Seems the accelerometer works in some apps but not in others.
Examples:
aTilt 3D - Yes
TurboFly 3D - No
(some free 'bubble level' app I tried) - No
Anyone know why that would be?
Anyone care to list the apps they have tried and what the outcome was?
I've had a similar experience, the tricorder app recognized the accelerometer but a plumb bob/ protractor app did not. My rookie guess would be a driver problem.
Don't have an answer, but I noticed this as well: Screebl doesn't recognize the accelerometer either...
Don't some of those apps need a g-sensor (which as I understand it is different than an accelerometer...)
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Xhorder said:
Don't some of those apps need a g-sensor (which as I understand it is different than an accelerometer...)
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For kicks I installed Torque (OBDII reader; fairly useless for me on the nook without Bluetooth, although it does support WiFi OBD dongles), which also measures acceleration/G-force, and at first glance, that measurement appears to be working well.
I expect many things will probably start working properly once we are able to rid ourselves of this castrated 2.1; looking forward to CM7 very very much.
Hi, anyone figured this out? I am desperate to get Screebl working. all Screebl needs is the X and Y axis, which works in some other apps/games.
Reviving an old topic as I'm having the same issue: accelerometer works for Labyrinth Lite and Grow, but not Furdiburb.
Anyone with the same issue? I'm on CM7 by the way.
Any ideas about this?
I never really tested this out, but I remember trying one game a while back, and only seemed to register full 90 degree turns. Anything in between it would not pick up correctly. Maybe it has something to do with the way sensor data is read?
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Hi everyone,
The Labyrinth game is not right at all - the ball moves upwards when the phone is tilted. Very annoying - makes the game very difficult, if at all playable! Or do we have an anti-gravity device?
Any verifications? Any solutions?
Thanks in advance
I am on O2 and have upgraded to the official Android 2.1
EDIT: This only occurs with the paid-for version of the game, not the lite version.
have you tried the calibrator app ?
what happens with that one?
you may need to *#*#307#*#* in phone to enable the emlist to be able to see the calibrator
Thanks Fards for your reply.
I have enabled emlist on the phone and through calibrator saw that the phone was fine - I think there is an issue with the applications involved somehow...
As google street view works very well on compass mode - with right way up etc.
Also tried Asphalt 5 free and that is working (left and right tilt).
Another app - Bubble, also works fine...
Like I said most likely it is somehow with the coding of the games mentioned in the original post...
Thanks and good night
I installed labyrinth light on my streak and there is no problem with the accelerometer, everything work fine.
My streak is the US version with MCR2 installed (android 2.1).
dalamario said:
I installed labyrinth light on my streak and there is no problem with the accelerometer, everything work fine.
My streak is the US version with MCR2 installed (android 2.1).
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Hi Dalamario and thanks for your input.
Glad to hear yours is working fine
I hope it's not a stupid question but what is MCR2?
Searching for it gave me links for ROM update - didn't know we were able to update ROMs for our devices yet though...
I will try some other games and get back soon.
I still am glad I chose Streak over Iphone 4 though
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Hi Dalamario and thanks for your input.
Glad to hear yours is working fine
I hope it's not a stupid question but what is MCR2?
Searching for it gave me links for ROM update - didn't know we were able to update ROMs for our devices yet though...
I will try some other games and get back soon.
I still am glad I chose Streak over Iphone 4 though
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MCR is Modaco Custom Rom, it's the O2 2.1 rom customized. It's a work in progress so it's still not available to everyone http://android.modaco.com/content/d...r-the-dell-streak-android-2-1-online-kitchen/
When I flashed my device I had trouble with the compass that was not reacting to my movement giving me a static "google sky", but the accelorometer was working fine. Then I recalibrated the compass (making a 8 shape when it's active) and it come back to work normally.
Perhaps your problem is not with the accelerometer but with the compass. Try an app that require the compass, like "gps status" and if it doesn't work, make an 8 shape with the hand (like the infinite symbol) see this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP3d00Hr14o
Thanks again Dalamario for your help.
I followed what you said and realised that the lite version of the game is fine, but the paid-for one has the "bug" somehow.
Thanks again and best wishes
Since my official O2 2.1 update, there are some apps that no longer work correctly - the accelerometer seems reversed. Chalky, Grand Prix Live, Hour Face and I'm sure a couple more that I can't think of right now.
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I have the same problem with Exzeus. It seems like games in landscape are fine like sky siege, skies of glory, hawx. But games in portrait have the left / right swapped. I tried the calibration through EMLIST and it did not help.
HyperJump is the same on my o2 Streak Left is Right and Right is Left =S
Also, game called Drop has the same problem
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Ive noticed that many apps do not scale properly on my nc. They just seem to be about a quarter of the normal size and then the rest of the screen is black. Can this be fixed? Has anybody else noticed this?
Latest kernel, nightly #102
Uncheck use compatibility mode in either spare parts or the development app.
Thank you! I had given up on Floodfill ever working right again. This fixed it.
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Uncheck use compatibility mode in either spare parts or the development app.
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Awesome tip. I use the tv.com app on my phone and it wasn't scaling on the NC (or my wife's XOOM). After this fix it is working perfectly. Interestingly enough though, when my wife runs it on her XOOM she doesn't see nearly the amount of available episodes as I do on the NC. Not sure it it has to to with the fact that she's running honeycomb, but she's all jealous of my NC now. lol
I have this issue on cyanogen mod 7.1 maybe.
some apps for example for ar.drone 2.0 i use this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/...1bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5wYXJyb3QuZnJlZWZsaWdodCJd (maybe someone know this?) when i move in front this accelerometer go left instead front, and if go on right instead back.
Possible axes are wrong direction on some apps. But the things more strange not all apps have same problems...if play a game race car is correct direction so what wrong?
Sometime others apps is correct but not all apps have same direction correct. Dunno if this issue have something to do on mod 7 or issue for only apps? Wasnt first time happened me...is kinda a bit annoyng.
Someone have same problem experience about it?
I hope can solve problems with cmd 9 but im waiting when is all stable next months.
This is a known issue at least in CM9, I believe
http://teamhacksung.org/wiki/index.php/CyanogenMod9:GT-I9100:Nightly:Known_issues
Dorregaray has just posted this on Rootzwiki
gyroscope patch: http://goo.im/devs/Dorregaray/testing
Somehow your link's formatting got screwed up. This folder has the downloads for both CM9 and CM10:
http://goo.im/devs/Dorregaray/testing
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Somehow your link's formatting got screwed up. This folder has the downloads for both CM9 and CM10:
http://goo.im/devs/Dorregaray/testing
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Thanks I've now edited my posts .
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Dorregaray has just posted this on Rootzwiki
gyroscope patch: http://goo.im/devs/Dorregaray/testing
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I'm running the 01/06/13 official cm9 nightly. Whenever I open a compass app (I tried 2), the TP crashes (instant reboot).
Here's the link from rootzwiki, where someone else is experiencing the same thing :
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/38033-touchpad-gyroscope/page__st__30
I've installed on Oat's CM10 and am using Compass by Catch. Com and haven't had any problems . It appears the problems reported so far relate to CM9. I'm sure it will get sorted .
Change log?
Is there one?
I have patched to 12/16/12 jcsullins for testing only. Compass sort of works. Can't see anything else.
I'm sorry, I understand gyroscope was the last bug to get fixed on tp but what use is it to us?
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I'd think it would let us play games like Riptide, NFSMW or Asphalt by tilting the TP like a steering wheel as opposed to touching the screen. Could also help with maps and navigation I'd think (among other things)...
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I'd think it would let us play games like Riptide, NFSMW or Asphalt by tilting the TP like a steering wheel as opposed to touching the screen. Could also help with maps and navigation I'd think (among other things)...
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I was already able to tilt steer. That's the accelerometer.
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Isn't the Gyroscope just a 6-axis accelerometer? I'm probably missing the concept. What is the Gyroscope patch for? I just tried the 3b patch and feel like I just got the tilt steering working the first time, albeit inverted. Beautiful progress IMO. i didn't even realize it was an issue until the patch since I don't really use it for anything and i use my phone for maps. Would be interesting to see if this affects Google Sky Maps.
A gyroscope would be more accurate than an accelerometer for a steering control. An accelerometer is going to read zero if you are moving the device at a constant velocity for example. A gyroscope measures angular velocity, which should make for a much better response on steering controls.
Great work on the patch, I never knew the touchpad actually had a Gyroscope. As others have said, roll & pitch seem to be swapped with each other (v2 and v3).
If any of you guys need the APK for Gyrospace, grab it here.
Gyrospace 3D Free
Hi,
I got a Kingzone K1 MTK6592 phone last Friday.
Would be almost perfect to me if I didn't have this problem: (Firmware is deodexed and Xposed 4.2.2, some sort of AOSP-like Aliyun OS unfotunately)
The compass and the Gyroscope work perfectly well in the App "Z-DeviceTest" but not e.g. in GMaps (the arrow always points straight north) or other Gyroscope testing apps?? Even in MobileUncle no Gyroscope Data are available.
Anyone has an idea to fix this? The device has a magnetic compass for sure and other K1 owners report exactly the same behavior. So it must be something in the Software.
Please help!
iErp
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Noone got an idea? Am I posting in the wrong category for this?
Interesting thing I discovered, at least the compass is working in some apps but in others it doesn't.
The gyro doesn't show any sign of life although it is listed in the specs of the phone (like the compass) and appears in Z-DeviceTest.
All Kingzone K1 devices seem to have that problem.
Are there different methods to read the compass? Or is the gyro just mismapped as compass or something?
Apps working:
"Compass 360 Pro" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.proapp.pro.app.compass&hl=de
Brothers "Compass" https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brothers.compass
Google SkyMaps
Apps not working:
google Maps
c:geo (Geocaching app)
Gabenative "Compass" App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gn.android.compass
I also have the same issue which is really annoying. Sent an email to Kingzone but I've heard their support isn't too great. Anyone else with a K1 also able to confirm the gyro on their phone?
I am active in the German Forum chinamobiles.org. ANYONE with a K1 confirmed this.
I have the same here, works fine in the test app, but with other apps it doesn't
Noticed it the first time in gmaps and with camera app when taking a picture with multiple angels, normally when taken you can rotate the phone to rotate the picture.
Will be a fix for it soon, we just need to make sure they know about the problem.
I have the same issue. Did anyone resolve it yet? I don't think it actually works in the compass apps either. Its more orientation sensor than gyro....