Hi. I recently acquired some cardboard like glasses (blitzwolf) and wanted to give them a try. I really liked the experience, considering they're much cheaper than Oculus, and there's a nice offer of videos and apps already.
But after a few minutes I realized about a problem. You can move the video to the left or right just rotating your head. Mine moves slightly to the right or the left, depending on my phone's position (horizontal with the speakers on the left and home button on the right, or vice versa.) I guess the solution is to configure my phone's sensors, but I don't know how.
I recorded a of it, to make things clearer. I'm not moving my phone, so the entrance to the cave should always be up front, but you can see it rotates to the right.
I know this is my phone's problem, and not the device, but I consider this section to be the most appropriate to post it.
Appreciate it
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Inus said:
Hi. I recently acquired some cardboard like glasses (blitzwolf) and wanted to give them a try. I really liked the experience, considering they're much cheaper than Oculus, and there's a nice offer of videos and apps already.
But after a few minutes I realized about a problem. You can move the video to the left or right just rotating your head. Mine moves slightly to the right or the left, depending on my phone's position (horizontal with the speakers on the left and home button on the right, or vice versa.) I guess the solution is to configure my phone's sensors, but I don't know how.
I recorded a of it, to make things clearer. I'm not moving my phone, so the entrance to the cave should always be up front, but you can see it rotates to the right.
I know this is my phone's problem, and not the device, but I consider this section to be the most appropriate to post it.
Appreciate it
<3
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I'm also having this problem in all VR apps, you can try GPS Status & Toolbox from PlayStore to calibrate your sensors, it works for many people.
For me it seems, nothing works. All my sensors are working properly, i tested them and have no erratic readings whatsoever, compass works well too, but in Cardboard... major sensor drift. The only thing i can do for now is watching 3D movies in VR Theater with the screen locked in center.
That's a classic VR problem for mobile devices. You could try an xposed module named, 'Gyroscope Noise Filter'. On my device there wasn't much drift, so couldn't notice any large differences, but you can give it a shot.
When it occurs, I try to stabilize my phone on a table for 10 secs and it stops, also it happened when I mess with dpi... My sensors should be good though, it have better range that a friend's phone. I guees it's a more serious issue for you.
Hey, Folks!
I had the same problem with every vr app on my G2 and I solved it!
The problem is the damn button "bulge" (0,2mm) on the backside. The phone never ever laid flat so theres was no way to calibrate the gyro correctly.
So I placed it on a 0,5 mm creditcard so the button doesn't touch the ground and calibrated the damn thing. BINGO! No movment.
I think this is adaptable to every phone. Think of the "flatness" of your phones backside. If theres a button or camera bulging out, the picture will move (probably) to the right.
Please excuse my bad english.
On an s5, dial *#0*#, then tap sensors, then gyroscope self test. Cured it for me.
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Inus said:
Hi. I recently acquired some cardboard like glasses (blitzwolf) and wanted to give them a try. I really liked the experience, considering they're much cheaper than Oculus, and there's a nice offer of videos and apps already.
But after a few minutes I realized about a problem. You can move the video to the left or right just rotating your head. Mine moves slightly to the right or the left, depending on my phone's position (horizontal with the speakers on the left and home button on the right, or vice versa.) I guess the solution is to configure my phone's sensors, but I don't know how.
I recorded a of it, to make things clearer. I'm not moving my phone, so the entrance to the cave should always be up front, but you can see it rotates to the right.
I know this is my phone's problem, and not the device, but I consider this section to be the most appropriate to post it.
Appreciate it
<3
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ve solved the problem. You're using an VR application like a video, for example, what you're running and hitting the phone in the other hand or something soft on all corners. As you rotate it constantly.
dwilson48625 said:
On an s5, dial *#0*#, then tap sensors, then gyroscope self test. Cured it for me.
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This also worked for my Samsung S7 stock. Looks like the "test" is actually a calibration/reset, not just a test.
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The part where the display is becomes shaky a bit when you slide open the keyboard
Is that something that I should be concerned about or is it normal?
I think it's normal. I've examined four X1a's and they all had a small amount of play in the top part of the slider when open.
Mine has also a slight play to it (back and forth). Noticed this on the Raphael as well.
Keep in mind though, that the slider is only supported by two metal hooks situated (when keyboard out) at one end of the screen. So guess it's normal.
The play will also increase as the phone gets older (wear and tear). As long as the screen doesn't fall off I guess it's ok.
To prolong the life though, I try to be gentle when opening and support the screen when it's open (to reduce the wear and tear).
Mine's shaky when closed. Went to the service centre thrice and everytime they said it was normal.
Mine is a bit shaky as well. even when closed, but afer giving it some thought, i guess it impossible to make it totaly solid, at least with this form. i annoyes me, though. pressing the keys and you feel how it bends a little. when opened, I am afraid to press the little x or soething else on top of the screen, at least without supporting the lower side with my other hand.
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Mine is a bit shaky as well. even when closed, but afer giving it some thought, i guess it impossible to make it totaly solid, at least with this form. i annoyes me, though. pressing the keys and you feel how it bends a little. when opened, I am afraid to press the little x or soething else on top of the screen, at least without supporting the lower side with my other hand.
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I support it when open, cause it's impossible to make it solid (@least not in this form factor). It's easy enough for me though.. cause the phone fits in my palm so easy (and way easier than other phones I've had - But I do miss the tilting screen from Kaiser though..then again, that needed major support when tilted)
I am new to this board, hello everybody!
I have my X1 for a week now. On mine the top part is shaky when closed, it moves ~1mm up/down opposite of the slider hinges. Anyone else?
It annoys me, but I hope it is okay and won't get worse.
Greets and have Fun with Your X1s!
i think it's normal. I noticed that as soon as I took it out of the box and was very worried. it's my first slider phone and i didn't know what was normal and what was not. reading threads like this was very reassuring for me. I just hope it won't get loose, if it stays like that, then i'm happy.
It seems really solid to me. No movement at all unless I push on it. I’m guessing it will loosen up over time.
same here, closed and opened. When I press gently in opposite corners when closed, it waggles slightly. I got annoyed/worried about this after purchasing the phone few months ago and went to the store to ask about it. I got to test three different X1s and they were all similar, so it's not a problem (or at least it's by the design
A bit annoying still though, especially when using touchscreen with your fingers. Mostly when pressing on the right side of the screen (down-right being the worst), it waggles slightly under your fingers.
Same here too. About 1mm up and down when closed, and when open, same.
And yes Jent, it does waggle a bit. Try using the phone when you're lying in bed, and hold the phone upside down... every press will move the screen about 1mm and it gets annoying very quickly.
i also have the problem with the upper corner^^
i turn on the front camera, in landscape mode, i look at my self and i see my self correctly. i rotate the phone 90 degrees (portrait mode, upright), and i still see my self correctly. i rotate the phone 180 degrees from where i started and i still see myself correctly. i turn again 270 degrees from where i started and i still see my self correctly.
you would think that when i rotate my phone, i would see my self sideways? can someone explain this?
i dont have video call so i dont know how the other person would see me when i turn the phone from landscape mode to portrait.
LOL
Yeah, you should definitely send your phone to a service centre! It's malfunctioning, they should replace it under warranty.
Really now... I hope you're kidding. Right?
no im not kidding. im just a bit puzzle. i have another phone with a camera, and when i turn the phone, the image doesnt rotate and so i will see my self side ways.
i know its sounds weird and im just trying to figure out whats going on or if my logic is wrong. im sure its my logic but im trying to find the explanation.
the phone is turning. your not.
yeah i know that. im still trying to reason it on my own. as i mentioned, my other phone, when i point the camera at myself and rotate the phone, ill see my self sideways.
o lol wow
thats trippy i have no clue how that happens unless you take a picture
are you serious or just mocking me.
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yeah i know that. im still trying to reason it on my own. as i mentioned, my other phone, when i point the camera at myself and rotate the phone, ill see my self sideways.
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prehaps that phone had acceloremeter?
but no matter what, as long as you're still in camera mode(assuming you're still using front camera), and not viewing a picture, to which angle you turn your phone to, you'll still see yourself upright!
now now, but if you were to take a photo at which ever angle you specified at, and were to view it in landscape mode(90 degree normal view) you would see the picture NOT upright. it would appear at whatever degree you held your camera/phone at just now.
yeah i know it doesnt have an accelerometer. my reasoning is screwed but im just trying to see where i am going wrong.
i do know if that i do take a picture, it will be upside down or what ever way i had the camera. i just cant grasp my reasoning at the moment.
c_legaspi said:
yeah i know it doesnt have an accelerometer. my reasoning is screwed but im just trying to see where i am going wrong.
i do know if that i do take a picture, it will be upside down or what ever way i had the camera. i just cant grasp my reasoning at the moment.
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OMG,
can you PLEASE take a video of yourself starring into your phone and wondering why on the display you are not hanging from the ceiling
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There actually is a reason.
Xperia uses MIRRORED image when using front camera. Front camera acts like mirror .. you rise your right hand .. and the person on the picture will rise his left hand .. which is now on the right side.
But that is not how normally cameras work. Normally you would see your correct, not mirrored picture. If you rise your right hand, the person on the picture will too raise his right hand .. which is on the left side.
Also when you turn both normal camera & display 45 degrees .. the picture will turn 90 degrees compared to the subject. This can be really distracting and confusing when holding the device with both camera and display in your hands. And that is, I believe, the reason why Xperia (and some other similar device, I don't doubt) uses mirrored image. With that the angles does not add, but subtract .. and it acts just like a mirror.
If you have notebook with front camera, I suggest you experiment with it. Most probably the mirrored picture will not be the default, but there will be option to try it too.
If you still don't get it, take some written text, put it in front of you .. and use Xperia with front camera to read the text on the screen .. the use the second phone.
This thread is hilarious .
it not hilarious yet but it is starting to be.
lol highly amusing thread..
when you take a pic the aspect doesnt change, just where you are in it.
when the x1 is held portrait you fill the aspect, when held in landscape you dont.
this isnt a trick of the x1 its just elementary physics
think about when you take the photo in portrait it fills the screen, in landscape it still fills the screen but you appear to take up less of the space
what happens when you take a pic with keyboard open ?
im tempted to try now but dont want a punch in the ear frok the girl sitting behind me on the bus.. although i would have no objections to having a pic of her on my screen
Post of the year!
LOL this post made me laugh, great stuff.
But really, you look in a mirror and rotate it, why doesnt everythig in the mirror rotate with it?
baffled :/
Priceless.
Well the post still has it's value. Since some phones do not mirror the picture and yes, the picture really rotate (unlike mirror, unlike xperia).
Actually I have seen this for the first time, but then my experience with devices like this is minor.
I have the solution - send your phone to me to sell on ebay
Hello everyone.
I just got my X10 over the weekend and have started to play around with it. One thing I have noticed is that the screen will only rotate to landscape on one side (with the home buttons on the right in landscape mode). I've checked various videos on the net and they all seem to rotate in this direction, but don't show it going the other way. I checked my wife's Iphone and it rotates both ways. Can anyone let me know if this is an issue with the X10 in general, or just my phone. TIA.
Confirmed. the device only rotates on the left side. But i never thought about it before
-Bin4ry
Is there any reason why this would be a problem? must say I've not come across any occasion where I've thought that would be required.
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It only rotates to the left, yeah. But I think it's great since I'm seriously annoyed with screen rotation at times. This way I can lie in my bed and write texts in portrait-mode with my phone on the side so to speak. And I don't want to turn it off completely since I use it when I look at pictures and browse the web. I just wish there was a way to disable screen rotation for different applications.
I believe this is the same for all droid phones. My buds Moto-DROID does the same thing and I do recal only being able to tilt the N1 in the same direction. On the DROID it makes sense to me, the physical keyboard only goes one way. However, my bud is left handed and he instinctively wanted to turn my x10 to the right so the hardware buttons are on the left and he coudltn. He immediately did not like the phone.
Thanks all,
this isn't really a problem for me, I just thought it was strange since I didn't really see a reason for it. This is my first Android phone, so I'm still getting used to the benefits and quirks of the system, and just thought it was odd. Well lets hope that we get an update to 2.1/2.2 or are able to root the heck out of this thing soon.
Cheers
The N1 use to do this too but in 2.2 it gained the ability to be rotated into landscape either way.
I reckon 1 way landscape rotation is the best thing ever... esp. with the reading lying down thing... I used to have to hold my Diamond on a weird 45 degree angle in those situations...
I bet you can think of a million reasons why it's great it only rotates one way, but I bet you'd struggle finding a decent reason why you'd need it to rotate both:
I have a problem and can only rotate my phone clockwise, this means I have to rotate it 270 degrees instead of 90, just to get it into landscape
I prefer to press the camera button with my thumb holding underneath the phone. Now I have to do it with my index finger like a normal person
I'm lefthanded - everything works backwards for me.
Hey.
So for past couple of weeks Im playing with VR goggles, for now I have two of them, and they work perfectly with my xperia. Thx to few cool apps for streaming SBS video I can actually use my XZ as a real VR googles/mouse for my PC(controlling movement using phone attached to goggles.) And its REALLY cool.
But I have really small and annoying problem with gyro on my xperia. Its work good, its accurate and its not twitchy... but its very often lost levels, and reset starting point. So very often when Im, eg playing PC games and there is lots going on, and I need move my head often my Xperia lost levels and trying to calibrate it self, and its taking sooooo long, I need to remove it from goggles, put it in table and wait for calibration to stop rotating whole screen.
Also when I move from left to right, and up-down its work good, but when Im doing this with head a bit in angle, Its starting to move it self really slowly to one direction(left or right).
For example when I watch 360 videos in youtube, very often I move my head to right, and then I move my head lo left to starting position, Its not in the same place. Its moved whole movie to right.
So my question is is there a way to quicker way to calibrate gyro, and if there is way to fix this annoying "reseting starting position"?
Most of apps have calibrate options but it just center image to front not fix rotating bug.
I tested my gyro in service settings menu, and color box move good if ts slow movement, but its often lost starting point. SO when I star test, and I have Green box in front, after moving phone a bit, and go back to starting position, box is rotated and I see red or yellow part of box...
I know its just a phone, and its dont have oculus hardware to be that accurate, but its look more like software calibration problem :/
{tested in 4.3 and 5.0.1}
Gyro is also available in so many smartphones its usually work for motion, camera and vibration modes.
The effect you are talking about that is starts to move itself slowly to a side is a common gyroscope problem known as drift.
Hi. I have my nexus 6p for 2 days now, and I installed some racing games (NFS no limits, Asphalt 8), which I control using tilt controls (landscape mode).
At first I started to have a feeling, that the phone is unbalanced. I needed to tilt nexus more to upper side of phone to drive straight in game. Then I put the phone on flat surface (on the edge of table to eliminate disturbing effect of camera protrusion) and started the game. The car directly after the start of race (phone still on flat surface), started to steer, and it steers independently from phone landscape orientation, to the side of the bottom end of phone.
IS IT HW FAULT? Or it is normal and I have to calibrate the sensor. Is there any way how can I calibrate gyroscope on flat surface? Thank you in advance for your answers guys!
Really no one know how to solve my problem? I already tried clean reflash with factory image and it doesnt help.
Some of apps have they own gyroscope calibration option, but it doesnt work for the whole system, but only for that app.
Please guys help me.
Hi Predo, I got the same issue like you, I was just searching about this issue and this post came up, have you sent a feedback to google? Just hope they could give us an update to fix this and the speakers imbalance issue.
carzakone said:
Hi Predo, I got the same issue like you, I was just searching about this issue and this post came up, have you sent a feedback to google? Just hope they could give us an update to fix this and the speakers imbalance issue.
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No, I havent sent feedback to google. A lot of apps have their own calibration feature, so this bug/ HW fault? doesnt bothered me too much. But it would be nice to have a fixing update from google.
mr.pedro said:
Hi. I have my nexus 6p for 2 days now, and I installed some racing games (NFS no limits, Asphalt 8), which I control using tilt controls (landscape mode).
At first I started to have a feeling, that the phone is unbalanced. I needed to tilt nexus more to upper side of phone to drive straight in game. Then I put the phone on flat surface (on the edge of table to eliminate disturbing effect of camera protrusion) and started the game. The car directly after the start of race (phone still on flat surface), started to steer, and it steers independently from phone landscape orientation, to the side of the bottom end of phone.
IS IT HW FAULT? Or it is normal and I have to calibrate the sensor. Is there any way how can I calibrate gyroscope on flat surface? Thank you in advance for your answers guys!
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You are talking about the accelerometer...
in my case the gyro(rotation sensor) is off, updating to android n didn't fix it.
i hope a factory reset will force recalibrate this.
I really hate to mess with the RMA services in israel since its not google themselves.