's out comparing to 2 a digital and an old style thermometer I have.
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Weather station.
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The sensors work well in general. Temperature one is pretty accurate (within half a degree) AS LONG AS the phone is doing nothing and you are not holding it. Touching it or heat from the CPU/GPU do affect the result up to 5-8 ºC. The hygrometer I don't know how accurate it is, seems to vary quite a lot. And the barometer is very accurate.
You can have a look at the raw data from the sensors using "SensorGuru" from the Play market.
Cheers.
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The sensors work well in general. Temperature one is pretty accurate (within half a degree) AS LONG AS the phone is doing nothing and you are not holding it. Touching it or heat from the CPU/GPU do affect the result up to 5-8 ºC. The hygrometer I don't know how accurate it is, seems to vary quite a lot. And the barometer is very accurate.
You can have a look at the raw data from the sensors using "SensorGuru" from the Play market.
Cheers.
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Maybe my case is affecting it. I will test
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pintycar said:
The sensors work well in general. Temperature one is pretty accurate (within half a degree) AS LONG AS the phone is doing nothing and you are not holding it. Touching it or heat from the CPU/GPU do affect the result up to 5-8 ºC. The hygrometer I don't know how accurate it is, seems to vary quite a lot. And the barometer is very accurate.
You can have a look at the raw data from the sensors using "SensorGuru" from the Play market.
Cheers.
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Temperature sensor is unavailable in this app for me?
Edit: sorry ambient sensor is
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I was just about to reply to you with a screenshot It reads 21.6 for me now and my "el cheapo" digital thermometer says 21.9 so I guess they're both not too far from the true temp. A case can def keep some of the heat and distort the reading of course. I ignore where the measuring point is located.
It's quite cool to have all these sensors, makes you feel better for spending 500GBP on it haha. Peace!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWy_XG232uE
Video on Weather Station. Seems like a decent app for viewing and saving the data. Comes with a widget too.
Was reading this and given the note 5 ports thought it might not be long until we get a Samsung marshmallow n5 port for our n3?
http://www.neowin.net/news/samsung-...beta-for-galaxy-note-5-to-first-testers-in-us
I know there are 6.0.1 cm13 builds but I like using the stylus or at least having the option to, I might use it some day, you never know
I use CM13 and my pen... there are plenty of ways to get it working.
emuandco said:
I use CM13 and my pen... there are plenty of ways to get it working.
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Oh, with pressure sensitivity? does the camera still work well? 60fps and so on?
Last time I checked there were just too many features from the Samsung roms missing.
defroster said:
Oh, with pressure sensitivity? does the camera still work well? 60fps and so on?
Last time I checked there were just too many features from the Samsung roms missing.
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CM SPen Addon and Squid ftw. Works perfect. Camera works fine, too. No clue of 60fps, I dont need that.
emuandco said:
CM SPen Addon and Squid ftw. Works perfect. Camera works fine, too. No clue of 60fps, I dont need that.
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Using temaseks build? What the heck is squid?
defroster said:
Using temaseks build? What the heck is squid?
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steadfastinnovation.android.projectpapyrus&hl=de
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tushar.cmspen2&hl=de
The captured images won't be of same quality on CM like it is on TW ROMs. Forget about 60 fps, LOL. It's just the something is better than nothing approach, nothing else.
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The captured images won't be of same quality on CM like it is on TW ROMs. Forget about 60 fps, LOL. It's just the something is better than nothing approach, nothing else.
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Talking about quality on a phone cam sensor? Lololol I have no quality problems BTW.
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Talking about quality on a phone cam sensor? Lololol I have no quality problems BTW.
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Yeah, I am talking about quality on a phone cam sensor. The quality difference is so much that even with naked eye, and even a dull headed person will notice the difference! And I am a DSLR guy by the way!
My biggest issue with CM is that there isn't a good multiwindow implementation yet. I know they're working on it (I think Google, could be CM, not entirely sure who exactly it is that's working on it), but the feature is still in early alpha. I can't use my phone without it. It's like not having a browser or a SIM card.
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Yeah, I am talking about quality on a phone cam sensor. The quality difference is so much that even with naked eye, and even a dull headed person will notice the difference! And I am a DSLR guy by the way!
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Same camera sensor quality, just no FPS changes currently available, thus far. I am a micro-4/3 guy by the way, but don't see the relevance to this post :silly::silly::silly:
hapa8o8 said:
Same camera sensor quality, just no FPS changes currently available, thus far. I am a micro-4/3 guy by the way, but don't see the relevance to this post :silly::silly::silly:
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Who was talking about camera sensor! Everyone knows software can't change the hardware sensor! Its the post processing that matters, and that's where TW will thump over any CM/AOSP any day, any time.
Guys i have got good news here !!!
Official marshmallow!!!
AUmemOS said:
Guys i have got good news here !!!
Official marshmallow!!!
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Sweet. Could you link to that specific website, though? I don't want to be that guy, but it would be nice just for quick verification reasons. I might send it to a tech news website then too.
Amanoo said:
Sweet. Could you link to that specific website, though? I don't want to be that guy, but it would be nice just for quick verification reasons. I might send it to a tech news website then too.
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I cant send the link because it is a chat between me and developer in samsung.
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I cant send the link because it is a chat between me and developer in samsung.
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I meant to the website where this chat function is implemented, just to be completely that it really is from Samsung. I understand that I can't see your conversation. I'm just curious to take a quick look at the page where the function is located.
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I meant to the website where this chat function is implemented, just to be completely that it really is from Samsung. I understand that I can't see your conversation. I'm just curious to take a quick look at the page where the function is located.
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http://www.samsung.com/us/support/live-chat.html
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Who was talking about camera sensor! Everyone knows software can't change the hardware sensor! Its the post processing that matters, and that's where TW will thump over any CM/AOSP any day, any time.
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Then I suggest you go find a custom TW ROM :laugh: problem solved? :silly:
hapa8o8 said:
Then I suggest you go find a custom TW ROM :laugh: problem solved? :silly:
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No, not solved. I didn't have a problem to solve at first place :laugh:
ithehappy said:
No, not solved. I didn't have a problem to solve at first place :laugh:
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Oh, life must be swell then Keep rockin on, friend. :highfive:
Is that true?? Why??
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Is that true?? Why??
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Yes true that there is no compass but really you can't expect all the sensors and high end configs for a mid-ranger. It is a mid-ranger and it will have some cons. As far as I see it, maybe the NFC would be a drawback. I wouldn't really worry about the compass sensor. I don't think it would be useful very much. But its just my opinion, you may need it.
But compass is a fairly basic sensor......
Does it mean there will be no navigation support on G4 (Plus)?
Will the gyroscope help?
Yes, I am also just worried about navigation. Is it possible for Maps to direction based on Mobile Data/Wifi in the absence of magnetometer?
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Yes, I am also just worried about navigation. Is it possible for Maps to direction based on Mobile Data/Wifi in the absence of magnetometer?
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But compass is a fairly basic sensor......
Does it mean there will be no navigation support on G4 (Plus)?
Will the gyroscope help?
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I do believe the Gyro would be suffice. Even the G3 didn't have one and I think not many people complained of it. They were able to navigate without a Gyro too. I am not sure how the compass sensors work or how useful they would be but I don't care anyway lol
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But compass is a fairly basic sensor......
Does it mean there will be no navigation support on G4 (Plus)?
Will the gyroscope help?
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The gyro won't help. However, the compass isn't necessary for navigation. The GPS is what you need, which can locate you wherever you are, so it can tell what way you're going. If you really need to know what way is north, South... and it's nighttime do you can't figure out from the sun, you'll need to open up maps, and start walking, and you'll see in what direction you're moving.
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I do believe the Gyro would be suffice. Even the G3 didn't have one and I think not many people complained of it. They were able to navigate without a Gyro too. I am not sure how the compass sensors work or how useful they would be but I don't care anyway lol
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The g3 does have a compass.
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The gyro won't help. However, the compass isn't necessary for navigation. The GPS is what you need, which can locate you wherever you are, so it can tell what way you're going. If you really need to know what way is north, South... and it's nighttime do you can't figure out from the sun, you'll need to open up maps, and start walking, and you'll see in what direction you're moving.
The g3 does have a compass.
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I wasn't aware G3 had a compass. I know its a basic sensor but maybe Motorola thought it wasn't useful so ditched it.
For VR experience isn't required ?
sirtbhopal said:
For VR experience isn't required ?
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Is required gyroscope. Compass not a must my understanding.
1, g4plus have gyro. ?
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optionalmgrr.la said:
Is required gyroscope. Compass not a must my understanding.
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Correct
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1, g4plus have gyro. ?
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According to gsmarena, yes. The g2 also had, but it was a horrible gyro that was clearly not tested. I couldn't find any info on the play and regular edition
I asked the compass question in motorola's Forum and this was Matt's answer:
No, it does not have a compass/magnetometer. It does have GPS but won't support a compass app.
That make's it a NONO for hiking because a low speed or standing stil at crossroads you definitely need this to show "the way" aka rotate the map or the guiding arrow (like in Locus Pro). GPS does this at speeds above maybe 6 km/h.
as far as i know G3 does not have compass. i owned it ,
it also doesnt have NFC
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as far as i know G3 does not have compass. i owned it ,
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I own it and it does have a compass
There you go. Confirmed that it doesn't have the magnetic compass. Strange.. Why would Motorola do such a thing. Someone also replied on the other thread this could be the reason the phone doesn't support driving mode which was supported on g3!!!
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There you go. Confirmed that it doesn't have the magnetic compass. Strange.. Why would Motorola do such a thing. Someone also replied on the other thread this could be the reason the phone doesn't support driving mode which was supported on g3!!!
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Why would they do such a thing? Because most people won't realise and won't care. That's why. I personally do care, but I'm the minority.
Yeah pretty sucks. Hope they release G4 Turbo like G3 and include a proper compass. but don't hold your heads up the chance is slim.
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Nope. Just tried out Google cardboard on my Moto G4 Plus and it works without any issues
nrp31 said:
Nope. Just tried out Google cardboard on my Moto G4 Plus and it works without any issues
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Of course. The only issue would be with the cardboard v1, where the button, which was two magnets that didn't even touch the screen, wouldn't work as the phone doesn't contain a magnetometer (aka digital compass). Though even many phones which do don't work because of the placement.