Hi everyone, has this happened to anyone else ?
Since a few days now i see that my proximity sensor is glowing red al the time, it is very very low when the phone is unlocked and a little bit stronger when it is locked ...
I've found a video on youtube where a guy has almost the same problem, but at his phone it is glowing in another color and mine is glowing red, he says that viber makes a bug and that happens at him, what could be the possible app which makes the problem at my ?
proximity sensor glows
I had the same problem, thanks even i uninstalled viber and the glow switched off.
arnes_king said:
Hi everyone, has this happened to anyone else ?
Since a few days now i see that my proximity sensor is glowing red al the time, it is very very low when the phone is unlocked and a little bit stronger when it is locked ...
I've found a video on youtube where a guy has almost the same problem, but at his phone it is glowing in another color and mine is glowing red, he says that viber makes a bug and that happens at him, what could be the possible app which makes the problem at my ?
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arnes_king said:
Hi everyone, has this happened to anyone else ?
Since a few days now i see that my proximity sensor is glowing red al the time, it is very very low when the phone is unlocked and a little bit stronger when it is locked ...
I've found a video on youtube where a guy has almost the same problem, but at his phone it is glowing in another color and mine is glowing red, he says that viber makes a bug and that happens at him, what could be the possible app which makes the problem at my ?
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Yes mine too
Uninstallation of Viber fixed it :good:
omar145 said:
Yes mine too
Uninstallation of Viber fixed it :good:
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today Viber updated with proximity sensor bug fixed...
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Hello there,
Recently I had my digitizer replaced and since then, I am having very weird thing with the screen turning off as soon as I am making a phone call. I thought it was a light sensor but in winmo it seems to be working fine, makes the screen brighter or darker depending on light. I hope I was able to explain what the problem is.
What could it be?
teosnew said:
Hello there,
Recently I had my digitizer replaced and since then, I am having very weird thing with the screen turning off as soon as I am making a phone call. I thought it was a light sensor but in winmo it seems to be working fine, makes the screen brighter or darker depending on light. I hope I was able to explain what the problem is.
What could it be?
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Doesn't that basically mean your proximity sensor is working correctly?
The proximity sensor turns off the screen during a call when it senses something close to the sensor.
sumflipnol said:
Doesn't that basically mean your proximity sensor is working correctly?
The proximity sensor turns off the screen during a call when it senses something close to the sensor.
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Hello there,
Yeap you are absolutely right but my phone does it even then, when there is nothing close to it.
Would be much appreciate if somebody could help me out please
regards,
teosnew said:
Hello there,
Yeap you are absolutely right but my phone does it even then, when there is nothing close to it.
Would be much appreciate if somebody could help me out please
regards,
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Have you checked your battery contacts (pins) when the battery is removed? If they are bent, they could lead to weird screen/phone shut-downs.
Did you replace the digitizer by yourself? Or did you have someone else (like a professional) replace it for you? Something might have happened to the electrical wiring, or there might be some small piece of dirt/object that got stuck in front of the proximity sensor.
Best wishes -- I hope you get this resolved.
Hi,
Digitizer had been fitted by technician, I said the same to him that its some sort of physical issue causing the screen to go off whilst making a call. Bathe suggested its a software problem. However, if somebody came across with this sort of issue please let me know how to fix it.
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I've been having this issue myself for a while now, after first installing the latest norwegian rom straight from htc, and now using the energy rom. I haven't had any hardware in the phone replaced tho.
Hi, may be it's just my x10i, but last night when I was making phone call in the dark I noticed that the screen is NOT turned off actually by the proximity sensor.
Yes the display went black if you put your finger in front of the sensor. This prevents any mistyping on the phone which is good. However, the back light of the display is still on. By this I mean, the screen is black but it's still bright, which made me feel very strange as it will continue to drain the battery. Anyone else discovered this? Any solutions?
hmm, mine doesnt turn off at all during calls, it will however turn off after 7-8 sec in call.
are you on 1.6 or 2.1?
shvyue said:
Hi, may be it's just my x10i, but last night when I was making phone call in the dark I noticed that the screen is NOT turned off actually by the proximity sensor.
Yes the display went black if you put your finger in front of the sensor. This prevents any mistyping on the phone which is good. However, the back light of the display is still on. By this I mean, the screen is black but it's still bright, which made me feel very strange as it will continue to drain the battery. Anyone else discovered this? Any solutions?
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I've noticed the same on both UK Generic and Global Generic 2.1, the screen goes black but the backlight is still on!!!
Here is a thread covering the same issue, search is your friend. =)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829980
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So I just noticed there is a red LED on the phone, However I've only seen it enabled whilst in call (Am I the only one who hasn't noticed it before?) So anyway, I'm curious to weather someone would be willing to go about and help trying to be able to have it on when you have a notification, Or if there already is a mod? Anyway, Thanks
That's a proximity sensor, not led
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So I just noticed there is a red LED on the phone, However I've only seen it enabled whilst in call (Am I the only one who hasn't noticed it before?) So anyway, I'm curious to weather someone would be willing to go about and help trying to be able to have it on when you have a notification, Or if there already is a mod? Anyway, Thanks
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It's a proximity sensor,this sensor ensures that the screen turns off when you are in a call.
Oh Damn, Dissapointed Would you be able to have it on anyway? But I guess it'd kill the battery?
That Red LED is barely noticeable unless you are in complete dark!
Anyway, you should read this,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204031&highlight=Everything+BLN
Regards.
ithehappy said:
That Red LED is barely noticeable unless you are in complete dark!
Anyway, you should read this,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204031&highlight=Everything+BLN
Regards.
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Ahhh okay Well thanks for the link
I just bought SSGS2 last week, and i noticed that when i make a call, this the red light will be blinking/flashing. When I compare it to other SSGS2, all of which will have a red light on when make a phone call (not blinking/flashing).
So I was wondering if anyone had the blinking light?
As far as I am concerned, it does not affect usage just yet.
But who knows...it might be a sign of inferior sensor.
Thank you.
guitarz said:
I just bought SSGS2 last week, and i noticed that when i make a call, this the red light will be blinking/flashing. When I compare it to other SSGS2, all of which will have a red light on when make a phone call (not blinking/flashing).
So I was wondering if anyone had the blinking light?
As far as I am concerned, it does not affect usage just yet.
But who knows...it might be a sign of inferior sensor.
Thank you.
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What red lights are you reffering to. there are no LED's on the SGS2 that I know of, wish there were.
Yep, its normal. Its the proximîty sensor working
funem said:
What red lights are you reffering to. there are no LED's on the SGS2 that I know of, wish there were.
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Use your phone in the dark, you will see a very dim red glow where the proximity sensor is.
Thank you.
Should it be blinking? or stay on while calling?
Mine is blinking. Those of my friends stay on
can some one please advise, Proximity Sensor should be Blinking/Flashing or solid On when you are on call?
It's blinking for me as well... Why are you guys so paranoid. Is it working? Yes it is.
It blinks extremely quickly, seems like 20 times a second. I can in indoors lighting clearly.
i9100 2.3.5 stock
TheSaw said:
It's blinking for me as well... Why are you guys so paranoid. Is it working? Yes it is.
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not paranoid mate, just want to find out if this is normal, yes so far this is not affecting performance.
Well my so called proximity sensor "red dot" keeps flickering while in standby/phone locked. I understand it's suppose to be on while on a call etc. but what when the phone is lying idle?
same problem!
Jibreil said:
Well my so called proximity sensor "red dot" keeps flickering while in standby/phone locked. I understand it's suppose to be on while on a call etc. but what when the phone is lying idle?
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I have the exact same problem since yesterday.. have u solved it ? pls help!! it's really annoying
kindly email me if you have method to solve it . [email protected]
I dont know if this is relevant but I've had both the i9100 and the i9100G. On the G variant the blinking of the proximity sensor was pronounced and noticeable.. whereas on the international variant I've never yet noticed it blinking or staying on. Maybe you have the G variant?
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If you have Viber, uninstall it! I had that issue few days back. actually I just uninstalled it because it was draining my juice but the then after getting rid of the viber app my proximity sensor was no longer blinking like crazy.
Since I dont use Viber I unistall it.
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I have SE LWW i love this phone but what i have notice that it has some problem with the sensor that change the brightness according to the light conditions.
What happens is that sometimes the screen start to flicker that is continuous jump
between low and high brightness which is very irritating.
So please share if any one of u face the same problem or know anything about it.
I m using LwW from yesterday but havnt seen this kind of issue may be needing more time to cross check, will update definitely.
abhishekcal said:
I have SE LWW i love this phone but what i have notice that it has some problem with the sensor that change the brightness according to the light conditions.
What happens is that sometimes the screen start to flicker that is continuous jump
between low and high brightness which is very irritating.
So please share if any one of u face the same problem or know anything about it.
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yeah mine too.
i think it's coming from the device light sensor, n we can't fix it until sony put an update.
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Weird had the lww too and never had that problem. Do the ones that have it updated your phones?? I am currently on lasan's rom but never encounter it.
thanks for replying guys but i think it is the ambient light sensor problem that means it is a hardware problem so it might not get solved by update.
Be positive most of the times it is a kernel related problem or take to a service center and see if they give you a new one
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Live with walkman has a ambient sensor in it which changes light accordingly
but i never noticed any flicker in my phone my suggestions would be take the
phone SE service center
the flicker shows when u look at screen from side. but from infront of the screen, it's hard to see.
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abhishekcal said:
I have SE LWW i love this phone but what i have notice that it has some problem with the sensor that change the brightness according to the light conditions.
What happens is that sometimes the screen start to flicker that is continuous jump
between low and high brightness which is very irritating.
So please share if any one of u face the same problem or know anything about it.
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I confirm this.
When brightness is not full(I used on half on Stock and Hybrom ROMs), then in some conditions the screen indeed does flicker a bit.
That is caused by ambient light sensor, which detects many different light levels at some point, that is the reason for changing screen brightness so much at that time.
Currently, I am not aware of solutions for this, as I do use custom ROM, where I haven't noticed it yet.
chepoz said:
the flicker shows when u look at screen from side. but from infront of the screen, it's hard to see.
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I my case the flicker is noticeable from front also.
I think i have to take it to the service center.
abhishekcal said:
I my case the flicker is noticeable from front also.
I think i have to take it to the service center.
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Is not a bug, most other phones have it also, that means light sensor works.
It shouldn't damage your phone.
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Dude here is the solution..i have the same probs..but i havent tested it as it reqires root..so check it it should work as posted by athor
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...uYW5kcm9pZC5EaXNhYmxlX0F1dG9fQnJpZ2h0bmVzcyJd
I actually also experience this problem on my xperia active, but it doesn't bother me too much though.
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Yes the same problem is with me too!!