Smartphones measure MAGNETISM in 3D?!? | Gaussmeter in your pocket?

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  • @adwitiyasharma1121
    @adwitiyasharma1121 ปีที่แล้ว +134

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      @LunaWuna ปีที่แล้ว +1

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      @Jawst ปีที่แล้ว +3

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      @shinydoritos0159 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @MikePerreman
    @MikePerreman ปีที่แล้ว +146

    The magnetometer was actually way more accurate than I would've expected. No it's not a lab tool, but it's still pretty far and away from cheap compasses and the like.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Yes, for fields up to 0.005 T it is astonishing. This video got long enough as is, but if people are interested I may test its accuracy at higher levels than the Earth's magnetic field. For example in a field around 4000 microtesla. Will it still be accurate compared to a "real" gaussmeter? Thanks for the early watch!

    • @MikePerreman
      @MikePerreman ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@brainiac75 I think that would be interesting. I can imagine this type of sensor could be used in robots or other devices that would have motors/magnets in close proximity, so I wonder how it would handle being near a noisy source. Would the readings just get swamped out, or maybe the sensor can filter out high frequency noise since the Earth's field isn't changing that much?
      Thanks for the interesting content :)

    • @deang5622
      @deang5622 ปีที่แล้ว

      A compass doesn't measure field strength, only direction.

    • @kaibuhler7559
      @kaibuhler7559 ปีที่แล้ว

      The company I work for makes such sensors. Not only for phones like thisone, but also for automotive applications

    • @Tomcat2_kanal
      @Tomcat2_kanal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@MikePerremanSuch a magnetometer is a part of the GPS module on drones and there is exactly this issue. It is affected by motors and the power cables, also radio transmitters. So to have the best results it needs to be mounted as far away from those devices as possible, usually on the high stands...

  • @Sitarow
    @Sitarow ปีที่แล้ว +39

    This is like having a 6th sense of measurement. Thank you for all you d. Especially with the attention to giving examples with the different options available.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Glad you like it! It is amazing to me that 3-axis magnetometers are now so cheap to make that millions of us are walking around with one in the pocket. Technology is still evolving - fast...

    • @eugenetswong
      @eugenetswong ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@brainiac75 I agree with Sitarow. Thank you so much for this very educational video.
      Patrons, thank you all also, for supporting this great cause.

  • @ahmetizmir1081
    @ahmetizmir1081 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    It's a great video.
    I do a lot of repair work. To avoid hitting a wire or iron while drilling through walls, my phone has metal detector software.
    One day I wanted to use this metal detector while having a picnic in the country. A minute later, I found a bronze arrowhead with a triangular cross section, at least 1000 years old. It was an incredible thing. Finding the arrowhead was maybe a one in a million chance. Detected 3-4 centimeters deep from the surface.
    _(I live in Izmir-Turkiye. In the geography of Turkiye, many civilizations have been established for thousands of years. In other words, the probability of finding a man-made metal object thousands of years old is higher than in other countries.)_

    • @cruslanoyuntutkunu4541
      @cruslanoyuntutkunu4541 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      İlginç bir hikaye. Ok ucu hala duruyor mu?

    • @ahmetizmir1081
      @ahmetizmir1081 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cruslanoyuntutkunu4541 evet

    • @cinfdef
      @cinfdef ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cruslanoyuntutkunu4541 Hala ellerinde olup olmadığını da bilmek isterim! Belki TH-cam'da bir videosu bile vardır? Görmek için oldukça eğlenceli bir şey olurdu.

    • @meloney
      @meloney ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you make photos or videos of that great find? Also what did you do with it? Keep it or donate it to a museeum? I wish i would find something this great. As im from north-west germany, i would most likely almost only find old roman stuff and the chance to find stuff that homo-neanderthalensis made etc is pretty slim i'd guess-

  • @alluseri
    @alluseri ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3:46 I absolutely expected this and I love this

  • @Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88
    @Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This makes sense as it can be used to orient your phone's screen easier than accelerometers can.

    • @neutronenstern.
      @neutronenstern. ปีที่แล้ว +5

      no accelerometers are independent of earths magnetic field,and way more precise. Them combined with a gyroscope,that is also in almoust any phone can measure the angle you are holding your phone in very precise.
      The magnetic field sensor is only as a compass, for the map on your phone to orient itselve.
      accelerometers in phones are also 3D. They are so precise, that they can detect it,if you only touch the table, your phone is laying on with your pinky finger, at least if the table isnt out of stone.

    • @Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88
      @Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@neutronenstern. Sorry, should've put more context to avoid the _but but but_ comments...
      Accelerometers measure movement but have no idea what's up or down. This tech could be used to orient a phone differently, giving realtime data on the phones position in an x, y ,z environment.

    • @PMX
      @PMX ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 Actually, the accelerometer also measures the Earth's gravity as acceleration, so it always "knows" where down is. If you drop your phone, it will measure zero while it's on free fall.

    • @Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88
      @Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PMX LoL see this is what happens when I think I know something! You are right they are able to feel the downward pull of gravity. Wasn't aware they were that sensitive in the phones!

    • @bastienx8
      @bastienx8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Benson_aka_devils_advocate_88 If the magnetic field sensor was used to orient the screen, some people in the other half of the earth may have upside down apps, not ideal

  • @GQuack
    @GQuack ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This is quite interesting, I cannot see what future portable devices, and by extension smartphones, can do with their sensors for other practical applications!

  • @9madness9
    @9madness9 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I am part involved with the manufacture of the World Magnetic Modlel am always amazed how much effort they go into to get the accuracy of the land data to generate the magnetic model and with satellite data to generate the WMM. This is only accurate to +/- 1 degree accuracy over the 5 years. An update had to be done in 2014 as the north pole was moving faster than modelled. The other thing that always fascinates me is how stationary the south pole is compared with relative movement of the north pole. I asked them last time if the Cern particle collider on full power would affect ground measurement but he couldn't answer that at the time. They are tempted to use magnetic data from mobile phone as infill data as land stations are expensive to man and more problematical due to human interference but if they can sub mobile phone data it will be a bonus but cleaning this extra data may be too much to benefit the WMM.

    • @albertjr7928
      @albertjr7928 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      that's actually so cool

  • @Garbhj
    @Garbhj ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Have you tried the Magna-AR tool in Physics Toolbox Suite? It keeps track of where your phone is in space and you can add 3d arrows in AR by tapping on the screen or enabling the button on the bottom right. Over time, as you move your phone around, you should be able to map the magnetic field in an area. I'm thinking this would be pretty interesting to do with one of your larger magnets?

  • @rpavlik1
    @rpavlik1 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The 3D mag graph in the shipping firmware on the Adafruit Clue dev board was so fascinating to mess around with and explore... That said I've used mags in IMUs for orientation tracking for a whole so I know how flaky and drifting they can be.

  • @forbiddenera
    @forbiddenera ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "I'm not even sure which of the two holes I'm probing here"...
    Archer: phrasing! 😂😂😂..
    Imded😂😂

  • @1234567890CAB
    @1234567890CAB ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I remember finding out about this back in 2010-2011 on my first smartphone HTC evo. There was an app called tricorder that displayed most of the phone's sensors as graphs, and some information available online like the activity of the sun. I later found out it was a reference to a fictional device in Startreck by the same name. I thought it was so cool that you could see the audio spectrum and frequencies along with the phone's accelerometer so you can see forces while driving or in an elevator. There was one labeled mag that I wasn't quite sure about, but I figured it had to do with magnetism because the graph would change when I put steel near the phone.

  • @fossil98
    @fossil98 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Honestly just want to say you are an OG youtuber I really appreciate your videos and enjoy them everytime. Good stuff my guy thanks for the years of work

  • @juststeve5542
    @juststeve5542 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What fun!
    I think I found the app during your video and was sitting here waggling my phone about on the desk with you!
    Pixel 7 - Worked great!

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 ปีที่แล้ว

      which app is it? i have a pixel 6 pro so id like to test it out too!

    • @conto7032
      @conto7032 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sauce .

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The app is Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite by Vieyra Software. I use the free version.

  • @darksolus_1
    @darksolus_1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So I've did a measurement where I live like you did, and apparently, I'm 5 degrees shy of living right above a magnetic pole, as the inclination I've got from the app reads 84.5 degrees. The 3D compass function supports that as well, and it's actually pretty cool! Never knew I lived almost on top of a massive north pole of a planetary sized magnet! You learn something new every day!

    • @ContraVsGigi
      @ContraVsGigi ปีที่แล้ว

      What software is the one he and you used? I am curios to see my data. Thanks.

  • @proxythe1337
    @proxythe1337 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Really interesting to see. I wish that these sensors were more powerful, it would really be cool to have a truly all-in-one pocket multitool that actually does everything it can do, instead of having most of its sensors gimped due to most people not needing it.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Yep, I also wish the magnetic sensors in phones could cope with stronger magnetic fields. Would be awesome! Though, some parts of a phone may not like being on a high-powered neodymium magnets... Thanks for the early watch!

    • @Blackwing2345635
      @Blackwing2345635 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@brainiac75 also matter of size and consumption. With so much going on adding even a little bit for each sensor is significant in the end. And if IR cameras, for example, are used less than an hour per day even by people who need them everyday, those sensors work all the time...
      And then costs - remember, each cent saved even on $1500 phone is a bonus for a manager and a lead engineer)
      But still multitool smartphone sounds nice, though i wouldn't buy it - for casual use current censors more than enough. I even collected some data of vibrations acceleration of a train for evaluating one project possibility)

  • @ronsku57
    @ronsku57 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Right when i see the notification i come watch the amazing videos! These videos are so good!

    • @thegoldengood4725
      @thegoldengood4725 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hi Ronsku! Glad you still like my videos and comment after all these years ;) More to come!

  • @brianmoore1164
    @brianmoore1164 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "I am not sure which of the two holes I am probing here." Someone please tell me that I am not the only one that got a smile from that.

  • @FarmYardGaming
    @FarmYardGaming ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember some of your old videos, and just got nostalgic. Keep doing what you're doing, it's brilliant.

  • @bowieinc
    @bowieinc ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! The idea that someone or some entity could approximate your location on the earth by knowing your phones magnetic sensor readings (with a few other clues) is crazy and scary. We need a turn off mag sensor along with being able to disable GPS, Wi-Fi etc. Fantastic video!

  • @Muonium1
    @Muonium1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "it's just not the same experience when the probe is too big"
    "I'm not even sure which of the two holes I'm probing here!"
    "the position of the sensitive spot is not clear, I cannot find any information on the location of the sensor for this model and will just have to figure it out myself."
    bro, same

  • @Aurelleah
    @Aurelleah ปีที่แล้ว

    4:36 was adorable lol -- I always like the bits of humor you throw in your videos c:

  • @DavidSinanan
    @DavidSinanan ปีที่แล้ว

    It's so cool that you featured that application. Great video. Thanks.

  • @cancelhandles
    @cancelhandles ปีที่แล้ว

    The music stopping when you tried to poke the phone in the magnetizer was great.

  • @AlucardNoir
    @AlucardNoir ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Technically your own measurements might be more accurate than those of the official map since you took that at a particular point in space and time while the official maps are not only out of date before they're even made public but most likely measure things at a slightly less granular level than you just did.

  • @pvic6959
    @pvic6959 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    hey! what app are you using in this video and the lumens one? I could really use that for some things i needed to do haha

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      In this video, I use the app Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite by Vieyra Software. The lumens one is Lux Light Meter Photometer PRO. And the sound level one is Decibel X - Pro Sound Meter. All mine are free versions.

    • @tiagotiagot
      @tiagotiagot ปีที่แล้ว

      Another free "multitool" app that might be worth looking into is Phyphox

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brainiac75 thank you!!! i have some flashlights that i wanted the (rough) brightness of and that might just do the trick!

  • @spiritakarabbit369
    @spiritakarabbit369 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's no surprise to see a video about this especially when most people recently and for a while now have began realizing that compasses are limited to what they point because they're made in a horizontal way but magnetism and electricity flows in all directions you don't need a cell phone you can learn to use a magnetic sphere and water

  • @genshineditsjoon
    @genshineditsjoon ปีที่แล้ว +2

    as for me, i think those little 1mm magnets are cute, but dangerous at the same time, though
    you can easily lost or shatter them, that magnetic shatters can get into your body, that doesn't sound healthy, etc.

  • @aarongreenfield9038
    @aarongreenfield9038 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have an app called sensors multi tool, and it does lumen's, it does lux, light spectrum, it does shock, it does Compass, All kinds of crazy stuff, and I use it all the time. It's amazing what these little handheld super computers can do.

  • @AquaInertia
    @AquaInertia ปีที่แล้ว +2

    3:55 Sometimes I'm not sure either

  • @Mr_Icedragon
    @Mr_Icedragon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Use the "hall ic" option in the test screen. It shows all magnet sensors and their location.

  • @medicalwei
    @medicalwei ปีที่แล้ว

    That's actually how the original Google Cardboard trigger button was done. They put a magnet on the right side of the cardboard and pulling the magnet changes the magnetic field and phone detects the change and reacts as a button.

  • @photonik-luminescence
    @photonik-luminescence ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice video ! i also have that exact app. I also recently discovered about the sensor. Keep up the great work !

    • @cemmy410
      @cemmy410 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What is the name of the app?

    • @photonik-luminescence
      @photonik-luminescence ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@cemmy410 The app was called: Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite (Android)
      . There's a pro edition but the free version that i also use gives you all the infos like in his video.

  • @rayproductionsbackupchanne3862
    @rayproductionsbackupchanne3862 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    phones are insane tools. some of them even have night vision. try looking around utilizing the "time of flight" sensor. some phone allows third party apps to access them. or LIDAR is also very amazing

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, the more I look into smartphones and their sensors, the more I understand the high price for these devices. A lot of work and research are put into them... I may have to test more of the sensors and utilize my own phone for much more applications :) Thanks for the early watch!

    • @rayproductionsbackupchanne3862
      @rayproductionsbackupchanne3862 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brainiac75 just checked your other video from the audio app. and ran that same app on my iphone. it can measure as high as tone generator allows me to go. 20.154 hz playing. detected 20.154 hz in B weighting. impressive! thanks for the app suggestion too :P needed a Db meter for a subwoofer

  • @1shagg420
    @1shagg420 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is some seriously nerdy and awesome data.

  • @morgan0
    @morgan0 ปีที่แล้ว

    years ago i became able to feel magnets (still can but i have avoided them to desensitize myself because it’s directional aches and pain), and the phone i had at the time had only one, so it was basically just a confirmation that something nearby was magnetic, i was far more able to tell what and where and at far longer away. but it was a great tool to have to not feel like i was going crazy lol, and i think more useful than using a gps compass to see how well i could align myself to earth’s field since there is some deviation.

  • @blendpinexus1416
    @blendpinexus1416 ปีที่แล้ว

    when i saw the title and title card it took me a sec but i quickly understood why and am now only watching for more boredom removing entertainment. and yeah, the video confirmed it for me.

  • @kevinruan
    @kevinruan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This app is also available on iPhones and is seriously powerful and fun to use

  • @Guardian_Arias
    @Guardian_Arias ปีที่แล้ว

    69 degrees, NICE! Also worth noting is that the magnetic poles do drift over time.

  • @lovepeace5845
    @lovepeace5845 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found out this year that phones could be used to detect magnetic fields when I wanted to put up my first shelves. I was very surprised that it hadn’t been made wider or common knowledge. A quick video like this saved me money and time on locating a ‘stud finder’.

  • @512TheWolf512
    @512TheWolf512 ปีที่แล้ว

    my phone doesn't even have FM-radio. this is a good way to see what's inside the phone before you buy it though. because most of the time such tiny details aren't mentioned anywhere.

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Smartphones are basically Star Trek tricorders at this point. The CAT line of phones includes FLIR built-in.

  • @IstasPumaNevada
    @IstasPumaNevada ปีที่แล้ว

    It'd be neat to have a program that ignores the phone's GPS and guesses your approximate possible location(s) on the globe based only on the magnetism sensor, accelerometers, and the magnetic map.

  • @RodrigoM3llo
    @RodrigoM3llo ปีที่แล้ว

    It's surprising how this channel doesn't have 1 million subs yet... I follow it for so long, maybe it hasn't reached it bc youtube doesn't value real science content (and yeah, science is dangerous most of the times). Still, great content as always.

  • @avkashpanwar3847
    @avkashpanwar3847 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:33 "AWWW it's so CUTE"

  • @CrabPeop1e32
    @CrabPeop1e32 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy shit the phone vs the demagnetizer had me in stitches

  • @SmallGrayBox
    @SmallGrayBox ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow! Thanks for that :🙂 I literally went and downloaded that app in mid video (sorry 😉) Its a fascinating app and it has many other great feathers. Oh and I did of course continue on watching to the end and glad I did because I didn't notice the 3D compass. Thanks! An awesome and truly interesting video

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The iOS version of the app appears to be Physics Toolbox Sensor Suite by Chrystian Vieyra.

  • @GunnyPerrero
    @GunnyPerrero ปีที่แล้ว

    I use a refrigeration tool from danfoss to check for energised solinoid valves. It uses the electro magnetic field I think.

  • @ZenInnovations
    @ZenInnovations ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoyed watching this video.

  • @andresbravo2003
    @andresbravo2003 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:32 heh heh. I like how you sounded like.

  • @Yoenosh
    @Yoenosh ปีที่แล้ว

    Have you considered building a ferrocell to view magnetic fields? You can build one yourself with two panes of glass, ferrofluid, mineral oil/WD-40 (to allow the ferrofluid particles to move around), and LEDs.

  • @YoutubeSupportServices
    @YoutubeSupportServices ปีที่แล้ว

    @3:47 Yeah, That's a common problem around my neck of the wood...

  • @ianturpin9180
    @ianturpin9180 ปีที่แล้ว

    In Australia you can buy a world map with south on the top and the writing too.

  • @cvalenx
    @cvalenx ปีที่แล้ว

    4:33 the one time he breaks character to say that, and at 7:24 that TMeater can be considered a phone becuase it’s running android, with a little modification to it, you can install a phone app onto it

  • @blueredbrick
    @blueredbrick ปีที่แล้ว

    The software you used is also awesome: 'Physics toolbox sensor suite (pro)' by Rebecca Vieyra the science physics part and Chrystian Vieyra the programming and sensor part has so many options for reading out the onboard sensors and recording it into excel or whatever it's just cool. The paid pro version has some extra features but I mainly paid for respect for their work.
    I never have been able to find a phone with a barometer.. anyone else any luck?
    I love that software, and playing with it while walking through the city, you'd be amazed
    What and what not messes with the natural magnetic field for example.

  • @Tomcat2_kanal
    @Tomcat2_kanal 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have such magnetometer also as part of the GPS module on my quadrocopter drone but there or is more challenging as it needs to be mounted away from all sources of the electromagnetic field, like motors, power cables, radio transmitters which is not easy on the body of the drone 😊

  • @Kav_Games
    @Kav_Games ปีที่แล้ว

    Def going to try this! I have the same phone and model!!

  • @Joseph_Stalin1940
    @Joseph_Stalin1940 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting video you have made here, I have decided to approved your channel! Joseph Stalin approves!

  • @eddydogleg
    @eddydogleg ปีที่แล้ว

    Cool demonstration. Makes me wonder if you have enough kit to demonstrate magnetic ranging like it is used in Steam Assist Gravity Drain (SAGD) oil well drilling. According to the MWD hands customer were always impressed when shown a demonstration in the shop. Rebar in the floor and surround by structural steel, the down hole tools could give the distance between the magnetic coil and sensor down to the centimetre with an error less than the hole size, 222mm.

  • @EdgarCorona
    @EdgarCorona ปีที่แล้ว

    That teeny cube magnet really is cute. 😭

  • @JustPyroYT
    @JustPyroYT ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice Video!
    Already looking forward to the next one :D

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you very much as always, JustPyro :) Haven't decided what video to make in April but I will make it worth watching :D

  • @bigboss-tl2xr
    @bigboss-tl2xr ปีที่แล้ว

    "I'm not even sure which two holes I'm probing."😂😂😂

  • @SpiritGym.
    @SpiritGym. ปีที่แล้ว

    general compass always show north. Never bends arrow down, however if put magnet 🧲 below general compass it will bend arrow down.

  • @Chriss120
    @Chriss120 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    now i wonder how easy it might be to build a small usb c attachment with a more professional sensor on it.

  • @_BangDroid_
    @_BangDroid_ ปีที่แล้ว

    It's cool that your tesla meter and your phone both run Android

  • @Livlifetaistdeth
    @Livlifetaistdeth ปีที่แล้ว

    Always a great day when you upload a new video.

    • @brainiac75
      @brainiac75  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is to me too - after working hard on a video for a month, it is a relief to finally release it :D

  • @JPkerVideo
    @JPkerVideo ปีที่แล้ว

    It's still insane how much they have crammed into modern phones...
    I remember my mom having a brick phone...

  • @XouXin
    @XouXin ปีที่แล้ว

    I heard that smartphones were designed with their magnetometers and accelerometers to be optimally used while being held vertical, because that’s how engineers thought most users would orient their phones while driving or walking and using GPS apps. Does your experiment confirm this? Or is it dependent on your location? Or does it not really matter at all?

  • @iainburgess8577
    @iainburgess8577 ปีที่แล้ว

    Agree, not a precise tool.
    But being handheld, battery powered, and low resolution could be useful in magnetic related professions as a general sensor, to localise strong fields.
    I want to see what it does around electrical & electronics; that could be a power sensor we all carry 24/7
    For hobbyists..... How does it react around different types of magnetism/ferrous materials, can we use it to figure out material types?
    Can we set up a test regimen for magnets where you place the magnet, move the phone within a defined range, then calculate a field strength?

  • @icherishcrochetandknit309
    @icherishcrochetandknit309 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Weird, I was looking for a compass app and while previewing a few, I noticed 1 was pointing the wrong way. I don't know if it was my phone, i tried turning my phone sideways and it still did it.

  • @dennislacroix5478
    @dennislacroix5478 ปีที่แล้ว

    I used the same app on my iphone and discovered where the sleep sensor maget was in a laptop and also overloaded the sensor. I also held my phone up to a laptop charger and could see the current pulses.

  • @ifell3
    @ifell3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you shield the sensor some how to allow you to be able to use it with stronger magnets?

  • @mikejjrcz
    @mikejjrcz ปีที่แล้ว

    One Day ago, we played with my son with micro:bit magnetometer same way ...😂 and overkilled sensor- built in whith neodymum magnet near the board 😅😮. And now YOU posted video ABOUT same case ... what a be life we live, we live AWEWESOME 🎉❤ (sorry for my english T9😇)

  • @gerbungalows
    @gerbungalows ปีที่แล้ว

    I live right in the South Atlantic magnetic anomaly. Navigation is beyond frustrating because the GPS app never knows where I'm headed

  • @tomsaunders383
    @tomsaunders383 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your variances are more likely due to local steel objects like frames, belt buckle and reo in concrete. You need to test outside

  • @philh.9618
    @philh.9618 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:15 my favorite angle

  • @Scyth3934
    @Scyth3934 ปีที่แล้ว

    That's awesome! What a great app!

  • @NathanaelNewton
    @NathanaelNewton ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you please let us know which app you're using? There are many sensor apps on the marketplace but I've been unable to find the one you're using..

  • @RomanoPRODUCTION
    @RomanoPRODUCTION ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks I was happy to wash this nice video about magnet sensor in a smartphone. I will keep washing your videos as usual. Wash you soon :)

  • @sudhanvagr
    @sudhanvagr ปีที่แล้ว

    Awsome Info

  • @AWESOME295
    @AWESOME295 ปีที่แล้ว

    What device to measure magnetic field on certain place ???,on the mountain for example

  • @Hnkka
    @Hnkka ปีที่แล้ว

    The earths magnetic field is pretty accurate on my phone too (ak0991x Magnetometer Non-wakeup sensor)

  • @parkerlreed
    @parkerlreed ปีที่แล้ว

    Link to the application in the description?

  • @gblargg
    @gblargg ปีที่แล้ว

    I like to take my bigger 40mm magnet and stand across the room rotating it slowly and watch how the phone can pick up the changing field.

  • @sda3.14
    @sda3.14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The fact that the professional equipment seems to also be running Android here is quite ironic

  • @lynnwilliam
    @lynnwilliam ปีที่แล้ว

    So you are testing the 3 axis gyro scope I think. Which uses 3 magnets to work

  • @vicr123
    @vicr123 ปีที่แล้ว

    "Ah, is it so cute!"

  • @Adam-ee6kz
    @Adam-ee6kz ปีที่แล้ว

    Nothing better than an good old Danish accent 😂 ❤ 🇩🇰

  • @tadamb1
    @tadamb1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @TYANTOWERS
    @TYANTOWERS ปีที่แล้ว +1

    what are the apps used in this video?

  • @Frostnaut50_official
    @Frostnaut50_official ปีที่แล้ว

    "not the same experience when the probe is too big"
    *the probe is the phone, including the sensor.*

  • @peacekeepers_error
    @peacekeepers_error ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the same app that you have and you can switch units from microT to Gauss like on the lab measuring device

  • @notaplic8158
    @notaplic8158 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video mate! I reckon you need to do a collab with JerryRigEvwrything and get him to send you one of the sensors from the next phone he tears down!

  • @Xnoob545
    @Xnoob545 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it good for people that want to do simple tests with weak magnets that can't afford like any special tools at all
    I assume it would be good for that

  • @yapyh2872
    @yapyh2872 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi, how did you get the 3d compass option in the app, i just installed the app. But not seeing the option for the 3d compass.

  • @Laralinda
    @Laralinda ปีที่แล้ว

    Now the question is: How to (not) kill the magnetic sensor in the phones? ;-)
    A collegue killed his phone years ago when he got too close to the NMR spectrometer with the phone in his pocket.

  • @Tomd4850
    @Tomd4850 ปีที่แล้ว

    3:55 We've all been there 😆

  • @bbbenj
    @bbbenj ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing!

  • @Donald.Archer
    @Donald.Archer ปีที่แล้ว

    in the southern hemisphere... my 3D compass pointing up. not down.