Hi guys,
I have a problem with my Moto x.. When I use gmaps usually it locks satellites pretty fast, but it shows me wrong direction. If I point the phone through the street, it show me the "arrow" pointing right.. I've tried gps status app to calibrate the compass, but nothing changed.
Anyone with the same issue?
You can use GPS Status to help with your problem. Here is the play store link. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
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shamelin73 said:
You can use GPS Status to help with your problem. Here is the play store link. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
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Thanks but still it has the same problem
When you open Maps you are in the 'North up' mode (North always at the top of the display). If you twist the display with two fingers, it rotates and a compass arrow appears pointing North. Touching the compass arrow sets you back to North up. Any chance you are in the North up mode while navigating? Traveling East would appear as going to the right, and so on.
With the GPS toolbox, there should be an option to clear AGPS data. Did you do that? If not, try it.
I've updated to 4.4.4 and now it's fine
Thanks anyway!
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Anyone having issues with the compass orientation in Google Maps? I've tried numerous sensor testing apps, and apart from noticing the usual random compass confusion (which is easily fixed), I haven't noticed anything wrong with the readings but am not sure how to interpret them (magnetometer)...
It's like the compass gets stuck off-center sometimes, and the arrow seems to be confusing magnetic north*/ true north...
I've searched forums and a lot of people seem to be experiencing this but not on the Moto X. I'm still in the 14-day return window but would rather keep it as I've loaded a ton of stuff on it... any suggestions?
14 days and less than 30 minutes air time on rogers I believe
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Yes but it would be an exchange and not a return. I don't have a Rogers account either, I bought the phone outright.
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I have no issue with the compass, seems all good on my side
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Anyone having issues with the compass orientation in Google Maps? I've tried numerous sensor testing apps, and apart from noticing the usual random compass confusion (which is easily fixed), I haven't noticed anything wrong with the readings but am not sure how to interpret them (magnetometer)...
It's like the compass gets stuck off-center sometimes, and the arrow seems to be confusing magnetic north*/ true north...
I've searched forums and a lot of people seem to be experiencing this but not on the Moto X. I'm still in the 14-day return window but would rather keep it as I've loaded a ton of stuff on it... any suggestions?
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Having the same issue. Tried several different apps all seem to be off. I have the 32gb dev edition on Verizon. What was the verdict?
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I, too, have had problems with the compass on my Verizon Developer Edition moto x. Any time I launch Maps or the GPS Status & Toolbox app it takes a minute or so for the compass to begin showing the correct (or nearly correct) heading and to keep up with me when I rotate to face different directions.
I've noticed that when I zoom in or out on a map, if I twist my fingers a little while pinch or zoom, it takes the 'north up' orientation off and shows a compass pointer near the upper right corner. Touching that pointer resets the orientation as north up.
Groid said:
I've noticed that when I zoom in or out on a map, if I twist my fingers a little while pinch or zoom, it takes the 'north up' orientation off and shows a compass pointer near the upper right corner. Touching that pointer resets the orientation as north up.
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Been all over trying to fix this issue. I'm very surprised no one has has made it a bigger issue. Frustrates the hell outta me. Im returning my moto x dev edition and already ordered another one in hopes that it may just be a defective unit, though I doubt it. On the bright side I originally bought the phone for $550. Now that I'm returning I'm saving $100 because the price went down over the new year
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I, too, have had problems with the compass on my Verizon Developer Edition moto x. Any time I launch Maps or the GPS Status & Toolbox app it takes a minute or so for the compass to begin showing the correct (or nearly correct) heading and to keep up with me when I rotate to face different directions.
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I am having a number of issues with Maps. I have a hair-brained theory (that is all it is at this point) that it is caused by a dedicated location service api for moto's apps bumping heads with the one Google (and other apps) use. The end result is that the GPS keeps dropping the fix and reestablishing it. When this happens I can see my location on the map jump in steps every few seconds instead of smooth movement.
Most of the time it will eventually will clear itself, other times toggling GPS or rebooting the phone is necessary.
Guess I am still waiting for my first Android phone without major issues. )c:
I have the same compass issue. Apps like GPS Status take a long time to get the compass working and then it is unreliable even after following the calibration routine. Phone Tester also takes a long time to get a stable reading on the compass and even then its unreliable. Same with other apps from the Play store - if they work at all. By unreliable I mean it does not respond correctly to the phone being rotated while flat on a table with no metal or held in my hand. But Google Sky works great and always has the correct compass heading.
I never had this issue on my previous phones (Droid Eris, HTC Incredible, Droid Razr M). I never tested the compass on my Moto X DE VZW under 4.2.2 since my phone updated immediately after activating. I wonder if it worked correctly under 4.2.2 and the flakiness is a 4.4 issue? I thought about returning my phone due to this issue but the other user with a Moto X VZW (non-DE) at work has the same issue.
I doesn't bother me aside than it doesn't work as a reliable compass while I'm not moving and that I expect the hardware/software I paid for to function properly. Would be nice if it was fixed in the future - hopefully near future!
What garbage. Motorola did good all until I told a friend taco bell was just west of here, walking distance.. He ended a half mile by i45
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SR3TLAW said:
What garbage. Motorola did good all until I told a friend taco bell was just west of here, walking distance.. He ended a half mile by i45
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I'm also having this issue. Was there any resolution? Still within my 14 days so I think I may return it.
FYI this problem is still greatly effecting my ability to navigate manually when using GPS to point in the correct cardinal direction of a destination
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SR3TLAW said:
FYI this problem is still greatly effecting my ability to navigate manually when using GPS to point in the correct cardinal direction of a destination
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I also have the same issue on Rogers XT1058. Stock ROM/Kernel. At my work, the arrow is pointing south instead of North...
On US Cellular, also have this problem. Can be very frustrating. Seems to work better if I'm out away from any kind of interference (my car, house, etc). I was testing it by comparing GPS status compass to my actual compass, if I had them too close to each other they would impact each other.
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On US Cellular, also have this problem. Can be very frustrating. Seems to work better if I'm out away from any kind of interference (my car, house, etc). I was testing it by comparing GPS status compass to my actual compass, if I had them too close to each other they would impact each other.
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Ive done similar tests as well with same results. Not sure whats up
I've started having this issue with my Verizon Moto X. GPS Essentials shows incorrect direction as well.
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I've been having a really annoying issue with my Note 3 and Google Maps: the dot-arrow that shows my position is pointing in the wrong direction. Yes it does track me per the gps location but the issue is that as I am driving instead of the screen moving from up to down, usually along the length-wise direction, it moves at an angle or across. The only option I have is to hit the location button so that I can always have the top be North. That's not as good as having the heading pointing to the location of travel. Now, I calibrated and recalibrated the compass with GPS Status App (turns around the axes and figure eights) which seems to have worked for some, I have restarted numerous times even after turning on/off location-based services. I have cleared the cache and the google maps data. I have reinstalled it. I have even checked the compass versus real settings - seems to be pointing in the right direction. I still have the same issue. This is very frustrating and disorienting when driving. Looks like a crab moving angled to sideways across the screen.
I am on the latest Stock KitKat 4.4.2 version and Maps 7.7.0.
So, does everyone have this issue? Does anyone think is is a unique configuration issue? Is this a google maps issue? Any thoughts on how to fix?
PS...other Map Apps seem work fine (but like to use Google Maps due to the excellent traffic option)
If other apps seem fine, it might be Google maps. I don't have that issue, but I use Google maps version 6.14 (the old style with location arrow). The note 3 is notorious for all of its gps issues, but if you have good signal and it doesn't cut out then all I can think of is that GMaps is the culprit.
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I noticed this issue too! I believe it has to do with being inside a vehicle. The metal may be interfering with the gps signal. If I sit in my car and hold my phone so it points north, the arrow points south. If I open the door and step out (while still pointing north) the arrow magically flips! I can fix it by doing figure 8's in the car, but what a pain!!
Well, I do agree it is a google maps issue. I wonder if I can install older version to check. It only recently happened to me. I do not think it is an in-car issue because I never had the issue before when I was navigating in the car. Will come back if I can side load an older version of gmaps.
By the way, this issue is all over the internet but none of the foxes suggested seem to work for me.
No luck in getting it fixed. Did back down to earlier version of 7 but still had the same issue. Driving me nuts.
navfree... can preload maps but just uses google search for most things. some things arent great but its getting better. ive had the same issue with google maps. its been super sporadic. not a deal breaker...
So excited when I started reading this thread, figured someone would have a solution...lol Had this problem ever since my GSII Skyrocket, the gps works great but the direction is always off in my car... Can't understand what the problem is. Done the calibration to no effect... Hopefully someone who knows how to fix will pop in and steer us in the right direction...lol
I'm also waiting for a fix for this..
Ever since 7.0 "update" its been like this. I tried everything but no luck.
I'm using Exynos Note 3.
I was using an HTC EVO 3D when I recieved thr 7.0 update. Before it was fine but after the update even my HTC started doing the arrow pointer bug, and its still happening on my Note 3 even after the yesterdays maps 8.0 update. So I'm thinking this is all Google's fault but nobody is admitting anything.
Hit *#0*# , then select sensor, little black compus will have red line in middle on bottom left of screen. Shake phone vigorously, line will turn green..... This will fix that issue;however, if you reboot phone, you will have to do this again.
Hope this helps someone.
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wilowolf666 said:
Hit *#0*# , then select sensor, little black compus will have red line in middle on bottom left of screen. Shake phone vigorously, line will turn green..... This will fix that issue;however, if you reboot phone, you will have to do this again.
Hope this helps someone.
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Any solution that needs to be applied again after a reboot is not a solution at all (nothing against you, just frustrated at no solution).
I have the same issue as the OP, and GPS status app fixed it, but I lose the fix after a reboot. This is unacceptable and I don't think it's just a few of us experiencing this issue.
Could more people post and say whether they have this issue and if not, how they fixed it?
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Hit *#0*# , then select sensor, little black compus will have red line in middle on bottom left of screen. Shake phone vigorously, line will turn green..... This will fix that issue;however, if you reboot phone, you will have to do this again.
Hope this helps someone.
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The issue seems to be resolved by this. I only have to rotate the phone horizontally a couple of times after a reboot and pointers works just fine.
For some reason my compass seems to be poorly calibrated and when I use Google Maps the navigation works, but I sometime lose direction. In order to fix I need to rotate my phone in all different ways. But after a reboot the compass goes back to being off. Does anyone else have this issue? Is this a defect or software?
I found exactly the same issue yesterday trying to navigate around London. Google maps has been dodgy lately on my note 3, xperia z and my girlfriends HTC one s so I put it down to a bug, I might try another navigation app to see if it's the phone
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For some reason my compass seems to be poorly calibrated and when I use Google Maps the navigation works, but I sometime lose direction. In order to fix I need to rotate my phone in all different ways. But after a reboot the compass goes back to being off. Does anyone else have this issue? Is this a defect or software?
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Are you using a case? Particularly one with metal in it such as an s-view case. If so, you have to recalibrate the compass after every reboot.
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Are you using a case? Particularly one with metal in it such as an s-view case. If so, you have to recalibrate the compass after every reboot.
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this is not dependant on cases etc., same here as on note3, ... : with each reboot the calibration resets. maybe this is how samsung wants it to be!
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Are you using a case? Particularly one with metal in it such as an s-view case. If so, you have to recalibrate the compass after every reboot.
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I'm using the s view case hmmm
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this is not dependant on cases etc., same here as on note3, ... : with each reboot the calibration resets. maybe this is how samsung wants it to be!
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Do you have same issue?
This has been an ongoing issue with Samsung Phones. This is my 3rd and and none of them have worked correctly in Maps, without navigating.
When you are just driving around (not navigating) you are using the compass....
When you are navigating, Maps is using the GPS and comparing your last point to your current point to determine your direction of travel. This causes navigating to work right and non-navigating to be wrong.
I have not found a consistent solution. Also on Google Skymap, with the AR type view, it is nearly useless for this same reason. It can't seem to sense your proper orientation due to the compass issue. (though I admit to not trying skymap on the Note 4)
Its not so much a bug, as it is Samsung and Google doing things differently.
boufa said:
This has been an ongoing issue with Samsung Phones. This is my 3rd and and none of them have worked correctly in Maps, without navigating.
When you are just driving around (not navigating) you are using the compass....
When you are navigating, Maps is using the GPS and comparing your last point to your current point to determine your direction of travel. This causes navigating to work right and non-navigating to be wrong.
I have not found a consistent solution. Also on Google Skymap, with the AR type view, it is nearly useless for this same reason. It can't seem to sense your proper orientation due to the compass issue. (though I admit to not trying skymap on the Note 4)
Its not so much a bug, as it is Samsung and Google doing things differently.
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So you have this issue with the Note 4 when using Google Maps while driving? Moving my note in all directions calibrated it but then reboot forgets.
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So you have this issue with the Note 4 when using Google Maps while driving? Moving my note in all directions calibrated it but then reboot forgets.
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I dont mess with the recalibration process. Its annoying and i hate it, but its not so bad that i recalibrate. I also dont reboot very often, but in the past, the recalibration doesnt stick for long even when not rebooting.
I love google maps for navigating, but it sucks for driving around. The biggest issue is that the screen turns off on its own when not navigating. Waze is great for driving around, it doesnt shut off the screen, and gives you all the traffic info you need. It also routes the voice through the phone regardless of if you are connected to the car by bluetooth. The biggest complaint with waze is that it isnt multi window compatible. On my rooted note 2 i used waze on the left of the screen for traffic issues, and maps on the right side of the screen for navigation.
i had this problem since i bought the phone with stock OS, and it still persists after RR ROM.
Gmaps bird eye view works fine, walking navigation works fine. The problem only happens on driving navigation, where the blue arrow points to north and wont turn to any direction. and while driving, the location updates only once in a while and not smoothly, still with the wrong direction. The blue dot thingy on birds eye view shown the cone pointing to the direction im facing, and third party compass app works. i look anywhere for the fix but haven't stumble on any fix. Is this a common issue? does anyone know the fix? Thanks
I've been trying to calibrate my compass in Google maps but no matter how much I try, the accuracy is still "Low"
Anyone else having this issue?
blazinazn said:
I've been trying to calibrate my compass in Google maps but no matter how much I try, the accuracy is still "Low"
Anyone else having this issue?
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Does going outside and facing southwest help at all?
Try this on the video:
https://youtu.be/CeyDIu__SLY
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Try this on the video:
https://youtu.be/CeyDIu__SLY
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Thanks for the video. I downloaded a compass app and it was not responding at all. I just rebooted my phone and it's working again. Very strange.
Mine too. I followed the tips in the video above but it's still not really working. Whenever I open google map the accuracy is high initially, but if I move the phone toward another direction the beam becomes wider and turns to low accuracy. No matter how many times I calibrate it's still like that unless I restart the phone. Weird. Not solved yet.
I have problems with Google maps it is inaccurate, it jumps to different streets, unknowing which direction I am heading. I tried to calibrate, I deleted cache, updated, the only solution I found to uninstall all updates and going with the stock apk.