E-compass not available in smartphone

Marco Ugalde shared this question ago

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Hello. I am interested in buy a new smartphone (Moto G4), but today I found that it did not have e-compass. Does it affect any functions in Locus Map? Would it be wise to get a smartphone without it?

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Dave Welsh ●

It seems that is a matter more of your phone than Locus, Have you calabriated your phones compass?

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Menion ●

Good day Marco,

Locus is prepared to be fully working also with devices without a hardware compass, so it won't cause any technical problems. It may be mainly useful for geocaching, but otherwise it has no huge benefit so no worry to much about it, from my point of view.

And Dave, there is really no compass on this device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/help/compass-g4-plus-t3381905 ;).

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Marco Ugalde ●

Thank you Menion. The only problem I see is that I can not use the compass tab in the Satellites section. I am used to work in field jobs(soil surveys) and for me is useful to know where are the cardinal points i.e North. Am I right?

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Menion ●

Yes, this is correct. Also rotate of a map based on orientation of device won't work and few more tiny features. I was talking mainly whether Locus will run correctly also on device without compass, which should. If not, it will be my main priority to fix it ;)

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Henk van der Spek ●

Personally I find a compass sensor essential for guiding (even without map rotation). It procudes a usefull guiding line even when at a standstill.

In Locus you can set a speed under which it uses the compass and above which speed it uses the gps for direction. (see: settings/sensors).

Therefore I am skipping the G4.

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Marco Ugalde ●

Me too. I bought the Moto X Pure Direct which has a compass.

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