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Accessories Magnetic lock in case, is that bad

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mirose

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Hi all!

I will recive my Hero today, finaly. It has been some problems getting this one in Sweden for some time now but this is going to be a great weekend:D

I do have a question and i found two other post regarding this but not a answer that can confirm the problem.

My Hero will come wit a flip style case with some kind of magnetic lock, will this really affect the GPS/Compass?

Best Regards
Micke
 
Hi mirose

I bought my hero just to use Google sky map. I had numerous problems with sky map, and any other applications which relied on using it's compass and accelerometers.

I solved these problems by disposing of my flip top case which had a magnetic clasp. If you think of it, any stray magnetic field will make a compass read inaccurately.

I suggest you ignore any case with a magnetic clasp. Even the ones sold by HTC. My Hero, and google sky maps are working perfectly with a sleeve case.

Now I've started someting.
 
A magnetic clasp will also interfere with the screen rotation as I found out after spending an evening trying to figure out how I had broken the screen rotation. Removed it from the case and magicaly the screen rotated.

Gordon
 
My Hero started working correctly, immediately after I removed it from its magnetic case.

I have had no problems since, with my compass or google sky map.

Hope this helps.
 
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