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.
case-sensitive said:
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.
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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.
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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).
Well got the game mode thing fixed where the screen Dims out while playing games. Now the other thing is the auto brightness of the phone itself. When you have auto brightness off the screen still doesn't stay on maximum brightness. The s6 and s6 edge had this same issue and I see they carried it over onto the s7 edge lol... anyone have a non-rootable fix? Anything is always appreciated as always.
I'd imagine lux could handle this.
That would be be near impossible to fix non-root. And none of us has made anything even if you had root.
Maybe someone else will prove me wrong
Who knows.
Enjoy your S7 in the meantime
So annoying.
I have the same problem and I even uploaded a video I shot today but can't post it because I don't have 10 posts. Put this in your address bar to view:
youtu.be/LIKQzyyz76k
God damned, not again that sh*ty problem from samsung... WHY THEY DIDNT FIX IT???!
Try it out guys: http://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/development/auto-brightness-bug-try-fix-t3339858
Hi everyone.
I got my S7 Edge a couple of weeks ago, and I love it for the most part, but predominantly I am really not a fan of the front facing camera.
It uses strange post processing, and to me, even when the 'beautification mode' is completely off, it still seems slightly turned on.
I was wondering - it doesn't matter what has to be done to achieve it (root, custom ROM etc) - if you could get Nexus/iPhone style post processing on the front facing camera. I've tried downloading loads of different camera apps (including Google Camera) but nothing quite seems to remove the awful software airbrushing.
Any tips/tricks/methods would be highly appreciated! Thankyou.
I'm looking for an alternative too. Have you found any? The crayon face front camera is terrible
Hello everyone,
Recently, my Always on Display and Nightwatch stopped working - I've read people's issues with greeny AoD's, AoD's not showing notifications, among some other issues. But in my case it doesn't appear at all, even in the S-View case.
I've almost ran out all the options to solve this problem, i.e.:
1. I've already factory reset the phone. Cleaned cache and everything. Result: A brand new phone. Still no AoD nor NW.
2. Cleaned AoD cache and data, restarted the phone. Still no AoD nor NW.
3. Used AoD without "Show Always" option. Still no Aod nor NW.
4. Disabled edge screen (because this one works when I swipe on it with screen off) and enabled AoD. Still nope.
5. Installed AoD APK from Galaxy s8 & previous versions from Galaxy S7 models. Of course still no AoD nor NW.
6. Flashed previous firmware (I'm on latest official 7 build. Never rooted or anything). Guess what? No AoD nor NW.
7. Flashed 2 previous versions of Samsung firmware. AND NO GOD DAMN AOD AND NW!!!
My S7 Edge had its screen replaced some time ago by Samsung, and no worries until now. This was the only issue with the phone so far, because I let it fall almost one year ago.
I'm starting to be a little bit upset with this. Could it be an hardware issue? Do you guys had any similar issue with this feature? I'm really concerned because I used to use it A LOT in a daily basis.
Looking forward for your help
I'm sure I'm not the only one who finds the update to orea on the s7 edge to be irritating. I frequently used preset photograph stylings such as "retro?" and "gold". One of the main reasons I got this phone was for the camera.
Now they are gone which is really disappointing.
Is there ANYONE who can help me manually get to the "gold" setting?