problem with compass

[Zfabian]

Hi there,

Just got the phone (xa1) and I tried a couple of compass apps but none of them seem to be working. The needle is just in one place and shakes a bit.

Can it be an issue with the magnetometer? Thanks

[najodleglejszy]

dial *#*#7378423#*#* and go to Service tests > Compass. do pitch, yaw and roll values change when you move the phone around?

[WirelessWonkFL]

My compass is total crap.  The so-called "test" -- The fact that the values change when you move the phone around -- means nothing.  The values change, but mine always points in nearly the opposite direction.  Waving it around in a figure 8 pattern also achieves nothing. There  doesn't seem to be a genuine  "calibrate" function.