Anyone experienced this? (Im Not on Froyo!)
- Desire refuses to switch to landscape mode in gallery. It does it once in a while but its getting pretty stubborn.
- Google Sky (might be compass related prob) always shows the same part of sky wherever you direct the phone to
I quess my phone accelometer needs calibration or something. Anyone with ideas?
Thanks
never experienced this problem in skymaps. use it a lot.
defo try and see can you reset the magnetic compass. Does it work in a compass app for example? get a simple compass app and try it. If it doesn't work in either app maybe its a hardware fault?
I'm running the 2014 - 01 - 05 nightly on my Samsung Galaxy S4 M919. The compass works on some apps but not on others. I thought it was hardware until I found that the gyros work in all axis for games such as F-Sim and compass apps such as Advanced Compass. BUT, in the app GPS Status & toolbox, the compass and pitch and roll are locked to zero, calibration had no effect. Also the app Google maps shows the compass icon locked to North and will not function with rotation.
Is there something in CM11 that changes the way the accelerometers communicate with apps and some of them can interpret the data??
Cheers
thekubiaks said:
I'm running the 2014 - 01 - 05 nightly on my Samsung Galaxy S4 M919. The compass works on some apps but not on others. I thought it was hardware until I found that the gyros work in all axis for games such as F-Sim and compass apps such as Advanced Compass. BUT, in the app GPS Status & toolbox, the compass and pitch and roll are locked to zero, calibration had no effect. Also the app Google maps shows the compass icon locked to North and will not function with rotation.
Is there something in CM11 that changes the way the accelerometers communicate with apps and some of them can interpret the data??
Cheers
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It's possible that the app that isn't working isn't compatible with KitKat ROMS yet.
Not all apps have been updated.
thekubiaks said:
I'm running the 2014 - 01 - 05 nightly on my Samsung Galaxy S4 M919. The compass works on some apps but not on others. I thought it was hardware until I found that the gyros work in all axis for games such as F-Sim and compass apps such as Advanced Compass. BUT, in the app GPS Status & toolbox, the compass and pitch and roll are locked to zero, calibration had no effect. Also the app Google maps shows the compass icon locked to North and will not function with rotation.
Is there something in CM11 that changes the way the accelerometers communicate with apps and some of them can interpret the data??
Cheers
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Yes, I see this too. In maps the compass works after about 10-15 seconds. As you say, the compass in "GPS Status" seems locked.
I don't see much traffic about this problem and I wonder if it is an S4 only issue (I'm using the tmo version jfltetmo).
Looking at the raw sensors in the "Sensor List" app I see the data all the time (YAS532 Magnetic sensor), so I don't think there is any hardware problem (or even low level software issue).
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Yes, I see this too. In maps the compass works after about 10-15 seconds. As you say, the compass in "GPS Status" seems locked.
I don't see much traffic about this problem and I wonder if it is an S4 only issue (I'm using the tmo version jfltetmo).
Looking at the raw sensors in the "Sensor List" app I see the data all the time (YAS532 Magnetic sensor), so I don't think there is any hardware problem (or even low level software issue).
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I too have this problem, but it worked on CM11 with the December 2013 nightlies. It's only recently that this has been a problem for me. I am using the Rogers S4 (jfltecan) and am using the latest unified build for jflte.
Running CM11 snapshot from 2014-07-08 on my Spring S4, I have serious magnetic compass issues. Either it cannot be read at all (like in GPS Test or GPS Status apps), or very interestingly reads two logical revolutions for every physical revolution (Google Maps). That is, if I point the phone north and spin it around 180 degrees to the south, Google Maps' directional indicator performs a 360 rotation. Continuing to spin the phone another 180 degrees back to north has the directional indicator performing another whole 360 rotation.
Weird, right?
The magnetic compass works perfectly in all apps under CM10.2 from 2014-01-31. I've gone back and forth between the ROMs, so I can't imagine it's a hardware issue.
Hey all,
I've got the SGH-M919 and my magnetic sensor doesn't work. I downloaded a compass app and it doesn't move at all. I tried calibrating it and hovering a magnet over the phone quickly, but that didn't work either.
In the diagnostic menu (*#0*#) is shows:
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Magnetic: 2, x: 0, y: 0, z: 0
Azimuth: 0 Pitch: 0 Roll: 0
(on the black graphic with the red line)
"Need for calibration"
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The Selftest fails but Power Noise Test shows "Pass".
Any ideas what I can do about this? I'd greatly appreciate your help!
Hi everyone,
I'm running Carbon 4.4.2 with PA Gapps; I don't understand what is my phone's problem, i mean:
I was playing Ingress, switched to compass mode and the view won't rotate, like my compass was broken, or "rotate" jerky (<-- google translate word, i hope it's right), not following che continuous rotation. I tried with maps, compass mode won't move. Then I recalibrated the compass (8-movement with hand) and tested the compass with some apps on the store, no problems. I tried Maps, no problems with rotation until i tried again the navigation mode, the view is stuck and won't rotate. Tried to reset, re-flash rom, change rom (tried SlimKat 4.4.2, but with PA Gapps, slim's didn't flash well) but now i'm back to carbon, now the "final" problem is:
Maps and compass works apparently fine.
Navigation mode doesn't work (jerky on ingress, stuck on maps)
If i use the phone with screen down (like i'm pointing the camera to the sky) it works smoothly
If i use navigation by foot in Maps it works smoothly and pretty good. If i switch to navigation by car it's stuck.
I tested the sensors with S Tools and they work (i'm not an expert abouth this but i think that if the movements on the axes change the sensors (gyroscope, magnetic, etc) work, can't say if they work how they should but it seems so to me..)
I really don't know what the problem is, anyone experienced something like this or knows what it possibly can be?
I thought it coul be a problem of "google services" (gapps) and installed waze to try something "not google", but it won't even lock the gps (but i didn't try outside for this one)
Thanks in advance, i'm desperate
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Just got the 16GB 8.4 tablet and I really like it... BUT...
The accelerometer is off about 7degrees (checked bubble level app) on the horizontal.
Sure, it's a minor problem. It only shows up when using google sky or playing a game. But, it should be easy to fix and the fact that I cannot find a way to fix it is damned annoying!
So, does anybody know of a way to calibrate the accelerometer and KEEP the claibration accross all apps?
The bubble level app does have a calibration mode but it only works within the app.
Hey,
I'm having a problem with my GPS and compass for a long time now. I installed multiple custom ROMs and currently using Havoc 3.2.
The GPS/location signal are fine. But in Google maps or Pokemon GO, the compass is not working at all. It keeps spinning and turning around. It never points in the same direction. Does someone know how to fix this? Did I mess something up, and is it possible to fix this or is this hardware related :crying:?