I am very annoyed. It seems when I'm taking on the phone, my face browses through menus, calls other people, mutes my microphone, dials numbers... I'm really annoyed.
Does anyone else have this issue? What can I do to stop this from happening? Is this a Sense thing?
Unless you have the phone smashed up against your cheek or you just have a fat face, I fail to see how this can happen.
angasreid said:
I am very annoyed. It seems when I'm taking on the phone, my face browses through menus, calls other people, mutes my microphone, dials numbers... I'm really annoyed.
Does anyone else have this issue? What can I do to stop this from happening? Is this a Sense thing?
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The prox sensor can be kind of touchy, but are you moving the phone around a lot when you talk? That's likely causing it to activate the screen and then your face is probably touching all of the stuff on the screen.
Someone on here said that to avoid it, they have answered a call (or when dialing, waited for the other side to answer) then hit the home button and turned off the screen to talk. I haven't had this issue, so I couldn't tell you what else to try, though I think doing the above would be annoying. Just try and hold it so that the prox sensor doesn't move too much.
Pretty sure my face isn't fat.
Could it be the ROM I'm using? I'm on BAMF remixed right now, I don't recall this happening before. I can say, my iPhone 3gs nor Nexus One ever pulled these shenanigans.
So, I flashed the original radio back to my T.Bolt, seems to have resolved many of my issues. I haven't experienced any dropped calls or weird issues like I was before. Knock on wood. I'll keep posted what I find.
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Sorry to sound a bit down. It's just that after 6 weeks of increasing hell with my Hero, sorry, Halfwit, I'm really, really missing my Touch Pro2.
1. Phantom Screen Flipping: No one knows the solution to this problem. My home screen now constantly flips to the right. In fact, any screen with an option causes erratic flipping (contact screen, email screen, menu screen etc). It's worse than a landed fish.
2. Random Battery Draining: Usually my Halfwit lasts a full day. Sometimes, though it drains within an hour, for no apparent reason.
3. Ringtone Madness: A couple of days ago I took a call. The call was instantly dropped. But the ringtone kept going. And going. And going.
4. Dropped Calls: probably 3 in 10 calls are dropped, either coming in and going out.
And just to be a little unfair, (but I feel justified): Sense. I've given up switching between "Home", "Office", "Travel", and so on. I could make breakfast in the time it takes to change.
Like I say, I know the entire Universe has had an excellent experience with the Halfwit, so before I return it, can anyone suggest a reasonably polite solution?
You could try flashing the new rom (again) to make sure that process went well.
If the problems consist send it back to htc cos it's not normal to have all these problems.
Yes, to have some many of these non standard issues at the same time, you must have a faulty unit.
I have never heard of a Hero behaving like that. Send it back and get a new one!
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1. Phantom Screen Flipping: No one knows the solution to this problem. My home screen now constantly flips to the right. In fact, any screen with an option causes erratic flipping (contact screen, email screen, menu screen etc). It's worse than a landed fish.
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Thats a bug when you open the 2G data connection
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=546206
Take that thing back and get one that works! That stinks you've had so many problems, definitely not normal or acceptable. It's a great phone, sounds like you got a lemon.
Sounds like a software malfunction or maybe your device could have liquid damage in it.. Not sure though, you should take it back to the store!
I love the Vibrant. Most things work fabulously, however, I'm on my 3rd one (for completely different and unrelated reasons), and this issue just won't go away. It's ironic, all of the whiz-bang functions work flawlessly, but the issues with the basic functioning as a PHONE are getting old. When I'm on the road, more times than not I will be in the middle of a call, and it will plain drop. I NEVER had a call drop with the trusty dusty G1 for almost 2 years. I may have narrowed it down to one of 3 things, but they are not consistent: 1) If I have rebooted and forget to turn off the "auto update of time" function, and it does it's thing, it drops then. If I get another call while I'm on a call, it will do it then. If I'm using Google Voice, it seems to happen even more frequently. The other annoying thing is that every day, at least several times a day, I will try to make or answer a call and the Bluetooth will have plain disconnected randomly. I have Jabra JX10's for both home & the car. Is there anyone else who has had these issues, and have any insight as to what may be causing them? It did both when I had just gotten each, so I can't see that it's the ROM, kernel or lagfix. I've asked this before, and I hate to use the "F" (Froyo) word, but if it comes, will it include a new/stronger radio that maybe the issues will be solved? Oh yeah, one final thing, and this may be solely Google Voice related, but often when a call drops or fails to connect, if I try to make another, I hear an ear piercing ridiculous static sound until I reboot. Someone please tell me that I am not the only one who has ever had these issues and that my phone is possessed by aliens. TIA...
I've recently noticed that I don't get sound when making a phone call unless I change to speakerphone. I don't make many calls so I don't know exactly how long it's been happening, but I first noticed it a couple weeks ago. I know that the other person can hear me fine when I'm on either setting. I've also switched ROMs, from Alien to the new CM7 beta, with no change.
Has this happened to anyone else? Is it most likely a hardware problem? I've never dropped my phone or anything, and it's only 3 months old. Does anyone know of an app that can test the normal phone speaker, because all other sounds have been working fine.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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I've recently noticed that I don't get sound when making a phone call unless I change to speakerphone. I don't make many calls so I don't know exactly how long it's been happening, but I first noticed it a couple weeks ago. I know that the other person can hear me fine when I'm on either setting. I've also switched ROMs, from Alien to the new CM7 beta, with no change.
Has this happened to anyone else? Is it most likely a hardware problem? I've never dropped my phone or anything, and it's only 3 months old. Does anyone know of an app that can test the normal phone speaker, because all other sounds have been working fine.
Thanks for any suggestions!
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My guess is it's a hardware problem. I would have it checked out by your mobile phone company.
You can also look up "hardware test" in market and you will find apps there you can use to test your hardware. Sorry not to recommend one. There are many there if you look them up.
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Thanks for the response. I looked for an app already and didn't find anything useful. There were tests for just about everything else; touch screen, sensors, GPS, etc., and only two that I found that had an audio test at all. However, neither of them allowed me to specifically test the "phone" speaker.
I just think it's weird that all other sounds work fine. I'd really rather test it before I send it in to Motorola.
Thanks again!
This was a common issue on the Motorola Defy's. I had to send mine to Moto for repair. If you're within a year, AT&T will replace it.
I am having this exact same problem with homebase. but mine is intermittent it will work straight after a reboot
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In my case I just updated from Froyo to Gingerbread, everything was working perfectly, when suddenly i stopped listening to the earpiece, the loudspeaker still works during calls,
On the other hand, if I try listening to music or any other sound, the loudspeakers dont work... any ideas of what could have caused the problem? It feels like some sort of driver issue, because while trying our the earpiece and loudspeaker during a call I was able to listen to one second of conversation through the earpiece...
i do have exactly the same issue...
putting pressure just beneath the fingerprint scanner, makes the earpiece work for an instant ...
its definitely a hardware issue...
m really fed up with dead spots on touchscreen n this earpiece issue....
Fahad_ahmad said:
i do have exactly the same issue...
putting pressure just beneath the fingerprint scanner, makes the earpiece work for an instant ...
its definitely a hardware issue...
m really fed up with dead spots on touchscreen n this earpiece issue....
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Same problem here?
Does any1 have any fix..Help needed!!!
Ok, I swear I am not going crazy.
It seems like every phone call I have, I hear the other end hit their face w/ the phone to make the beep sound like they hit a number. There is no way every single person I talk to is doing this. I have checked my phone, and the proximity sensor works fine, and my keyboard isn't even pulled up....so it can't be me can it? I'm using viper rom.
Does every person I call have fat faces? I mean, I guess it could be that...but for EVERY phone call to have that sound is just kinda weird. Or...I could just be going crazy.
Deff going crazy or everyone just hitting the phone w their face
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I only notice the proximity sensor act strangely (if at all). The screen shuts off immediately at the start of a call. Very annoying, especially when you want to hang up.
Very strange but today during a phone call it happened to me. I did manage to look at the phone and made sure the proximity sensor was working and it was, so i just blew it off and blamed the other person.
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Are all the callers calling from iPhones? It's possible they are, and that means they could all have the same quirk with their phone when t connects to a call. Or maybe they do all slap themselves with it. Maybe they saw somebody do it on an Apple commercial so they all have to follow suit?
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If you're just hearing it at the beginning of a call, it could be because your phone is connecting to a nearby airrave device. When it is connected, it will make three beeps at the beginning of a call. It could be that you're just hearing the last of these beeps... Or going crazy.
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I have this issue as well, except I know what it is. Every single time I hear that sound its from an email, sms, or some other notification popping up during the call.
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I have this issue as well, except I know what it is. Every single time I hear that sound its from an email, sms, or some other notification popping up during the call.
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Yep. I think HTC just made a very poor choice of the notification during calls. Why would you choose an alert that sounds like a key press? And at least so far I have not found a setting to change or turn off this notification.
tjkrz said:
I only notice the proximity sensor act strangely (if at all). The screen shuts off immediately at the start of a call. Very annoying, especially when you want to hang up.
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Are you using a Zagg HD screen protector. The early version of this screen protector covers the proximity sensor. I think if you call Zagg they will send you a replacement. I just cut a notch in the screen protector and it took care of the problem.
My girlfriend does this from her Droid X all the time. Hate the iPhone alert passthrough. so dumb!
I usually keep my phone an inch or two away from my face so its never a problem. It also avoids the screen getting all oily and smudgy. Also, my proximity sensor works as its supposed to, as I constantly check during calls just for fun of it. I am using Realook screen protector without any prox sensor cut offs.
Is anyone else getting a slight "crackle" when doing things with the device?
While my device isn't doing it all of the time, the speaker will occasionally randomly crackle/pop when playing a brief sound (such as the sound made while tapping app icons or adjusting the volume).
Doesn't seem to do it when there's an actual constant sound playing though, which is pretty odd =/
I heard a crackle/pop on a display model at bestbuy. I hope its not a problem on all of them.
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I heard a crackle/pop on a display model at bestbuy. I hope its not a problem on all of them.
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I was beginning to wonder if I was the only one haha.
This sort of problem seems more indicative of a voltage issue than an actual speaker issue though at least, which means it could be fixed in an update if it is a widespread problem.
It reminds me of a problem I had with another device that was more or less fixed by either changing the governor or increasing minimum voltage.
Welp, my thread got moved here and this forum is pretty much a graveyard. If anybody else has this issue and happens to figure out how to fix it, please PM me, as I won't be bothering to check this thread.
As near as I can tell, it only ever happens while it's USB-attached to a PC (in my case, a Mac laptop).
Mine crackles for a few seconds every time I open the camera app. Didn't start out that way. Want to say it started about a couple weeks after I got the phone. Maybe after an update but not sure. Everything works so I've just ignored it.
Hi NeoRage. Am getting the same problem (crackling when opening the camera) - did the problem go away?
I have the issue too. S6 Edge I noticed it when editing my contacts, it cant be good that electricity is arcing someplace! but like someone else said, it keeps working so... I don't know if it coincided with Marshmallow but it was right in that same timeframe.