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It shouldn’t, unless your phone is placed against a magnet. The earth’s spinning magnetic core is the size of the moon. Those nearby buildings will not interfer
by fingerlocks 3y ago
It shouldn’t, unless your phone is placed against a magnet. The earth’s spinning magnetic core is the size of the moon. Those nearby buildings will not interfere with that.
- iggldiggl 2y ago> It shouldn’t, unless your phone is placed against a magnet. Phone cases with magnetic latches enter the room…
- JaimeThompson 3y agoThe phone may be using GPS for headings instead of an actual compass causing it to act that way.
- fingerlocks 3y agoWhy would it do that? Digital magnetometers are cheap, low power, and ubiquitous.
- JaimeThompson 3y agoSome inexpensive phones don't include it due to cost reasons, it could also be bad software or a defective magnetometer in the unit.
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- mkl 3y agoAnd also, IME, completely unreliable. The compass in my car's sat nav never points north, and my phone's compass constantly needs recalibrating.