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Just wanna ask if there is any temporary fix to the proximity sensor of nexus 4.
During calls the screen doesn't turn off when placed close to the face.
I didn't get the chance to test it on stock 4.2 because when i turned my phone on it updated first to 4.2.1. Ever since then it has had proximity sensor not working during calls.
And i have never had any screen protectors on the screen.
Tried many custom ROMS as well but no difference at all.
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how about kernals could be a bug in franco.
return it to 100% stock make sure its still doing it under those conditions then if it is contact Google and ask for an RMA this is probably your best course of action. if it has been like this since you pulled it out of the box then contact google right now and tell them the proxmity sensor is clearly broken
I have this issue too, but I'm on CM. Not sure if it's CM being a problem. Can someone on STOCK comment?
BTW as for screen protectors, unless you have a giant bubble or crap on your protector or underneath in the adhesive layer, the proximity sensor should perform fine. Before you blame my screen protector, I downloaded a proximity sensor app to show the readout. The screen protector with no cutout is fine. It's not optimal to have one like that, but the proximity sensor works fine.
isnt there a proximity senor app which lets you test it on the market?
dmo580 said:
I have this issue too, but I'm on CM. Not sure if it's CM being a problem. Can someone on STOCK comment?
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Using stock. No issues on the sensor. Turns off on calls and turns on when I remove from the face. Have a spigen protector on with a cutout for it
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dmo580 said:
I have this issue too, but I'm on CM. Not sure if it's CM being a problem. Can someone on STOCK comment?
BTW as for screen protectors, unless you have a giant bubble or crap on your protector or underneath in the adhesive layer, the proximity sensor should perform fine. Before you blame my screen protector, I downloaded a proximity sensor app to show the readout. The screen protector with no cutout is fine. It's not optimal to have one like that, but the proximity sensor works fine.
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I was on stock 2 weeks ago when I started noticing it.
I am on cm now as well and its very much messed up.
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isnt there a proximity senor app which lets you test it on the market?
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There is.
I've installed and tested.
According to the app results, The proximity sensor seems to know when my hand is on it and when its off it. The value changes from 1.0 to 2.0
It just won't work on phone calls.
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how about kernals could be a bug in franco.
return it to 100% stock make sure its still doing it under those conditions then if it is contact Google and ask for an RMA this is probably your best course of action. if it has been like this since you pulled it out of the box then contact google right now and tell them the proxmity sensor is clearly broken
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It doesn't seem to be a hardware issue.
Sensor tests were made and the proximity sensor picks up when my thumb is placed on it.
Problem is on phone calls alone. Right from stock ROM to CM, PA, Xylon, AOKP, almost all of the ROMs.
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slimldj said:
It doesn't seem to be a hardware issue.
Sensor tests were made and the proximity sensor picks up when my thumb is placed on it.
Problem is on phone calls alone. Right from stock ROM to CM, PA, Xylon, AOKP, almost all of the ROMs.
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Mine is stock and during calls it usually goes to my settings menu and changes my clock setting. When I get off the phone, screen is blank and I hit power button to end call. Still annoying at times when the clock changes.
any luck with finding a fix for the proximity sensor? Mine never works when I'm in a phone call. I have to either wait for the call to end or reset the phone by holding the power button to end the call.
feedmylittletroll said:
any luck with finding a fix for the proximity sensor? Mine never works when I'm in a phone call. I have to either wait for the call to end or reset the phone by holding the power button to end the call.
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I think it's a bug and not a hardware issue. Perhaps one of the other reason for having a new factory image soon.
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feedmylittletroll said:
any luck with finding a fix for the proximity sensor? Mine never works when I'm in a phone call. I have to either wait for the call to end or reset the phone by holding the power button to end the call.
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I'm suffering this same problem too, hope they fix it soon..
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I think it's a bug and not a hardware issue. Perhaps one of the other reason for having a new factory image soon.
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Yes I think the fact that the app testing showed the sensor working so it points to software. Something is missing when the phone is in a call its not connecting to turn off. I thing Jellybean was flawed in many ways. My drop down brightness slider doesn't work for me nor auto brightness its OK for me cause I don't use either but still makes me mad.
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Same problem here. Nexus 4. Stock Android 4.2.1. No screen protector installed.
While I'm in a call - the proximity sensor seems to work, as the screen goes dark... but at the end of the call when removing the phone away from my face, the screen does not come back on - making it impossible to hang up on the call (unless the caller on the other end hangs up first). It also makes it difficult to impossible to switch to and from speakerphone in the middle of a call.
Pushing the power button when this happens doesn't wake the screen either... sometimes it flashes but then goes black again. It doesn't happen on every call... maybe 75% of the time it does happen though. I've installed the proximity sensor app and it seems to recognize "covered" and "uncovered" states correctly when I cover the sensor at the top left corner of the phone while not in a call... so I'm thinking this is actually a software issue with the sensor and not a hardware issue. Drives me nuts though.
I've set "accessibility settings" to have the power button hang up calls as a temporary workaround... we'll see how that works.
treaty said:
Same problem here. Nexus 4. Stock Android 4.2.1. No screen protector installed.
While I'm in a call - the proximity sensor seems to work, as the screen goes dark... but at the end of the call when removing the phone away from my face, the screen does not come back on - making it impossible to hang up on the call (unless the caller on the other end hangs up first). It also makes it difficult to impossible to switch to and from speakerphone in the middle of a call.
Pushing the power button when this happens doesn't wake the screen either... sometimes it flashes but then goes black again. It doesn't happen on every call... maybe 75% of the time it does happen though. I've installed the proximity sensor app and it seems to recognize "covered" and "uncovered" states correctly when I cover the sensor at the top left corner of the phone while not in a call... so I'm thinking this is actually a software issue with the sensor and not a hardware issue. Drives me nuts though.
I've set "accessibility settings" to have the power button hang up calls as a temporary workaround... we'll see how that works.
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Having the exact same issue here too on stock ROM.
Good idea on the accessibility settings! Will work until/if they fix it..
Also no screen protector.
I had the opposite problem to this where my screen would stay off during a call and I have to force restart to regain control.
Turns out it was the rubbish screen protector causing the issue. This was quickly fixed by cutting the screen protector so that the sensor was uncovered.
Dav_prime said:
I had the opposite problem to this where my screen would stay off during a call and I have to force restart to regain control.
Turns out it was the rubbish screen protector causing the issue. This was quickly fixed by cutting the screen protector so that the sensor was uncovered.
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It was the same fix for mine when I first got my bse it worked fine for about a week but then over time it got worse. It was the screen protector just that lil bit worth of it wear caused enough blockage of the sensor. I got some new bse's and they now have a cutout for the proximity sensor and are screen optimized.
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use Proximity Actions by Novum Inceptum in playstore
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use Proximity Actions by Novum Inceptum in playstore
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That won't fix anything.
How do I cancel button press when I'm speaking on the phone? It's so annoying! thanks for replies!
You mean your face touching the buttons on the screen? The proximity sensor should automatically turn off the screen when your face is close. Sometimes the sensor isn't sensitive enough, so I just manually turn off the screen (press power button) while I'm on a call.
bump any other solution? It's driving me nutz!
Do you have a screen protector?
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Do you have a screen protector?
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No, I don't like them. Why?
Some have been known to interfere with the proximity sensor.
The proximity sensor works for me, when I get it near my ear the screen shuts, see CPU-Z to verify weather your proximity sensor works or not
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A quick Google search didn't yield any results, so I bring my issue to you.
It seems that when I have touch control enabled, and I remove the phone from my face during a call, the screen does not come back on unless I touch the screen to wake it up. I know it's touch control doing this, because when I disable it, the sensor works fine. Just wondering what causes this and if there was a fix short of disabling touch control completely.
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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...?
Klotar said:
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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bearsblack said:
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.
I read in a review, but I can't recall, that the S5 has the same feature as the HTC M8 (One) that double tapping the screen wakes the phone.
I can't find out how to enable it.
See my thread, haha. The best buy demo unit was able to do it, but I cant figure it out on my phone to save my life.
If you go to Settings > Accessibility > Dexterity and Interaction > Enable "Air wake up".
You can then just hover your palm over the front face of the phone to wake it up.
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If you go to Settings > Accessibility > Dexterity and Interaction > Enable "Air wake up".
You can then just hover your palm over the front face of the phone to wake it up.
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Yea, but that causes a lot of issues because your phone will keep turning on when in your pocket
What we truly need is a double tap screen to turn it on
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eyecon82 said:
Yea, but that causes a lot of issues because your phone will keep turning on when in your pocket
What we truly need is a double tap screen to turn it on
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Ahh does it? I haven't tested it fully, but once I get my phone back I'll give it a test.
I'm sure Samsung would have considered the fact that we would be putting our phones in our pockets, and so they
would have prevented this from happening?
I'd assume that the system will look for a slight (not full) loss of light at close proximity, followed by the light returning?
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Yea, but that causes a lot of issues because your phone will keep turning on when in your pocket
What we truly need is a double tap screen to turn it on
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OMG....
This feature only works when the device is on a flat surface, facing up. The accelerometer takes care of the measurement.
Even with the feature turned on, the device will not wake when in pocket, backpack, purse... :good:
I don't think he's looking for an app which will only turn the screen on if the phone is lying flat.
I would also like a double tap to wake. I hate air wakeup.
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declan8888 said:
I don't think he's looking for an app which will only turn the screen on if the phone is lying flat.
I would also like a double tap to wake. I hate air wakeup.
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bad news is, as far as i know, it's kernel related as s5 doesn't come with that feature.
good news is, @faux123 is planning to put that awesome feature to our galaxy devices, let's hope and keep our finger crossed
It's a kernel thing as the poster above me said. We'll just have to wait for a dev to release a kernel with DT2W support.
Maybe this would work.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tecnology.angs.knockr
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Maybe this would work.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tecnology.angs.knockr
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Battery eater cause screen keeps on.
Only solution is kernel with this option.
Custom kernel does not exist for my G901F yet, so good compromising is gravity screen on/off from here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.plexnor.gravityscreenofffree&hl=fr
I couple it with proximity screen off from here
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.itsme4ucz.screenoffpro&hl=fr
With proximity screen off, I activated flip/cover mode.
With gravity screen on/off, activate pocket protection and screen on with movement.
Moreover, I chained gravity screen with a task (on/off) from tasker according to multiples profiles (work, car, home).
As a result:
- screen goes off when I cover screen or just wave on screen.
- screen goes on when I open flip cover, when I move my phone or wave on screen
withour doing anything else.
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Franky
Can't you install ktoonz? As far as I know his kernel has this feature...
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lok55 said:
Can't you install ktoonz? As far as I know his kernel has this feature...
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Hi there...I teste Ktoonsez and it doesn't work on s5...he considered it would drain the battery!!!
We can't have lg g3 feature on our s5s-s...COMMON!!!!!
Why the heck would you like this feature if u have that bottom button which u ONLY HAVE TO PUSH IT ONCE and screen is on.... Wtf.... Need Duble tap... When u have that physical button
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Why the heck would you like this feature if u have that bottom button which u ONLY HAVE TO PUSH IT ONCE and screen is on.... Wtf.... Need Duble tap... When u have that physical button
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Lol.....I can see your point, but, I can also see the other side of it.........
Over time, the home button is gonna be pressed a s**tload of times....there's a possibility that *some* home buttons will wear out.......
I've had a look at "teardown" videos for the S5, and tbh, replacing the button will be a REAL b***ard........
Also, bear in mind that the home button now includes that fingerprint scanner, so the chances are that a replacement button assembly ain't gonna be cheap.
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Lol.....I can see your point, but, I can also see the other side of it.........
Over time, the home button is gonna be pressed a s**tload of times....there's a possibility that *some* home buttons will wear out.......
I've had a look at "teardown" videos for the S5, and tbh, replacing the button will be a REAL b***ard........
Also, bear in mind that the home button now includes that fingerprint scanner, so the chances are that a replacement button assembly ain't gonna be cheap.
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There also be a chance that u never use fingerprint so you can stick on the button something like a screen protector
And even if you find a way to use double tap wake.... You will have to consider the fact that. . This thing will use battery pretty much ... Because I think... IT will have to keep on the touch all the time
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I'm using G900T on 4.4.2 stock, rooted and with ktoonsez kernel, and double tap to wake works flawlessly.
Boeffla kernel also has the double tap to wake option its for 5.0 LP.