Can anybody tell me how I can calibrate my g-senser in my infinity? It is off by almost 40 degrees, so games using g-sensor are horible on my pad.
The strange thing is that it worked perfectely a over a week ago...
jeroenpico said:
Can anybody tell me how I can calibrate my g-senser in my infinity? It is off by almost 40 degrees, so games using g-sensor are horible on my pad.
The strange thing is that it worked perfectely a over a week ago...
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I had this problem on my 101 and then my 201 (yes, I now have a 700, it is an illness). I found this fix back on the 101 that someone else posted, and still use it, it does seem to work.
1- turn GPS on
2- open settings/Location services and activate all check marks.(Google Location service, GPS satellites and Location and Google search)
3- go Outside where both GPS and WiFi are available
4- Open my map and let GPS find location
5- move tablet in 8 figure with the face up first without rotating, then rotating. then start moving with the tablet in the 8 figure and then shaking it gently in a figure 8
Just go download GPS Status. It has a Pitch and Roll calibration. Very simple to use just place the tablet on a flat surface and press calibrate.
GPS Status & Tool box:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
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Thanks a lot guys, fixed it!
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Well the compass does point at the right direction but when I fired up street view and turned on compass mode, (which is pretty sweet btw) no matter how still I hold the phone or even place it flat on a table for that matter, the image keeps quivering. The image just does not stay in one place! Went into test mode and under sensors I checked it out it was the same quivering. Also under settings>display> theres an option for Horizontal calibration, funny thing is even when placed on a absolutely flat surface (I tried at different places), the small ball in the center does not stay still! Why is this so? This issue makes using sky map,street view,layar etc quite unusable because of all the jitter! Any fix for this?
Jumping around happens when you are near a magnetic field such as speaker,computer etc. move away in open area, jumping should reduce.
In the compass settings> noise filter set to strong, sensor rate slowest & buffer display ticket with green check mark.
This should solve your problem, if not then report back.
sgsI9003 said:
Jumping around happens when you are near a magnetic field such as speaker,computer etc. move away in open area, jumping should reduce.
In the compass settings> noise filter set to strong, sensor rate slowest & buffer display ticket with green check mark.
This should solve your problem, if not then report back.
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Which compass settings are you referring to? Where do I find these settings?
Compass is a app which you can download from the market in that you will have those settings, once set you wont face that jumping issue. Mine stay still.
By saying street view are you referring to layar which shows a compass too?
Ok I'll try that out, but will changing those settings in the app apply to the whole system?
The street view I was referring to is from google maps with compass mode on.
I had the same problem as your since i installed compass & set it the right way that problem was never noticed, earlier it use to jump, so my best guess is that those settings are somehow being read by other apps too.
In my case google maps with compass mode remains quite still.
Do report back with the results.
Well I tried your fix and it worked kinda, the twitching has reduced but its still there which is very annoying. In service test under sensors it still keeps jumping around. I've also tried using it in a place free from magnetic signals but still the same. Is it this way for all galaxy s users our could mine be faulty?
Mine stays perfectly still (FW ddkb1) whats your FW?
Compass on google map works only when gps is enabled & locked, if gps is not able to lock then it might have the problem which you are describing.
Are you able to lock on to the gps (icon stops flashing)?
Well I'm on the same firmware as you (kb1). (kies keeps crashing if I try to update to kb2, but that's another issue)
The twitching issue I'm talking about should not be related to gps, on the map itself it does not twitch at all, but when I go to say new york on the map and go to street view, and enable compass mode, even if I hold the phone vedas still the image on the screen still vibrates.
I tried to replicate at my end but i don't have any issues, maps don't vibrate, however they rotate as per compass pointing (locked) to north.
What do you mean by street view, there is no such option in maps at my end, when i go to new york I see a road map only, is there something which i am missing?
Seems some setting we have is different between you & me though we both are on kb1 but cant figure out what.
sgsI9003 said:
I tried to replicate at my end but i don't have any issues, maps don't vibrate, however they rotate as per compass pointing (locked) to north.
What do you mean by street view, there is no such option in maps at my end, when i go to new york I see a road map only, is there something which i am missing?
Seems some setting we have is different between you & me though we both are on kb1 but cant figure out what.
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Ok so i'm guessing you have never tried street view before, ok so just enter 'new york' into the search box and it will take you there, once there you will see a big red arrow pointing downwards to the map with New York written above. Click on the name and select the right most option (a man standing) that will take you to street view, once in there press the menu key and turn on compass mode. Try holding the phone still or even place it flat on a table and see if the image twitches. (Its a pretty cool thing anyways, you'll enjoy it! )
The probelm that I am facing is similar to this
Jumping Compass
Oh I have seen street view on desktop numerous time didn't know its a feature on our phones too. Now I tested street view as per your instruction & it does change its angle 5° approx & flicker but in compass mode it just show me the bottom of the 360° image & no more moves.
The issue could be in street view as its in beta testing.
The jumping compass video is what I was having the problem but after I changed the settings it got stabilized.
We can ask bala who has updated his fw to kb3 to test this if the problem is same or not.
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Oh I have seen street view on desktop numerous time didn't know its a feature on our phones too. Now I tested street view as per your instruction & it does change its angle 5° approx & flicker but in compass mode it just show me the bottom of the 360° image & no more moves.
The issue could be in street view as its in beta testing.
The jumping compass video is what I was having the problem but after I changed the settings it got stabilized.
We can ask bala who has updated his fw to kb3 to test this if the problem is same or not.
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Have you updated your google maps? Its at version 5.3.0 now. It could not be street view's fault because it used to work perfectly fine on my xperia x10 earlier. Come to think of it the x10 had far better gps and compass components (but seriously lacked in other areas).
Changing the settings in compass app worked only in that app itself, its not a general fix for it though.I would like to know if all i9000/i9003 have this problem...
magnetometergate?
I just bought this same phone and I'm experiencing the same jitter. This is a real show stopper since it renders useless apps like those mentioned here, panorama stitching, Google sky map and others. I'm really annoyed and thinking about returning the phone.
The Iphone 3Gs does not suffer this issue, the compass moves smooth and softly.
This seems to be a hardware problem, maybe Samsung can improve the software filter or update the sensor firmware.
Since I am using xxkb3 now I tested again but this compass jumping problem still is the same.
I remember that xxkb3 offers few calibration & tweaking of setting for compass but what these settings do is not known to us hence I have not changed anything, I still feel that this can be addressed by tweaking the settings & not really a hardware issue.
The compass in i9003 is more sensitive to magnetic field disturbance hence the problem.
I have downloaded several compass apps but none is pointing north. Anyone with same problem?
I am using Catch.com's compass app from the Market and it is pointing North fine.
Does your Google Maps report your location correctly? Also, you may want to turn Wi-Fi Location on as well. (Settings>>Location services>>Google's location service [checked]) Also, make sure GPS satellites is checked there.
Tf700's specifications says it has an electronic compass, so no gps is needed to point north.
I tryed catch.com's compass and guess what... it works, its pointing north.
The other compasses still dont work, so catch.com is the one to use.
Thanks for the tip.
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Tf700's specifications says it has an electronic compass, so no gps is needed to point north.
I tryed catch.com's compass and guess what... it works, its pointing north.
The other compasses still dont work, so catch.com is the one to use.
Thanks for the tip.
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I also have this issue on mine. will give catch.com a try.
KangLx said:
I have downloaded several compass apps but none is pointing north. Anyone with same problem?
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Mine doesn't even work with catch.com's app. I rotate the device slowly a full 360 deg. and it moves the needle about 45 deg.
This makes certain apps like SkySafari, SkyMap etc. virtually useless.
Does anyone know of a technique to re-calibrate or reset the compass to make it work?
mandables said:
Does anyone know of a technique to re-calibrate or reset the compass to make it work?
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Mine does it too. The sensors can autocalibrate when rotated. Just like I did with my HTC Incredible, I just hold it in roughly the same orientation I'll be using it in then flip it over twice around the X axis, then rotate it sideways twice around the Y axis, then rotate around the Z axis. It usually reads accurately after doing 2 of the 3 axis but I do all 3 anyway because it takes a matter of seconds to do this.
I also have problem with compass. I tried it to calibrate, but none method works. The compass north is always heading +-45deg to screen top in landscape mode. Is there any way to reset the compass calibration (for.ex. delete some files on rooted device) or is this a HW fault? I'm on rooted stock ROM.
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rkalas said:
I also have problem with compass. I tried it to calibrate, but none method works. The compass north is always heading +-45deg to screen top in landscape mode. Is there any way to reset the compass calibration (for.ex. delete some files on rooted device) or is this a HW fault? I'm on rooted stock ROM.
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Count me in on compass problems. I begin to suspect that there's a hardware problem. My compass never points north, and calibrating by rotating the pad does not help. Makes geocaching rather impossible, unless you bring your own compass...
Mine seems to be mostly right using the Smart Tools one. I get a magnetic field reading of around 42.the need jumps around a bit, but not more than +/- 10 degrees.
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Mine seems to be mostly right using the Smart Tools one. I get a magnetic field reading of around 42.the need jumps around a bit, but not more than +/- 10 degrees.
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Ditto, Smart Tools points north more or less accurately. (49 mag) It's off by 15 degrees, and it's 15 degrees off in the opposite direction on my sgs3.
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Gps 90 degrees off ?
Lock is good usually have more than 6 satellites & accuracy within 10 ft but north is pointing east
This happens in gps status , gps test , compass apps & maps
I am currently on jelly wiz stock kernel but this has been a problem on all the jellybean roms Ive tried
Done the gps fix & agps data update they didnt make any difference
Anyone else had this happen and or know of a fix?
Dont really want to go back to ICS
So your COMPASS, (not the GPS) is off.
From the menu in GPS status, try the compass calibrate.
Do not calibrate near any metal or magnets (keep it away from speakers).
worwig said:
So your COMPASS, (not the GPS) is off.
From the menu in GPS status, try the compass calibrate.
Do not calibrate near any metal or magnets (keep it away from speakers).
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Did the calibrate & same result
I dont know if the gps is reading wrong or the compass
This is really odd Google maps actually turns sideways like canada is on the right side?
All gps apps show north pointing east
Guess I will have to try flashing a stock rom to se if that corrects problem
First time I've had this happen that it didn't straiten out in a few days
Ok the google maps sideways was my fault must have hit the orientation button in the upper right corner OOPS
So now its most likely the compass as the previous post said
Now its a matter of how the heck do I get the compass calibrated
Probably need to clear the data some how
Gogle is my friend I hope
tlgem said:
Ok the google maps sideways was my fault must have hit the orientation button in the upper right corner OOPS
So now its most likely the compass as the previous post said
Now its a matter of how the heck do I get the compass calibrated
Probably need to clear the data some how
Gogle is my friend I hope
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Did you ever figure this out? I have a similar issue with my compass
I'm pretty sure this was a bug in some custom kernels, specifically KT747, ktoonsez has since fixed this problem in his latest kernel revisions.
TF700T .30 firmware JB, wipe, cold start. otherwise works ok, but:
development options => enable pointer location (shown in blue traces) and touch location (shown as white glowing plate).
You can see whatever you do on the screen, the touch location always follows your finger.
However, if you touch down on the screen with one finger and move around for a while, you can see that the pointer location trace fails to catch up with the touch location --- it can go as bad as a few seconds delay. I have zero such delay, even after touching down a finger and moving like crazy for a minute, on my 3yr-old nexus one phone w/ JB (admittedly much smaller screen).
Do you guys have this problem? Is it a red flag calling for return??
Thanks.
I'd guess this is just the debug option itself that creates the lag by painting an ever-growing location trace. Do you see any negative effect in real use of apps (with the option off)?
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I'd guess this is just the debug option itself that creates the lag by painting an ever-growing location trace. Do you see any negative effect in real use of apps (with the option off)?
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Not that I can notice, so I guess it is fine. I don't see such delay on the old phone with the traces enabled though.
I do feel the system is laggy : chrome or browser freezes from time to time. This is latest firmware , wipe, cold start already ....
mailxd said:
I do feel the system is laggy : chrome or browser freezes from time to time. This is latest firmware , wipe, cold start already ....
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Unfortunately, that's normal. It gets a little better by installing a custom ROM, but software can only try to work around hardware issues (the internal eMMC has very bad random write performance), not fix them.
The only time I really notice it is if I'm using Sketchbook Pro, but I guess that may be a result of the application or something... It can be hard to draw with it sometimes, since I have to draw slower than I'd like at times.
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Hi,
For some reason while holding the phone in portrait mode, the compass (in maps, and other apps) points to the west and not to the north.
If i hold the phone in landscape mode (turn it 90 degrees), it start showing north perfectly (and updates too to reflect changes)
Is there something i can do to fix this?
mine does the same thing. Also it is only with static maps ex no navigating. If you navigate then it will correct itself as it then uses the movement to point the arrow.
Get the GPS Status and Tools ap from the Play Store. One of the tools is a compass calibrator. You basically end up rotating the phone 3 times around each axis and you are done. I've used it for years.
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Get the GPS Status and Tools ap from the Play Store. One of the tools is a compass calibrator. You basically end up rotating the phone 3 times around each axis and you are done. I've used it for years.
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Dont know why i didnt try that. Guess i just figured it should work out of the box. Anyway that worked like a charm. OP check it out.