Re: When will we get a compass for n900
 

Where do you live, that you need a compass anyway? Where I live, streets have names making it pretty easy to get to any destination...

Re: When will we get a compass for n900
 

Actually, Nokia never classified the N900 as a flagship device. All indications from their marketing are that the N900 be treated as a dev environment for enthusiasts. We expect this to change with the N9 running Meego.

The last Nokia flagship device was the N97. The N97 DID have a magnetometer.

Re: When will we get a compass for n900
 

As discussed elsewhere on the forum there are two magnets (one for the back stand/cover removal detection, one for the keyboard slide out detection) that might interfere with a magnetometer afaik.

Re: When will we get a compass for n900
 

The n900 does so much already! i love it!


Do we really need a compass too?

Re: When will we get a compass for n900
 

Today Samu Onkalo from Nokia posted drivers to Linux kernel mailing list for ak8974 / ami305 3-axis magnetometer chip. Maybe that is a clue what hardware could be in a future Meego device? :)

http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/8/27/182

I think it's the same chip the N97 has.

Re: When will we get a compass for n900
 

Source .

Re: When will we get a compass for n900
 

Re: When will we get a compass for n900
 

use google maps much easier.
or you can do stone age and .... sun rises from the east and sets in the west.