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Old 09-04-2012, 17:49
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Hi all, hope someone can advise. On my iPhone there is a standard app which is a compass, fine. However it now asks me to calibrate it by moving the iPhone in a figure of eight but it still won't work. I can't delete it and reinstall

Is this a common fault with this app nd is there a way of fixing it
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Old 09-04-2012, 18:33
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Hi all, hope someone can advise. On my iPhone there is a standard app which is a compass, fine. However it now asks me to calibrate it by moving the iPhone in a figure of eight but it still won't work. I can't delete it and reinstall

Is this a common fault with this app nd is there a way of fixing it
You need to hold the phone horizontally and then move your arm in a figure of 8 holding the phone flat. You can't delete it and reinstall it because it's an inbuilt app. Apple doesn't allow you to remove those.
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Old 09-04-2012, 19:24
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Hi all, hope someone can advise. On my iPhone there is a standard app which is a compass, fine. However it now asks me to calibrate it by moving the iPhone in a figure of eight but it still won't work. I can't delete it and reinstall

Is this a common fault with this app nd is there a way of fixing it
Have you tried calibrating it outside, not near anything electrical or metal? If it still doesn't work the sensor might be faulty. Out of interest, in the Maps app, what happens if you tap twice on the little arrow icon at the bottom right?
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Old 10-04-2012, 21:38
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What iPhone do you have?

I had the 3GS and the compass was terrible, it was always needing calibration, and even then it would have the wrong direction a lot of the time, the direction would jump about 150 dergres.

I now have the iPhone 4S it is better, but still far from perfect, and when I am using it, it still make sure it is pointing me in the correct direction (as best as I can)
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Old 11-04-2012, 09:16
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I'm amazed anyone actually uses the compass for real. Can I ask (just being nosey) what practical use you make of it? Are you into orienteering or something.

I've only ever used the compass to determine which direction my garden faces (South West if you're interested).

Personally, I'd love to see the compass deleted, for the single reason that having it installed means your iPhone is illegal to use in golf competitions so you cannot use the Golfshot gps app for working out distances to the hole. if the compass was removed I could use the iPhone in competitions and hopefully make some better scores.
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Old 11-04-2012, 09:30
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I'm amazed anyone actually uses the compass for real. Can I ask (just being nosey) what practical use you make of it? Are you into orienteering or something.

I've only ever used the compass to determine which direction my garden faces (South West if you're interested).

Personally, I'd love to see the compass deleted, for the single reason that having it installed means your iPhone is illegal to use in golf competitions so you cannot use the Golfshot gps app for working out distances to the hole. if the compass was removed I could use the iPhone in competitions and hopefully make some better scores.
I’m curious now about the golf! LOL What can you do with the iPhone to improve your score in competitions?
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Old 11-04-2012, 11:06
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I’m curious now about the golf! LOL What can you do with the iPhone to improve your score in competitions?
Unfortunately some rules in golf are very daft. The theory is (by the rule makers) that if you have a compass you can determine which direction the wind is blowing in and change your golf shot accordingly. Of course, for 99.99% of people who play golf, they have enough trouble hitting the ball, let alone compensate for wind direction!!!!!

But, if you could use the iPhone in a competition, there are numerous apps that allow you to know how far away from the hole/green you are (using gps) and so you can make a decision which club to use.
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