What is the function of a gyroscope and how to calibrate it in your Xiaomi smartphone?

In other words, modern smartphones are a tangle of many sophisticated technologies that are programmed to live together in symbiosis. When everything goes as it should, using smartphones is simple, enjoyable, efficient.

However, with daily use, some components may not work properly, as they did on the day we unpacked the phone. One of the components that can deviate from its ideal standard is just that gyroscope.

What is a gyroscope for?

The gyroscope, which is located in the smartphone, is a small part that significantly enhances the final user experience. The gyroscope also works with other components, such as an accelerometer or magnetometer.

The task of the gyroscope is to correctly determine the current position of the smartphone (its orientation in space). All of the above mentioned technological tweaks are based on the actual physical movement of the particles in them and therefore they may be detuned after a long time.

How to calibrate a gyroscope?

Xiaomi smartphones, Redmi, POCO whether Black Shark have a secret "CIT Menu" in which you can verify the functioning of various components. To display this menu, just "call" this number "*#*#6484#*#*".

Then select the item "Gyroscope" in the menu and check whether the coordinates for the given axes are displayed below. You will find out that the gyroscope is not working properly, for example, if your photos in the gallery do not rotate automatically when you tilt your smartphone (provided that you have this function turned on).

To calibrate the gyroscope, just click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the CIT Menu, click on "Additional Tools" and then select "Gyroscope sensor calibration test". You can repeat the same procedure with the accelerometer or magnetometer.

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