Hi All
Hope everyone is having a good weekend. So what I'd like to know is is there anyway to Disable the S View Cover Service or Process in App. Manager? Reason I ask is due to my GS4 always flashing the S View Cover lockscreen even though I don't even have an S View Cover on it, seems there must be a hardware fault.
I WAS going to take it in to get its motherboard replaced but it seems the local Samsung Smart Care are having a shortage of them and it may take over a month to get my phone back if I take it in, so I'm taking the matter into my own hands.
So is there some process I can disable to kill off S View Cover?
Thanks.
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Anybody?
Guess I'll root and keep searching...
Thought I had found it when I saw FlashBarService but that wasn't it. Wish it was just written S View Service, it would solve my ONE problem with my GS4. :/
Have u tried the following option?
Settings-My device-Accessory-S view cover
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Am having same issue but alot worse. Phone always stays on the S-View screen as long as its on. Any way to fix?
I was having the same problem (i.e. S-view screen flashes randomly). I went to Samsung service center and they replaced the motherboard but the problem was still there. So I went again, they replaced the screen and the problem was fixed.
POLO_i780 said:
Hi All
Hope everyone is having a good weekend. So what I'd like to know is is there anyway to Disable the S View Cover Service or Process in App. Manager? Reason I ask is due to my GS4 always flashing the S View Cover lockscreen even though I don't even have an S View Cover on it, seems there must be a hardware fault.
I WAS going to take it in to get its motherboard replaced but it seems the local Samsung Smart Care are having a shortage of them and it may take over a month to get my phone back if I take it in, so I'm taking the matter into my own hands.
So is there some process I can disable to kill off S View Cover?
Thanks.
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Bump..
Please post if you found any solution.
Thanks
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My proximity sensor just suddenly started to half work. When on a phone call I would cover the sensor with my finger and the screen will shut off. When I move my finger away, the screen won't turn back on. I got into the test menu to test the sensor and notice that the adc reading seems to track my finger fine but once the sensor detect my finger it always stays at "1" (with a green vibrating screen) I am close to restoring my phone back to stock with Odin to see if it will fix it. But if anyone has any other suggestions it would be much appreciated. I have an i337m running stock rooted.
kiru said:
My proximity sensor just suddenly started to half work. When on a phone call I would cover the sensor with my finger and the screen will shut off. When I move my finger away, the screen won't turn back on. I got into the test menu to test the sensor and notice that the adc reading seems to track my finger fine but once the sensor detect my finger it always stays at "1" (with a green vibrating screen) I am close to restoring my phone back to stock with Odin to see if it will fix it. But if anyone has any other suggestions it would be much appreciated. I have an i337m running stock rooted.
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if a battery pull didnt fix it, an odin restore is def the next step. then from there its a warranty exchange (ewww!!)
hapticxchaos said:
if a battery pull didnt fix it, an odin restore is def the next step. then from there its a warranty exchange (ewww!!)
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Well it seem like a factory reset and restore from Odin didn't work. Any other things I can try?.....trying to avoid a warranty claim as this is my only phone.
kiru said:
Well it seem like a factory reset and restore from Odin didn't work. Any other things I can try?.....trying to avoid a warranty claim as this is my only phone.
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If you have AT&T, you can call their warranty center and they will send you out a refurbished phone. If you let them know that it's a brand new phone and you take care of your devices, and that you shouldn't be given a used phone after such a short period of time, they can also send you a brand new one. They'll include a pre-paid shipping label so you can return the old one once you've transferred everything to the new one.
Screen protectors and covers to close to the sensor would add craziness in the past.
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If you have AT&T, you can call their warranty center and they will send you out a refurbished phone. If you let them know that it's a brand new phone and you take care of your devices, and that you shouldn't be given a used phone after such a short period of time, they can also send you a brand new one. They'll include a pre-paid shipping label so you can return the old one once you've transferred everything to the new one.
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I am in Canada, so I guess I will try to go back to them and see what they can do. After testing the sensor I found out a few things. The proximity sensor will work indoors but when I go out doors it doesn't anymore. With that said, when indoor lights are really bright, it also stops working.
alphadog00 said:
Screen protectors and covers to close to the sensor would add craziness in the past.
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I don't have anything covering the sensor what so ever.
In the past, having a case that was next to the proximity sensor was enough to illicit some odd behavior. If you have any kind of case with a lip, you should test without it on
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In the past, having a case that was next to the proximity sensor was enough to illicit some odd behavior. If you have any kind of case with a lip, you should test without it on
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I do have a case but it's the original Samsung protective cover case.
But have you tested the prox sensor without the case?
You have not confirmed that either way. If you want to exchange go ahead, but if it were me I would test everything I could first before I go to all the trouble of an exchange to find the problem persists.
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Also, look into turning off the gesture and any in pocket detection to see if that makes a difference.
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But have you tested the prox sensor without the case?
You have not confirmed that either way. If you want to exchange go ahead, but if it were me I would test everything I could first before I go to all the trouble of an exchange to find the problem persists.
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Also, look into turning off the gesture and any in pocket detection to see if that makes a difference.
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Hi, yes I did test without the case as well and all my gestures are off except smart stay (which I turned off to test as well) I actually went to a shop around here that had two live S4s on demo. I went into that test menu *#0*# and looked at their proximity adc values. Both display models were nearly identical in values.... (would start from 2 onward to 255 when fully covered) as mine idles at 46+ when not covered. To me, it just looks like my sensor lost its calibration, but I don't think there is a way to calibrate it. I looked through the build prop.. even tried this through the terminal :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045569&page=2
Still no luck. I think I am going to reach out to Samsung as I found a walk in service depot near my area. This issue only really started the last few days...and it is driving me nuts
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Hi, yes I did test without the case as well and all my gestures are off except smart stay (which I turned off to test as well) I actually went to a shop around here that had two live S4s on demo. I went into that test menu *#0*# and looked at their proximity adc values. Both display models were nearly identical in values.... (would start from 2 onward to 255 when fully covered) as mine idles at 46+ when not covered. To me, it just looks like my sensor lost its calibration, but I don't think there is a way to calibrate it. I looked through the build prop.. even tried this through the terminal :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045569&page=2
Still no luck. I think I am going to reach out to Samsung as I found a walk in service depot near my area. This issue only really started the last few days...and it is driving me nuts
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Thanks for confirming... I know these were simplistic suggestions, but some phones in the past had really touchy sensors if anything was even nearby. Hopefully you will have good luck at the service center. I didn't know Samsung even had walk in centers.
alphadog00 said:
Thanks for confirming... I know these were simplistic suggestions, but some phones in the past had really touchy sensors if anything was even nearby. Hopefully you will have good luck at the service center. I didn't know Samsung even had walk in centers.
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I also didn't realise they had the service centres. I found it on their web site.
Can someone help me, i went to a service center of phone's [not samsung service center]
i let them change my charging pin.
and when i go home my camera does not work anymore!
even the sensor does not work!
so i went back so the service center, they told me they will just text me if THEY got a new board.
they told me that they will replace the board for free.
question is how come my camera didn't work and sensor?
either
they broke a connection to the board
they replaced things with wrong parts
or
you are using wrong/buggy firmware/rom
if you have reflashed stock rom via odin then its a hardware fault
Probably a hardware fault coz messing up with hardware isn't easily fixable.Always go to your phone's manufacturer service center as they know much more than any of the local service centers out there.
thank's guys! i think this is a hardware problem. i reflashed stock rom and still nothing. i watched the tech guy changed my charging pin
the way he uses the heater is wrong, it is too close to the board, and i think the board got damaged.
problem is they are still not texting me
i can use my phone on daily basis, im not shooting any camera with this 2mp camera and sensor is only used for calling right?
hmm im planning to send my phone to samsung service center, should i take it there?
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thank's guys! i think this is a hardware problem. i reflashed stock rom and still nothing. i watched the tech guy changed my charging pin
the way he uses the heater is wrong, it is too close to the board, and i think the board got damaged.
problem is they are still not texting me
i can use my phone on daily basis, im not shooting any camera with this 2mp camera and sensor is only used for calling right?
hmm im planning to send my phone to samsung service center, should i take it there?
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sensors can also be used for things like gps and accelerometer to get the position of the phone
If they were any good, they should of done like I do with laptop/pc repairs, a full pre and post report so if something isnt working you know if it was working beforehand and who is to blame - sounds like this company will just take your money and not take responsibiility - If they have an office/shop go there and demand a refund although it maybe hard to prove responsibility after leaving the shop if they want to argue about it.
Best thing is to take it to a known trusted dealer
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thank's guys! i think this is a hardware problem. i reflashed stock rom and still nothing. i watched the tech guy changed my charging pin
the way he uses the heater is wrong, it is too close to the board, and i think the board got damaged.
problem is they are still not texting me
i can use my phone on daily basis, im not shooting any camera with this 2mp camera and sensor is only used for calling right?
hmm im planning to send my phone to samsung service center, should i take it there?
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i see! thanks man! you really helped me always on this device. even though im just reading about the latest rom's !
im gonna go and see what happened to that store. i think they forgot about my phone.
btw i payed about 500PHP about 11USD for changing the chargingpin
thank's!
more and more often my wife's S4 will turn into a black screen with the time at the top of screen...this will happen at random times she says, checking texts or looking at gallery pic's.
she has a generic phone case with a magnet to close the full cover (not a windowed cover.) BUT, like me, she leaves this full cover open (bent backwards and the magnet holds it that way) ALL of the time. i'm thinking the phone decides to go into Sview mode or something?? is there a way i can turn this feature off, or fix this problem another way??
BTW, she is running Android 4.4.4
thanks for any insight! --- art
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Seems like you should be able to turn it off somehow. However, it might be a software issue in the case a data factory reset should fix it. If it's a hardware issue then I would take it to my provider or Best Buy to look at it.
i removed the case yesterday and it hasn't happened ... yet! hopefully that fixed it. thanks for the reply Stoney!
The Sview function were totally fine before I send to repair USB charging port.
After I got the back from USB charging repair, the Sview function were totally not usable.
And I found out that the auto brightness is not working either although the proximity sensor is working fine when I check using *#0*#.
Using stock 5.1.1, tried factory reset too..
Please let me know if u hv any idea what seems to cause this problem.
Thanks
Send it back and tell them to fix what they broke
Sure I will send it back, but before they do anything, I would like to know what happened.
rhey might just give me crap excuse or ask me to pay extra to fix those problem...
Guys, any idea?
Like how does the phone detect sview cover?
ronald_loulan said:
Guys, any idea?
Like how does the phone detect sview cover?
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I think something magnetic, I was able to activate it without the back part even snapped on, it's something in the 'spine' part afaik.
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Rakuu said:
I think something magnetic, I was able to activate it without the back part even snapped on, it's something in the 'spine' part afaik.
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The magnet were located at the bottom left of the flip cover...
I think there's a magnetic sensor at that location but I nvr saw how it looks like before...
The longer you wait messing about with it, the more likely they're going to think you broke it because you didn't send it back immediately
Theirs probably little to no support for my phone here anymore but my screen is acting up in a way that makes the phone nearly useless, if for example I tap on an app to open it, the phone will think my finger is still there and act as a long press to move the app to another location when I just press and release to open the app, typing is a nightmare, If I type something then need to backspace itll hold the backspace and delete everything I type, I'm really hoping it's not the digitizer and hopefully it's just a software issue that I can fix by rooting and running lineage or something on it. I am not using a screen protector and the screen is not cracked or chipped, this is how the phone was when I got it and I would much rather use the v20 than my A10e, I really hate my a10e lmao. Any help would be greatly appreciated! PS: Ive already tried a full reset and that did not fix the issue, thanks!
Chekhova
Chekhova said:
Theirs probably little to no support for my phone here anymore but my screen is acting up in a way that makes the phone nearly useless, if for example I tap on an app to open it, the phone will think my finger is still there and act as a long press to move the app to another location when I just press and release to open the app, typing is a nightmare, If I type something then need to backspace itll hold the backspace and delete everything I type, I'm really hoping it's not the digitizer and hopefully it's just a software issue that I can fix by rooting and running lineage or something on it. I am not using a screen protector and the screen is not cracked or chipped, this is how the phone was when I got it and I would much rather use the v20 than my A10e, I really hate my a10e lmao. Any help would be greatly appreciated! PS: Ive already tried a full reset and that did not fix the issue, thanks!
Chekhova
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Sounds like a hardware issue
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Are you using a case?
Is your usb port dirty?
Hidden water damage?
Is the battery swollen (bulged)? Try using it without the back cover on.
Try running in safe mode to see if any user app is interfering.
Those are my only thoughts besides a hardware issue as mentioned above.
pistacios said:
Are you using a case?
Is your usb port dirty?
Hidden water damage?
Is the battery swollen (bulged)? Try using it without the back cover on.
Try running in safe mode to see if any user app is interfering.
Those are my only thoughts besides a hardware issue as mentioned above.
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Im not using a case, and this thing has never seen water in its life lol, battery is fine and fits normal, I tried it without the cover and it didn't change anything. i put it in safe mode and still the same thing, im afraid its the digitizer so im going to replace it and see if that fixes it, if not im going to just trash the phone lmao.