Turning on then off magnetic North in setting/compass should work too. Had this issue.
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Ultra compass big fail, not working as expected! I'm totally disappointed!
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Yes I did read that somewhere online. I’ve got it working now anyway by turning on the compass calibration under system services on my phone.
Possibly the compass calibration got messed up by having the Milanese loop on while it calibrated.
Read the part on calibration here, and reset the watch (hold side button and crown down for 10 seconds).
About the accuracy and performance of the Compass app on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Learn about the accuracy and performance of waypoints, elevation alerts, and the compass sensor in the Compass app on Apple Watch.
Also, rotate and move your wrist around slowly and deliberately, all different directions and orientations. This is how it calibrates.
Hoping this is just a software glitch, not a hardware fault
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Apparently it takes a little time for the compass to resolve this error after a band change. WatchOS must be doing some recalibration and averaging in the background than to read single data point. I’m seeing it with my AWU/AW8 and is still trying to work out its parameters and work around.
I have done a lot of open ocean sailing, and one of the rules is to never have two compasses on board, always have three (or more).
If you have two compasses and they don't agree, you don't know which one is wrong
If you have two compasses and they don't agree, you don't know which one is wrong
Personally, apple watch 7 compass never has been reliable, even without magnetic bands. I usually go for the iPhone compass. This applies same to my Ultra watch, sometimes it just cannot point north, but bit to the side.
My ultra And 14 PM agree to the degree! And I am using the Apple leather link which is magnetized!
I was following another thread about similar concerns so I have been playing around with this comparing to an actual compass. My watch, series 5, and phone 14PM, match to the degree but I have True North off on both. With True off they match the compass I’m comparing to, with True enabled there is some discrepancy, but not a lot. Enough though that I will always leave true north off, which is how I’ve always had it with all my phones.
Unless your compass has declination adjustment and adjusted correctly for your location, of course they’ll mismatch when iOS/WatchOS devices are set for True North. If set to True North and declination correctly adjusted, they’ll match too. This present problem has nothing to do with the True North setting, which is a fixed bearing correction for that location.
Thanks, appreciate the explanation. As it is now watch, phone and compass all match exactly so I’m satisfied.
If it’s not reading proper information you could also go into privacy and settings on the iPhone paired to the Watch and make sure the (compass calibration) settings are on then if it needs to calibrate it can, failing any other steps that have been tried.
Mine works perfectly. It says when you get on the compass that some bands with magnets can impact the accuracy.
If you use the compass app every day, why don't you use the Wayfinder watch face as you have the Ultra? All you have to do with that his tap on the numerals of the hours and the compass face instantly comes up in its place.