[Q] Google maps compass problem

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rannicus

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Ok this is driving me nuts for sometime. After i flashed cyanogen mod 9 on my i9100g, the compass ( blue arrow ) pointeris pointing 45degrees in the wrong direction.

I tried wiping everything then flash it, still the same issue. Anyone have a fix on this. I tried the compass calibration app amd still the same problem

 

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MaxMedia

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• Jul 8, 2012

• #2

same problem.

 

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rannicus

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I hope someone can help us with this one. I've searched the web for answers. they said it was a problem with the cyanogen mods even from their other releases for the i9100. I just hope there is a fix for this one because I do love cyanogenmod cwm

 

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nic.stl

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Hi

Just for your i formation, no problem with copilot

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9100G avec Tapatalk

 

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rannicus

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nic.stl said:

Hi

Just for your i formation, no problem with copilot

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ok.. good for you. I'm pretty sure I am not the only one experiencing this problem though

 

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nic.stl

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rannicus said:

ok.. good for you. I'm pretty sure I am not the only one experiencing this problem though

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Yep ... good for me ...

Good luck to you guy

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gunmetal83

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i9100g

if theres anything thats bad about galaxy series... its i9100g... it is a piece of **** i have used i9100.... absolutely brilliant... galaxy s3 is even more amazing...

i have standard ics rom... on an unlocked phone and have the same problem with google maps... i have to hold the phone upside down with the pointer suggesting m going backwards in navigation...

other gps apps work fine... like co pilot... but its just the built in google maps and navigation that has this issue...

looking into it...
if i find smfn uselfull will update...

for the time being its really testing my patience by actually having me walk around like a honey bee in the streets on london hopping from one road to another, just to find out i am heading the wrong way...

ciao

 

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rannicus

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gunmetal83 said:

if theres anything thats bad about galaxy series... its i9100g... it is a piece of **** i have used i9100.... absolutely brilliant... galaxy s3 is even more amazing...

i have standard ics rom... on an unlocked phone and have the same problem with google maps... i have to hold the phone upside down with the pointer suggesting m going backwards in navigation...

other gps apps work fine... like co pilot... but its just the built in google maps and navigation that has this issue...

looking into it...
if i find smfn uselfull will update...

for the time being its really testing my patience by actually having me walk around like a honey bee in the streets on london hopping from one road to another, just to find out i am heading the wrong way...

ciao

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wow, an actual answer. so it's the built-in map that's screwy. Happened to me too, walking around singapore going the opposite direction under the hot sun. I hope they can find a patch or fix for this one

 

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tricki

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• Jul 8, 2012

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Have the same problem, but an app like Smart Compass works fine.

 

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ratheen

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• Jul 9, 2012

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I have been having the same problem.

It was there even when i was on the Stock ROM. other apps are fine, the google maps is what's messed up.

I think the GMaps app is a bit more sensitive, and may be interacting with other metallic items around, because at times it does show the right direction.

st times it's pointing in the opposite direction.

 

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rannicus

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ratheen said:

I have been having the same problem.

It was there even when i was on the Stock ROM. other apps are fine, the google maps is what's messed up.

I think the GMaps app is a bit more sensitive, and may be interacting with other metallic items around, because at times it does show the right direction.

st times it's pointing in the opposite direction.

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I see. Sometimes it does point in the right direction but most of the time it's not.
my problem now is having an alternative gps map application that is working here in singapore

 

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Xialis

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I have the same problem under CM9

 

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• Jul 10, 2012

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rannicus said:

Ok this is driving me nuts for sometime. After i flashed cyanogen mod 9 on my i9100g, the compass ( blue arrow ) pointeris pointing 45degrees in the wrong direction.

I tried wiping everything then flash it, still the same issue. Anyone have a fix on this. I tried the compass calibration app amd still the same problem

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This is DEVELOPMENT not Q&A!

 

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rannicus

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TheATHEiST said:

This is DEVELOPMENT not Q&A!

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At first I thought it was related to the cyanogenmod cwm, that is why I created it here.

 

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• Jul 10, 2012

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rannicus said:

At first I thought it was related to the cyanogenmod cwm, that is why I created it here.

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That doesnt make any difference at all. You should not be creating topics in dev area, its for dev topics only. If you want to ask about a specific rom do it in that roms thread.

 

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rannicus

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TheATHEiST said:

That doesnt make any difference at all. You should not be creating topics in dev area, its for dev topics only. If you want to ask about a specific rom do it in that roms thread.

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OK

 

mblaster4711

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• Jul 17, 2012

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This Compass-Bug in G-Maps is not on I9100 it's only on the I9100G.

It is not a Compass-Bug at all, the Magnetometer works fine on I9100G.

The Problem exactly is: G-Maps doesn't poll once the Megnetometer, it only polls the Gyroscope for direction-changes. After startup G-Maps sets the arrow to north whatever direction your facing and any rotation you make will be translate right to G-Maps-rotation but from the wrong starting-direction.

I have this BUG in Stock GB and ICS on my XEF I9100G.

Workaround::

• download a Compass-App in Google-Play
• start the Compass-App
• face exactly North and stand still
• start G-Maps
• wait until GPS-Fixed and blue dot turn to blue arrow
• move !

 

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DenisGuy

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• Nov 3, 2012

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Does anybody have a "real" fix for that problem? Pointing my phone to the north works well but as soon as the screen turns off the arrow goes back to north and ****s up again.
I tried a couple of patches but nothing works.
Wouldn't this issue be fixable with a kernel tweak?

 

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DenisGuy

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• Nov 6, 2012

• #19

Hmmmmm..... bump?

 

mblaster4711

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• Feb 13, 2013

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AW: [Q] Google maps compass problem

Bug ist back with Samsung JB ROM, that come with Maps 6.14.x

Install older Version 6.12.0 without this bug.
you can find it at the end of this thread http://www.android-hilfe.de/showthread.php?t=261887

GeTapatalkt mit meinem Motorola-StarTAC

 

Last edited: Feb 13, 2013