Dear Ray guys,
in my opinion the proximity sensor on the Ray does not work well if you have hair between the phone and your ear. While you are in a call with the phone held to your ear, the sensor accidentally activates the screen.
The hair interferes with the sensors detection that your face is still near. Your cheek ends up hitting the end key or the mute button.
This happens only with hair: every kind of different surface works perfectly (but I have long hair unfortunately),
I thought my phone was defective, but at the Sony service I have tried two different Rays, which have the same behavior.
Did you ever experience such an issue?
I could only find a nice small app which turns off the screen while calling (see attach).
Anyone with long hair here?
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Hi,
I'd like to know if X10 has that proximity sensor, that, during calls for example, can detect if your face is near of the phone, turning off the screen and saving some battery. I'm my opinion this is very useful.
Yes it does, although the stated usage is to avoid the face interacting with the touch capability. I don't know if it turns the screen off.
at least for my old Motorola Cliq the sensor is able to turn the screen on and off..
I haven't had any problems talking with the phone against my cheek. Read on a swedish forum about someone getting sms during a call and seemingly had answered the sms with his cheek. Needless to say, it was filled with junk^^
deeziel said:
I haven't had any problems talking with the phone against my cheek. Read on a swedish forum about someone getting sms during a call and seemingly had answered the sms with his cheek. Needless to say, it was filled with junk^^
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Yeah, I read that too! But I have never had any problems like that myself. Works like a charm!
Yes. It has a proximity sensor. It is near the top to the right of the speaker. It will disable the touch and dim the screen (which will also turn off after a time) when it is against your face.
Does anyone know if the sensitivity of the proximity sensor can be tweaked. Mine only blanks the screen when i put my finger within about 1-2 mm of the screen. Now i know i have big ears, but if i position the phone so that it is hard against my face but the proximity sensor is over the centre of my ear the phone comes on. Anyone else get that?
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zimma said:
Does anyone know if the sensitivity of the proximity sensor can be tweaked. Mine only blanks the screen when i put my finger within about 1-2 mm of the screen. Now i know i have big ears, but if i position the phone so that it is hard against my face but the proximity sensor is over the centre of my ear the phone comes on. Anyone else get that?
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yes it can through build.prop you can chane how quick it turn on
I needed to change that for my wife, she kept hanging up when the oboe was against her cheek lol
I have no issues.
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does the proximity sensor also works in pants or shirt??
for example: i pick up a call using bluetooth and the phone is in my pants, it seems that the phone screen n touch screen is on... if i move my body and accidentaly touch the "end call" button i suddenly hang up... this also happen if i accidentaly hit the speaker key on the screen... i know donut 1.6 doesnt have this problem, but after update to eclair 2.1 the screen doesnt shut if i pick up a call using a bluetooth...
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.
DarkCowMoo said:
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.
I am liquidsmooth 2.37, waiting for a stable kit kat and one bug has been killing me. the proximity sensor has been messed up for a while and will not turn the screen on during a call. neither will the power or home button. anyone know of an app that would either disable the proximity sensor OR keep the screen on during a call? I guess the AOSP call settings dont have a native feature
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I am liquidsmooth 2.37, waiting for a stable kit kat and one bug has been killing me. the proximity sensor has been messed up for a while and will not turn the screen on during a call. neither will the power or home button. anyone know of an app that would either disable the proximity sensor OR keep the screen on during a call? I guess the AOSP call settings dont have a native feature
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Have you tried blowing compressed air into the earpiece trick? Mine was acting the same way on cm11. For me it seems to be an issue of developing dirt/dust in the proximity sensor which is very close to the earpiece grill. My sensor seems to stop working every few weeks like clockwork and blowing the compressed air into the earpiece fixes the issue. Just a thought.
yeah i did blow it in there a few times with no change. i saw people do it a few months back and tried then too. is it dirt of what because my phone doesnt react the to power button or home button pressing during a call. i need to press it 1000 times and hope i catch it, if it comes on. if there was an app or something that would force the screen to say on during a call that would be amazing. i know if i have a bluetooth connection or a wired headset in, things are great. just that damn prox sensor
I had to pry my S4 open, clean off the glass in front of the proximity sensor, then add double-sided adhesive around the speaker opening to stop this problem from reoccurring.
Are you using a case that covers the area around the sensor? Some "rugged" hard cases don't have openings large enough for the sensor to act correctly.
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its a known aosp issue software wise. i dont know how to fix it but dust doesnt cause it
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Does anyone else suffer from an issue where you make a call from contacts and screen turns itself off? It's really annoying, and sometimes pressing the home button doesn't work, it turns screen on and then it goes off again...
Is this really normal behavior for the s6 edge? Anyone?
The phone turns the screen off when making a call and putting something near the proximity sensor like your hear or your hand.......
Otherwise it stays on, unless you have a very short standby display time.
It was the screen protector covering the proximity. Even though it was clear seems to still block proper functionality of the sensor. I only just figured this out... Next time I'll get one with a cut out for the sensor.
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That is normal for basically any phone due to the proximity sensor. It detects when an object is near it while making a call since it will think you are holding it up to your ear and it turns itself off to save battery life. The proximity sensor is not a camera, so it does not matter if the object it detects is clear.
I noted each time I make a call, the display immediately turned black. It auto turn black without me even taking up the hone up to my ears. I needed to press the power switch to have the display lit up again. Is this a proximity sensor defect ??
Same issue
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I noted each time I make a call, the display immediately turned black. It auto turn black without me even taking up the hone up to my ears. I needed to press the power switch to have the display lit up again. Is this a proximity sensor defect ??
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Yea I'm dealing with the same issue on my at&t model, it's definitely a proximity sensor issue. Also, I find that the proximity sensor functions relatively OK outside of the phone app when I'm on a call in terms of lighting of fading to black...I haven't found a fix yet, hopefully it's a software issue though somethings telling my it's not... Just another defect in a long line of LG phones as of late
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Yea I'm dealing with the same issue on my at&t model, it's definitely a proximity sensor issue. Also, I find that the proximity sensor functions relatively OK outside of the phone app when I'm on a call in terms of lighting of fading to black...I haven't found a fix yet, hopefully it's a software issue though somethings telling my it's not... Just another defect in a long line of LG phones as of late
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I have a same issue but clean the proximity sensor and it will work. The proximity sensor is next to the speaker. Clean with your t-shirt or jeans.
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I have a same issue but clean the proximity sensor and it will work. The proximity sensor is next to the speaker. Clean with your t-shirt or jeans.
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I've cleaned it several times to no avail
I have noticed occasional "quirkiness" while in the phone app, but not to the point of requiring a battery pull. Example, connected via Bluetooth, while plugged to a charger in a call, no way to wake the phone without pulling the charger.
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thebiker said:
I have a same issue but clean the proximity sensor and it will work. The proximity sensor is next to the speaker. Clean with your t-shirt or jeans.
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Thank you. Thank you. Your proposed solution works very well. Now no more this problem. Had never thought the sensor could be dirty or blocked over time. I had the phone only about 2 months
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Okay, I've found new info on the proximity sensor problem. Firstly, I noticed that my proximity sensor still works with the second screen, if I cover it up when my screen is off it goes black and comes back on when I remove my finger. Secondly, if I was on the phone but not actually in the phone app it would behave normally sometimes. Now today I found out that when I'm in the phone app, if I'm talking on the phone through the speaker the screen does not go black, as soon as I take it off speaker, the screen goes immediately blank. Still have not found a fix, but just more info that may help define what the actual problem is.
anyone have any update on this? this issue seems to be getting worse for me
Same issue, drives me nuts. This phone is a disappointment to me overall. Have an S7 on pre-order with Verizon. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
Had same issue just happen on the AT&T LG Escape 2. (Yes I know its a year since this thread was started)
It was the proximity sensor but the "T-shirt wipe" method didn't work for me.
What I did realize there was some gunk on the sensor, and I used a cotton swab (Q-tip) with alcohol and rubbed it till it was visibly clear of gunk. Now it works fine again..
odesskiy said:
Same issue, drives me nuts. This phone is a disappointment to me overall. Have an S7 on pre-order with Verizon. Can't wait to get my hands on it!
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Turn of Gestures
Was facing the same issue
Went into settings
Call
Turn of both gestures auto answer and flip to silence