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Hi,
i have a problem with the accelerometer on my nexus4, (not rooted)
didnt noticed it until i installed google sky maps, which is unusable due to the jumping of the screen.
i installed AndroSensor and the values for the accelerometer ar jumping from 10.01 to 9.96 m/s^2 and the axis that would be 0 are jumping in the same range around 0.
the gyroscope reading is fluctuating too, even the oriantation is varing around 5°
could that be a software issue or is there something else i can try befor resetting the phone?
i read some threads about accerlerometer bugs, but i dont think that this is a software issue, any thoughts?
Only thing that comes to mind is that this is in the wrong section.
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Hi, today suddenly my phone didn't rotate the screen anymore when I rotated the phone to landscape. I had auto-rotate on. This problem had stayed for a while now and I have already rebooted my phone as well as turned off and on auto-rotate. I know the accelerometer is working because I used apps that use the accelerometer, so my guess is it's done software bug. I think it had happened before to me but briefly and it somehow got fixed. I'm wondering if this has happened to someone else and how you fixed it. Thanks!
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If u were referring to it auto rotating in the home screen, the stock launcher doesn't not do it
No not the home screen, any screen (browser, Facebook, mail, etc..)
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Try an app called ultimate rotate to force rotation in apps as a test
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settings accessibility auto rotate
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settings accessibility auto rotate
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Way to read the OP.
This just happened to me....I have auto-rotate checked in accessability and display...any help would be appreciated.
Happening to me now as well. Not sure whats causing it :-/
Auto Rotate
It is happening to me as well.
I don't know if it pertains to you or no as mine is rooted and it does only on AOKP Rom.
For now what I had is to install Screen Orientation app. It lets you toggle Forced Portrait / Forced Landscape mode from notification bar.
And i have checked auto rotation enable in settings.
Open Instagram, it forces portrait..
help
This is happening to me right now but much worse, I've toggled, rebooted, wiped, reflashed, flashed old backups, different kernels, different roms I was originally running AOKP with faux kernel and my auto-rotate had been working fine then I downloaded temple run and I couldn't tilt from side to side, I would re-calibrate but every sensor app I download says that my; Accelerometer, compass, light sensor, proximity sensor, temp, gyroscope, gravity sensor, linear acceleration, and rotation vector sensor don't even exist, the apps say there not there. I have no idea what more to do to reset them or fix them, they were all working fine before and then they just stopped.
Any ideas or information would be appreciated, the last thing I'm going to try is a full Odin flash back to stock everything (if that is even available yet for the nexus 4)
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This is happening to me right now but much worse, I've toggled, rebooted, wiped, reflashed, flashed old backups, different kernels, different roms I was originally running AOKP with faux kernel and my auto-rotate had been working fine then I downloaded temple run and I couldn't tilt from side to side, I would re-calibrate but every sensor app I download says that my; Accelerometer, compass, light sensor, proximity sensor, temp, gyroscope, gravity sensor, linear acceleration, and rotation vector sensor don't even exist, the apps say there not there. I have no idea what more to do to reset them or fix them, they were all working fine before and then they just stopped.
Any ideas or information would be appreciated, the last thing I'm going to try is a full Odin flash back to stock everything (if that is even available yet for the nexus 4)
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i read something about losing sensors by using the 4.2.2 radio With a 4.2.1 Rom. anyways it's a documented issue. try going through the 4.2.2 threads. i believe that's where i saw it mentioned.
EDIT: here it is!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37977813&postcount=3
searching the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=146897726
smacking it worked
read on another forum that "a decently hard smack" would correct it.
they were right, Its working again.
solved mine
in my case, it was an app called gravity screen. uninstalled it, reboot phone, and the auto rotate is enabled now
Anyone else who has an N900W8 have weird compass issues? It sometimes doesn't rotate or does not align properly.
Strange issue on my Note 2's compass too, sometimes does not calibrate properly, AND is running 4.3 but on AOSP. Is there a build problem/Samsung problem? Or is it hardware and I have to get it changed?
VIDEO: http://youtu.be/T1U5qlPABRo
Nope, after a day of usage, it just locks into a position when I rotate my phone on a horizontal plane. If i tilt my phone left right forward and backwards the compass moves.
To calibrate it, I have to shake my device hard and spin it like I am opening a door knob many times. Then the compass will work perfectly.
Anyone have this issue? N900W8. Is this normal to calibrate a device? Is this a recurrent issue amongst users?
No one has this problem? Will I have to take it back for a replacement? It still works, after a rigorous shake, but is this calibration abnormal or not? Will there be a possibility that a software update could fix this?
I have kinda a similar problem, in maps if I'm using navigation the arrow doesn't align correctly to the direction I'm going, not much of a problem.don't know if it's related to the GPS or the compass in my case
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I have kinda a similar problem, in maps if I'm using navigation the arrow doesn't align correctly to the direction I'm going, not much of a problem.don't know if it's related to the GPS or the compass in my case
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Can I safe to say that there is an existing Compass Bug in the software and not have to replace it? I will be uploading a video soon.
Posted Video!
Hello,
I have had the same problem. The solution is so simple:
1- dial *#0*#
2- choose sensor
3- here you will find that the status of your magnetic sensor is: "need to calibrate". So you wave your note 3 in 8 patterns for one or two times
4- and here we go, the sensor status now is calibrated and your problem is solved
P.S.: if you have a problem with *#0*# you can use any compass application or google maps, and then you continue with 3 and 4.
Hope that it helps you
Hi Kaderoid,
That's not really a calibration method, but thanks for your help. My device just spins and spins and spins no matter how I much I try to calibrate it. The only way I can fix it is by rebooting.
That's the difference, and plus magnetic interference happens too often it seems like it's a hardware issue.
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So, do we have a solution or a fix to this issue? My Note 3 has the same issue.
I had the same problems, display didn't rotate, after a couple of days it seems fixed, but now doesn't rotate again.
I'm Italian, I'm hope that the English is enough good
Hello,
I had some issues with my Compass. When using GMaps it was not pointing in the right direction. I changed my device and the new device has the same issue unless I calibrate it. Once calibrated it works perfectly. I guess your device is having a hardware issue. Get a replacement.
I have the same issue on 2 Notes 3. I also had it on 2 of my previous HTCs. I think it happened after GMap update a few months back.
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when you enter *#0*# and compass arrow is red just do some spins with phone. It turns green and compass works proper
This is calibration method
I did this, and my whole screen went green for a bit and the phone vibrated, the compass however has a blue line with 3 under it.
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I did this, and my whole screen went green for a bit and the phone vibrated, the compass however has a blue line with 3 under it.
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If it went green your phone's proximity sensor was triggered either by an object close to the top of your phone.
3 means it is calibrated at sensor level 3
I have a similar issue. If I restart my phone I have to recalibrate the compass. Once calibrated it works fine though.
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I have the exact same issue. Sometimes I will calibrate it and it will fix it. If the phone has to reboot it will not work again.
Using GPS Status & Toolbox, the compass was "locked" in the wrong direction.
So I rotated around and as soon as North indicator was actually pointing North, it seemed to lock-on and was working fine (without performing a calibration).
Weird and I hope it gets fixed in the next update.
Has anyone had problems with GPS fix at all? I was using my Z1 in the car today with TomTom Go and I was getting problems with it losing GPS positioning. The app would just stop updating location. At first I put it down to it being just another bug in the app - it seems pretty buggy. But after giving up on TomTom and using Google Maps that app also reported loss of GPS fix, even though it had a good clear view of the sky. So I suspected a hardware fault. But at a traffic light I managed to pull up the app GPS Test and it showed good reception with 25 satellites in view and 13 in use - yet no fix. Which suggests to me there is some error in the GPS software handling. This is the one problem I have had with the phone so far, anyone else?
No issues with my GPS, Sigyc works like a charm!!!
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No problems
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No problem with the GPS with mine.
Try the app "GPS Fix" it always fixed GPS issues with my N4
Had this problem already 2 times, rebooted the device, and error is gone, it's not very stable in terms of software, my Honor 6 was much more stable in terms of software, only the ui sucked bigtime
I seem to have serious GPS fix problems. None of my navigation apps works correctly probably because GPS system loses fix for 10 or more seconds at a time for unknown reasons.
I can have pretty good satellite situation with great 3D Fix:
i.imgur.com/3qetCHn.png (I'm not allowed to embed pictures apparently yet)
And a moment later with satellite situation almost the same there's no fix for several seconds:
i.imgur.com/H56DnWJ.png
I need to test it more, but I'm quite unhappy at this moment. Any ideas how to fix that?
No problems.
GPS used quite often and works OK.
Works perfectly fine with Google maps
Cleard GPS cache (with some GPS Fix app), rebooted and GPS works as intended. Problem solved.
No problems with gps
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Has anyone had problems with GPS fix at all? I was using my Z1 in the car today with TomTom Go and I was getting problems with it losing GPS positioning. The app would just stop updating location. At first I put it down to it being just another bug in the app - it seems pretty buggy. But after giving up on TomTom and using Google Maps that app also reported loss of GPS fix, even though it had a good clear view of the sky. So I suspected a hardware fault. But at a traffic light I managed to pull up the app GPS Test and it showed good reception with 25 satellites in view and 13 in use - yet no fix. Which suggests to me there is some error in the GPS software handling. This is the one problem I have had with the phone so far, anyone else?
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I have got similar problem. Waze or any GPS nav is loosing GPS signal. I have monitored via GPS app satellites nad signal is generally very weak. Lasting long time to connect and during navigation is GPS for application dropping. While signal in Waze is lost I was checking with GPS app and 3Dfix was lost.
I'm really pissed and sending phone back for repair...
Do you have same experience somebody else...?
- PS: I have rooted phone with king root but can't tell if GPS worked well before or not, because rooted in second minute after I have unboxed
I noticed a very bad GPS reception in larger cities and especially in my car using Google Maps. Sometimes it was losing the fix altogether and often it was way off on the position.
Edit: Tried the Fast Fix APP from Fdroid and a GPS Fix APP that suppostly clears the GPS cache. Will See how this works out.
Works perfectly fine with Google maps, here,
I have a problem with GPS to. Satellites-Signal is very good. Fix is ok. When using a Nav-app like Sygic, TomTom or Navigon after 2 or 3 minutes the signal is gone. Here or Google maps working fine. Any idea?
I've got the same problem. maybe every 15-20 minutes google maps tells me "GPS Signal lost"... And then it seems to stay lost until I close the app and open it again. Very annoying, especially when you're in a city and got a lot of turns coming up -.-
Same problem for me, I dowload lots of GPS apps to try to fix it, but nothing works. Most of the time it works outside cities.
I love my Zuk Z1, but it's very annoying because I use Waze for my work everyday. If nothing is done I'll probably change it.
For information I'm in France. Can it be a location problem ?
I tried to fix the problem with many "GPS fix" app but found that simple reboot solves the issue temporarily. I don't know for how long exactly because I use GPS every couple of days. There's definitely an issue here with the GPS.
As far as I know this hasn't solution, so I reclaimed my Z1 under warranty. I must say I'm quite disappointed.
I do have the same problem with ZUI new version. I have seen the bbs.zuk forms site many peoples has reported this issue. I was using CM12 and it was working fine. But definitely it's much better than CM 12
Works perfectly fine with Google maps here too.
Only small problems while on the train, but I think that's normal.
I tried a few random compass apps and none of them seem to work (the needle does not point to a fixed direction as I walked around). I tried this with and without wifi/data/location. Can anyone confirm this?
I really like everything else about the phone and I would hate to RMA this just because of the compass.
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I tried a few random compass apps and none of them seem to work (the needle does not point to a fixed direction as I walked around). I tried this with and without wifi/data/location. Can anyone confirm this?
I really like everything else about the phone and I would hate to RMA this just because of the compass.
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I also have troubles with the compass. Tried calibrating it a few times, as per the guidelines Google give out. However it just doesn't seem to want to stick!
Anyone else confirm the issue?
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I'm also having issues with the compass. Doesn't work as a compass should. Turning around 180dg the phone makes north 180dg from where it was before.
copong said:
I'm also having issues with the compass. Doesn't work as a compass should. Turning around 180dg the phone makes north 180dg from where it was before.
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I still haven't been able to solve this, not sure if it's a software or hardware issue?
I've just managed to fix it, it was a calibration issue but I fixed it with a different calibration routine as the one in google maps did nothing.
Installed https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brothers.compass
Then press the menu button at the bottom right. That goes straight into calibration mode with instructions.
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I've just managed to fix it, it was a calibration issue but I fixed it with a different calibration routine as the one in google maps did nothing.
Installed https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brothers.compass
Then press the menu button at the bottom right. That goes straight into calibration mode with instructions.
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I've managed to get it to work for a while, but the calibration won't stick after reboot.
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Damn, same here. Anyone else?
No issues here.
There is a discussion on Google's forum at https://productforums.google.com/forum/m/#!msg/nexus/SK7gbrV5MhU/X4OdqoheBQAJ. Seems the 5X is also having the same issue. Post your problem there to hopefully help get it sorted out quicker.
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After I finally got the November security update tonight, some of my Play store apps needed updating too. (I'll get to the point in a minute, I promise) One of those apps was Google Maps. I opened it & tapped on the location icon (so the image will turn as I do) & a pop-up came up stating that my compass was not correct & to turn it in several directions in succession to fix it. It may pop up for you too.
If you do not see that, do this: It asks you to hold your phone upright screen facing you (while in Maps) & fan it towards you then away, towards you then away. Then turn it in the air like the 4H queen wave, just twisting your wrist. Then while still facing you, rotate it to the left & right, like you're going to bang the sides of the phone on a table. Do each motion 4 times.
After doing that, the compass is dead on! Unfortunately, it doesn't hold the calibration after shutting the screen off though & backing out of Maps but it's a start without installing an app to do the same thing.
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Damn, same here. Anyone else?
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Yep me too. Thank god for XDA. I was thinking I was the only one with no compass (although a 5 minute drive showed navigation works fine). It isn't a deal breaker for me because...
Nearly everything else is just good on the money, great display but not natural white (bit like the old AMOLEDs from the Note 2 that I have) with no pink or yellow hues, great sound (except in calls, loudspeaker only uses bottom to play out the audio), superb fast and crisp camera especially the FFC (but bad stabilisation in videos), beautiful design esp in the frost finish, phenomenal imprint scanner, very good battery life seeing as I'm coming from the venerable Z3 (but it can vary wildly, rogue apps perhaps), excellent build quality as mine doesn't have any QC nicks or rattling noises (apart from the camera lens, which is par for the course), bluetooth works without cutting off via 'cupping', Maps is locked at 60fps for the first time in Android history (and uniquely on this Nexus only), charging is quick and I'm glad it is type C (very convenient).