Galaxy Note 2 Acclerometer Issue - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, I have had my note 2 for a while now and a problem has always been bugging me, whenever I play a game which relies on the accelerometer, the character just moves way to the left and to compensate I have to turn my phone right which is incredible annoying, however I am unsure whether I had this problem when I got the phone, I did drop the phone once so that may have caused it, if it is a hardware issue, can it be fixed through software? I don't mind rooting my phone , I've heard installing cyanogenmod works because it has a g-sensor calibration setting which allows you to calibrate the accelerometer, will this work? I just don't want to install it and calibrate it to see it not work. Thank you and sorry for this huge paragraph, any help is much appreciated.

Gr34ters said:
Hi, I have had my note 2 for a while now and a problem has always been bugging me, whenever I play a game which relies on the accelerometer, the character just moves way to the left and to compensate I have to turn my phone right which is incredible annoying, however I am unsure whether I had this problem when I got the phone, I did drop the phone once so that may have caused it, if it is a hardware issue, can it be fixed through software? I don't mind rooting my phone , I've heard installing cyanogenmod works because it has a g-sensor calibration setting which allows you to calibrate the accelerometer, will this work? I just don't want to install it and calibrate it to see it not work. Thank you and sorry for this huge paragraph, any help is much appreciated.
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I believe some games that use accelerometer have their own built in accelerometer calibrator that you can use before starting to play the game.
What game is it?

erljayp said:
I believe some games that use accelerometer have their own built in accelerometer calibrator that you can use before starting to play the game.
What game is it?
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It happens on all games which uses the accelerometer for example highway rider, temple run, doodle jump etc, so I am looking for a way to universally calibrate the accelerometer, do you know how I can do that or is it simply not possible if it is a hardware issue? Thanks

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[Q] Sensor Calibration problem

The phone just senses a tilt to the right when it's perfectly centered....
:S :S it's reaaaaaaaaally annoying in games or in Sky Map or any other app
how can it be solved?!
Or is it a faulty hardware and i should just give up?!
try to calibrate with some kind of apps like this
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.maxcom.maxprotractor&feature=search_result
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.Test_Sensors&feature=search_result
https://market.android.com/details?id=air.Level&feature=search_result
let me know
Laqany said:
The phone just senses a tilt to the right when it's perfectly centered....
:S :S it's reaaaaaaaaally annoying in games or in Sky Map or any other app
how can it be solved?!
Or is it a faulty hardware and i should just give up?!
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Hi there, I had the same problem and I couldn't find any way to calibrate it system wide and yes it is HW problem.

Here's a *possible* solution to bad compass...

If your Nitro is like mine, then its' compass couldn't find North to save its' life. Or worse yet it might be in the vicinity, but is very sporadic...Makes it just about impossible to use apps like Google Star Maps or get a proper bearing on direction in Nav when you're at a stop.
If you're also like me, you've tried doing the compass calibrations with the whacky waving your phone in a figure 8 to calibrate. But this hasn't fixed my issue.
But then I tried the rotate-all-axis calibration method and now my compass is much better! Here's what to try:
1. Install GPS Status from the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
2. Open the app, then bring up the Menu and choose: Tools > Compass calibration
3. Rotate the phone along the 3 axises a couple of times, like in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNJJPeoG8lQ
4. Press okay and your compass *should* be better
NOTE: I just noticed that when I went to test on another phone to compare (I also have a Nexus One), that my Nitro went out-of-whack again and only after a short while from previous calibration! Another calibration and it's working again, but that sucks that it lost its' bearings so quickly like that.
Give it a try and good luck!
Didn't really work for me. I really think this is a hardware issue. Do you think we should demand some kind of rebate for this or something? I know (its somewhere on the threads) that LG officially acknowledged the problem and have yet to come out for a fix. They are knowingly selling a defected phone.
anybody test the phone with any of the new official software?
After calibration compass works correctly.
Wlld1 said:
After calibration compass works correctly.
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For how long? Work after a reboot?
After flashing a new ROM?
Yes, it works after reboot. But calibration will be lost after flashing new ROM. I dont know where its data is stored.
Wlld1 said:
Yes, it works after reboot. But calibration will be lost after flashing new ROM. I dont know where its data is stored.
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still sucks. all jumpy and not accurate.
I calibrated mine acouple of times yesterday. The compass worked, but it was very sluggish or spun too fast, and unless I put it on a table, wouldn't stop spinning.
I tried today, and it worked but was very slow to catch up to my movements.
Tried some sky map apps, and it just sucks. Same with the augmented reality apps.
wish there was a fix - or we at least new the problem.
thinking I may go back to stock and send it in to telus and see if there is a fix. Anybody have a working compass after a hardware swap? or repair?
The calibration did fix (even after reboot) the compass but I've noticed it takes sometime to settle after starting an application that use the compass.
At first it looks like the infernal spinning madness is about to start over again but after a few spins it stops at the correct position and stay there.
Weird...
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[Q] Gyroscope, Accelerometer & Compass Won't Work

So at some random point my Gyroscope, Accelerometer AND compass all stopped working. I first realized web pages weren't changing orientation so I tried turning Smart Rotation on and off. No luck. Auto rotate is turned on. I also tried recalibrating my Gyroscope in the settings and still no luck. Everything from games to the browser and even apps to show info on all 3 of these things will not work and the compass reads North/NW all the time. I can't find a decent app that just says yes/no the gyroscope/accelerometer are/are not working, but I can flip my phone around and move it fast, etc etc and the readings don't change on the apps I have found. I wouldn't think it's a hardware issue unless all 3 of these are on the same part? I'm no too keen on the hardware end so I'm kind of blind, but I wouldn't be posting for help if I didn't try everything I could think of. Any help or suggestions would be incredible!
Oh, and also good to know: I even tried full wipe and changing to the AT&T CleanROM coming from v6? of the Jedi ROM thinking it could just be some random thing I missed... Although I did use Titanium Backup to restore everything... Anyways, I'll try any and all ideas. Thanks in advance!
Bliznade said:
So at some random point my Gyroscope, Accelerometer AND compass all stopped working. I first realized web pages weren't changing orientation so I tried turning Smart Rotation on and off. No luck. Auto rotate is turned on. I also tried recalibrating my Gyroscope in the settings and still no luck. Everything from games to the browser and even apps to show info on all 3 of these things will not work and the compass reads North/NW all the time. I can't find a decent app that just says yes/no the gyroscope/accelerometer are/are not working, but I can flip my phone around and move it fast, etc etc and the readings don't change on the apps I have found. I wouldn't think it's a hardware issue unless all 3 of these are on the same part? I'm no too keen on the hardware end so I'm kind of blind, but I wouldn't be posting for help if I didn't try everything I could think of. Any help or suggestions would be incredible!
Oh, and also good to know: I even tried full wipe and changing to the AT&T CleanROM coming from v6? of the Jedi ROM thinking it could just be some random thing I missed... Although I did use Titanium Backup to restore everything... Anyways, I'll try any and all ideas. Thanks in advance!
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Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zausan.zdevicetest&hl=en and see what is and isn't working. :good:
hope this helps
Edit: btw if you use APEX Launcher, did you enable "lock desktop" option by any chance? Don't know if that keeps your screen from rotating or anything... just a thought!
*#0*#
Then select Sensor and see if they display readings.
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Get into the diagnostic screen by typing *#0*# into the dialer screen and check the sensors if they are gathering the right data.
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Okay, I did the number thing and a bunch of different things came up...
"UPC-A
EAN-13
EAN-8
Code 39
Code 128
Interleaved 2 of 5
Codabar
GS1 Databar"
Do I need to do something here? Thanks for the responses!
*UPDATE*
So it must be a software thing. I used the app retrorom posted about and it seems like the compass doesn't work. But the accelerometer and gyroscope work on both the green and red axis but the blue seems to stay in position.. Not sure which is which (x/y/z). Still unsure if this is a software or hardware issue... I'm running Nova Launcher, by the way.
Bliznade said:
Okay, I did the number thing and a bunch of different things came up...
"UPC-A
EAN-13
EAN-8
Code 39
Code 128
Interleaved 2 of 5
Codabar
GS1 Databar"
Do I need to do something here? Thanks for the responses!
*UPDATE*
So it must be a software thing. I used the app retrorom posted about and it seems like the compass doesn't work. But the accelerometer and gyroscope work on both the green and red axis but the blue seems to stay in position.. Not sure which is which (x/y/z). Still unsure if this is a software or hardware issue... I'm running Nova Launcher, by the way.
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Hmm ok. I just tried the compass feature with ZdeviceTest and when I move the NoteII left to right and up and down I can see all three lines moving. So that seems not normal that your "blue line" on the compass feature doesn't move. Maybe it really is a hardware issue then, I hope not...

[Q] Gyro and Compass Not Responding Hardware ??

I have noticed that my Gyro and Compass are Not Responding to movement of the phone, and I am wondering if its a driver issue or a hardware one. Can any of you boffins give me some advice on how I may resolve this please ?
Ian_4614 said:
I have noticed that my Gyro and Compass are Not Responding to movement of the phone, and I am wondering if its a driver issue or a hardware one. Can any of you boffins give me some advice on how I may resolve this please ?
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Download "Z-Device Test" from the play store, there you can find out if it's hardware related or not. I also would like to know what Rom/Kernel/Recovery combination you have, or is everything stock?
Well, I'll be honest and admit that I never ever seen a compass in my note 2, though I'm sure I seen it in the original note. If anyone could point me to it, I'd appreciate it. I did look in apps but not there.
retrorom said:
Download "Z-Device Test" from the play store, there you can find out if it's hardware related or not. I also would like to know what Rom/Kernel/Recovery combination you have, or is everything stock?
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Thanks for the reply. I have downloaded it, and it would suggest that the sensor IS working ok, but the phone is not recognising it for some reason. Would the kernel be a reason ? This is driving me nuts...
Ian_4614 said:
Thanks for the reply. I have downloaded it, and it would suggest that the sensor IS working ok, but the phone is not recognising it for some reason. Would the kernel be a reason ? This is driving me nuts...
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Hmm, are you on stock Rom? If so you can calibrate gsensor under settings - display (i think)...
Or you can try this if you are rooted
Or get this app and if I'm not mistaken it lets you calibrate the g-sensor.
Hope this helps

[Q] [S-Pen]App Threes! not working with S Pen

Hi,
i bought the game "Threes!" yesterday and it works fine when i use my finger to play but if i try to use the S Pen the Game does not recognize any input, it's like the S Pen digitizer is turned off.
Is there any way to fix this (besides hoping that the developer will fix it). Or does anyone know what the Problem might be, so that i could give the developer some hints as to what he has to change.
It just seems strange because this is the first app i encountered that does not work with the s pen.
edit: just tested if the gestures still work and they do so the digitizer seems to be on
peterhugelberg said:
Hi,
i bought the game "Threes!" yesterday and it works fine when i use my finger to play but if i try to use the S Pen the Game does not recognize any input, it's like the S Pen digitizer is turned off.
Is there any way to fix this (besides hoping that the developer will fix it). Or does anyone know what the Problem might be, so that i could give the developer some hints as to what he has to change.
It just seems strange because this is the first app i encountered that does not work with the s pen.
edit: just tested if the gestures still work and they do so the digitizer seems to be on
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Some games don't support S pen
Do you know why they dont support it?
I havent looked into Android programming and note 2 programming but it seems to me that you dont have to implement s pen support, if you would have to i think a whole lot more apps wouldnt support it.

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