3 ms·

If that was the problem then it would be easy enough to implement a damping filter in software.

• knodi123 10y ago
  does the hardware sensor report the strength of the magnetic field? Can't average out your readings unless they have a magnitude...
  • caf 10y ago
    AIUI the hardware reports X, Y and Z components of the magnetic field strength.
    • knodi123 10y ago
      Okay, I looked one up, the HMC5883L-BB, and it seems you're right. In that case somebody in the phone's hardware design department must just be dumb.