Unreliable compass readings on iPhone 12

The compass on my iPhone 12 is not necessarily inaccurate, but it is utterly unreliable. What can the problem be? This time of year the sun here (52 deg north) sets WSW i.e. not in the NE! In any case the instrument is not magnetic; so what can the distorting factors be?

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iPhone 12, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 4, 2025 12:25 AM

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