iOS 7 compass calibration, just me?

[troop231]

Sorry if this thread has been posted, but is it normal to have to calibrate the compass every time you open the app? This seems crazy and annoying to me. I just wanted to see if I wasn't alone here.

Thanks.

 

[stisdal]

I have noticed this also. Not a huge "issue" for me, but I only had to do this once in past OS'...

 

[troop231]

but I only had to do this once in past OS'...

Same here for me. Thanks for the reply.

 

[gentlefury]

Sorry if this thread has been posted, but is it normal to have to calibrate the compass every time you open the app? This seems crazy and annoying to me. I just wanted to see if I wasn't alone here.

Thanks.

Yup, just like how you always had to re-calibrate when you hit the follow me button on maps. Except now instead of the stupid figure 8 its just a turn.

 

[Rocko1]

Shouldn't have to. It's annoying, especially when you just want to use the level.

 

[Armen]

Sorry if this thread has been posted, but is it normal to have to calibrate the compass every time you open the app? This seems crazy and annoying to me. I just wanted to see if I wasn't alone here.

Thanks.

How often do you even use the compass? It was the same in iOS 6 when there was interference.

 

[djtech42]

You don't have to keep calibrating it if it is still running in the background.

 

[troop231]

How often do you even use the compass? It was the same in iOS 6 when there was interference.

I use the level quite often..

 

[Armen]

I use the level quite often..

Great. Good to see someone is using that tool.

in iOS 6 the compass would get "interference" most of the time and ask you to wave it around in a figure 8 to caliberate it.

 

[rwilliams]

I use the level quite often..

Damn, I didn't even know it had a level.

 

[troop231]

Damn, I didn't even know it had a level.

It's a good one too Made me delete the other level apps I had.

 

[JimmyF]

It's a good one too Made me delete the other level apps I had.

I recently got a 5S, the spirit level is off by about 5 degrees. I have tried calibrating the compass multiple times, but the level never seems to get calibrated...
If I tap, I can get a green screen (0 deg), but if I tap again, it shows -5deg.

Anyone else seen this problem - is there something else I can/should do to calibrate the level?

 

[troop231]

I recently got a 5S, the spirit level is off by about 5 degrees. I have tried calibrating the compass multiple times, but the level never seems to get calibrated...
If I tap, I can get a green screen (0 deg), but if I tap again, it shows -5deg.

Anyone else seen this problem - is there something else I can/should do to calibrate the level?

Bring it into an Apple store if you have a local one.

 

[tharepairguy]

Please post your results in this thread and make sure to submit to apple in the links provided in the post.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1644439/

 

[JimmyF]

Cliabration problems with Level and Compass

Anyone else seen this problem - is there something else I can/should do to calibrate the level?

Apparently the problem is pretty widespread...

http://gizmodo.com/the-iphone-5s-motion-sensors-are-totally-screwed-up-1440286727/@whitsongordonhttp://

 

[Armen]

Sorry if this thread has been posted, but is it normal to have to calibrate the compass every time you open the app? This seems crazy and annoying to me. I just wanted to see if I wasn't alone here.

Thanks.

The compass in iOS 6 did this all the time. You'd get a "interference" warning and it would ask you to wave your phone around in a figure 8.

 

[maflynn]

Please direct all discussions here: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1649365/