"Tap twice to unlock" on the keypad? - XPERIA X10 General

Okay so u have the phone up to ur ear while the keypad showing. When u remove it away from ur ear it says "tap twice to unlock". What is the point of this? The screen is locked when up to ur ear and unlocks when away from ur ear.
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it says it when u have the phone to your ear aswell you just cant see it because youre not an iguana

-PiLoT- said:
it says it when u have the phone to your ear aswell you just cant see it because youre not an iguana
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hahahahahahhahahahaha
I fell off my chair when I read that

-PiLoT- said:
it says it when u have the phone to your ear aswell you just cant see it because youre not an iguana
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My iguana prefers the Samsung Galaxy S. Bloody Samsung faniguana

It's a pain that it does it when using Bluetooth and the phone isn't near your face. When I call a company and get the automated press 1 2 3 etc having to double tap first before each selection is a huge pain.
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Unfortunately, there are quite a lot of minor annoying features like this one with X10. Got used to them over time :-(.
Maybe, SE implemented this because the proximity sensor is not working like they wanted it to work. Frankly, if the proximity sensor does it job like it should, there is no need this extra step. The whole phone functionality of X10 is probably one of the worst I've seen among phones I used.
One other problem with X10 contacts is if you use large file size images for contact pictures, it doesn't down scale them I guess even for the small thumbnail images shown in contact list. The entire address book crawls to load. If you downscale the contact image file size manually and re-assign them, you can see the load time of contacts much faster.

-PiLoT- said:
it says it when u have the phone to your ear aswell you just cant see it because youre not an iguana
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Now that was funny, lmao

-PiLoT- said:
it says it when u have the phone to your ear aswell you just cant see it because youre not an iguana
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LMAO...
Are u sure it says it other times? I have only noticed it with the kepad.
Okay so yet another annoying thing about this phone.
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no ill explain as ive tested this.
when the keyboard is down below ie hidden then the prximity sensor kicks in. when the keyboard is up ur less likely to have the phone up to the ear so it locks after a set time savinf the proximity sensor this actually makes it a feature not a flaw as calls centres can be navigated easily i e. u have to listen to 3 menus with butten presses in between you can press button and press earpeice to ear and it locks stopping you from pressing anymore buttons

-PiLoT- said:
no ill explain as ive tested this.
when the keyboard is down below ie hidden then the prximity sensor kicks in. when the keyboard is up ur less likely to have the phone up to the ear so it locks after a set time savinf the proximity sensor this actually makes it a feature not a flaw as calls centres can be navigated easily i e. u have to listen to 3 menus with butten presses in between you can press button and press earpeice to ear and it locks stopping you from pressing anymore buttons
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ahhh... good to know. Still kinda annoying. I'd prefer the proximity sensor to take care of everything.

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Search Contacts while on call

Weird.
Was just on a call but had to search through my contacts and the screen would dim out every 1 second..press the back key again too continue looking and the screen dims out again.
Any ideas on why I can't run another task while on a call because the screen keeps dimming out?
the phone has a proximity sensor like the iphone. when on a call screen will automatically turn off when you put it up to your face because the sensor sees that theres no light (unless your face is a flashlight). you probably blocked it by accident while using the phone. its somewhere on the top of the phone dont kknow exactly where though.
melterx12 said:
the phone has a proximity sensor like the iphone. when on a call screen will automatically turn off when you put it up to your face because the sensor sees that theres no light (unless your face is a flashlight). you probably blocked it by accident while using the phone. its somewhere on the top of the phone dont kknow exactly where though.
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Ahh that makes sense. My DSLR has that as well. Thanks for clearing that up.
Yeah if you put it on speaker it wont do it.

Wow. . . Just realized something.

So, I got my Nexus today and have been playin' with it since I got home from work. Rooted it, put all my apps on, etc. Well, it didn't dawn on me until I had to make a call, but WTF? There's no call button? There's 4 sense buttons and a trackball-button right on the front and not one of them starts a call?
Don't get me wrong, completely LOVE the phone. . . just seems like it was made to be a "phone" last. lol
Well when using the dialer you hit the green phone icon to start a call and while in contacts you hit call sdssd to call no need for a button its all touch screen.
I understand that. My point was though, with the buttons that do exist, they didn't think a call one was important enough? lol
iphone only has one button...
but yes, it's a little ironic that physical buttons on a phone are no longer featuring call functionality
Yeah I dont get why they didnt put them on either side of the trackball, i miss them
I am having to get used to not having the physical buttons that I had on my G1. Like the location of the back button now. I have finally gotten used to it, but for the first hour or so, I felt a little displaced, oh well, that first hour, I was adb pulling /system and testing various things .
Mi|enko said:
I understand that. My point was though, with the buttons that do exist, they didn't think a call one was important enough? lol
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Sorry dude wasn't trying to be a smart ass, my friend got one earlier and he completely overlooked the big green icon lol. I'm glad personally that there are less buttons on there, makes the phone look sleek and cleaner. IMO
I think it's GREAT that the trackball is the only physical button on the face of the phone! And at first I thought it strange that there were no phone buttons, but then I realized it's progress, and I like the way it is, as it streamlines the front of the phone. Besides, it's more of a computer than a phone.

phone disconnecting while on a call

Hi everyone--
I just got my HD2 a couple of weeks ago, and there is one problem that is consistently driving me NUTS. Because the screen is so large, while I am on a phone call, some part of my ear (and they are a normal size) is touching something on the screen that disconnects the call. Is there a way to cut down on the screen sensitivity while on a call, or simply disable the screen while I am on the phone? I've searched in many places, and can't find an answer anywhere. Please help, if you are able, before this problem drives me insane! Thanks in advance--
I would say something else is going on, as the HD2 has a proximity sensor that is "supposed" to switch off the screen when it is at your ear ...
And Mine does, so if yours is not then something else may be going on ...
trippster, test it like this:
call your voicemail, and keep the phone in your hand away from your face. once the call is connected, hold your thumb over the spot on the face of the phone just to the left of the ear speaker and tmobile logo...that should trigger it to switch the screen off until you move your finger
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trippster, test it like this:
call your voicemail, and keep the phone in your hand away from your face. once the call is connected, hold your thumb over the spot on the face of the phone just to the left of the ear speaker and tmobile logo...that should trigger it to switch the screen off until you move your finger
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That's a REALLY awkward way to hold your phone while you're attempting to speak, don't ya think?
trippster said:
That's a REALLY awkward way to hold your phone while you're attempting to speak, don't ya think?
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That was just a suggestion to make sure the proximity sensor is working, not a way to talk on the phone all the time ....
watcherhd2 said:
That was just a suggestion to make sure the proximity sensor is working, not a way to talk on the phone all the time ....
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+1, bingo, winner winner chicken dinner

problem while talking on the phone

Does anyone have an issue with your cheek pushing buttons while you are on the phone? I am running liberated_aria and whenever i am on the phone, my screen does not shut off like other phones and I end up either hanging up on people or moving widgets and even adding widgets..
has anyone else noticed this? is there a fix for it?
Its happened to me once on an Aosp rom. Haven't had any problems after that though.
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I haven't had any problems. The proximity sensor is on the top right of the phone, where the AT&T logo is. Try making a call, to voicemail or something, and then waving your finger over the sensor. Does it ever turn the display off? Could be a software bug I suppose, or just a faulty sensor.
if you use your left hand/ear its pretty easy to dodge the sensor, unfortunately.
I tried a call using my right hand and I dont have that problem. Only the left.. I guess Ill have to start making all my calls right handed.
It figures...
Us southpaws always get the short end of the stick. FWIW, I almost always hold my phone(s) left handed, and only rarely seem to have this problem. ( It might just be that I have a huge head, and big ears. )
Im a righty and sometimes when making calls i get a haptic vibration from my face touching the nav buttons i think, nothing happens though.
My girlfreind is having the same issues with her handset.
We found her an Aria about 2 weeks ago at Best Buy Mobile for $1. They are running some great special for non-iphone handsets. The Aria was giving her problems and we ended up exchanging it. The 2nd Aria also has the same issue. While on the phone, her cheek will press random buttons and even hang up. Sometimes she just feels vibration, sometimes its a number pad press, and sometimes she just hangs up all of a sudden.
It seems to be some sort of sensor issue. Does anyone have some insight as to how to fix it? It's kinda of a big deal if the phone function is impaired by having to hold it away from your face.
Thanks!
NomeUF said:
My girlfreind is having the same issues with her handset.
We found her an Aria about 2 weeks ago at Best Buy Mobile for $1. They are running some great special for non-iphone handsets. The Aria was giving her problems and we ended up exchanging it. The 2nd Aria also has the same issue. While on the phone, her cheek will press random buttons and even hang up. Sometimes she just feels vibration, sometimes its a number pad press, and sometimes she just hangs up all of a sudden.
It seems to be some sort of sensor issue. Does anyone have some insight as to how to fix it? It's kinda of a big deal if the phone function is impaired by having to hold it away from your face.
Thanks!
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Other then making sure her head is covering the sensor, she canlock the phone in mid call and it should stop her phone from registering her cheek while on a call
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ryan92084 said:
if you use your left hand/ear its pretty easy to dodge the sensor, unfortunately.
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Huh. I'm a righty, but I talk left hand / left ear, and I never have any problems. Do you tilt the phone in some strange way?
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psychoace said:
Other then making sure her head is covering the sensor, she canlock the phone in mid call and it should stop her phone from registering her cheek while on a call
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Thats a good idea. Thanks.
This issue is really pissing me off. I love this phone a lot but the proximity sensor is not working as it should, atleast with my head shape.
Seems almost in every other call I make/receive my cheek contacts the screen and pushes something because the proximity sensor is not detecting me head.
I've tried locking the phone with the button on top of the phone but that does not work, it's only temporary until the proximity kicks back in.
And, the funny thing is, when I try to "test" it out or replicate the situation I can never seem to do it again! It always happens unexpectedly.
I'm in the same boat with this too, but it's a hit or miss thing and really could be much worse.
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i can't say i've ever run into this specific problem. i've actually been impressed with how well the sensor has been working.
i would agree with the previous poster who suggested to lock the screen once the call is active. make your call then tap the power button to lock the screen and that should help you avoid the issue.
mattbollenbach said:
i can't say i've ever run into this specific problem. i've actually been impressed with how well the sensor has been working.
i would agree with the previous poster who suggested to lock the screen once the call is active. make your call then tap the power button to lock the screen and that should help you avoid the issue.
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This doesn't work unfortunately.
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Proximity sensor delay after a call

Hi guys just wondering if you noticed this strange behaviour.
I noticed a quite frustrating delay after a call when i take the phone away from my ear, it takes 2-3 sec for the screen to turn back on.
Has anybody experienced the same?
Do you know if there is a solution for this?
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yes, think its normal. looks like the same delay when pushing power button for screen on.
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Thank you.
That seems strange as it is something really basic that you expect to work in a phone of this price range. Moreover it's something you come across quite often.
Do you know if the latest firmware improves this?
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i am on ke7, so no.
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Cuz80 said:
Thank you.
That seems strange as it is something really basic that you expect to work in a phone of this price range. Moreover it's something you come across quite often.
Do you know if the latest firmware improves this?
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You can just turn off the sensor in the call app, if you want your screen to be available just after a call.. I don't see the problem.. but my delay is also just around a second or so.
mljjlm said:
You can just turn off the sensor in the call app, if you want your screen to be available just after a call.. I don't see the problem.. but my delay is also just around a second or so.
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But if I do that i will drain battery unnecessarily. I don't know you guys but I find it really annoying having to wait 2sec after a call for the screen to wake up. I want to be able to hang up immediately i think I'm not asking something ridiculous.
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you can also set the power button to terminate the call and you will not have to wait for the screen to turn on...
Reading the data from an analogue sensor (such as the proximity one) is always tricky... You need time to level out the values coming back from it, then determine that, over a period of time, the distance is suitable to enable the screen.
Only then can it be turned on etc
dfi2k5 said:
you can also set the power button to terminate the call and you will not have to wait for the screen to turn on...
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How do you go about doing this? Can it be changed in the setting sor does it require a separate App?
xiga said:
How do you go about doing this? Can it be changed in the setting sor does it require a separate App?
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Pls go to settings then call then calls answering ending and tick power key ends calls
Yes i find this very annoying too!
Especially when on a call center, press 2 (wait for screen) then press 4 (wait for screen) you get the idea
this is actually the only problem i have with the SGS2 since ke7
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pulser_g2 said:
Reading the data from an analogue sensor (such as the proximity one) is always tricky... You need time to level out the values coming back from it, then determine that, over a period of time, the distance is suitable to enable the screen.
Only then can it be turned on etc
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sgs 1 managed it fine though?....or am i missing something
Yeh my i8000 had no delay with the proximity censor.
But the screen delay seems to be everywhere. Turning on from sleep, time to adjust to ambient light and obviously the proximity sensor after pulling it away from your face.
Its not a major drama for me but I agree that it would be good to not have the delay.
I just noticed that when I use Skype the sensor works really well, meaning there is almost no lag.
I'm confused..
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Yes! Very annoying.
Yep! I was commenting on this the other day. To be honest, I make and receive very few calls from my phone but when i do, I feel the rage rising inside me everytime because of the sensor delay.
It's the small things that annoy you the most.
As mentioned, you can opt to have the power button hang up the phone. It also does not turn the screen off, so you can continue working on the phone.
This is actually under accessibility settings, not call settings.
Menu -> Settings -> Accessibility -> Cancel the prompt -> Tick 'The power key ends calls'.
I also find the lag on waking up very annoying. Even once the screen has woken up, it takes a second for the touch input to be recognised so the pattern unlock only registers my last two or three inputs depending on how quickly I start swiping. I have to enter the pattern again. Very annoying.
pulser_g2 said:
Reading the data from an analogue sensor (such as the proximity one) is always tricky... You need time to level out the values coming back from it, then determine that, over a period of time, the distance is suitable to enable the screen.
Only then can it be turned on etc
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I also have this problem, although I'd estimate it only takes about 1-1.5 seconds for the screen to come on.
I do however not think that this is a sensor problem, but rather a software problem.
Type *#0*# in the dialer, and press Sensor.
The phone will now vibrate once you trigger the proximity sensor. And it seems to be very fast and responsive here.
i have the problem using Skype...when i start a call it turns automatically the screen off ! i need then to push on home button to get out of skype...very ennoying...
last time i made an order online, my bank sent me a code by phone and following the instruction, the voice asked me to push the number i hear...i simply could not !! the screen was completely off ! and i could not succefully purchase online, my order was cancelled !.....due to this problem of screen..i think it is seriously ennoying and must be fixed in an update firm or something .
Agreed, this is a very annoying and unnecessary delay. Especially coming from an iPhone, where the screen turns on instantaneously when removed from the ear.
Hoping for a fix.
im ready to pay to get this fixed

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