the power button is not the easiest thing to hit while in a case (my case anyway) has anyone been able to find an app that turns the screen on with the light sensor? and off as well.
there are 2 in the market that i can find; case genie and case sensor.
the one doesn't work at all and the other turns the screen on all the time even when the cover is close.
Only issue I see here is if you want to use your tablet at night...
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Only issue I see here is if you want to use your tablet at night...
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I'm sure there are apps that use proximity sensor, not light sensor.
But then if you put your hand on the sensor, it would turn off.
Aybe find one that uses the magnetic sensor. I believe there is one in the thing. That should work with a case that has a small magnet in it.
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yea.. i meant proximity sensor.. fyi it works by the amount of light on the sensor.
Any update on this? I'm currently using Proximity Screen Off which people have reported works for the Xoom, though I haven't tried it on my Xoom, but it doesn't work on my Prime. I set it up so that the screen turns off once the proximity sensor is blocked for a second or more.
does the prime have a proximity sensor?
I have tired 3 or 4 diff ones and non of them work. and an FYI a proximity sensor and a light sensor are 2 diff things.. i believe the prime only has a light sensor and it either doesn't work or these apps suck.
Try screen off and lock in there market, it works for shutting light and screen off but you still need to use power button to turn back on
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Hi I have just got a HTC radar as a company phone and am getting some odd behavior when dialling
Sometimes it works like expected other times when I press call the screen goes off and will not come back on no matter what I do until the other end pick the call up
Now that's not so bad until you call voicemail when nothing makes screen come on ie tried moving away from anything (in case proximity sensor turning it off ) tried the on/off button volume even camera button nothing works so I can't press option 1/2 etc
Only way I can end the call is to remove bottom cap and take sim card out
This happens on around 50% of all calls and is really bugging me , if its connected to a bluetooth car kit ,the car kit can end it ok
Everytime on bt kit the screen goes off with pressing call
Anyone else having this problem?
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Nope, mine works perfect. Sad to hear tho...
Had that problem with my dell venue pro. Its a fix for it that I found under the dell venue pro forums of xda. Not sure if u can get the same access for the htc
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Hi I have just got a HTC radar as a company phone and am getting some odd behavior when dialling
Sometimes it works like expected other times when I press call the screen goes off and will not come back on no matter what I do until the other end pick the call up
Now that's not so bad until you call voicemail when nothing makes screen come on ie tried moving away from anything (in case proximity sensor turning it off ) tried the on/off button volume even camera button nothing works so I can't press option 1/2 etc
Only way I can end the call is to remove bottom cap and take sim card out
This happens on around 50% of all calls and is really bugging me , if its connected to a bluetooth car kit ,the car kit can end it ok
Everytime on bt kit the screen goes off with pressing call
Anyone else having this problem?
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Do you have a screen protector? If so it could be one of poor quality and is interfering with your screen. Remove it if you got it. Also it can mess up your ambient light sensor/proximity sensor.
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Do you have a screen protector? If so it could be one of poor quality and is interfering with your screen. Remove it if you got it. Also it can mess up your ambient light sensor/proximity sensor.
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Nope I have nothing on the screen its as it came
Have reset device still the same I'm guessing it has a problem , sad to say but HTC aren't impressing me lately even thinking of replacing my sensation with a galaxy nexus soon :-(
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I'm having the same issue too. But i do have it all the time, with every single call i make.
Lets test something here:
Grab a flashlight and turn it on
Cover the light sensor in the upper left with your finger and make sure the 3 capacitive buttons light up.
Uncover them
Now shine the flash light directly into the light sensor
Did the lights turn off? If not get your phone replaced. If they did then you or something is covering the light sensor. The light sensor can turn the screen off at around 1".
I wrote to HTC, they replied after 1-2 hours:
"this is a functional problem caused by a sensor inside the phone" ... "if you can please do get a replacement phone if you have just bought the phone"
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I asked my local dealer, i will receive a new device tomorrow.
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Lets test something here:
Grab a flashlight and turn it on
Cover the light sensor in the upper left with your finger and make sure the 3 capacitive buttons light up.
Uncover them
Now shine the flash light directly into the light sensor
Did the lights turn off? If not get your phone replaced. If they did then you or something is covering the light sensor. The light sensor can turn the screen off at around 1".
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Tried this but nothing happens while call is active , I rang someone today got their voicemail I left a message but after my message I couldn't end the call I had to connect it to my car kit and use that to end the call
Time for a new handset here as well I think :-(
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What was the outcome. Did the lights turn off?
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What was the outcome. Did the lights turn off?
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For me, the light turned off. In fact I do not need to shine a torchlight. If I cover the top part of the display the 3 capacitive buttons light up. If I uncover, the light disappear. Any ideas? The screen is turning off every time I make a call.
That tests the ambient light sensor(s) - most phones have 2 or 3 - but it doesn't test the proximity sensor... (because the button lights should be tied to the ambient).
Either way, I have not heard of this issue, though HTC has pushed out a firmware update over zune for the Titan recently. I'd recommend to check that, and if there is no update/doesn't fix, then replace the phone.
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That tests the ambient light sensor(s) - most phones have 2 or 3 - but it doesn't test the proximity sensor... (because the button lights should be tied to the ambient).
Either way, I have not heard of this issue, though HTC has pushed out a firmware update over zune for the Titan recently. I'd recommend to check that, and if there is no update/doesn't fix, then replace the phone.
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The light sensor IS the proximity sensor
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The light sensor IS the proximity sensor
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Is my sensor working properly then? I have a screen protector installed. Is that the problem? I have not tried taking off the protector yet.
You should try that. Some cheap screen protectors can mess with it. I know this was the case with some protectors on the dell venue pro early on.
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The light sensor IS the proximity sensor
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o.0!? The proximity sensor is normally a led rangefinder in the infrared frequencies. Light sensor could cause lots of false positives...
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Fixed the problem. You must remove the clear stock screen protector...it distorts the sensor.
I've been saying that all along
I did a test. Peeled off a bit of the screen protector, enough to expose the sensor. Made a call. The screen didn't blank. So it's the screen protector.
Hi guys I have just recently bought a Radar from bay and im having the same problem, but this time there is no screen protector.
If I cant get a refund form the seller, can I get a warranty repair seeing as though im a second owner?
Cheers
So since I've moved to CM7 I keep hanging up on people when I am trying to hold my phone between my ear and shoulder because my jaw bone hits the end button. I don't recall this happening ever with Blur. Is there a prox sensor that is supposed to disable the phone when it's up against your face? Where is this setting in CM7 or is it just an issue of buttons being in slightly different places w/ CM7 than with stock? If so, is there a phone replacement app that anyone could suggest?
Have you tried turning the screen off (via the power button) before holding it to your face? That was something I desperately wished I could do on my old Moment, because its proximity sensor sucked, but the power button served double duty as the end call button.
Interesting idea. I didn't consider trying that. I also noticed under Call Settings an option "always use proximity sensor" which I enabled and will try. Maybe my phone thinks it's horizontal when I hold it that way.
It is a vertical horizontal thing I believe. Phone needs to be pretty much vertical for the proximity sensor to come on. You can test this in a dark room. Call a number and watch the sensor illuminate. It should look like a red dot near the earpiece. Then move it towards horizontal. You should see it cut off.
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ypu may need to do another fresh clean install. completely wipe everything then flash the rom again?
The "always use proximity sensor " setting seems to have fixed it. I must have had my too horizontal.
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The "always use proximity sensor " setting seems to have fixed it. I must have had my too horizontal.
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I was just going to mention that. I found the setting while tooling around in the cm7 settings. Glad you got it fixed.
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will give that a try. im having same issue on cm7.2
I was looking around to see if there was a way to have my roocase turn my screen on and off. I know the cover had magnets in it and I could also use the light sensor but haven't found an app. Does anyone know if it can be done?
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whats wrong with just setting the screen to turn off sooner, or hitting the top button before closing the case?
Here we go :
https://market.android.com/details?id=it.android.smartscreenoff
I completely understand your need, the power button is really hard to find and press with a case.
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Here we go :
https://market.android.com/details?id=it.android.smartscreenoff
I completely understand your need, the power button is really hard to find and press with a case.
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Did you get it to work?
Doesn't seem to work for me.
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Ho doesn't work for me either. Gonna implement that in one of my apps and share it here, all the other ones I found in the market aren't free :/
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Ok looks like the prime doesn't have a proximity sensor, that's why it doesn't work with other apps. Implementing it with the light sensor instead
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Publishing tomorrow afternoon (GMT +1)
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Ok looks like the prime doesn't have a proximity sensor, that's why it doesn't work with other apps. Implementing it with the light sensor instead
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Awesome. Be nice to have.
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Ok so the missing proximity sensor is not the only problem, the screen also seem to not turn off with the common approaches, I'll let you guys know when I get something to work.
I just noticed the past couple weeks that my light sensor does not read out less than 90 lux, even in total darkness. For reference, a totally dark room should read out at 0 lux. This affects any auto-brightness settings and apps.
I could almost swear that I tested this when I first got the phone, it did work correctly. So I was wondering first if anyone else has seen it happening to them, or if you could please test it.
The best way I've found to test is to use AndroSensor from the market. Also, just as additional info, I've tried this with an Otterbox Defender and with a naked phone, with the same results. Phone has never been dropped or wet and the proximity sensor works fine. I'm running stock ROM rooted.
Many thanks...
I can't help but I can say a few people have been having problems with there sensor... I had to replace my phone today because of it not working...
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I just noticed the past couple weeks that my light sensor does not read out less than 90 lux, even in total darkness. For reference, a totally dark room should read out at 0 lux. This affects any auto-brightness settings and apps.
I could almost swear that I tested this when I first got the phone, it did work correctly. So I was wondering first if anyone else has seen it happening to them, or if you could please test it.
The best way I've found to test is to use AndroSensor from the market. Also, just as additional info, I've tried this with an Otterbox Defender and with a naked phone, with the same results. Phone has never been dropped or wet and the proximity sensor works fine. I'm running stock ROM rooted.
Many thanks...
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mine dont go less than 90 either???
Getting the same thing..
I'm curious, does anyone else that's getting the 90 lux reading also have light bleed from the home button? If you're getting a 0, do you have light bleed? Maybe something with how the glass is glue on?
I think we all are? Maybe the reason why the auto-brightness is so sensitive.
Just tested it... Mine stays at 90 to no matter what... Does not move in light or dark... I don't think the program is utilizing out sensor right??? Also my proximity sensor goes from 3.5in to 0 no matter how far or close I am... There is no in between???
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Same here. No light bleed...
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I'm getting the same reading of 90 lux and if I put it up to light it moves higher ... You think this can be fixed when we get kernel source?
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Just tested it... Mine stays at 90 to no matter what... Does not move in light or dark... I don't think the program is utilizing out sensor right??? Also my proximity sensor goes from 3.5in to 0 no matter how far or close I am... There is no in between???
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This is as designed - the proximity sensors either read out "something is up against the phone" or not. So they all have only 2 values, zero and something else.
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Getting the same thing..
I'm curious, does anyone else that's getting the 90 lux reading also have light bleed from the home button? If you're getting a 0, do you have light bleed? Maybe something with how the glass is glue on?
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No light bleed that I can see, and I used to have an Evo 4G, so I know what it used to look like on that device. I'm tempted to try a factory reset, but have not unlocked the bootloader yet, so no way to make a nandroid. Ugh.
Bump-bump-bumpity-doo...
Anyone else seeing their light sensor truly zeroing out? For now, I've reinstalled my purchased copy of Lux Auto Brightness and set it to use the camera as the light sensor, which does the trick, but only checks when the screen is first turned on.
Right after I replaced the rear camera in my phone it seems like the proximity sensor died as when I try to call the screen immediately turns off and locks until the call has ended.
Proximity sensor finder indicates that there is an object 3cm away but there is nothing actually there and the indicator is just stuck on 3cm.
What should I do?
I'm on cm9 btw.
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Same issue
I have my stock camera and run CM9 AOKP, and I have similar issues with the proximity sensor. I read somewhere that it was an issue with CM in general and always discounted it as such. I did set up volume rocker wake and use that to wake the screen on call.
Do you use facelock? Try disabling it. Its a well known bug in CM9 that effecting proximity sensor...
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Using the volume buttons doesn't wake the phone.
Note sure what facelock is.
Thanks for the answers.
my wifes proximity sensor started acting up along with many other problems. this all happened right after the last OTA update. I sent it in to moto for repair. I was suprized i didnt need a reciept. I bought it on cl used. went to motos site and they showed me how to check if warranty was still good
Phone was imported so no warranty is available.
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Phone was imported so no warranty is available.
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Ok, I figured and putting the proximity sensor really close to a light source makes the screen wakes.
Also, using proximity sensor finder I did see that the proximity sensor responds when putting it really close to the light source.
It seems that while replacing the back camera, the rubber cover of the proximity sensor fell off. Is there any way I can replace it or improvise something that might suite?
Thanks.