Difference between revisions of "/Applications/Compass.app"

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(This is not a children's encyclopedia. No need to define magnetometer. And why mess with the style of 3GS, just for fun?)
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A '''magnetometer''' (the formal term for a digital compass) is a scientific instrument used to measure the strength and/or direction of the magnetic field in the vicinity of the instrument. The compass is present in all iPhones since the [[n88ap|3G[S]]] and all iPad models. The compass found in the iPhone 3GS is the AKM Semiconductor AKM8973, whereas the iPhone 4 and iPad use the AKM Semiconductor AKM8975. [http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/ake/en/technology/angle.html]
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iOS refers to the compass internally as the '''[[wikipedia:magnetometer|magnetometer]]'''. It exists in all iPhones since the [[n88ap|3GS]] and all iPad models. The compass found in the iPhone 3GS is the AKM Semiconductor AKM8973, whereas the iPhone 4 and iPad use the AKM Semiconductor AKM8975. [http://www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/ake/en/technology/angle.html]

Revision as of 05:48, 22 November 2011

iOS refers to the compass internally as the magnetometer. It exists in all iPhones since the 3GS and all iPad models. The compass found in the iPhone 3GS is the AKM Semiconductor AKM8973, whereas the iPhone 4 and iPad use the AKM Semiconductor AKM8975. [1]