Is anyone else having issues with their built in compass? In the Maps built-in App, it never has me pointed in the right direct. I think this is a software issue, read on dear reader:
I downloaded the Compass app, and every time I start it, it says: "Abnormal magnetic field detected. Please Calibrate your device" And it does have a Calibrate option. As an aside, I find it odd that there isn't a built-in option to calibrate this device with the HTC interface provided - but that you have to download an App (i.e. the Compass app). When I do the calibration, it actually works: I hit the calibrate button and do the figure 8 thing, while holding the phone in the vertical position. It vibrates after the first figure 8 motion, the calibrate screen goes away, and the compass tracks pretty good in the app, for the duration of that session. It's still 15-30 degrees off, but decent enough that I'm ok. But that calibration doesn't translate over back to my Maps app (or any other apps that use the compass). Those all still have me pointed in the wrong direction - as does the Compass app if I close and relaunch.
I could try taking it back, but why does it work and track just fine after recalibration? You never actually tell it where North is when you do the calibration, but it works pretty good after such. If it were hardware, wouldn't it just not work no matter what?
I downloaded the Compass app, and every time I start it, it says: "Abnormal magnetic field detected. Please Calibrate your device" And it does have a Calibrate option. As an aside, I find it odd that there isn't a built-in option to calibrate this device with the HTC interface provided - but that you have to download an App (i.e. the Compass app). When I do the calibration, it actually works: I hit the calibrate button and do the figure 8 thing, while holding the phone in the vertical position. It vibrates after the first figure 8 motion, the calibrate screen goes away, and the compass tracks pretty good in the app, for the duration of that session. It's still 15-30 degrees off, but decent enough that I'm ok. But that calibration doesn't translate over back to my Maps app (or any other apps that use the compass). Those all still have me pointed in the wrong direction - as does the Compass app if I close and relaunch.
I could try taking it back, but why does it work and track just fine after recalibration? You never actually tell it where North is when you do the calibration, but it works pretty good after such. If it were hardware, wouldn't it just not work no matter what?