Compass Test — Check Device Heading & Orientation
Test your device’s compass and orientation sensors. This diagnostic reads heading data from the DeviceOrientationEvent API, showing real-time direction and whether absolute orientation is available.
Compass test
Compass Diagnostics
Verify your device orientation sensor by rotating through all four major directions. No data leaves your device.
Compass test not supported here
This browser or device does not support DeviceOrientationEvent. Compass functionality depends on the browser and device hardware, and not all devices expose orientation sensors.
StatusNot supported
Device orientationNot supported
Absolute orientationNot supported
PermissionUnavailable
Readings0
Directions0/4
Browser limitations
- • DeviceOrientationEvent support varies across browsers.
- • iOS 13+ requires explicit permission via requestPermission().
- • Absolute orientation (DeviceOrientationAbsoluteEvent) is not supported everywhere.
- • Desktop browsers may not have orientation sensors at all.
- • Heading accuracy depends on device magnetometer calibration.
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