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Re:Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th by Apofis on Sunday October 20, 2013 @11:43PM (#6583184)
Umm... Google maps has a compass... which rotates with you as you turn. Just look at your icon on the map, at has an arrow facing the direction you are.
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Re:Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th by bigiain on Monday October 21, 2013 @07:25AM (#6584720)
Well, no. Some devices have a compass in them, and Google Maps uses it if possible.

If your device has no inbuilt compass (think iPhone 3G, from memory), there's nothing Google Maps can do about it.

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Re:Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th by Apofis on Thursday October 24, 2013 @09:13PM (#6609187)
Oh, my bad. I actually thought it was a feature of the GPS, not a separate sensor.
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Re:Google Checkout Closing Down on Nov. 20th by chrisfarms on Monday October 21, 2013 @06:54AM (#6584608)
To be fair, that does require your device has a compass-sensor.
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