Hello! my apple maps pointer arrow is tilted slightly to the right which is inaccurate, i tried to turn location services on and off, that didnt fix it, tried the compass calibration thing, still didnt fix it, it should he straight, but it isnt, any help?
Try Compass mode
By default, the little blue dot signifying your location has a little blue arrow showing the direction your iPhone is facing.
Regular map mode shows the direction you’re facing, but compass mode rotates the map around you.
Tap the location arrow once to center the map on yourself, then again to enter a Compass mode that rotates the map to the direction you’re facing. A small blue wedge in front of your location dot will show how confident your iPhone is in its direction—a wider wedge means less certain, a narrower wedge means more certain.
https://www.macworld.com/article/3397037/apple-maps-tips-and-tricks.html
Try Compass mode
By default, the little blue dot signifying your location has a little blue arrow showing the direction your iPhone is facing.
Regular map mode shows the direction you’re facing, but compass mode rotates the map around you.
Tap the location arrow once to center the map on yourself, then again to enter a Compass mode that rotates the map to the direction you’re facing. A small blue wedge in front of your location dot will show how confident your iPhone is in its direction—a wider wedge means less certain, a narrower wedge means more certain.
https://www.macworld.com/article/3397037/apple-maps-tips-and-tricks.html
I apologize. I made an incorrect suggestion.
Rotating the iPhone is insufficient, because the map rotates along with the iPhone. What really needs to change is the iPhone’s perception of your orientation.
You should perform the rotation so, for example, instead of facing northeast, you now face southwest. Take the iPhone with you as you do this rotation and hold it in a normal position in front of you.
Don’t rotate only the iPhone. Rotate your body while holding the iPhone.
I think you’re saying the following:
Check Settings > Maps > Location. It should be set to “While using”.
yepikaiye wrote:
Ur saying that i always need to walk that way?
No!
I’m saying test the arrow’s behavior that way. See if it rotates as it should. You don’t even need to walk. Just rotate while standing in the same location.
Wow, that was quite a (surprising) reaction.
If you reviewed the “Important” note in the above article, and none of those factors apply, then since this clearly troubles you, visit an Apple Store or Authorized Apple Service Center and let them assess your situation.
See if the Compass app produces the same behavior. Also see this from the iPhone User Guide, especially the footnote.
Pointing to the right slightly as it is means it is facing northeast. North is straight up.
No, the thing is its not supposed to face north east since im not pointing my device to north east, its inaccurate, how can i fix it
While keeping the iPhone as if it were laying on a flat surface, rotate the iPhone, say, 180°. Does the arrow rotate as well?
Nope, it does not, thats the thing
Yep everything is as u said, maps location is while using, still no fix
How is that supposed to fix it? Ur saying that i always need to walk that way? That’s really bs imo
Yes it does rotate, but its inaccurate. It does rotate with the iphone but its still inaccurate to the right, also sorry for the reaction, im frustrated bcz this is new iphone.
The compass app is also inaccurate, wheter i use true north setting or not, is it my iphone? should i get it replaced?
Apple maps gps pointer arrow wrong direction
