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Help Gravity (or Magnetic) Sensor out of calibration

armin3000

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When I hold my phone vertical (portrait or landscape) to take panorama or photosphere photos it's out of alignment and I have to downward it to the earth to adjust the horizon line to the middle of screen! In another word if I hold my phone in ~80° its sensor behave like it is in 90°. Attached photos shows the problem. I have rooted my device with official 4.4.2. I couldn't find any helpful guide about how to initialize or calibrate accelerometer or G-Sensor. rotating phone in 8 path, rotating around all 3 axises, restarting device didn't help.
Please help me how to solve this issue. I don't want to reset factory device right now. I've access to all system files if needed. Thanks
 

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I had tested similar apps like bubble level, GPS Essential, GPS Status, Compass, .... I also tested this one now, No difference. :(
 
Your particular phone may have its sensor mounted at an angle to the chassis - slight manufacturing defect.

I'm probably wrong - but that's exactly what it sounds like - and if so, nothing you can do with sensors to correct it.

Or you're living in a house at a big angle from true, but I doubt that. :D
 
You mean it's a hardware problem?! It was working fid before but I don't know when it start doing like this! My device is rooted. Doesn't it help? I did a reset factory now but problem exists :(
 
Yeah - if you didn't drop or bang or sorta crush your phone to change the sensor positioning and it worked before then it's possible - but very likely NOT a hardware problem.

Rooting ought have nothing to do with it either.
 
As I remember it has fallen 2 times 1.5-2 feet! New photos are showing what is happening exactly. I also tested what you suggested.
 

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