Compass not working with Google Maps

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cyablo

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Feb 16, 2009
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Has anyone also Problems with the inbuilt Compass of the One? Lately I wanted to use Google Maps while walking and discovered the Compass is working within Google Maps. So i tried a few other Compass Apps, where some do work and others dont.

I did create a Issue on this, but it seems I'm the only one with this Issue so far: https://jira.cyanogenmod.org/browse/BACON-731

Im on stock CM11S, so it cant be any Mod / Custom Rom / Kernel Problems.

Greets

Daniel
 
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Till604

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Compass issue related to encryption

Hi,

I have the exact same problem. At first, I thought it might be a hardware defect, but that isn't the case.

Is you phone encrypted?

As bizarre as it sounds, it seems like the compass stops working as soon as the phone is encrypted. I did a factory reset - compass started working again. Encrypted phone again - compass no longer working.

Daniel, if your phone is encrypted as well, please update the jira ticket - it will help the developers reproduce / fix the issue.

Bye,
Till
 
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cyablo

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My Phone is encrypted NOW, but I really dont know if it was back when I encoutered that the Compass does not work with Google Maps.
I will try to Factory Reset if Ive got the Time and see if this does something to Google Maps. I wanted to try CM11 (without S) anyway.
 
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stewa2jm

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Prior to encryption, my compass was just way off. Generally around 25 degrees counter clockwise. Now that the phone is encrypted, the compass doesn't work at all.
 
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stewa2jm

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Anyone know if these issues are present on the "Vanilla" CM11 snapshot and/or nightly roms direct download from the CM site?
 
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kolyan

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Compass was always broken even on Nexus 5. I was hoping it would be fixed in 1+1 and so many Google Maps updates and yet this is still an issue.
 
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ek69

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My compass works but it's just way off lol

//edit
Actually I just tried it now since maps got updates recently and now it's kinda right and isn't off by much :confused:

Phone isn't encrypted

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1%Walker

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cm11 night 20150105 ,not encrypted.
Compass only worked in notification drawer widget,all other apps didn't work.
 
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Salty Wagyu

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My compass was 90 degrees off in Google Maps earlier today. It was 180 degrees off a couple weeks ago too. What causes this?
 
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Ok_Kaleidoscope5109

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Compass works on my end but the orientation is off 90 degrees in CM11 I believe. It really throws off walking directions but driving seems ok
 
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