Upon checking out the service menu, there's a test for proximity sensor and i tried it, to my surprise it works the sensors are located on the upper portion of the back level with the camera lens.
Sent from my SGP621 using XDA Free mobile app
Sent from my SGP621 using XDA Free mobile app
Looks like most sensor detections apps can't tell its there, and only the sony service mode sees it.
Surprised by where they are located too, there happens to be two of them, both on the back towards the top right side of the tablet.
It might be interesting if these can be used by calling apps to turn off screen while in call?
Indeed, maybe the mechanism or program/driver for this is not similar with common proximity sensor. Maybe there is a driver from sony for this.
Sent from my SGP621 using XDA Free mobile app
Cannot disable proximity sensor !
try to rooted ,but can do it ,i dont know what to do mine is 6.0.1 Z3 D6603 , try to root but can not !
Related
I saw a cover for the nexus 7 that said it turns the screen off and on with the closing and opening of the screen. I assume it's done with the light sensor. Is there any way to dk it with the gt?
Sent from my GT-P3113 using XDA Premium HD app
those use the proximity sensor, and we don't have one so unfortunately no there is no way to set that up.
Its not the proximity sensor, its some sort of magnetic sensor. It does it if you have a small magnet in the right place on the case. As we do not have such a sensor on the tab, we cannot do the same thing.
In theory, you could write an app that turns off screen depending on what the light sensor senses
Sent from my GT-P5110 using xda premium
daniel644 said:
those use the proximity sensor, and we don't have one so unfortunately no there is no way to set that up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes we do, theres 2 other things at the top of your tab aside from camera and phone speaker. They are the light and proximity sensorsl
Sent from my GT-P3100 using xda app-developers app
OptimusLove said:
Yes we do, theres 2 other things at the top of your tab aside from camera and phone speaker. They are the light and proximity sensorsl
Sent from my GT-P3100 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
maybe on your 3100 but I installed this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5vbWQuYXV0b3NjcmVlbm9uIl0. that uses the proximity sensor to wake the screen and it said there wasn't one on my 3113. All I have is the camera and a light sensor.
suggestion
daniel644 said:
maybe on your 3100 but I installed this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5vbWQuYXV0b3NjcmVlbm9uIl0. that uses the proximity sensor to wake the screen and it said there wasn't one on my 3113. All I have is the camera and a light sensor.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
instead of auto screen on u can use
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dragonnis.intellicover&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kcmFnb25uaXMuaW50ZWxsaWNvdmVyIl0.
know as intellicover as it use much less battery as auto screen off
No Offense ,
just suggestion
hemantshah3 said:
instead of auto screen on u can use
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dragonnis.intellicover&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kcmFnb25uaXMuaW50ZWxsaWNvdmVyIl0.
know as intellicover as it use much less battery as auto screen off
No Offense ,
just suggestion
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok, cool, auto screen on was just the first I had found and it worked on the device I tested it on so I never looked for any others. still no use on my 3113, it says no proximity sensor.
hemantshah3 said:
instead of auto screen on u can use
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dragonnis.intellicover&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5kcmFnb25uaXMuaW50ZWxsaWNvdmVyIl0.
know as intellicover as it use much less battery as auto screen off
No Offense ,
just suggestion
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This works, however if you are using screen timeout, its not saving you much since it just turns the screen off, it does not put the device to sleep. It does function as an auto on / off for the screen. I found it very quirky , sometimes it works when I close the cover, sometimes it does not. Unfortunately there is no sensor calibration. I want to test it to see if it actually uses extra battery in order to keep the sensor alive. Also, its a bit flaky if you use some of the advanced features like turning on and off airplane mode.
Thanks. I didn't know about the magnet.
Sent from my GT-P3113 using XDA Premium HD app
uberNoobZA said:
In theory, you could write an app that turns off screen depending on what the light sensor senses
Sent from my GT-P5110 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No need to write such an app. There are several on the play store that do exactly that.
However I've tried them all and I can' get any to work properly using CM10. Others may have better luck.
Use smartcover from android market. It works very well.
Hello everyone.
The proximity sensor just always turned on. I don't know what program using it. I wish there is a application to view exactly what program using a sensor.
Thank you.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
anhminh1232002 said:
Hello everyone.
The proximity sensor just always turned on. I don't know what program using it. I wish there is a application to view exactly what program using a sensor.
Thank you.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Can you explain a bit further?
Thanks.
Probably quick glance, goto s-motion and see if its turns on in the settings menu
I've had similar issue and it drains the battery quickly. There have been other threads about this too with nothing but a reboot as a fix...
Sent from my GT-N7105T
I also have a problem with Quick Glance.
Sometimes it works.
Most of the time, it doesn't.
Q: Is this proximity sensor related to 'Smart Rotation' and 'Smart Stay'?
Major find people.
The proximity sensor that we have is in fact light sensor / proximity sensor combo.
Its name is GP2A
Samsung disabled light sensor (in kernel) probably by either modifying drivers to exclude the light part or by removing driver completly
I managed to find kernel driver for this sensor (from some unknown device), which link you can find below:
http://o2droid.phj.hu/trac/browser/kern_oII/drivers/sensor/optical/gp2a.c?rev=2
So kernel devs, rock on!!!
maclaw and all devs should know this.
hope it works this kernel driver :fingers-crossed:, the s3 mini should be factory the auto brightness
Great there is still hope for light sensor !! Just inform devs
Sent from my GT-I8190 using Tapatalk 2
Thank you for the info ppero196, this is most pleasant news...cheers buddy....who knows,maybe samsung gonna include the driver is some future update
ppero196 said:
Major find people.
The proximity sensor that we have is in fact light sensor / proximity sensor combo.
Its name is GP2A
Samsung disabled light sensor (in kernel) probably by either modifying drivers to exclude the light part or by removing driver completly
I managed to find kernel driver for this sensor (from some unknown device), which link you can find below:
http://o2droid.phj.hu/trac/browser/kern_oII/drivers/sensor/optical/gp2a.c?rev=2
So kernel devs, rock on!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the info!
Haha I can't believe it, that link refers to a Omnia2Droid page! It's an old team who ported Android 2.1/2.2 to the Omnia 2/Pro (WinMo 6.x devices) years ago, I had one of those with that buggy droid installed
Edit for developers - that driver comes from a Samsung I5700 Galaxy Spica (Android 2.1),a device launched in 2009
Edit2 - found this driver from google https://android.googlesource.com/ke...2929fc99325ee399fd9/drivers/input/misc/gp2a.c
and this one,the most recent one https://bitbucket.org/sarcastillo/redpillkernel/src/990eb0053acb/drivers/input/misc/gp2a.h
Woooo, hope at last!
Sent from my GT-I8190 using xda app-developers app
1. Don't get so excited. Even if it's light sensor also, other hardware parts can still prevent us from using light sensor function.
2. Galaxy Spica doesn't have any proximity/light sensor - I have a Spica
3. Drivers which you attached are completely useless on Jellybean & 3.x kernels.
Sure, getting working something completely broken by Samsung is most important for me at this moment...
It isn't so easy to get light sensor working, I'm not sure if it is possible.
But we will look into it and check it out.
---------- Post added at 02:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:12 PM ----------
Ok, just 10 minutes in Google and:
http://www.sharpsme.com/download/GP2AP002S00Fpdf
Samsung didn't cut a hole for light part of our sensor... So there's no way for getting it working
Well there was a hope...
Sent from my GT-I8190 using xda app-developers app
We cut a small hole Lol
Who's up for hardware modding
Sent from my GT-I8190 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
MattJaO3D said:
We cut a small hole Lol
Who's up for hardware modding
Sent from my GT-I8190 using Xparent Skyblue Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think it's very hard. If I not wrong, Samsung's AMOLED panel is in one piece with the capacitive buttons and the sensors and the front speaker except camera. so I think it's hard to make a hole on it
Wait...s3 has 2 holes and has light sensor. WTF?!!!
Sent from my GT-I8190 using xda app-developers app
I thing there is no chance to get it working :/ I had dismantle my s iii mini and looked on the sensor and there is only proximity. I am refer to pdf from New Macław's post. If you open it you will see on first page two types os senzors.I thing tahet we have the "Upper left" type and there is no ambient part :/
somin.n said:
I thing there is no chance to get it working :/ I had dismantle my s iii mini and looked on the sensor and there is only proximity. I am refer to pdf from New Macław's post. If you open it you will see on first page two types os senzors.I thing tahet we have the "Upper left" type and there is no ambient part :/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Since you dismantled the phone, what processor and sound chip it uses?
Sent from my GT-I8190 using xda app-developers app
Hehe, I wasn't so deep. I was cleaning my camera and proximity sensor is quite near...everything what I know
http://androidfragmentation.com/database/v/dr/624012/oem/samsung/dm/GT-I8190/carrier/Unknown
I found soms other specs for our phone
Sent from my GT-P7510 using xda app-developers app
It says the proximity sensor is combined with light sensor, part number cm3623. Galaxy s4 mini has only 3 holes on front panel, 2 for proximity and 1 for front camera. But it HAS light sensor and auto brightness. My question is: Is it possible that it uses the IR sensor part of the proximity sensor for light sensor? I think it is.
ppero196 said:
Since you dismantled the phone, what processor and sound chip it uses?
Sent from my GT-I8190 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKBkAjj87b4
at 5:58 you can see the cpu and all the info writen in the chip
re
Olivier V said:
I found soms other specs for our phone
Sent from my GT-P7510 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There is a lightsensor too
why?
on the phone two black holes have the side of the camera
and on call screen
press *#7353# about it when the menu comes
there is light sensor settings to the test
Currently experiencing proximity sensor problem, when making a call screen turns of itself and doesn't turn on until pressing home or power button. Also tested proximity *#0*# numbers change (proximity stuck 1.0) but screen only goes green and stays like that. Any help ?
P.S it has always worked perfectly in stock rom but after rooting and flashing rom can't get it working properly..
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
But notice when you turn it fully away from your face like 2 feet away it will do just fine... It just need some calibration I guess. .
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk
Not really, still proximity stays:1 amd while in call screen stays black even after what you said..
EDIT: Managed to fix it through Terminal Emulator.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Hi,
How can I turn off the proximity sensor completly since it is damaged ? During calls the screen goes blank and I cant use the phone. All tips are welcome
Cheers
Is it faulty because of the screen replacement?
If yes, then you can reverse the rubber on the proximity sensor to make it work again.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Yes it got broken during the screen replacement process. That's why I wanted to have the sensor disabled
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA-Developers mobile app
mjehan said:
Yes it got broken during the screen replacement process. That's why I wanted to have the sensor disabled
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There are video tutorials on youtube on how to make it works again.
Just the follow the steps. I fixed mine few months ago.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA-Developers mobile app