I have an LG V60 thinQ phone. version LM-V600EA. I put a matte hydrogel film on the screen. Now the problem is that the double-click wake-up function only works during the day or when it's light when it's dark - you can't light up the screen that way. The screen also turns off when receiving calls. The problem disappears after removing the foil. Is there any way to make these sensors work with foil?
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Is there any way to change the sensitivity of the proximity sensor. It seems every screen protector I try makes the screen turn off when in a call even without anything near the sensor. I had to cut one of the screen protectors to get around it (but had messed up a corner when applying so I replaced it)
Or is there a way to completely disable it so I just have to hit the power button when in a call to manually turn the screen on or off.
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Dont have the same problem but would be helpful.
There is a distance setting in the build.prop file. You could try adjusting that and seeing if that helps.
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Perfect. Changed the value (increased it from default of 60) and its working great now. Thanks for that tip.
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Well after further testing seems that it didn't fix the problem. Seemed to work when I first made the changes but now the screen is stroll turning off and no matter what I change the value to I can't get the proximity sensor to work right.
Spectre51 said:
Well after further testing seems that it didn't fix the problem. Seemed to work when I first made the changes but now the screen is stroll turning off and no matter what I change the value to I can't get the proximity sensor to work right.
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According to the official Atrix manual -
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles...s/StaticFiles/Atrix_US-EN_UG_68014798001B.pdf
Note: Your touchscreen might
stay dark if the sensor just
above it is covered. Don't use
covers or screen protectors (even clear ones) that
cover this sensor. To find Motorola accessories for
your phone, visit www.motorola.com/products.
Anyway, why do you guys keep using the screen protectors with this gorilla glass phones? I have carried Moto Milestone in my pocket for a year and D2G for 3 months and there are no scratches on them whatsoever.
I use them on every phone I get because although it is gorilla glass it can still get scratches under the right conditions and I for one do not want my $400+ phone to have a scratch on the screen. Never had a phone that had issues like this with screen protectors and the proximity sensor. Multiple iPhones, Dell streak, nexus one, droid, galaxy s. I've tried two different screen protectors with the atria and both have this issue.
I'm having issues with my proximity sensor too, but it seems that I can't make it turn off the screen when I'm talking. I'm not using any screen protector but I do have a case. It was working fine till a week ago but now I just have to block the phone every time I get a call.
The only difference is that I've installed 2 new games, maybe those are affecting the sensor?
Another thing that isn't working anymore is the auto brightness that's always set to minimum, no matter the light conditions. The phone is online for 260+ hours already (had it go to 500+ before but had to turn it off to add a micro sd card, just to be sure it would find it).
Spectre51 said:
I use them on every phone I get because although it is gorilla glass it can still get scratches under the right conditions and I for one do not want my $400+ phone to have a scratch on the screen. Never had a phone that had issues like this with screen protectors and the proximity sensor. Multiple iPhones, Dell streak, nexus one, droid, galaxy s. I've tried two different screen protectors with the atria and both have this issue.
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Ugh... thing is if you drop your phone, it could crack both with screen protector and without one. If you grind the screen against your keys, it will get scratched through the protective film.
If you use it normally - the chance of scratching it really small. Just my 2 cents.
xploited said:
Ugh... thing is if you drop your phone, it could crack both with screen protector and without one. If you grind the screen against your keys, it will get scratched through the protective film.
If you use it normally - the chance of scratching it really small. Just my 2 cents.
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My wife's phone had a screen protector on and got scratched by being in her purse. The actual screen though had no marks. The screen protectors help. Obviously each incident is different but they can help prevent some damage so in my opinion they are worth it.
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Hi there,
Got the same trouble..... but I just noticed it work fine at the sun (outdoor)..... turn the screen off in the shadow..... and switch on in the sun....
so I think a light adjustment has to be done.... but where ?...
Thanks to developers
Just noticed that when I'm on a call the screen does indeed go to sleep. However when I take the phone away from my ear it does not wake up. This is a pain for I have to hit the power button to hit the end call. Anyone else have this?
make sure ur screen protector isnt covering the sensor
flex360 said:
make sure ur screen protector isnt covering the sensor
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My zagg hd protector has a little notch that shows the tiny circular sensor and its not covered. When looking closer I notice the tiny circular sensor is part of a larger rectangular sensor? This goes left to right. Not sure if this can be the issue since if I cover it the auto brightness does work.
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I seam to have a strange issue with the proximity sensor on my SGS3. I just got a flip cover that replaces the default back cover. When this is covering the screen, I thought that the sensor would register this, but it don't. It does register if I keep the cover just a multimeter above the screen, but if it touches the screen just above the sensor, it does not register that it is being covered.
This means that I have to keep the flip open during calls, otherwise the screen will be kept on. It also means that I can't use any of the flip-screen-off apps on the market.
This is even an origin Samsung cover http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EFC-1G6FBEGSTA
Anyone knows how to deal with this issue?
For anyone who is interested, here is my method for fixing the black unresponsive screen during a call.
Like most of you reading this message I had the dreaded black screen during a phone call, which makes it impossible to end the call or dial numbers for automated systems. A lot of suggestions and fixes included blowing into the upper right corner of the phone or into the ear piece. This doesn't work (or it didn't for me) because the proximity sensor which you are allegedly blowing dust off of is pretty well sealed against the outside world. I'm on firmware 1314, which is supposed to have fixed the issue, but did not.
What did work every time was to pinch the phone front to back at the upper right corner right around where the proximity sensor was. I actually later found out you could pinch the phone anywhere in the upper half and the screen would light up.
I opened up the phone, saw that the proximity sensor just kind of flaps freely with a metal back that touches what i think is a grounding plate on the frame. When you pinch the phone it shorts this circuit and makes the proximity sensor behave properly. To make the contact better I cut a piece of aluminum foil, folded it up a couple of times, and wedged it behind the proximity sensor. Put the phone back together, made a call, and voila - screen on away from my face, off when sensor is covered.
Here is a picture of what the proximity sensor looks like on the pcb. I just wedged the foil behind the circled piece and replaced everything.
http://imgur.com/dAqCBGd
This absolutely works for me, but YMMV. I used the youtube video from le55ons for disassembly instructions. It's fantastic.
Excellent work. Subscribing in case I get this issue in the future
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Do you have a screen protector installed. I did and it covered the proximity sensor, which gave me issues, took it off, no issues
mikeschevelle said:
Do you have a screen protector installed. I did and it covered the proximity sensor, which gave me issues, took it off, no issues
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I didn't have a screen protector on, but i can see how it would cause a problem if it covered the sensor. Now that it's working properly I can see how sensitive it is. If i hover my finger an inch over the sensor, the screen will go dark.
I am using the Indian version of LG G8X Thinq purchased during the Big Billion Days sale on Flipkart.
I am on the firmware version V20e- IND-XX and have been noticing the two below issues.
1. As soon as I place a phone call/Whatsapp call, the screen turns itself off immediately. I have to press the power button once or twice to turn it back on to understand if anything happened or not.
2. When I double tap to sleep, the phone turns off the screen but somehow hasn't gone into sleep, because the screen doesn't turn back on when double tapping to wake. Additionally, pressing the power button once doesn't help either. Instead it seems that the phone then turns to sleep mode and clicking the button again (in total twice) turns it back on.
This is bothering me a lot and it really feels unpolished. Could it be a home screen app/launcher issue?
Is anybody able to resonate with this issue on their phones as well?
I'm going to try a different launcher meanwhile to see if this solves the issue but let me know if I am missing anything or if there is any other workaround.
anmolkakkar said:
I am using the Indian version of LG G8X Thinq purchased during the Big Billion Days sale on Flipkart.
I am on the firmware version V20e- IND-XX and have been noticing the two below issues.
1. As soon as I place a phone call/Whatsapp call, the screen turns itself off immediately. I have to press the power button once or twice to turn it back on to understand if anything happened or not.
2. When I double tap to sleep, the phone turns off the screen but somehow hasn't gone into sleep, because the screen doesn't turn back on when double tapping to wake. Additionally, pressing the power button once doesn't help either. Instead it seems that the phone then turns to sleep mode and clicking the button again (in total twice) turns it back on.
This is bothering me a lot and it really feels unpolished. Could it be a home screen app/launcher issue?
Is anybody able to resonate with this issue on their phones as well?
I'm going to try a different launcher meanwhile to see if this solves the issue but let me know if I am missing anything or if there is any other workaround.
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Are you using any tempered screen glass or protector that is not made for this model. This happened to me initially when screen guards / tempered glass made specifically for this model were not available and I applied a tempered glass of another phone with the same size but with black borders. I later found that the black border blocks the proximity sensor which switches off the screen immediately when you place a call. Use a compatible tempered glass / protector which are now available on Amazon or use one with no borders and check if it solves your problem.
It solved mine.
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drkarthikv said:
Are you using any tempered screen glass or protector that is not made for this model. This happened to me initially when screen guards / tempered glass made specifically for this model were not available and I applied a tempered glass of another phone with the same size but with black borders. I later found that the black border blocks the proximity sensor which switches off the screen immediately when you place a call. Use a compatible tempered glass / protector which are now available on Amazon or use one with no borders and check if it solves your problem.
It solved mine.
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Alas the screen protector. Removed and things are better. Haven't faced it since then.
Thanks for suggestion.
I made a window around the sensor by cutting the screen protector. It works.