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--- manual:faq:how_to_calibrate_compass [2016/02/26 15:33] – created mstupka
+++ manual:faq:how_to_calibrate_compass [2025/09/12 12:12] (current) – mstupka
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-Hardware electronic compass built in your device needs sometimes calibration. Either it does not show the bearing correctly or some application prompts you about the necessity of the compass calibration.
-**Google** as the manufacturer of Android OS has this official instruction:
+The hardware electronic compass built into your device may need calibration occasionally. Either it does not display the bearing correctly, or an application prompts you about the necessity of compass calibration.
+**Google**, as the manufacturer of Android OS, has this official instruction:
   * open the Google Maps app and then follow these directions:
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   * you may need to repeat the steps until your compass is calibrated.
-It does not have to be this complicated though. It is enough when you move your phone in the shape of 8. Better explained in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP3d00Hr14o|this short video >>]]
+The instructions are also valid for the Locus Map app. It does not have to be this complicated, though. It is enough when you move your phone in the shape of an 8:
+{{youtube>sP3d00Hr14o?full}}

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