We all know of our gps problems, not getting as much discussion is the compass which is just as bad.
I got a bluetooth gps as a work-around for the first issue, but what of the compass?
Is a a ROM which is considered superior in getting the compass working?
Or is there a way to bluetooth a compass to the phone, if not?
right i was doing some benchmarking of the new firmware (2.3.20) and i clicked system information in quadrant and at the botom under sensors it states an accelerometer, archos compass and archos magnetic field. does anyone have any idea on how and where these are used? thankyou for your help
These captor are virtual, simulated for Android to work, that's all ^^
ah dissapointing :/ thankyou for you help
Unfortunately, none of the Archos Gen8 devices have magnetic compass/gps capabilities (I think you can install a bluetooth one though). I was pretty disappointed when I found out why the metal detector app wasn't working.
Yes, bluetooth GPSs work fine - I use one, but I don't think any of them include a compass, unfortunately. Google sky maps would be awesome on a tablet.
When you start Sensor List and put near device strong magnet - compass data begin change ...
i get readings from the compass using the sensor list app, nothing from the magnetic field though :/
I get no change moving a strong magnet all over my 101.
But they are sending some of the accelerometer data to the simulated compass for some reason. Probably useless.
Hi All,
Just want to know if it has Gyroscope, like other tablets. And also, what other sensors does it have ???
Regards
Dear developers and users,
I'm planning to lift up my cellphone on a weather ballon into stratosphere. It is a Galaxy Nexus running on Android 4.2.2.
Over the last week I was intensively searching for a stable Software to record all sensors of the phone during flight while running in background. (Also pressure sensor)
Stable means for me that it can run without any error and abort of the recording over 5 hours.
I actually tested many programms but none of them could run really stable or in the background.
For the flight I also will run the following apps: my tracks, family tracker and lapse it pro for picture shooting.
I tested the following apps already:
Sensor insider Pro
Space tracker
Data recording
Knowing sensors
Androsensor
Sensor guru
Sensor readout
Gaggle
Sensor and GPS Monitor
Sensor Data Collector
Data sensors
Sensor data
Sensor data logger
FRS logger basic
You see that I tried really many apps.
Can you help me with your experience....?
Thanks
Hi,
I just flashed the software on my Archos 50 Helium to be able to play Pokémon Go. I now have CM11 based on Android 4.4 KitKat installed but the sensors don't seem to work. Via the app GPS Status & Toolkit I was able to discover that the GPS is recognized but can't connect to satellites.
All the other sensors: gyroscope, linear acceleration light sensor, proximity sensor don't seem to work.
Magnetic fields sensor detects the fields, but I don't know if that's enough to declare it working.
Everything was working fine on stock ROM.
I only need to upgrade to KitKat and since Archos doesn't provide an upgrade for my phone I was forced to manually flash it. If you know a solution or another way to get KitKat, please share.