Nokia N97 has a function that allows you to see the map according to your direction, like a compass. You turn on the Nokia Maps and by calibrating the compass you are able to see the map according to your direction just by rotating the Nokia phone. In fact, we rotate to get the idea of what it does while we are moving, inside a car or walking.

Overall it makes your life easier, and becomes a very good GPS. But there’s a few problem, a cool problem, we can say, because you need to shake the Nokia N97 to get the compass calibrated. As it is an electronic compass it needs to be shaked so that it can works properly.

As Nokia indicates, to get the Compass Calibrated you need to:

1. Ensure that the device sensors are on. Select Menu, go to Settings, click  Phone, then Sensor settings and turn Sensors > On.
2. Go to Maps,
3. “Rotate the device around all axes in a continuous movement until the calibration indicator changes its colour to green”. This is what Nokia says and also what comes on the Nokia N97 manual: you must rotate  in an “8″ pattern, or like an “infinitum” pattern.

You can check below in the gallery to calibrate the compass, with images:

Many bloggers, while reviewing the Nokia N97 posted cool videos showing how to calibrate the Compass from Nokia Maps on the Nokia N97. Doing as Nokia said, it can takes minutes, but there are someways to get is in seconds!

How to calibrate in the Nokia way? This is a funny video, lol

And how to calibrate in a special way so that it will takes 3 seconds?

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