Calibrating internal gyro - iPod Touch 4

Is there any way to calibrate the internal gyro in the iPod Touch 4 or iPhone? There are a few apps I use, in particular the 360 panorama apps, that rely on the internal gyro in order to work properly. Apparently the internal gyro in my iPod Touch 4 has excessive "drift" and even when the iPod is stationary in my tripod mount it sends the signal that it is gradually turning. The way this works in the app is that I turn 30° but the gyro itells the app that I have turned 35° (or whatever). The apps have no way to correct for this "drift". What it means is that a 360° panorama can never be a complete 360° that joins back together seamlessly. Instead I get a 360 panorama that covers only 280 or 300° and doesn't join at the right place. If I turn in the other direction I get a panorama that duplicates part of the same area, about 420° in the 360.
After going back and forth several times with the app makers they say my iPod gyro has excessive "drift". When I try the same apps on my brother's iPod Touch 4 (identical to mine), or another friend's iPhone, the apps work perfectly. The apps also work perfectly on an iPad. So it really is my iPod that is at fault. Well beyond warranty, of course. From what I understand, this gyro drift is not unknown among the app makers but they don't seem to have any way to correct it.

bobjbkln. the OP said:
Well beyond warranty, of course.

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