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by fingerlocks 802 days ago
Why would it do that? Digital magnetometers are cheap, low power, and ubiquitous.
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mkl 802 days ago
And also, IME, completely unreliable. The compass in my car's sat nav never points north, and my phone's compass constantly needs recalibrating.
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JaimeThompson 802 days ago
Some 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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