When I am on a call and I tilt my phone it goes to speaker phone and it is driving me crazy. I can not find a setting to turn it off. Can anyone direct me to the solution? I am sure it is easy and I am making this difficult.
Thats not a feature of the phone. When you tilt the phone your light sensor turns the screen on and your cheek presses the button
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orells said:
Thats not a feature of the phone. When you tilt the phone your light sensor turns the screen on and your cheek presses the button
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My face does not touch my screen. Why the hell does my phone go to speaker every single time I pull the phone away from my ear? The moment it tilts to the side the speaker phone turns on.
Edit: I finally figured it out. The app called Sanity is doing this. There was an option to disable the feature.
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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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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.
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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.
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This doesn't work unfortunately.
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I've started experiencing some problems when trying to make a call. Whenever I call someone, my phone turns off and locks, and I'm not able to turn the phone back on and the soft keys won't light up for 30 seconds or so. It's almost as if the phone turns completely off, but it's still making the call. This is only if I make a call. If someone calls me, the phone turns the screen off and on by itself no matter where I position the phone. It just flashes on and off.
I've been running jt's super clean v0.4 and the 11/02 kernel, and I had been running them for a few days before this started happening. I even flashed back to stock and nothing changed so I've flashed back to jt's rom and kernel.
Any help or suggestions or anything would be helpful. Thanks.
And I bet after a boot first couple of calls might be fine? Sounds like you may be using a task killer.
Put
com.samsung.phoneinfo and Call settings
in the ignore list.
good day.
Nope, uninstalled ATK and still the same problem. And the first call after a reboot still had the same problem.
Also, the only way it unlocks itself is if the other person hangs up.
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Mine does that too.
It often blanks when I look at it, and stays on when I put the phone to my ear.
In my case the phone isn't actually turning off. It's as if the proximity sensor often doesn't work right.
The proximity sensor is that thing next to the speaker on top. It turns the display and touch screen off so that you don't press the buttons with your ear, and so that the phone doesn't feel too warm on your ear.
I highly suspect that the hardware is fine, but the phone isn't task switching fast enough when the hardware raises an interrupt.
This is the only time that lag bothers me.
This became less bothersome to me when I realised that the phone wasn't actually broken.
I also do not use task killers, because this ain't Windows.
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So we now have new causes for an old problem. Sorry I couldn't help.
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Same here my proximity sensor just locks me out, i am trying to use the keypad and i have to unlock it over and over again. I restored my lock screen to original and it did not do it with a test call. But ill have to keep an eye on it. My biggest issue is the 3g connection dropping to 1x when i hit the web.
It was my screen protector. I guess it covered the sensor enough to block it. Hmm.
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My screen sensor doesn't actually cover it, but I am easier able to live with it since I know what's happening.
When I am on a call, if I put the phone to my ear the display goes off. If I pull it away it flicks back on). Is this a feature where it detects its 'touching' your ear and turns display off to save power?
Curious
Yep has sensors so you dont push buttons while on a call
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nextbond said:
When I am on a call, if I put the phone to my ear the display goes off. If I pull it away it flicks back on). Is this a feature where it detects its 'touching' your ear and turns display off to save power?
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It's the proximity sensor. It's on the front of the phone, left of the speaker.
It's sensitive to light so once you put it to your ear, it turns off the screen.
Wanna see something cooler? Make a call and put your phone face down on a table or something.
=P
thanks will try that
I'm using the default screen lock, with swiping, and it happened 2 times in the last 3 days, that my camera was turned on, in my pocket. (The phone is in a leather pouch)
is there a way, to disable the camera on the lockscreen (swipe left)?
It´s not the lock screen. It´s because of volume buttons. If you hold it pressed for some time volume up starts quick memo and volume down starts the camera. I have the same problem: phone carried in a pouch. I wonder if there is a way to disable it since I don´t really use quick keys.
I've never had this issue in the past week and half that I've had this phone without any case on.
The back volume rocker buttons are definitely getting pressed if your camera is turning on. When you put the phone in your pocket, do you put the camera facing towards you or away?
Mine is doing the same, actually. Yesterday I logged into my Google Plus page and saw there were new photos uploaded, ready for review. There were 8 or so pictures taken inside my pocket.
I would have thought that the proximity sensor would immediately put the device back to sleep if the camera was turned on inadvertently while holstered or pocketed...?
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I would have thought that the proximity sensor would immediately put the device back to sleep if the camera was turned on inadvertently while holstered or pocketed...?
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You're right! I completely forgot about that.
I think the proximity sensor (located between front camera and the earpiece) should prevent the camera from turning on and I just did a quick test.
Phone in hand, pressing volume down rocker results in the camera turning on. This is normal.
To simulate phone in pocket, I took a shirt and used 1 layer to cover the proximity sensor and then pressed the volume down rocker. The phone did not turn on.
Quick easy test, took 10 seconds, give it a try to see if your camera still turns on. If not, something else other than the volume down rocker is turning on your phone.
This might be a stretch, but I've noticed the phone turns on by itself sometimes when putting it down on the desk. I'm thinking it's picking up a double-knock signal some how in the pocket and further movements cause the lock screen to slide to the right (which is the camera).
I would have thought that the proximity sensor would immediately put the device back to sleep if the camera was turned on inadvertently while holstered or pocketed...?
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I can confirm this is not accurate. I put my g2 in my pocket and launched the camera with the vol down action, and it loaded.. Multiple times.
However I'm on the sprint g2 and removed a bunch of junk I didn't think I'd need so I could have deleted something that would prevent the phone from waking if the proximity sensor was tripping. Maybe?
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However I'm on the sprint g2 and removed a bunch of junk I didn't think I'd need so I could have deleted something that would prevent the phone from waking if the proximity sensor was tripping. Maybe?
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I don't think so. I'm on T-Mobile, and while I rooted my phone last night, I had the issue prior to rooting.
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I can confirm this is not accurate. I put my g2 in my pocket and launched the camera with the vol down action, and it loaded.. Multiple times.
However I'm on the sprint g2 and removed a bunch of junk I didn't think I'd need so I could have deleted something that would prevent the phone from waking if the proximity sensor was tripping. Maybe?
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Cover the proximity sensor and hold down the volume down rocker button to see if it goes to the camera app.
I tried it about 8-10x and during that time, the phone never goes to the camera app if the proximity sensor is covered.
yyz123 said:
Cover the proximity sensor and hold down the volume down rocker button to see if it goes to the camera app.
I tried it about 8-10x and during that time, the phone never goes to the camera app if the proximity sensor is covered.
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Obviously lol... But nope.. Still loading the the camera with sensors covered. I'm not too worried about it tho. I haven't unlocked this phone in my pocket yet. Even with knock on active.
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I have the T-mo one and I keep getting the camera and quick notes opening. It's super annoying. I have recently turned my phone arround, now the screen faces outward. It seems to be helping, I have not had it happen since.
Stop wearing your girlfriends pants
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Must be some thin ass pants. Never once had happened to me. Proximity cover still lets cam launch.
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Stop wearing your girlfriends pants
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Lol... I wish it was that easy.
I wear black 5.11 tactical pants everyday at work that have plenty of room and I have this issue.
did anybody find a way to turn the Vol Up/Down functions on lockscreen off?
I reckon an Xposed mod could help you with that.
I have been having the same problem and yesterday deleted 17 photos taken from inside my pocket in the last 2 days while I was at work. I have no case on the phone at the moment and I am not rooted.
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I had the exact same problem when I first got this phone. Had no idea the camera was on until I felt my phone extremely hot in my pants. A case solved that problem for me.
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I reckon an Xposed mod could help you with that.
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strangely enough, it lets you control the Vol keys only for the screen off (which would help everybody in this thread, yes) but i'm also looking to disable it for the lockscreen.
For some reason my camera app turns on by itself sometimes, especially when my phone screen is off and i receive a text and my screen turns on. It is not S voice because it doesn't go through the S voice app.
Sometimes when I leave the screen on sitting on a desk, it turns itself up as well. Does anyone know what bug this is? I'm not rooted and using the original ROM. Im using the rogers variant note 3
Deviatorz said:
For some reason my camera app turns on by itself sometimes, especially when my phone screen is off and i receive a text and my screen turns on. It is not S voice because it doesn't go through the S voice app.
Sometimes when I leave the screen on sitting on a desk, it turns itself up as well. Does anyone know what bug this is? I'm not rooted and using the original ROM. Im using the rogers variant note 3
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Do you use S-view cover?
Is it possible that while hitting the power button to switch off the screen, you accidentally touch a camera shortcut and when the screen turns on, it opens to camera?
Deviatorz said:
For some reason my camera app turns on by itself sometimes, especially when my phone screen is off and i receive a text and my screen turns on. It is not S voice because it doesn't go through the S voice app.
Sometimes when I leave the screen on sitting on a desk, it turns itself up as well. Does anyone know what bug this is? I'm not rooted and using the original ROM. Im using the rogers variant note 3
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No I don't use the S cover or any cover for that matter. This happens right before my eyes. I don't touch anything and if I receive a text while my phone is on the table, the camera app turns itself on right after, but this doesn't always happen though. It's really annoying.
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Camera turns on by itself
I have the same problem. In fact I just turned my note 3 on (after being powered down all night) and set it on the counter. As it powered up, the camera app started.