My proximity sensor will not turn on the screen once I removed from my ear. I've tried multiple roms, but the issue still remains. Currently, I am on Vison X NH7.
It has to do with dust on the sensor. Same thing was happening to mine. Once I opened it up cleaned the sensor everything was back to normal.
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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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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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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.
Hello to all...again !!
Recently, i broke the digitizer flex cable and the antenna cable connector so i had to
replace both of them. I did. Antenna works great, digitizer works great..the only problem
is the proximity sensor.
I have disassembled the device several times and if i'm not mistaken the proximity sensor
is on the digitizer's ribbon cable. Is that correct?
Anyway, everytime i make a call, the screen goes black and can't turn it on. No way to NORMALLY turn it on.
the only way i've found that turns on the screen, is if i put the sensor in front of a light i.e a lamp.
Furthermore, when i go in the service menu ( *#*#7378423#*#* ) and do the proximity switch test it defaults to on
when i think it should default to off (because at the time i'm starting the test, there's no obstacle in front of the proximity sensor).
when i move the sensor in front of a light, the test gives me a sound and the value changes from on to off.
So i'm thinking that there is nothing wrong with the hardware. They didn't send me a flawed digitizer, did they ?
Plus, is there any config file or driver responsible for that sensor ?
Also, i searched xda and found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMk1S90MjbY for motorola defy. Is there
any workaround like this for the neo v?
Thank you very much for your time and assistance.
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The proximity sensor is on the right corner, between front camera and the right corner.
Check again the position of the sensors beneath those two black piece of plastic.
The items are, from the left to right:
- speaker;
- light sensor;
- front camera;
- two viewer for the proximity sensor.
@ciubexx
thank you for your answer.
I checked the sensors and are correctly positioned but the problem persists.
Again, if i put the device under light the sensor seems to work.
Also, i've downloaded "proximity sensor finder" from google play and it seems like
the sensor is constantly covered. I did the test without the front housing and the same
happened again.
Also, i have a problem with the earphone. When the front housing is attached the volume is
very low but when removed, the volume is normal again. What could that be?
Thanks again.
edit: everything solved. disabled the sensor and removed earphone's cover from front housing.
arisremounia said:
@ciubexx
thank you for your answer.
I checked the sensors and are correctly positioned but the problem persists.
Again, if i put the device under light the sensor seems to work.
Also, i've downloaded "proximity sensor finder" from google play and it seems like
the sensor is constantly covered. I did the test without the front housing and the same
happened again.
Also, i have a problem with the earphone. When the front housing is attached the volume is
very low but when removed, the volume is normal again. What could that be?
Thanks again.
edit: everything solved. disabled the sensor and removed earphone's cover from front housing.
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How did you disable proximity sensor?
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My proximity sensor seemed to quit working. On beans 20. Has been working great. Accidentally dropped my phone and made a few calls to realize proximity wasn't working. Is there a way to test the proximity sensor before I go drop coin on a new note 2?
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I also have zero red light where the proximity sensor is
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Try installing CPU-Z. It lets you look at all the sensor readouts in realtime. Once you are on the page with the proximity sensor listed, just put your hand over it. You can even try moving your hand closer and further away. If the value for the proximity sensor changes while you are doing this, then you know it is still functional.
Tried cpu-z and it was not functional at all. Did a battery pull and on the 4 battery pull it kicked on. Weird
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Easy FIX!!!!!
I took a can of compressed air and blew it through the top earpiece grill a few times and Voila, it works great now!!
I actually used a Old perfume can which perfume was over and it was only pressing Gas OFF!!
I noticed mine wasn't working earlier today. I decided to go into TWRP and wipe cache, dalvik, and fix permissions. Not sure if that helped, or if it was just the reboot, but mine started working again. Just thought I would mention this in case it helps.
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.
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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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
Problem update
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