If for nothing else: I paid well enough for it, so it had better work!compass is good because?
man theres maps and sat nav lol
The compass issues seem to be fixed in H8.
Also, I don't know if this is meant for people to just feel better, to look silly in a large open space, or both, but you can try it
Ichimusai
alot of compasses on smartphones are diarMy compas iss laggy and inaccurate as well. I really liekthe concept of a compass with GPS, it makes turn by turn routing much mroe accurate, makes google streetview really useful by moving the image with the device. It'll improve Augmented reality apps like Layar as well.
Plus, as eper all othersmartphones on the market that include compasses, this is far from a gimick inclusion and has real world use so should work as advertised.
(IMHO)
Yes, you're right -- but I bought this so I wouldn't need my (better) pda and (ancient) phone as two separate devices. Think of this as a swiss army knife. How practical is it really to stuff your pockets full of things you might need?wasting your batteries on a phone with no area to charge it for a compass when you can use a real one that costs next to nothing is a bit silly is it not?
True, but alas it seems all modern phones are gimmicky. The Android-based ones seem to be the most useful gimmicks though.skymap is a cool thing but seriously, they are gimics, i dont buy a phone for gimics. if i did i would have bought an iphone
Okay, so maybe Street View is not the best example; let's consider augmented reality applications then. There really is practicality in knowing how your device is oriented.i really dont understand why you would use a compass in street view to rotate an image for a street you are in when you could just turn your head.
Compass doesn't rely on accelerometers, it has a magneto-something sensor
of its own. A simple principle basically: you put electric current through a coil
and you get magnetic field which tries to align itself just like a magnetic
needle would.
In my opinion the Compass should be tested only outdoors as computers and
other indoor electric equipment seem to desorient it.
I agree with KlaymenDK in demanding the thing to work properly. I don't care
whether it's the main focus of the phone. It's there, it's not that complicated
and it should work.
You just answered your own question: what happens when you turn a regular (needle-based) compass on its side? Its plane of measurement is all wrong in relation to the plane of the magnetic field, and it will do its (poor) best.if its not accellerometer based can you explain why holding it vertical makes it inacurate as it would be the same magnet and the same current regardless of vertical and horizontal orientation
Hey, thank you so much for linking that article! It's good to know that the issue has officially been recognized by Samsung, even if we're still struggling with it. I've just downloaded that "SensorTest" app to play with it, and I might even write to Mobilizy to ask what the latest official status is. If I do, and I hear from them, you'll be sure to hear from me.edit have you seen this? UPDATE: Samsung Galaxy Compass :Mobilizy
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