The present invention relates to a magnetic sensor apparatus comprising at least one measurement bridge (10) having magnetoresistive elements (R1 to R4), at least one line component (18), by supplying current to which a
magnetic field that varies a particular orientation of a polarity (12) of the free
layers can be induced, and an operating device (20) by means of which, when the magnetic sensor apparatus is in a constant orientation mode into which the magnetic sensor apparatus can be transferred and / or in which the magnetic sensor apparatus can be held by supplying
direct current to the at least one line component (18), a first differential
voltage value between two positions of the measurement bridge (10) can be ascertained and / or, when the magnetic sensor apparatus is in an alternating orientation mode into which the magnetic sensor apparatus can be transferred and / or in which the magnetic sensor apparatus can be held by supplying
alternating current to the at least one line component (18), a second differential
voltage value between the two positions of the measurement bridge (10) can be ascertained, wherein additionally at least an amount of a difference between the second differential
voltage value and the first differential voltage value can be ascertained by means of the operating device (20), and an offset value and / or a desired mode of the magnetic sensor apparatus can be determined by the operating device (20) using at least the ascertained amount.