Bumping this topic. I am loving new 5.0 functionality, especially premium maps. But navigation using the compass page continues to be frustrating to me, for reasons discussed in this thread. In general, I have never had a satisfactory experience navigating with a GPS compass pointer in traditional compass mode because it never seems to point accurately despite calibration attempts. I much prefer the mode where the device's motion (changing coordinates) determines which way is considered N (as is used on many standalone GPS units), and find it a much more accurate method of navigating to a target which is more than a hundred feet away or so.
Is this the "follow" mode you're discussing in the previous post? I do see the three follow modes while navigating on the map page. But nothing on the compass page. If this functionality already exists, I would love to know how to use it. Otherwise, please consider this a strong request for enhancement. Thanks!