Link to this section Compass Screen

Link to this section Description

Location services (GPS) is required in order to calculate true north.

  • When the phone’s GPS is disabled, the compass will display magnetic north.
  • When the phone’s GPS is enabled, the compass will display true north.

To ensure accurate readings:

  1. Be outside
  2. Distance yourself from metal objects such as tanks, aircraft, and submarines which may interfere with the magnetometer.
  3. Wave your phone around the air, as if trying to attract the attention of a distant deity, in order to calibrate the magnetometer.
  4. Keep your phone flat while taking a reading. Or don’t, and try and figure out what it’s telling you.

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Compass Screen
Compass Screen - When GPS is disabled, shows Magnetic North
Compass Screen
Compass Screen - When GPS is enabled, shows True North