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The compass is present in all iPhones since the [[iPhone 3GS|3GS]] and all iPad models. 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 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|iPhone 3GS]] and all iPad models except the [[K48AP|iPad]]. The compass found in the iPhone 3GS is the AKM Semiconductor [[AKM8973]], whereas the [[iPhone 4]] and [[iPad 2]] use the AKM Semiconductor [[AKM8975]], the others' are not confirmed. [http://www.akm.com/akm/en/product/detail/0001/]
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Latest revision as of 09:13, 13 October 2015

iOS refers to the compass internally as the magnetometer. It exists in all iPhones since the iPhone 3GS and all iPad models except the iPad. The compass found in the iPhone 3GS is the AKM Semiconductor AKM8973, whereas the iPhone 4 and iPad 2 use the AKM Semiconductor AKM8975, the others' are not confirmed. [1]

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