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Research into why some people have a better sense ...
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.
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> It shouldn’t, unless your phone is placed against a magnet.
Phone cases with magnetic latches enter the room…
JaimeThompson
10 months ago
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The phone may be using GPS for headings instead of an actual compass causing it to act that way.
fingerlocks
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Why would it do that? Digital magnetometers are cheap, low power, and ubiquitous.
mkl
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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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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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