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HarryM1BYT · 13th May 2019, 06:41

Long story, long...

My old Iphone 3?? passed away last week. I took it with me for a day's stay in hospital for a biopsy, then promptly forgot about it for the rest of the week in my jacket pocket. When I remembered it, it was of course flat, but this time I couldn't recover it on it charger.

Whilst working, I developed a deep seated hatred of being constantly at the end of a mobile phone.

So, a few days ago I decided it was about time I treated myself by buying a replacement and ended up with a new/ old stock Iphone SE. I am very impressed with what it can do and how fast it is compared to my 3??, plus the many apps that my old one didn't support.

The 3?? had a compass, which you waggled in a figure of 8 to calibrate it. My SE seems no to need this (?). I thought it was supposed to be a magnetic compass, but putting a magnet near it seems not to change it or change its predecessor. Do they use a magnetic compass, or something else?

One astronomy app I have, combines the camera's view, with a view of the planets and stars, but it is several degrees out - on a morning it shows the virtual sun several degrees north, of the actual sun seen in the camera's view. Likewise, all the other features seem a few degrees out.

Question - Does pressing the Home button and going back to the home page, close down any running apps? If not, how do you close them down?

13th May 2019, 06:41	#1
HarryM1BYT This is my second home 75 Contemporary SE Mk II 2004 Man. Sal. CDTi 135ps, FBH on red diesel, WinCE6 DD Join Date: May 2010 Location: Leeds Posts: 17,273 Thanks: 2,160 Thanked 2,061 Times in 1,586 Posts	Iphone compass? Long story, long... My old Iphone 3?? passed away last week. I took it with me for a day's stay in hospital for a biopsy, then promptly forgot about it for the rest of the week in my jacket pocket. When I remembered it, it was of course flat, but this time I couldn't recover it on it charger. Whilst working, I developed a deep seated hatred of being constantly at the end of a mobile phone. So, a few days ago I decided it was about time I treated myself by buying a replacement and ended up with a new/ old stock Iphone SE. I am very impressed with what it can do and how fast it is compared to my 3??, plus the many apps that my old one didn't support. The 3?? had a compass, which you waggled in a figure of 8 to calibrate it. My SE seems no to need this (?). I thought it was supposed to be a magnetic compass, but putting a magnet near it seems not to change it or change its predecessor. Do they use a magnetic compass, or something else? One astronomy app I have, combines the camera's view, with a view of the planets and stars, but it is several degrees out - on a morning it shows the virtual sun several degrees north, of the actual sun seen in the camera's view. Likewise, all the other features seem a few degrees out. Question - Does pressing the Home button and going back to the home page, close down any running apps? If not, how do you close them down? __________________ Harry How To's and items I offer for free, or just to cover the cost of my expenses... http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...40#post1764540 Fix a poor handbrake; DIY ABS diagnostic unit; Loan of the spanner needed to change the CDT belts; free OBD diagnostics +MAF; Correct Bosch MAF cheap; DVB-T install in an ex-hi-line system; DD install with a HK amp; FBH servicing. I've taken a vow of poverty. To annoy me, send money.