[Q] Light leak through home button - Galaxy S II General

I've noticed light leakage on the right side of my home button when menu and back buttons light is on and i wonder how many of you have this problem. Also is this enough for Samsung to replace my device or will they just send it for repair ?

Coinz said:
I've noticed light leakage on the right side of my home button when menu and back buttons light is on and i wonder how many of you have this problem. Also is this enough for Samsung to replace my device or will they just send it for repair ?
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i have this too, but I dont consider this a problem and doesnt bother me at all
if your device is working fine I wouldnt recomment changing it because I may get one with some actual problem, but that's my opinion

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116252
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Thanks for the replys. I've switch off the button lights in settings so it doesnt bother me.

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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
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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...
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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

Proximity sensor problem! [SOLVED!]

Hi everyone, welcome to the next thread of mine where I would like to share with you an interesting case of a'faulty' proximity sensor. The issue with the sensor started a few weeks ago (I own my defy for a few months) and the problem I had with it was that sometimes during I was making a call the screen was not being turned off, and more whats more annoying - the screen was never turned on again after finishing the call.
I do not have a screen protector and the screen glass is original.
I downloaded an application that showed the state of the sensor and after a many examinations i found out that many times the sensor does not distinguish between the states of being covered and uncovered.
I tried everything - factory reset, clean installations, different ROMs - nothing helped. The only thing that helped a little was a tweak availale in the CM7 ROM by Quarx (not available in the STABLE CM7 though!) in the screen settings menu -which forced the screen to be turned on after finihing a call, and I could also set the power button to end a call in the accessibility options. So this helped but did not solve my problem.
Fortunately, after many questions asked on so many threads, the user monecafe PMed me with a link to a video where its clrealy shown what is the problem and how easy it is to fix it!
without sayng more - here is the solution for anybody experiencing this issue:
http://youtu.be/uMk1S90MjbY
I hope this helps !
& a BIG THANK YOU to monecafe who sent me this video
this is great, very simple solution but...
how will that affect the water resistant feature of our defys?
try turning off auto-brightness
posting to say... try turning off auto-brightness (worked for me)
I used to have this problem. Stable CM7.2 solves this issue for me. I used to get the screen to turn on before by just rubbing the area with the proximity sensor with my thumb as if it was dirty.
i still have this problem. , after the Waterproof failed with my phone ( i dont leave it in water, i just wash it !! the proximity sensor failed too when i make a call screen is black cant see anything..so my question is if i change the screen touch proximity sensor work?? or its on the board ? where is the proximity sensor place?..how can i solve this problem by myself.
i saw the video but not solve the problem..
i back to stock ROM _there_ if i press power button the screen back but in coustoms ROMs the screen off not back till remove the battery!! any software make screen on at call and disible the proximity sensor ?
thank you inadvance
dlshad said:
...if i change the screen touch proximity sensor work?? or its on the board ? where is the proximity sensor place?
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No, it's on the board.
Auris 1.6 vvt-i said:
No, it's on the board.
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THANK YOU PROBLEM SOLVED ITS WAS ABOUT A SMALL PLASTIC IT WAS OFFICER OF WORK PROXIMITY SENSOR A SMALL PLASTIC!! THANK YOU ALL THIS VIEDO HELPED ME TOO AT TIME 2:50
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=5eiFQ39Ypmc
CAN I GET THE TECHNICAL GUIDE(MAP) OF BOARD?
I also have problems with proximity sensor. With pressure on the screen where the sensor is located it is working again.
So I can believe that changing the screw pressure might solve the problem. But what is the initial reason for this? It is not a pressure sensor!
Hello All, I've been using the proximity sensor app on my DHD for quite some time now... LOVE IT ! However, now when I open the app & tap on Start & cover the proximity sensor on the phone, there is NO RESPONSE... Meaning the msg stays FAR... It DOES NOT change to NEAR.... Can anyone help me out ? CHEERS !
Proximity sensor Star N8000
asimriz said:
Hello All, I've been using the proximity sensor app on my DHD for quite some time now... LOVE IT ! However, now when I open the app & tap on Start & cover the proximity sensor on the phone, there is NO RESPONSE... Meaning the msg stays FAR... It DOES NOT change to NEAR.... Can anyone help me out ? CHEERS !
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Hello all,
My 1st post. Pls i dont want any lectures on chinese clones, thats what some of us can afford! i Just got a Star N8000 which is a clone of a Samsung Note. I LOVE the phone. The only problem is that when make a call lets say to check voicemail, the screen goes black, the proximity sensor flashes continuosly (small red flashes) & nothing i do brings the screen back unless the call ends from the other side or i take out the battery. I dont want to root my phone just yet. It uses a tmd2771 proximity sensor. HELP! anybody
Solution??
Davyin04 said:
Hello all,
My 1st post. Pls i dont want any lectures on chinese clones, thats what some of us can afford! i Just got a Star N8000 which is a clone of a Samsung Note. I LOVE the phone. The only problem is that when make a call lets say to check voicemail, the screen goes black, the proximity sensor flashes continuosly (small red flashes) & nothing i do brings the screen back unless the call ends from the other side or i take out the battery. I dont want to root my phone just yet. It uses a tmd2771 proximity sensor. HELP! anybody
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Found a possible Solution suggested by a supplier on Amazon;Switch off the phone - Hold power button & volume down button
simultaneously to bootinto factory testmode - use volume swith toscroll thru to 'test report' - select with the home key - scroll down to 'PS calibration' - select it then scroll to 'do calibration' let it do the calibration till it gives OK.Go back to 1st menu & reboot.
Was only partially successful forme, it may work for you.
Davyin04 said:
Found a possible Solution suggested by a supplier on Amazon;Switch off the phone - Hold power button & volume down button
simultaneously to bootinto factory testmode - use volume swith toscroll thru to 'test report' - select with the home key - scroll down to 'PS calibration' - select it then scroll to 'do calibration' let it do the calibration till it gives OK.Go back to 1st menu & reboot.
Was only partially successful forme, it may work for you.
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I have the same problem with proximity sensor tmd2771 my phone is htc one x clone (E1911)
i make the calibration but its still have the problem it saws me the sensor goes up and then goes down from itself and at the calls the screen goes black and opens again from itself is there a solution for that???
Davyin04 said:
Found a possible Solution suggested by a supplier on Amazon;Switch off the phone - Hold power button & volume down button
simultaneously to bootinto factory testmode - use volume swith toscroll thru to 'test report' - select with the home key - scroll down to 'PS calibration' - select it then scroll to 'do calibration' let it do the calibration till it gives OK.Go back to 1st menu & reboot.
Was only partially successful forme, it may work for you.
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Is this applicable for Motorola Defy or for the Chinese clone?
I tried this on my Defy running JB 4.1.2. I cannot get into the "factory testmode" even after pressing the VOL down key at boot up.
I just get a screen with an exclamation and the android bot.
Nothing happens after that.
BTW: What size of screw driver should I use to perform the trick in the video posted by the OP.
Not applicable to original defy
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Holy sh't it worked <333333333333
I cannot believe. IT WORKS. Its bugging me from the start..
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thank you for the useful posting
queBurro said:
posting to say... try turning off auto-brightness (worked for me)
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Yes finally this seems to be working for me too. Thanks
Thank you for so excelent video. I have same problem but just for sometimes. I will check will this help.
Can anybody post this video on dailymotion or any other video hosting site as youtube is blocked in my country. I really would appreciate that as I am having problem with my Desire HD's proximity sensor.

Capacitive Buttons are Dead?

Hi guys!
The back button of my SGS stopped working (no light and unresponsive). So I dismantled the phone in order to check if there was any problem inside of it. Apparently everything was fine, but I saw something like a transparent and knda sticky film on the capacitive buttons zones. I thought that it was just a protection and removed it. After that I assembled the phone but now the "back" and "menu" buttons are not working (no light and no response to touch).
Im sure that nothing is broken! Can you give some hints on what can I do to bring the buttons from the dead??
Tks in advance
chantas said:
Hi guys!
The back button of my SGS stopped working (no light and unresponsive). So I dismantled the phone in order to check if there was any problem inside of it. Apparently everything was fine, but I saw something like a transparent and knda sticky film on the capacitive buttons zones. I thought that it was just a protection and removed it. After that I assembled the phone but now the "back" and "menu" buttons are not working (no light and no response to touch).
Im sure that nothing is broken! Can you give some hints on what can I do to bring the buttons from the dead??
Tks in advance
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Nooo... Now its out of warranty.
burakgon said:
Nooo... Now its out of warranty.
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The warranty was already over!
chantas said:
Hi guys!
The back button of my SGS stopped working (no light and unresponsive). So I dismantled the phone in order to check if there was any problem inside of it. Apparently everything was fine, but I saw something like a transparent and knda sticky film on the capacitive buttons zones. I thought that it was just a protection and removed it. After that I assembled the phone but now the "back" and "menu" buttons are not working (no light and no response to touch).
Im sure that nothing is broken! Can you give some hints on what can I do to bring the buttons from the dead??
Tks in advance
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Did you fix your capacitive keys? I was changing a frame bezel and when I was dismantle it capacitive keys flat cable snaped. I ordered a new keys kit over ebay and mount them back today. Home button is working well but capacitive keys aren't. They dont respond and no light. Tryed to do a factory reset and reboot but no luck.
If you cant find any way to repair the buttons use the MOD in my signature
chantas said:
Hi guys!
The back button of my SGS stopped working (no light and unresponsive). So I dismantled the phone in order to check if there was any problem inside of it. Apparently everything was fine, but I saw something like a transparent and knda sticky film on the capacitive buttons zones. I thought that it was just a protection and removed it. After that I assembled the phone but now the "back" and "menu" buttons are not working (no light and no response to touch).
Im sure that nothing is broken! Can you give some hints on what can I do to bring the buttons from the dead??
Tks in advance
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Easy. Flash fake buttons!
Livebyte said:
Easy. Flash fake buttons!
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What is Fake buttons and where it can be found?
What does fake buttons do
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hertzschi said:
What does fake buttons do
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It's the on screen buttons. You will find it in selected 4.0-4.1.2 roms
MrAndroid12 said:
It's the on screen buttons. You will find it in selected 4.0-4.1.2 roms
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The "fake" buttons are the same as the ones found on the Galaxy nexus phones. Rather than being on the bottom like our I9000 are they are on the screen. There are a number of roms you can flash if your capacitive buttons don't work. Any of the new JB roms all have these buttons in the Navigation Bar settings under rom control under SETTINGS. Hope that helped. By the way if you are going to flash a JB rom please go from gingerbread to ICS to JB in that order. If you dont you could loose your IMEI number which is important! Either way you should do a backup just in case.
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The "fake" buttons are the same as the ones found on the Galaxy nexus phones. Rather than being on the bottom like our I9000 are they are on the screen. There are a number of roms you can flash if your capacitive buttons don't work. Any of the new JB roms all have these buttons in the Navigation Bar settings under rom control under SETTINGS. Hope that helped. By the way if you are going to flash a JB rom please go from gingerbread to ICS to JB in that order. If you dont you could loose your IMEI number which is important! Either way you should do a backup just in case.
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IMIE is in your efs folder under backup

[Q] Capacitive buttons light up whenever i touch the screen? Please help.

I recently bought a Note 3 (very excited about the device), and once i got it, i started playing around with it. The capacitive buttons were working fine and were only lighting up whenever i touched the sides of the home button (as they should). After some time with playing around with the phone, i decided to install Nova Launcher just to check it out and see how i liked it (i was running the standard touchwiz before). The first thing i noticed with Nova Launcher was that once it was running, the capacitive buttons would light up every time i touched the screen. If i went to unlock the phone, they would light up. If i swiped to go to another home screen, they would light up. If i scrolled a webpage in the browser, they would light up. This really irked me, and so i decided to uninstall Nova Launcher (hoping this would make the buttons light up normally again). However, i have not found the solution to this issue. I don't want to completely disable the capacitive buttons so they don't light up even if i press them. I simply want to go back to the standard capacitive button routine where they light up only when i touch them, not whenever i touch the screen.
Can anyone please help me fix this issue? Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Settings > Device > Display > Touch light key duration and just set your desired time
radicalisto said:
Settings > Device > Display > Touch light key duration and just set your desired time
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I have looked into that already, but my issue isn't the time limit. My time limit is at the standard 1.5 seconds (which it has always been at), the issue is that the capacitive buttons light up whenever my finger touches the touchscreen, and i want to go back to the buttons only lighting up whenever i actually touch them next the home button.
Yeah they will light up when you touch the screen, it's been like that for a while now. Mine does it to.
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Actually mine doesn't do it all the time only sometimes, - disable it then clear cache and clear default launcher then try it again
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radicalisto said:
Yeah they will light up when you touch the screen, it's been like that for a while now. Mine does it to.
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Actually mine doesn't do it all the time only sometimes, - disable it then clear cache and clear default launcher then try it again
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When do the capacitive buttons light up for you? I did all of that and it doesnt seem like anything changed, and i even did a settings reset through the menu.
I have the 6 second time set on mine, they light up when I use certain apps, or text msgs via hangouts - I use a kitkat launcher too
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When I touch the screen they light up as well...
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What confuses me is this article then:
" connect(dot)dpreview(dot)com/post/7967117746/ "
If you scroll to the third paragraph in the subheading "Body & Design", it says:
"To the left and right of the home button you'll find two more capacitive buttons but they only light up when touched"
This is what i thought was true to - that the buttons only light up when you touch them, not when you touch the screen.
Strange - Mine only light up when I touch them.
Does anyone know if the capacitive buttons are supposed to light up when you press the screen? It seems like different people have different situations of when the buttons light up.
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Does anyone know if the capacitive buttons are supposed to light up when you press the screen? It seems like different people have different situations of when the buttons light up.
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They only light up when I touch the buttons or turn on the screen when the phone is locked.
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Capacitive button lights (EASY FIX)
Make sure the power save mode is off

Screen replaced cant disable backlight

I broke my phone screen digitizer/LCD/frame and replaced it with ebay one.
My phone booted up and working good but i cannot to disable the button backlights next to home button. it worked like a stock phone, my phone rom and 3rd party software has no control over backlight. any idea what i've missed ?
did the light turn on even on boot screen? if so, check the connector of your button. maybe there is some dirt or something on it so the electricity don't work properly.
Probably a bad connection of the sub key connector or a bad sub key flex.
Somtimes the soldering quality is very low
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