Google Maps Compass Calibration Low. Select the Calibrate with Live View option. Recalibrating your compass on Google Maps might sound difficult but it isnt and it doesnt involve going into any settings menus using any strange commands or.
This wikiHow teaches you how to improve accuracy in Google Maps for Android by re-calibrating the compass. Tap the blue dot on Google Maps that indicates your location. If you havent yet enabled location services or calibrated the compass you should do so before you continue.
This will bring up the compass calibration screen.
Calm down take a breath. My Google Maps blue dot has a pretty wide beam and when I first start Maps it never seems to know which direction Im facing until after moving 50ft or so. To check the status of the compass open Google Maps and verify its accuracy. Its the map icon typically found on the home screen or in the app drawer.
