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From: Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
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Subject: Re: What can't you do on Android WITHOUT a Google Account set up in
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Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:33:34 +0000
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Arno Welzel wrote:

> VanguardLH wrote:
> 
>> The magnometer periodically requires re-calibration (the 3-D figure 8
>> roll) to get compass readings correct.
> 
> A magnetometer has nothing to do with GPS.
Occasionally when using google maps from my phone e.g. on a train, it 
will report "low accuracy" and request the figure-8 calibration, I think 
it can use the magnetometer better to sense the direction of travel?