Pokemon GO - can't detect my phone orientation [duplicate]

has anyone found a solution to this? please let me know thank you! i have tried everything as far as switching on and off the AR in a pokemon fight and moving my camera around or up and down. let me know if its just my phone or something in the settings that i dont know how to change..? TY

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Best Answer

It may be worth looking up your phones make and model to see if it has an internal gyroscope. Does it work for other apps? If it does have a gyroscope and doesnt work for other apps, it could be damaged.

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How do I fix the orientation of my Pokemon go?

Fix: Pokemon Go AR not working

Method 1: Updating or reverting to another OS version (iOS only)

Method 2: Make sure you have a gyro sensor (Android only)

Method 3: Update to the latest Pokemon Go app.

Method 4: Managing Permissions and Auto-Orientation.

Does Pokemon go use accelerometer?

This part is actually super simple: Like pretty much every AR game, "Pokemon Go" uses your phone's camera to place an image of a Pokemon within your surroundings, and the GPS, accelerometer, and compass give the game an idea of which direction your phone is pointing toward.

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