App will not work if it is too close to metal

DataAnalyticsinStudentHands / ArtApp

Development Repo: Mobile App for the public art collection at University of Houston

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App will not work if it is too close to metal #40

Open hejalsoni opened 9 years ago

hejalsoni commented 9 years ago

If the phone is close to metal (aka a light pole), the AR mode will freak out.

vnguyen9 commented 9 years ago

This is physics. Cannot be fixed by software.

CarlSteven commented 9 years ago

Leaving this open, to denote an open/known issue. Perhaps at a later time for 1.1 or 2.0 we can look into a better way of handling inaccurate GPS results.

vnguyen9 commented 9 years ago

This would relates to the digital compass, which functions like the an actual compass. They all acts crazy near anything with electromagnetic field or steel.

On May 24, 2015, at 1:35 PM, Carl Stephen notifications@github.com wrote:

Reopened #40 https://github.com/DataAnalyticsinStudentHands/PublicArtApp/issues/40.

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