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 | 1 | initial version | posted 2013-12-28 00:45:07 +0200  |
Does the accelerometer work in Android apps?
If I use a (Android) navigation app like NavFree or MapNavigator the orientation of my car as I follow the route is usually not picked up correctly by the program so it sometimes thinks I'm driving at the speed limit but with my car sideways on to the road. (Flipping my phone from portait to landscape is correctly detected). For programs that show a 3D view of where I'm facing this can result in it showing me the roads I've already passed instead of ones I'm approaching (so I now use a 2D view to avoid this).
I'm using Sailfish version 1.0.2.5 (but the same problem happened with earlier versions).
Do others see this (and even better know of a fix/workaround) or is my hardware faulty?
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Does the accelerometer compass work in Android apps?
If I use a (Android) navigation app like NavFree or MapNavigator the orientation of my car as I follow the route is usually not picked up correctly by the program so it sometimes thinks I'm driving at the speed limit but with my car sideways on to the road. (Flipping my phone from portait to landscape is correctly detected). For programs that show a 3D view of where I'm facing this can result in it showing me the roads I've already passed instead of ones I'm approaching (so I now use a 2D view to avoid this).
I'm using Sailfish version 1.0.2.5 (but the same problem happened with earlier versions).
Do others see this (and even better know of a fix/workaround) or is my hardware faulty?
| | 3 | No.3 Revision |
Does the compass work in Android apps?
If I use a (Android) navigation app like NavFree or MapNavigator the orientation of my car as I follow the route is usually not picked up correctly by the program so it sometimes thinks I'm driving at the speed limit but with my car sideways on to the road. (Flipping my phone from portait to landscape is correctly detected). For programs that show a 3D view of where I'm facing this can result in it showing me the roads I've already passed instead of ones I'm approaching (so I now use a 2D view to avoid this).
I'm using Sailfish version 1.0.2.5 (but the same problem happened with earlier versions).
Do others see this (and even better know of a fix/workaround) or is my hardware faulty?
edit: Problem still exists after 1.0.3.8 update
Does the compass work in Android apps?
If I use a (Android) navigation app like NavFree or MapNavigator the orientation of my car as I follow the route is usually not picked up correctly by the program so it sometimes thinks I'm driving at the speed limit but with my car sideways on to the road. (Flipping my phone from portait to landscape is correctly detected). For programs that show a 3D view of where I'm facing this can result in it showing me the roads I've already passed instead of ones I'm approaching (so I now use a 2D view to avoid this).
I'm using Sailfish version 1.0.2.5 (but the same problem happened with earlier versions).
Do others see this (and even better know of a fix/workaround) or is my hardware faulty?
edit: Problem still exists after 1.0.3.8 update
Does the compass work in Android apps?
If I use a (Android) navigation app like NavFree or MapNavigator the orientation of my car as I follow the route is usually not picked up correctly by the program so it sometimes thinks I'm driving at the speed limit but with my car sideways on to the road. (Flipping my phone from portait to landscape is correctly detected). For programs that show a 3D view of where I'm facing this can result in it showing me the roads I've already passed instead of ones I'm approaching (so I now use a 2D view to avoid this).
I'm using Sailfish version 1.0.2.5 (but the same problem happened with earlier versions).
Do others see this (and even better know of a fix/workaround) or is my hardware faulty?
edit: Problem still exists after 1.0.3.8 update