Gyro/Accelerometer Issues w/ iPhone 5s?

[SixSlinger]

Is anyone else having a gyro/accelerometer issue with an iPhone 5s? During compass calibration, the ball rolls on it's own, and the parallax effect acts as if I am constantly moving the phone.

I chalked it up to a beta 1 bug, but it's still present on my phone in beta 2. Same issue with a fresh installation and setup as new iPhone. My Retina iPad mini is having no issues (on beta 1 or 2), and the iPhone had no symptoms prior to iOS 8.

I reported the bug to Apple, but evidently it's rare

 

[Altemose]

Is anyone else having a gyro/accelerometer issue with an iPhone 5s? During compass calibration, the ball rolls on it's own, and the parallax effect acts as if I am constantly moving the phone.

I chalked it up to a beta 1 bug, but it's still present on my phone in beta 2. Same issue with a fresh installation and setup as new iPhone. My Retina iPad mini is having no issues (on beta 1 or 2), and the iPhone had no symptoms prior to iOS 8.

I reported the bug to Apple, but evidently it's rare

Does it happen under iOS 7? Also was the device dropped recently that could cause this issue?

 

[SixSlinger]

Does it happen under iOS 7? Also was the device dropped recently that could cause this issue?

Never happened under iOS 7. No damage to device (I'm sure of this, as I don't have any kids, and I take care of my gear).

It's the most bizarre thing...I guess it's possibly a hardware issue, but if so it would be a heck of a coincidence that the gyro failed at the exact same time I installed iOS 8!

 

[Altemose]

Never happened under iOS 7. No damage to device (I'm sure of this, as I don't have any kids, and I take care of my gear).

It's the most bizarre thing...I guess it's possibly a hardware issue, but if so it would be a heck of a coincidence that the gyro failed at the exact same time I installed iOS 8!

Well. I would try throwing it in DFU mode and bringing it to iOS 7.1.1 again and retesting. Could be a issue with a small amount of devices under iOS 8.

 

[SixSlinger]

Well. I would try throwing it in DFU mode and bringing it to iOS 7.1.1 again and retesting. Could be a issue with a small amount of devices under iOS 8.

Ahh, I hadn't thought of DFU. If I go back to 7.1.1 and it works properly, I'll try an update back to beta 2.

 

[Altemose]

Ahh, I hadn't thought of DFU. If I go back to 7.1.1 and it works properly, I'll try an update back to beta 2.

Good idea! At least you can test it then.

 

[SixSlinger]

Good idea! At least you can test it then.

Quick update....I went back to 7.1.1 and the compass/gyro was still off. I got in touch with Apple and they are considering it (rightly so) a hardware failure, so getting it swapped out. Thanks for all the help!

 

[Altemose]

Quick update....I went back to 7.1.1 and the compass/gyro was still off. I got in touch with Apple and they are considering it (rightly so) a hardware failure, so getting it swapped out. Thanks for all the help!

No problem. Glad to hear you got no issues getting the repair done.