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Accelerometer not working [Video inside]

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I tried to play the game Speedx 3D but it doest work, i tilt and nothing happens, i calibrated allready the gsensor, then i tried the g sensor app, and the blue arrow isnt moving. When i switch on auto rotate, and go to gallery, it automatically goes to landscape, and cant get in into portrait unless i switch of auto rotate. Any solutions on how to fix?

Rule number 1, reboot first, ask questions later.
Fixed

Auto Rotation annoying.

Ok I turned off auto rotation. its VERY annoying when I am lying in bed browsing and the stinking think keeps rotating the screen.
problem is now "I CAN'T" rotate when I need to.
core problem is pictures. it keeps rotating my pictures.
so its displaying pictures 90' off axis. the only pictures it does not rotate are ones I shoot in portrait. those the picture axis remains inline with the screen axis.
but if I shoot a landscape picture (phone on its side) it DISPLAYS it rotated in PORTRAIT orientation (ie using 1/3 the screen) instead of LEAVING IT the same axis as the screen not the phone.
since I don't have auto rotation turned on .... I can't "rotate" the picture by tilting the phone again.
is there a way to STOP the camera auto rotating or adding rotation info to exif ie anyway to force ALL pics to rotate to the same axis as the screen (long side to long side)
OR is there a way for me to FINE TUNE auto rotation so its not so stinking sensitive? IE make it so I have to tilt A LOT FURTHER before it "rotates" and then I could turn auto rotation back on ???

Install smart rotator
Turn on rotation
Go into the app and turn everything to auto rotate
Than turn off everything you don't want to rotate
This order works best...if you did the opposite you will have some issues with the camera at least thats what I found.
NOTE: This will not fix the home screen issue.

Installed the app so far working very well. thank you for the suggestion. I wish I could justchange the angle that triggers the shift.

[Q] Compass in Landscape orientation

Using 4.4.2 CM11 nightlies, Philz Touch
My compass acts oddly when my phone is in landscape orientation. It works fine in portrait orientation. If my phone is flat on a table (i.e., the screen is facing directly up), it's fine. As I rotate the phone vertically (with the power button facing away from me), it works up until the phone is about at a 45° angle from horizontal. Then the compass can sweep though an angle of about 180°. I see this behavior in GPS Status & Tools and with the blue arrow in Google Maps.
In portrait, everything is fine. I prefer to have my phone mounted in landscape when I'm in the car. This is when I need my directions to be correct, and this is precisely when they are not.
It seems that there's nothing telling the compass that the phone is in landscape orientation. I don't know if this is a hardware problem or an issue with CM11.
However, Google Sky works when the phone is in EITHER orientation. I have no way to explain that.
I cannot find anything or anybody else describing the same issue or any way to resolve it.

Screen rotation lag

Has anyone else had a screen rotation issue on their Note 4?
In almost all apps, rotating from portrait to landscape or landscape to portrait has a very long delay. Usually at least 10 seconds, and sometimes not at all unless I tap the phone on a hard surface, and then it rotates.
That might suggest a sensor problem, except for 2 things that do work:
1) In camera mode, the buttons rotate instantly when I rotate the phone
2) In GPS status, which indicates phone orientation, it registers the screen rotation as roll in the pitch/roll display, although the GPS status screen does not rotate correctly either.
These seem to confirm that the actual sensor is working ok.
I've tried safe mode, clearing cache, closing all open apps. Nothing changes in the behavior. I also tried turning off SmartStay, and changing display mode.
Some hits I found suggested turning off "smart screen rotation" on the S5, but that setting doesn't seem to exist on the Note 4.
Has anyone had this problem and found a solution?
Glen

and sometimes not at all unless I tap the phone on a hard surface, and then it rotates.
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This is like a dead giveaway for a hardware problem.
Wow, 10 seconds is a looooonnnggg time for a screen rotation. I've never experienced this on my Note 4, so the only thing I can think of is talking to your carrier or Samsung themselves to ask about it. Sounds like a hardware failure to me.

Yeah, that does make it seem like a hardware problem. But like I said, the camera buttons rotate instantly every single time, with zero lag. That would seem to say the hardware is working, unless the camera uses a different sensor for rotation than the rest of the UI.
Also, my wife has the same issue with her Note 4. We got them at the same time, so maybe it's a problem with that batch.
Since we both have it, it seemed like it could be caused by some app we both have, but I thought booting in Safe Mode would eliminate that, as only stock apps run in Safe Mode.
I guess I could wipe the device completely and see if it resolves. If not, I'll take it in as a hardware problem.

After a full wipe and cache clear, it still has the same problem. I called Verizon, and they are shipping out a replacement phone.
Glen

accelerometer stops working

accelerometer stops working a few hours after a reboot.
That means auto rotation stops working.
This is very annoying because a lot of apps use it.
For example you think you are taking a landscape photo with the camera and then you end up having to edit the photo to rotate it in landscape mode because accelerometer stopped working and the photo was shot in portrait mode.
It is solved with a reboot but only lasts for some time.
I think the problem is that miui's stupid battery management puts the accelerometer to sleep or something.
(this is not an issue solved by turning the auto rotation toggle on and off in the quick settings.I write it so noone proposes such a solution)