digital compass on n900
 

Does the n900 has digital compass? ive read somebody say yes, and somebody say no, can anybody please confirm, if the answer is yes, how can i use it? is it possible to have access to it from python?

thanks in advance

seb.

Re: digital compass on n900
 

No.......................

Re: digital compass on n900
 

Inside Ovi maps, one of the buttons on the lower left bottom.
You can click on the North button to rotate the map orientation...

Re: digital compass on n900
 

true but that doesnt mean theres a builtin compass. ur simply manually rotating the map. the map also rotates when ur driving according to the change in position i believe... in other words no builtin compass

Re: digital compass on n900
 

The gps recognizes N, S, E, W based on the sat lock and the direction the phone is moving in and orients the map accordingly, hence the map's ability to rotate.

Re: digital compass on n900
 

it's quite sad really that N97 got the compass but the N900 which using the same GPS chip but losing the compass. I don't know why would they do that to a good device. Should have left the compass in for developer to make use of it.

Re: digital compass on n900
 

Why give overcomplicated answers to confuse the issue further?

Digital compass = no.

PS: No, a GPS cannot replicate the functionality of a digital compass.

Re: digital compass on n900
 

acctually the n00 has a better GPS unit. i think its one of the best

Re: digital compass on n900
 

I've not been that bothered about a compass before -- sure, helpful for navigation, but once you start moving the problem goes away.

Then a friend showed me a great "star gazing" app on his iphone which displays star constellations etc aligned with where the phone is pointing. Actually very nice & useful (for some people!)

So, compass=good, but don't have it. Netx phone perhaps..

Re: digital compass on n900
 

Try stellarium