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Feb 17, 2016Explorer
fj12ryder wrote:llr wrote:Nope, it actually can measure small magnetic fields too. Several articles cautioned against getting it too close to a strong magnetic field as that could mess up the magnets in the phone. Who knew.
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I suspect the iPhone compass would work with GPS instead of magnets
Invensense makes the GPS,gyro and magnetics, in a 9 axis chip. It would be foolish to blow up a chip on a $700 smartphone when all you really need is a Boy Scouts magnetic compass for the job.
IQ of 130.... LOL! If you are riding a high horse, there ain't no way to get down off it gracefully.
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