diff --git a/inc/drivers/MicroBitAccelerometer.h b/inc/drivers/MicroBitAccelerometer.h
index c6c73eb..c7b9f3f 100644
--- a/inc/drivers/MicroBitAccelerometer.h
+++ b/inc/drivers/MicroBitAccelerometer.h
@@ -316,6 +316,14 @@ class MicroBitAccelerometer : public MicroBitComponent
          */
         uint16_t getGesture();
 
+        /**
+         * updateSample() method maintained here as an inline method purely for backward compatibility.
+         */
+        inline void updateSample()
+        {
+            getSample();
+        }
+
         /**
          * Destructor.
          */
diff --git a/inc/drivers/MicroBitCompass.h b/inc/drivers/MicroBitCompass.h
index 0fa9680..f82e26f 100644
--- a/inc/drivers/MicroBitCompass.h
+++ b/inc/drivers/MicroBitCompass.h
@@ -291,6 +291,14 @@ class MicroBitCompass : public MicroBitComponent
          */
         int getZ();
 
+        /**
+         * updateSample() method maintained here as an inline method purely for backward compatibility.
+         */
+        inline void updateSample()
+        {
+            getSample();
+        }
+
 
         /**
          * Destructor.