Magic Earth Problem.

[Tim120]

Map on my android phone does not orientate while driving/navigating.
It does however orientate correctly when just viewing the map.
I have looked at many answers online and tried everything suggested and all that is obvious to me to no avail.

Does anyone have experience of this and fixed it?
Any suggestions welcome.
T.I.A. for any help.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Could it be that screen rotation isn't set to rotate?

 

[barryd]

That would be my guess also Kev. Swipe down from the top usually to set it

 

[Tim120]

If that is an android setting, auto rotate, then it's set to auto rotate, Google maps navigation works as expected. I can't see a specific setting in Magic Earth other than North Up, which is off.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Yes, it is a phone setting, not in the app

 

[trevskoda]

If that is an android setting, auto rotate, then it's set to auto rotate, Google maps navigation works as expected. I can't see a specific setting in Magic Earth other than North Up, which is off.

You turn north up on, magic earth does not have back roads on it over here, best is OSM android or organic maps/co maps/ of street maps.

 

[HurricaneSmith]

Just occasionally my android phone develops the odd glitch. My solution has always been to turn the device completely off, wait 30 seconds, and restart it.

 

[mariesnowgoose]

Just occasionally my android phone develops the odd glitch. My solution has always been to turn the device completely off, wait 30 seconds, and restart it.

It always amuses me to think that this switching on and off trick still works with phone and other devices (which it does!).

Remember the days where if a TV set started acting up folk would just bang the top of it to make it behave?!

 

[HurricaneSmith]

It always amuses me to think that this switching on and off trick still works with phone and other devices (which it does!).

Remember the days where if a TV set started acting up folk would just bang the top of it to make it behave?!

My father used to do that, and it seemed to work just fine.

 

[Wooie1958]

It always amuses me to think that this switching on and off trick still works with phone and other devices (which it does!).

Remember the days where if a TV set started acting up folk would just bang the top of it to make it behave?!

I still do

 

[Tezza33]

Remember the days where if a TV set started acting up folk would just bang the top of it to make it behave?!

Maggy still does that to me, the bang on the had works because I am frightened that she will look for ways to switch me off

 

[trevskoda]

A lot of people round here switched of 24/7.

 

[Tim120]

After more checking I can safely say it's not any phone settings.
Google maps works just fine.
I installed Waze which also works just fine.

Trev, I can't see how North Up would help, unless travelling North, or reversing South.

I'll uninstall Magic Earth, turn off the phone, turn on phone, reinstall and see what happens.

Remember the days where if a TV set started acting up folk would just bang the top of it to make it behave?!

I've a headlight like that in the Ferrari.

 

[Tezza33]

Trev, I can't see how North Up would help, unless travelling North, or reversing South.

North up is confusing for me.
I tried it once and decided never again. I can read a paper map, and that is North up, but it isn't moving

I've a headlight like that in the Ferrari.

Name dropper, what about us poor souls who cannot afford to have a headlight to hit

 

[Tim120]

Apologies, when I say Ferrari, I mean...

Ferrari.
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Red.
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Fiat 500.
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Called.
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Fi - Fi.
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I'm still at least one headlight up on some poor souls though

 

[trevskoda]

After more checking I can safely say it's not any phone settings.
Google maps works just fine.
I installed Waze which also works just fine.

Trev, I can't see how North Up would help, unless travelling North, or reversing South.

I'll uninstall Magic Earth, turn off the phone, turn on phone, reinstall and see what happens.


I've a headlight like that in the Ferrari.

Simple, if you make a wrong turn the arrow will show you going wrong way, so you can then backtrack and find the correct road, i use it lots.

 

[Tim120]

Did the uninstall, phone off for about 20 minutes, phone on, install routine.
Same thing, however I did notice a lot of negative reviews about a recent update.
Hopefully it will be fixed.
Thanks for all the help and diversions