today I noticed that the compass on my AW S5 no longer working. The outer ring keep spinning and never point to North or give me any readings
i have tired to reset my Apple Watch and uninstall/re-install the compass app on iPhone but still can’t get the compass working.
Is the built in compass permanently defected due to The Milanese loop I use?
Apple Watch
I had the same problem and i found a way to fix it.
FOLLOW THESE STEPS.
MAKE SHURE THAT YOUR WATCH IS CONNECTED TO YOUR IPHONE.
1- Go to settings on your iphone
2- Privacy
3-Location Services
4- Scroll down and click on System services
5- Turn on (Compass Calibration) and (Motion calibration & Distance )
Thanks for the updates.
i have arranged the express replacement yesterday and the Apple staff on the phone told me to unpair my watch
i did but now I am thinking if it is compulsory.... I am still awaiting for the replacement arrive and I have no watch to use for the moment... can I pair it back first?
Seems I don’t have that jetsamevent in the diagnostics logs.
thanks for your reply Samuel. Have you changed your watch yet? Does the new watch fixed the problem?
So I definitely need a replacement.... thanks a lot for the info
Can you tell us which settings? Thanks. I'm having the same problem.
These are the other thing I forgot I did to get it working.
With these enabled, you can turn "true north" back on on your compass settings.
this fixed it, thank u
You are welcome.
Thanks a lot for these steps, it resolved the issue on my apple watch...
You are most welcome👍🏻
My old one (before return) did the same thing. It would show up on lock screen even after the entire app was closed.
The new watch I have now does not do this at all.
Unpaired the watch, factory reset it, no love
it also seems to not want to charge beyond 60%
swapping it tomorrow. Ill let you know
Compass not working on Apple Watch S5
