Sky Map is a hand-held planetarium for your Android device. Use it to identify stars, planets, nebulae and more. Originally developed as Google Sky Map, it has now been donated and open sourced.
Make sure you haven't switched into manual mode. Does your phone have a compass? If not, Sky Map cannot tell your orientation. Look it up
http://www.gsmarena.com/
Try calibrating your compass by moving it in a figure of 8 motion or as described
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1EPbAapaeI.
Are there any magnets or metal nearby that might interfere with the compass?
Try switching off "magnetic correction" (in settings) and see if that is more accurate.
In Android 6 the way permissions work has changed. You need to enable the location permission setting for Sky Map as described
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6270602?p=app_permissons_m
Try adjusting the sensor speed and damping (in settings). We have a better solution coming soon!
No, but some functions (like entering your location manually) won't work without one. You'll have to use the GPS or enter a latitude and longitude instead.
Sure! Join our
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