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Compass recalibration trick

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.

KowboyBebop said:
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 ?

Dr.Sid said:
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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KowboyBebop said:
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

Compass Device Sensor
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.

Solution to Blank Screen During Calls

Hopefully very few people will need to use this thread and I have just been unlucky with my phone.
I have Omnia 7 from t-mobile in UK
When I first started to make calls the screen would go blank before I raised the phone to my ear. Even setting the phone down on a flat and level surface after getting the accelerometer to 'kick in' failed to allow any buttons or screen to activate.
This was causing me an issue when I phoned someone and got through to answerphone. I ended up leaving a three minute message of rubbish whilst trying in vain to get the screen to come back on. Resorting to restarting the device to get screen back!
After a day of this I decided enough was enough and I would find a solution.
It seems that my phone's proximity sensor was set far too low (a setting of 10 to be precise). I have now changed my proximity sensor to a value of 30 and when I dial I can see the screen and options, when I raise phone to my ear the screen blanks, and when I then move the phone to look at the screen it lights back up with all the options.
Here is how:
from the phone screen enter ##634# to enter the diagnostic mode
then enter *#0*# to enter a screen showing options for testing
touch the 'Proximity' option (bottom middle)
This displays the proximity test with a display for current value and a set and registered value buttons as well as exit. The colours in the box in the are red for not activated adn blue for activated.
Move your hand about three to four inches from the screen until you see a PROX SENSOR value of 30
Touch the SET option
Touch the OK option
The SET option will inverse in colour
WAIT - WAIT - WAIT
The phone will reboot and you will now have a phone that when you dial still displays the screen, when you raise to ear the screen blanks, and when removed from ear the screen returns.
interestingly I now have a Diagnostics option in my programs list too!

Heh, Thanks, I just set it too 10 again and i also got the icon in the menu, Got way to save typing ##634# everytime now

Thanks for sharing, a great help! I'm really glad to no longer have the blank screen during calls, as well as being able to do pocket-to-picture again.

Trying to do this on Diagnosis v.0628 but there is only an "Exit" button, not a "Set"...
Anybody know the deal with this?

Same here. No Set button.

They've removed it from Mango versions of Diagnosis I think. Why? God knows.
Is it possible to use old versions of Diagnosis? There's no way I'm flashing back to an old ROM.

pLUSpISTOL said:
They've removed it from Mango versions of Diagnosis I think. Why? God knows.
Is it possible to use old versions of Diagnosis? There's no way I'm flashing back to an old ROM.
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I have in my Omnia 7 ROM ONLINE MULTI LANG (16) BUILD 8773 xda-devs Omnia7 Tango V3.1 and after Flash I have Diagnosis v.0628 and code *#0*# don't work.
Now I installed mirolg Samsung Diagnosis v.0210 XAP and code *#0*# Work
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thanks a lot... it really helped me...

Lockscreen BUG, Omnia 7

As of late I've noticed that when I wake up my device it'll take me to my tile homepage (or the page I was on previous), then quickly forward me to the lockscreen where I'm prompted to enter my 4 digit pin. This never happened before and I'm wondering what's causing this.
Has anybody experienced this?
Here's a video of the bug that another Omnia 7 user is experiencing:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Omnia7Samsung#p/a/u/0/isi5aKDjnws

Wow, so nobody here has experienced this issue with their Omnia 7?

Mine doesn't do that, but I can definitely see how that would be really annoying. Does the same thing happen when you wake it up with the power button?

Mine doesn't do that either..
I have no password and currently using a transparent lockscreen wallpaper.
Tried it with password and still doesn't do it...
I wonder what is causing it?

My Omnia7 doesn't show this bug, neither I use the lock code nor without.

It happens when I power on the device when it's sleeping. I went over to the Microsoft forums and met some guy from Europe who is also having the same problem. One of the mods said it could be due to the fact that there's an app running in the background. I did a factory reset and still had problems though.
I just hope the phone itself isn't at fault. I wonder if the update will fix this ....

A user in the Omnia 7 forum found the solution to this bug. Apparently if the Automatically Adjusted brightness setting is off, you'll experience the bug. If it's on, you won't have the bug.

Confirmed. Aaand It's even more annoying than I thought. It's a good thing that the brightness thingy works alright

can;t replicate it on my Omnia 7!

Thank you, fik87.
If you have an Omnia 7, could you please try to replicate the bug!

Yep, i can confirm this as well ....

can someone please explain the steps to recreate this bug?
you have to have a PIN
you have to have your screen brightness on high, medium or low
(you have an app running and then press the windows button?)
lock the screen
and press the windows button to siwth on the screen
is that right?

hboos said:
can someone please explain the steps to recreate this bug?
you have to have a PIN
you have to have your screen brightness on high, medium or low
(you have an app running and then press the windows button?)
lock the screen
and press the windows button to siwth on the screen
is that right?
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Have a pin, set your brightness to high or medium. Then put your device to sleep. Now wake it up, and it should flash to the page you were on previous, then take you to you to the lockscreen/wallpaper.

manny84 said:
Have a pin, set your brightness to high or medium. Then put your device to sleep. Now wake it up, and it should flash to the page you were on previous, then take you to you to the lockscreen/wallpaper.
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ooooh
got it working..
you have to do as you said but the brightness set at medium..
high and low doesnt work for me but if I set it at medium then it does flash the screen before the wallpaper.
and yet it disappears after the first two times for me

yes, after first two times it dissapears but after certain time it sometimes appears again.. strange.. Do you think its only omnia 7 problem or WM problem?

Yep I have this too, not a big issue for me, but still it should not happen.

noodles222 said:
yes, after first two times it dissapears but after certain time it sometimes appears again.. strange.. Do you think its only omnia 7 problem or WM problem?
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I believe its Samsung issue. Can someone try this on another WP7 phone?

Try PocketShield PIN lock
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nop never happened.

Screen rotation problem..

Hi,
I have problem with my HTC HD2, A couple day ago, I change new digizer for my htc, and now not working screen rotation possible fix it? please help me guys
sorry for bad english

Please help me

What ROM do you use, WM, WP7 or Android? Did you try to calibrate G-Sensor?

MYermakiov said:
What ROM do you use, WM, WP7 or Android? Did you try to calibrate G-Sensor?
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I use android, how calibrate g-sensor?

Try "GPS Status" app. It can be found in the Play Market (trial): https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lY2xpcHNpbS5ncHNzdGF0dXMyIl0 . This program chechks all sensors in HD2. Also check your compass, because I found out that G-Sensor cannot work in Android, if the compass is blocked by some reason. The same time it works fine even with stuck compass in the WM. I got the same problem with Android when I used leather case with a magnet lock.

MYermakiov said:
Try "GPS Status" app. It can be found in the Play Market (trial): https://play.google.com/store/apps/...wsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lY2xpcHNpbS5ncHNzdGF0dXMyIl0 . This program chechks all sensors in HD2. Also check your compass, because I found out that G-Sensor cannot work in Android, if the compass is blocked by some reason. The same time it works fine even with stuck compass in the WM. I got the same problem with Android when I used leather case with a magnet lock.
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Compass not working..

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hell1986 said:
Compass not working..
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you have reversed the white and black cable of the left side under the volume button? or you have broken a cable?
pixelfreak

Compass not working..
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So, this is your reason. The most possible issue is that your compass sensor has magnetized. Try to demagnetize sensor using a standard procedure described in the manual (move your device ten times drawing "8" symbol). Than check again.
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you have reversed the white and black cable of the left side under the volume button? or you have broken a cable?
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You are wrong. 3D-sensor is located directly in the mainboard and not connected by cables. That cables connects GPS and RADIO modules to the mainboard.

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MYermakiov said:
So, this is your reason. The most possible issue is that your compass sensor has magnetized. Try to demagnetize sensor using a standard procedure described in the manual (move your device ten times drawing "8" symbol). Than check again.
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the GPS-Status app make with first start a calibration.
This is the CABLE for GPS
you must open your HD2 and search the problem. no other way to found this problem
pixelfreak

-pixelfreak- GPS Status app. as same as any other software cannot demagnetize the sensor, because it is a physical process.

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MYermakiov said:
-pixelfreak- GPS Status app. as same as any other software cannot demagnetize the sensor, because it is a physical process.
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this is a post from a app member:
"GPS Status app has a g-sensor calibration feature. Look for it, it's there"
the app must not demagnetize.
and the latest version from GPS-Status makes with the first start a sensor calibration.
you can test this self and make a logfile from the app start and read this logfile. i have test this app in all my roms and i search and read ever the logfile from QtADB.
the GPS-Status not work with non calibration. also search the app the sensors and make self a calibration. and the app have a feuture for calibration (for external gps sensors)
pixelfreak

-pixelfreak- I will say, when I ran GPS Status app. with frozen compass and G-sensor it was still frozen. Nothing was happen. Based on my experience. Whenever I remove magnet from the proximity of the device, 3D-sensor (both, compass and G-sensor because its the same chip) started to work properly and Android rotation appeared.

MYermakiov said:
-pixelfreak- I will say, when I ran GPS Status app. with frozen compass and G-sensor it was still frozen. Nothing was happen. Based on my experience. Whenever I remove magnet from the proximity of the device, 3D-sensor (both, compass and G-sensor because its the same chip) started to work properly and Android rotation appeared.
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Gps working fast, but compass no..
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hell1986 Yes. Exactly I am talking about! Try to demagnetize compass, remove a case frrom your device and check again.
P.S. Do you know how to demagnetize compass?
P.P.S. Why you talk about GPS? This is a different part of the device not related to the 3D-sensor (compas/G-Sensor).

Simmi test

For anyone looking, to enter service menu:
Enter calculator and type:
. 12345+ and =
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This app let's you get the codes for different hidden menus. Hope it helps everyone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.afp_group.software

lordpipa said:
This app let's you get the codes for different hidden menus. Hope it helps everyone.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.afp_group.software
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Not all work for this phone but 4636 gets you to this:
This is another one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.simon.marquis.secretcodes

thanks for this awesome site..and your guide..now im having a headache cause my gsensor and light sensor are not working..the test failed...what should i do? is it a bug or is it only my unit?:crying:

pato2015 said:
thanks for this awesome site..and your guide..now im having a headache cause my gsensor and light sensor are not working..the test failed...what should i do? is it a bug or is it only my unit?:crying:
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What do u mean they don't work? Try to reboot your phone and give it another go, worst comes to worst go to recovery and do a factory reset and try again. If not I'd think about returning it as faulty.
Sent from my Nexus 7

thanks for the reply i meant the test on my ambient light sensor score fail. i notice it when i put it on auto brightness...brightness on my phone does not change at all..i did a factory reset and still the same...can you give procedure to do a hard reset? what shall i do? tnx..only those 2 fail on my results the ambient light sensor and the g sensor,,,g means gyroscope?

Both g-sensor and light sensor fail for me too. Wouldn't worry about it too much.

Download CPU Z app and it'll show what sensors u have

hello, i got 550ml and light sensor in SIMMI test work if you use a torch or something to the capteur it will change light and Pass the test , Anyway , in auto brightness , the light don't change even if i use a torch .
So its probably a bug , and my gsensor fail too , but no need and its normal i think,.
I send a mail to asus supp about the lighsensor , you can do the same if you want them to fix it since its proably software .
Sorry for my english , and hope for it to be fixed . Cya.

ok i will email them today ty for the info

Hi , can any one please paste what sub menu is under simcard_test and simcard_test 2 !!! Thanks

hi , in fact G sensor work too , you have to turn the phone in every direction (horizontal,vertical) and it will PASS.
there is no sub menu on sim test , it just say PASS when you have a sim in it .

michel434 said:
hi , in fact G sensor work too , you have to turn the phone in every direction (horizontal,vertical) and it will PASS.
there is no sub menu on sim test , it just say PASS when you have a sim in it .
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Edit : Autobrightness started to work now for me , dunno how or when , but now if i apply a torch near the sensor it go full brightness . Everything is fine so .

lordpipa said:
For anyone looking, to enter service menu:
Enter calculator and type:
. 12345+ and =
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Dude actually in asus you have two applications from which you can test the hidden menu of the mobile through secret codes
one is the phone dialer and other one is the calculator app
i found the instructions HERE

Dude, do you see that this is almost a year old post? And what you posted won't work on a custom ROM. Simmer down bud.

this really help for me