How To Calibrate Google Maps Compass. Its at the bottom-left corner of the screen. Now click on the System Services option.
If Google Maps does not automatically perform a compass calibration users must perform a manual calibration. Now take the phone in your hand and make an 8 eight like a symbol from your hand as shown in the picture below. Open the Google Maps app making sure the blue circular device location icon is in.
Select the Calibrate with Live View option.
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. That way your iPhones compass will automatically calibrate itself every so often. The Right Way to Calibrate Your Compass on AndroidFull Tutorial. Open Google Maps on Android.
