Compass for the Bold 9700 OS 5.0 1.0

This stunning compass uses the built-in GPS to show your heading, speed, location and where North is. Also stores locations and maps them using Google or BlackBerry Maps.

This wonderful fully-featured Compass uses the built-in GPS in the device to show your line of travel(heading), speed, latitude and longitude and where North is in relation to your heading on a variety of stunning backgrounds. Compass is GPS-based and you NEED TO BE MOVING to use it. Compass can now store locations called WayPoints and integrates those WayPoints with Google Maps and BlackBerry® Maps! Compass is a GPS-based app like Google Maps or BB Maps. It needs access to the GPS location data on the phone and it uses that information to establish your 'heading'. This 'heading' is interpolated from REPEATED readings of your location. In other words, if you STOP MOVING, the BlackBerry has no way of knowing which way is "forward" and the arrow will likely start to spin around or not do anything at all. Compass can accurately show your heading and True North in as little change as 1 metre. Simply rotating the phone or setting it down on a table is not enough at all, for all of the reasons stated. There is a tendency to compare it to the iPhone compass but the iPhone has something called a magnetometer in it. It's a hardware chip that your phone simply doesn't have. Compass is a SOFTWARE solution and is the best we can do for now... at least until BlackBerrys are manufactured with a magnetometer. :-)

NOTE: Compass requires the 'Security Timer Reset' permission to keep the screen from going dark. If your phone is a COMPANY PHONE and under the control of a BES Administrator, you MAY NOT HAVE THIS PERMISSION. Please check with your BES Admin BEFORE purchasing this app. If you need a version without this requirement or if you are having any trouble getting Compass to run upon installation, PLEASE contact us immediately. Our customer support is second-to-none and we can always get Compass up and running.