I've noticed that the proximity sensor is active not only when calling someone regularly, but also when using a bluetooth headset or the speaker. That not enough it's even active when I switch off the screen manually with the power button while calling. When I get near the sensor later it turns on again.
I'm used to take my phone in my pocket when using a headset and I can't do that anymore because at some point it wakes up and my leg or something else ends the call, mutes me etc.
Did somebody else noticed that behaviour and knows a fix for it?
It's fixed in the latest update (34.3.A.0.217)
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I have similar problem with latest version 34.4.A.2.118. When I start a phone call screen goes black before i put it on my ear. It's like faulty proximity sensor, but few days ago I was using OMNI and there wasn't any problem.
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Does anyone know if there is a way to adjust the proximity sensor.
It's proving a problem for my wife who uses the phone. When she's on a call the phone is intermittently sensing if she's holding it to her ear.
Hence being a capactive screen, when her cheek brushes the screen during a call the other end either hears DTMF or gets cut off by it touching the end call.
I called her yesterday and kept getting random DTMF digits sent to me, then I got sut off.
I was watching her use the phone and the screen was de-activiting (correctly going blank) for part of the call then coming back on, this would happen several times during one call.
Is this a hardware issue or software bug. Has anyone else suffered this problem?
Also happened to me a few times touching end call wih my cheek, really annoying.
Anyone else having the same problem with the proximity sensor intermittently not working during a call?
I had that problem on the old 1.43 ROM but it was fixed when I upgrade to 1.48.
I have this problem and I constantly have to call back and say sorry to my customers and blame it on the phone...
I have reported several errors to HTC and all i get back is "Take it to the retailer and get it changed, it must be a hw error", annoying as hell
1.48 not yet official in sweden.
TouchLockPro
You can try TouchLockPro, it has an InCallTweak, using the GSensor. Searching for accessing programmatically the Proximity Sensor though, for more options (e.g unlock by Proximity Sensor). It works on HTC Leo, people confirmed.
Thanks ZuinigeRijder.
I've tried the software and I think it might work.
I loaded the software and it worked without any further config I presume that is currect.
Phil
philtrick123 said:
Thanks ZuinigeRijder.
I've tried the software and I think it might work.
I loaded the software and it worked without any further config I presume that is currect.
Phil
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Indeed, TouchLockPro detects itself the available sensors and uses the available ones. Of course you can configure detailed things (via pressing the BattClock), but the defaults are already the sensible ones
Thanks again ZuinigeRijder.
Just been doing some more testing and occasionally the screen flashes on for a brief moment during a call. Could it be the proximity sensor trying to turn on the screen? Or is it the G sensor not being very accurate?
In the application is there a way for me to adjust the G-Sensor angles that activate the screen off? i.e. 45+ Degrees activate ??
Or are there any other adjustments I could make during testing??
I found one more problem... I checked it several times....
If u make a call using portrait orientation of phone app (Rotated using BSB Tweak). Proximity sensor doesnt work at all.... i made a while lyin on the bed and no matter wat i tried it wasnt turning off the screen....
Then i kept it in portrait position for a few seconds den proximity started working again...
Is there anyone who can confirm me with this problem.... or is this issue only with my HD2
I use a BT headset so I dropped my phone back into the included pouch and then put it into my pockets, yet I suddenly hear key presses during a call! It seems that the proximity sensor sometimes have a problem where if I quickly take the phone away from my face and cover it again, the screen remains lit even when the sensor is covered. Is anyone else having this problem? Its even more annoying that leaving it inside the pouch would still cause this to happen!
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use search button, there is lots of post in the same suject !!
to quickly reply, there is no solution of that problem today,
u can use soft like S2U2 or others to lock screen during a call
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I use a BT headset so I dropped my phone back into the included pouch and then put it into my pockets, yet I suddenly hear key presses during a call! It seems that the proximity sensor sometimes have a problem where if I quickly take the phone away from my face and cover it again, the screen remains lit even when the sensor is covered. Is anyone else having this problem? Its even more annoying that leaving it inside the pouch would still cause this to happen!
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I have the same problem, the screen stays on while I am getting calls and stay off while making calls.
I bought my Atrix last Saturday. Rooted it using SuperOneClick. Noticed the following problem:
I dial an access code to a VoIP service, listen to a dial tone, bring up the dialer and are trying to dial an exension number. If any part of my hand goes directly over the proximity sensor, even within 2" of it, the screen goes blank, numbers are not registering. It appears that the proximity sensor does not shut off when the dial pad is being opened to dial an extension.
I wonder if rooting could have caused this problem or it is Motorola's shortcoming?
Strange. I am having the exact opposite problem. When I make a call from time to time, the proximity sensor fails to kick in and the screen stays on. I end up either dialing digits or hanging up on the person.
It doesn't happen all the time. I am trying to narrow it down, but I think it happens only after I use my in car bluetooth unit to interact with my phone.
After a reboot - all is well. The proximity sensor functions normally.
Check your horizontal calibration. I found that the screen-off is triggered when the phone goes vertical. Try it. Cover the prox and tilt the phone vertical
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I tried in horizontal and vertical positions. Same result. I am not sure I know how to check horizontal calibration.
my proximity sensor was not working either, it would not shut off the screen during a call. i too use a bluetooth speaker in my car so i tired the reboot and it worked.
i also then tried putting my finger over the sensor and after the screen went blank i swiveled the phone horizontally and the screen came back on even though my finger was covering the sensor. while keeping my finger on the sensor i could get the screen to turn off by rotating the phone back to a vertical position. it would seem there are two issues here
I am having the same problem as Ed and hondaguy. I too have isolated my issue to using my cars bluetooth as well. It only occurs when I have the phone connected and choose to talk on the headset (unclick the bluetooth button on the phone). I can talk over bluetooth and not have this issue afterwards.
Well, I've searched the forums for this phone and I haven't found anyone with this issue.
When I make or receive calls, the proximity sensor either doesn't turn off the screen or, more often, it does but turns it back on after a while. This results in random keys being pressed making noise and, eventually, it presses the button to end the call or puts the call on hold and dials another number.
It's very, very annoying. Could it be something on the settings? Hope it's not hardware... Any sugestions on how to solve this?
I'm using Miui 1.9.9 with franco.kernel from 10 set.
The proximity sensor is located at the top left corner of the phone (next to the speaker) and flashes red while active. Make sure you cover this area with your head when speaking. I am left handed and sometimes the sensor doesn't detect anything because of the way I hold it, this could be the case with you also...
There are some apps that can help you test the sensor if it works or not.
Mine was stupid too with stock rom, but with custom roms it works very good. detects even finger in 3cm range and turns on screen after 2 seconds.
I have problem with my s10+ exynos.
When calling and the phone is on my ear, the screen turns off.
However when moving my phone away from my ear the screen stays off during the call.
I have to push the power button to wake the screen up.
With my s7 edge the screen used to turn on when I moved my phone away from my ear when in a call.
When dialing *#0*# for the test menu's, clicking the sensors button doesn't show any proximity sensor at all?
I removed the screenprotector and the issue happends with both case on and off.
When recording sensor activity with the app Androsensor, the generated csv clearly shows that the proximity sensor goed from 2 to 0 and back to 2, so I don't think it's a hardware issue.
Also booting in safe mode and factory reset doesn't resolve the issue.
Am I missing somthing in the settings?
Is anyone else running into this issue?
I contacted the shop where I bought the phone and they told me that it's very likely to be a defective phone.
So I will send the phone back and once they have confirmed the issue, they will send a new device.
same thing happens to me
Update - it stopped happening on my phone all of the sudden. Now it is working fine.