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Help Galaxy s3 auto rotate not working properly

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Walid562

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Hi,

I have bought the galaxy s3 about 2 weeks ago and since day 1 I am having problems with the auto rotation, it just doesn't work the way it should be working, on a flat surface the screen always goes in landscape mode, It's a pain in the ass to get the phone to go in landscape mode while holding it in my hands to watch a youtube video or view pictures, sometimes it goes in landscape mode randomly...

Comparing this to my old phone "Nokia n97" on which auto rotation works flawlessly after 3 years of usage it's just very disappointing..

I think that the sensors are just broken or could it be some software issue? I'm running on ics the international s3...
 
Hey there , you should try and download 'android sensor box' of 'sensor tester' app from the store . You can check your if accelerometer is properly calibrated or not . I had a similar problem after 2 months of use . Mine can't auto rotate back to portrait mode and sensor test did detect some abnormality in the motion. Currently waiting for JB update and hope its just a software issue and not hardware .
 
I have used a few different S3 handsets and they are all the same, its like its too sensitive and it doesn't take much for it to tilt, I think they need to increase the angle of the auto tilt and stop it going landscape when laying flat.
 
swize said:
Hey there , you should try and download 'android sensor box' of 'sensor tester' app from the store . You can check your if accelerometer is properly calibrated or not . I had a similar problem after 2 months of use . Mine can't auto rotate back to portrait mode and sensor test did detect some abnormality in the motion. Currently waiting for JB update and hope its just a software issue and not hardware .
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This is a screenshot of accelerometer test the ball always seems to go to the bottom right of the screen when holding my phone straight in my hands.
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Also when the phone is on a flat surface the ball goes straight the the bottom right, my phone also goes on landscape mode to the right very often, maybe some sensor is broken? I hope it's a software issue, I really don't feel like sending a new phone for reparation after 2 weeks of usage..

airtioteclint said:
Have you tried calibrating the gyroscope in settings and display?
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Yes, but it sadly didn't help nothing has changed...

Somebody any other tips?
 
Question are you using samsung stock launcher or a third party one like go launcher or apex? If your using stock i find it is a lot slower and a big pain. I'd recommend trying the free versions of Apex, it what I use and I have never had a problem. Also calibration isn't under display, go to the bottom of your settings page and it should be under a tab named "motion", just tap the tab and go down to "sensitivity settings" and do calibration from there. Hope this helps if you haven't gotten it yet.
 
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