Compass not working since Pie

martin.fd

Hi all,

since the Pie Update, the compass in my Nokia 8 shows every direction except North - anyone else with this problem?!

LTN Fan

Hi @martin.fd
I just had to recalibrate it and it worked like expected.

Fredson85

Same here, compass is not working correctly, it's showing east when I point to north etc.

Recalibration made things even worse, now it seems to be swapped by 180 degrees.

user1508928527225

I'm also seeing the 180 degree flip. Recalibration doesn't seem to help.

mogdar

Same here

petrus

Hi everybody. You have need to calibrate the compass. For example, through Google Maps.

1. Tap the blue dot on Google Maps that indicates your location
2. The window opens and click Compass Calibration on the bottom left.

3. Follow the instructions according to the diagram shown.
Hope to help 

update: Sorry, the post I put in the wrong place and I can not delete it

martin.fd

Tried calibration several Times - doesn't change anything 

yellowstar

Not sure if it works for you but I finally got my compass to work post-Pie upgrade by enabling Force full GNSS measurements in developer options.

yellowstar

Spoke too soon. Went haywire again

user1545859162355

I also had problems with the compass after I upgraded to pie. It was 180 degrees wrong and recalibrating did not help in any way. Also tried multiple apps which claimed they could solve the problem (not!). After downgrading to Oreo the compass worked immediately again. I hope they will solve this problem soon!

petrus

Those with a compas problem.What model do you have?

user1535316420182

Yes i have compass problem too

martin.fd

petrus said:

Those with a compas problem.What model do you have?

TA-1012 with Build 00WW_5_110

petrus

user1535316420182 said:

Yes i have compass problem to

And model TA-..... ?

user1545859162355

petrus said:

Those with a compas problem.What model do you have?

TA-1012

airlessproject

petrus said:

Those with a compas problem.What model do you have?

TA-1004

user1508928527225

petrus said:

Those with a compas problem.What model do you have?

Another TA-1004 here.

yellowstar

TA-1004. Same problem with the inverted 180 degrees heading. Tried recalibration compass with the figure 8 movement to no avail.

rjm

Same here, model TA-1004. Compass first was off by 90 degrees, after calibration it went to 180 degrees off. Not seen on Oreo

pasoderb

Same problem ta-1004

Márton Károly Bacsó

I am still on beta, TA-1004 and it is also off by 180 degree.

myname24

also the compass is 180 off . TA-1004

Tlwmdbt

Also broken on TA-1052 all compass and stargazing apps with compass support are broken. "Sensoren Multitool" by weRed Software reports constant good magnetometer date, but the compass flipps around and is even reacting to horizontal orientation. 

Nate

Wt* it's also not accurate on mine (TA-1004). Hope this gets fixed soon cause I'm gonna be relying on my gps most of the time on my upcoming vacation! 

marsic

This bug may literally cost lives, i wouldn't be surprised if people around the world would get lost in the outdoors with the compass on their phones as the only navigation tool... They shouldn't be that poorly equipped in the first place, but things happen.

I think the severity of this bug should be rather high and get proper attention. Let's try to find the bug report on Google's issue tracker and vote for it accordingly

martin.fd

Nate said:

Hope this gets fixed soon cause I'm gonna be relying on my gps most of the time on my upcoming vacation! 

GPS is still working fine and in many navigation or outdoor apps (like Locus map etc.) you can choose whether to use GPS and/or compass 

martin.fd

marsic said:

i wouldn't be surprised if people around the world would get lost in the outdoors with the compass on their phones as the only navigation tool

With all due respect: I would never rely on my smartphone alone outdoors!

marsic

Nobody says you should, but if your phone is the only navigation tool you have (through the compass app)...

madbilly

martin.fd said:

petrus said:

Those with a compas problem.What model do you have?

TA-1012 with Build 00WW_5_110

@martin.fd is that the full build number from Settings > About phone?

martin.fd

@madbilly : it is what I have written, there is nothing more ...?!

madbilly

@martin.fd thanks for the confirmation, I was expecting more because the Android 8.1 build numbers are longer.