Hi and Help! Compass fail on IPhone 5

lkscott · Dec 22, 2012

iPhone 5 Compass app is not working. Not sure if hardware or software issue. Their is no needle movement. In fact I can't tell if there is a needle.

Bula · Dec 23, 2012

Do you still need to prime the compass by moving the iPhone in a figure of 8 a few times before it starts to work...?

dbplumb · Dec 23, 2012

Bula said:
Do you still need to prime the compass by moving the iPhone in a figure of 8 a few times before it starts to work...?

Oh. I thought that was for the GPS

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dbplumb · Dec 23, 2012

Nope. Bula is correct. This is apples support document http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2767
Seems that any magnetic fields nearby will put your compass off. Even the magnets in your ear phones can affect it.

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smalltowngirl13 · Dec 23, 2012

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Pinkpoison · Dec 23, 2012

lkscott said:
iPhone 5 Compass app is not working. Not sure if hardware or software issue. Their is no needle movement. In fact I can't tell if there is a needle.

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lkscott · Dec 23, 2012

Thanks for the responses. My current theory is that I have a hardware problem. I have also tried Star Walk that relies on the compass and it is not working properly either. I don't think this is an environmental issue as I don't get any movement on the Compass app at all. It doesn't sound like this is a common problem though.