Compass on my device is not working properly

I have compared it with many devices and the compass on my watch has a huge difference, is there any way I can recalibrate it?

Apple Watch SE, watchOS 8

Posted on Aug 16, 2022 02:52 AM

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Posted on Aug 16, 2022 04:25 AM

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Aug 16, 2022 04:25 AM in response to tienduc995

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