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iphone x compass is not accurate ios 11.4

HI, My iphone X compass is not accurate, I try many things,

factor reset, reset location services,try to disable and enable compass settings from Privacy - System Services, I tried to call Apple support for a help, it was funny as experience i get in my life,

1 hour just losing time and it's called "Premium Brand" and Premium Support, they do not know what they are talking about or just avoiding answers because 1000$ iPhone 10 is a defective model, Very disappointing, that company Founded 42 years ago present cannot manage stability of his product, shame Apple. Steve Jobs would not approved that. they no longer produce a Device, they began to produce "Gadget".

nobody recommended to buy Apple product

regards.

iPhone X, iOS 11.4, verizon

Posted on Jun 3, 2018 8:08 PM

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Jun 16, 2018 2:12 PM in response to Mrser777

Mrser777 wrote:


you head, monitor it's synonyms Compass chip and GPS chip same thing.

No, really, they're not the same. The compass in your phone uses a small magnetometer to detect the Earth's magnetic field. The GPS chip is radio transceiver that connects to various satellite networks. Turn off Settings>Privacy>Location Services and you'll see the Compass app still works.


1. What did Apple Support tell you?

4. WiFi should be turned ON.

6. Calibrating the Compass will only affect the accuracy of the Compass app. It will have no effect on anything requiring GPS.

Aug 1, 2018 1:49 AM in response to Lewis-lov8

The figure 8 does not work on my X. I have had help from Apple chat and Genius Bar who agree my settings are correct. They even gave me a me phone as my old one had other issues. The new phone is exactly the same. Compass direction keeps changing. At the moment it says I am facing north although I know I am facing south. Later it is likely to tell me my house is facing east or west. My wife’s phone has the circle rolling ball calibration that works a treat. Sadly, this is not present on my X. I have reported it to Apple but had no respo

Aug 3, 2018 1:23 AM in response to Mrser777

We have tried all on your list. We have spoken to Apple Support and a Genius Bar appointment. They did not have an answer. They even replaced my phone due to another issue with blue tooth. The new phone compass is also inaccurate. Location services, resetting and so forth do not work unless on a temporary measure. Figure 8 movement also has no effect unless temporary. My house faces due south and we are surrounded virtually by fields. My compass sometimes says I am facing south but it can just as easily say I am facing east, west or north. My wife’s iPhones have the rollerball in a circle that works. My X doesn’t have this facil

iphone x compass is not accurate ios 11.4

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