Does It Work Even Without GPS?
Compass technology does not work with GPS satellites (Cellular internet). It works even at the top of a mountain with the internal phone sensor (Magnetometer) that attracts the Earth's underground Magnetic Field.
Reliable Online Digital Compass
How to Use?
1
Grant Device Sensor Approval (Permission)
In order for the vehicle to work, allow your device's (iOS/Android) Location or Magnetometer sensors once through the browser.
2
Keep Your Phone Parallel to the Ground
To prevent the compass from straying, lay your smartphone flat in your palm as if it were on a table, instead of holding it upright in the air (like taking a selfie).
3
Follow the Red Arrow (North)
The red thick arrowhead shining on the screen always points to Magnetic North, according to the universal rules of the compass (Magnetic North).
What is this tool for?
Why Doesn't It Turn on PC?
Since there is no Gyroscope / magnetic hardware that can transmit the rotation data of the device in desktop computers or Laptops without Sensors, the compass cannot perform the rotation animation.
True (Geographic) North vs Magnetic
There is a few-degree small deviation (Declination angle) difference between the Linear North Pole existing on the map and the 'Magnetic' pole that the Compass attracts.
Interfering Factors
If there is a 'Magnetic' wallet case on your phone's case or if you are next to the car's speaker, that strong magnetic field will mislead the compass.
When should you use this?
Why Should Life-Saving Digital Compass (Compass) Be on Your Device?
Those magical brass apparatuses (Compasses) that sailors carried while struggling with waves and explorers while crossing deserts throughout human history have today been embedded as nano-microscopic chips (Magnetometer) into the smart phones in our pockets. You no longer need those huge and expensive physical compasses to not get lost in the forest when you go camping, to check "Does the South Side get Sun?" of a flat you just rented, or to determine your direction for worship (Qibla). With the ToolBoxTR Online Compass that works with browser technology, you can get a clean magnetic reading directly via safari/chrome without downloading foreign programs (sometimes full of ads and viruses) that will burden your phone.
How Does Your Smartphone Feel the Center of the Earth?
The fact that the compass on the screen glides perfectly in an animated way as YOU Turn is not an "Internet Magic". It is a hardware event. The Hall Effect Sensors (Magnetometers) located inside smart phones sense the huge armor (Magnetic Field) that arises due to the liquid iron in the core of the Earth turning slowly. Just like the needle tip of a small magnet, that digital compass needle inside the device also wants to turn towards the North Magnetic pole of the earth every second. The tool on the screen converts this attraction sensitivity into 360-degree angular data and presents it in circular navigation.
North (N), South (S), East (E), West (W) Degree Keys
When looking at the compass face, moving with "Degree Angle" terms instead of just arrow signs is the most professional. Circular calculation starts from zero from the "Magnetic North" and proceeds clockwise:
0° (Or 360°) - North (N):
It is the zero point where the red arrow is directly at the peak.
90° - East (E):
Represents the right side, which is the direction where the sun rises.
180° - South (S):
It is the pole which is the perfectly symmetrical opposite and back of the North.
270° - West (W):
It is our left flank side, where the sun sets.
Privacy Confirmation: No One Can Track Your Location
Many compass and map applications on the internet profile by constantly recording your location data (Latitude and Longitude) to their servers in the background. This free Compass tool we have developed works 100% on the Client-Side in the Browser. When you close it and leave, no records are transmitted to our server. Only your device's sensor data is painted to your graphics card (with Javascript APIs) and deleted. Your privacy is secured in this tool.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely yes. Because this web application (HTML5 DeviceOrientation API) technology connects directly to that 'Pure Sensor Data' in your phone's operating system. The resulting degree data is 100% same as what the operating system reads.
Qibla direction varies by your city. (For example, for Istanbul, the Qibla direction is around 150 - 153 Degrees South-East). When you fix the Red Arrow (North 0) point, and turn on your own axis until the degree on the screen reaches 151, you will have found the Qibla.
If your compass is frozen or progressing slowly, take your phone in your hand and slowly draw a large horizontal 'FIGURE EIGHT (8)' in the air. This movement re-calibrates (Resetting) the phone sensors according to the earth's magnetic axis and increases its accuracy limit.
Digital compass cannot work because there is no hardware chip in very old model button devices or some entry-segment Android tablets manufactured without a magnetic compass chip.