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A user rotates a cell phone horizontally to read emails, but the display remains vertical, even though the settings indicate autorotate is on. Which of the following will MOST likely resolve the…
The correct answer is D. Recalibrating the accelerometer. The accelerometer is the sensor responsible for detecting the physical orientation and movement of the device, which is what triggers the auto-rotate (screen rotation) feature. If the accelerometer is miscalibrated or malfunctioning, the phone will not detect that it has been…
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A user rotates a cell phone horizontally to read emails, but the display remains vertical, even though the settings indicate autorotate is on. Which of the following will MOST likely resolve the issue?
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- ARecalibrating the magnetometer
- BRecalibrating the compass
- CRecalibrating the digitizer
- DRecalibrating the accelerometer
How the community answered
(53 responses)- A4% (2)
- B2% (1)
- C2% (1)
- D92% (49)
Explanation
The accelerometer is the sensor responsible for detecting the physical orientation and movement of the device, which is what triggers the auto-rotate (screen rotation) feature. If the accelerometer is miscalibrated or malfunctioning, the phone will not detect that it has been rotated, causing the display to remain in portrait mode. The magnetometer/compass (A and B) measures magnetic fields for navigation - it is unrelated to screen rotation. The digitizer (C) handles touch input and has no role in screen orientation detection.
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