I've noticed my G6 is having problems with the proximity sensor during a phone call. When I put the phone up to my ear during a call and then remove the phone from my ear (such as at the end of a call) the screen does not turn back on. I need to wake the phone before I can access the phone and then press the END CALL button.
Any ideas?
Thank you.
ETA: I have powercycled the phone.
Did you use glass protector？ In my experience, because the protector cover the proximity sensor. So try to replace another one.
Brady Lin said:
Did you use glass protector
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I don't have a screen protector, just a case. Sorry, I should have mentioned that.
I just tried removing the case (Tech 21 EVO CHECK) and cleaned around the sensor and still have the issue.
Okay. It appears that my proximity sensor is not "releasing." I just wrote a quick profile in Tasker and it recognizes the proximity sensor is covered but does not recognize it being uncovered.
I contacted LG and their solution is to do an FDR, which I expected them to say. There has to be something other than doing FDR. If others are experiencing the same issue then it's a software issue and not isolated to just my phone. Sure, I could do a FDR, but then I have to set up all my apps, etc again.
Here's the Proximity Sensor on a fresh phone boot:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/TW56YtWTC30YMR3f1
Here's the sensor after waving my hand in front of it:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AzYs5mKtLGShxyrk2
I've been doing some additional troubleshooting and I'm not entirely convinced this is a hardware issue.
I've owned the phone for three months. I never had any issues until this week. I did purchase the phone used and there is some damage around the speaker housing, which is next to the proximity sensor, but the problem occurs intermittently and as I mentioned, only started this past week.
I have not done an FDR (yet). I did boot into Safe Mode and it did exhibit the same behavior.
I contacted LG and they want me to send the phone to them so they can do repairs.
Sometimes the sensor releases after a few seconds and other times after a few minutes.
Same issue over here
Hello! Did you finally get a solution for this trouble? I'm having the same problem with my lg g6.
Thank you!
ricardovb said:
Hello! Did you finally get a solution for this trouble? I'm having the same problem with my lg g6.
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Yes. I sold it and got a Pixel 2 XL instead.
Okay. Seriously, no, I never did. I also was never able to find anything online about this and I was never able to find others experiencing the same issue, so I'm glad you replied to my post. I really think it's software related because I did do an FDR and the issue went away after the FDR, but then recurred after a few months. It could be an app that caused the issue, but the problem is, I was just never able to make a determination which app, if any, was the cause.
Solved it!
Hey! Just after I asked you, i tried to enter the lg hidden menu (most of lg smartphones have it) and got to recalibrate the proximity sensor. Now it is working perfectly.
The procedure is the following:
1-Dial *#546368#*870#
2-Device test
3-SAAT
4-AutoTest
5-Click Pass
6-Keep pressed Cal Start and follow intructions.
7-Exit
Hope it will be useful for other g6 users!
Wow! I wish I knew that before! Well, as you said, it will benefit other G6 owners.
ricardovb said:
Hey! Just after I asked you, i tried to enter the lg hidden menu (most of lg smartphones have it) and got to recalibrate the proximity sensor. Now it is working perfectly.
The procedure is the following:
1-Dial *#546368#*870#
2-Device test
3-SAAT
4-AutoTest
5-Click Pass
6-Keep pressed Cal Start and follow intructions.
7-Exit
Hope it will be useful for other g6 users!
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Thanx....it's works
Sensor issue
I had the same problem and i fixed it by opening the phone and cleaning off the tint it has in front of the sensor on the screen,now it works like a charm.
ricardovb said:
Hey! Just after I asked you, i tried to enter the lg hidden menu (most of lg smartphones have it) and got to recalibrate the proximity sensor. Now it is working perfectly.
The procedure is the following:
1-Dial *#546368#*870#
2-Device test
3-SAAT
4-AutoTest
5-Click Pass
6-Keep pressed Cal Start and follow intructions.
7-Exit
Hope it will be useful for other g6 users!
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man, you have saved me.. it works :victory:
ricardovb said:
Hey! Just after I asked you, i tried to enter the lg hidden menu (most of lg smartphones have it) and got to recalibrate the proximity sensor. Now it is working perfectly.
The procedure is the following:
1-Dial *#546368#*870#
2-Device test
3-SAAT
4-AutoTest
5-Click Pass
6-Keep pressed Cal Start and follow intructions.
7-Exit
Hope it will be useful for other g6 users!
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I had to log back in after a couple of years to thank you for posting this. Awesome stuff :good:
Dominiko said:
I had to log back in after a couple of years to thank you for posting this. Awesome stuff :good:
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How much score is idel?
No matter what score i got....it's always on & drain my battery.
Thank you.
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The proximity sensor procedure works perfect. Thank you!
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Hey guys,
I've bought a slightly used myTouch 4G off of Craigslist to replace my Vibrant.
I've rooted and modded the MT4G and I'm currently running CM 7.2 RC0. I followed the step-by-step directions from the CM Wiki.
I've found what I think is a problematic proximity sensor reading. Every time I place or receive a phone call, the screen blanks out. The only way I've found to bring the device back, is to wait for the phone call to disconnect and then receive another incoming call. This _usually_ will reactivate the display. As long as I don't answer that phone call, the display will remain active.
I downloaded a proximity sensor app off of the market and according to the app the proximity sensor is engaged 100% of the time (which explains the behavior a little bit). But I don't know whether or not to trust this app.
I've tried tinkering with every proximity setting I can find, both in the phone's settings and in the extra settings that CM ships with.
Edit: I'm sorry for not mentioning it earlier, but I have done a bit of research on the proximity sensor. I don't think there's any kind of screen protector that might be obscuring the sensor.
What are the chances that the phone's proximity sensor is damaged? Is there any way to spoof that value and override what the sensor is repeating back to the OS?
Does anyone have any helpful suggestions?
For what it's worth, here's some information from About Phone:
Android Version: 2.3.7
Baseband Version: 12.28b.60.140eU_26.03.02.26_M
Kernel Version: 2.6.35.14-cyanogenmod-g295e82f [email protected] #1
Mod Version: CyanogenMod-7.2.0-RC0-glacier-KANG
Build Number: GWK74
Thanks in advance for taking a look
Are you using a case? My wife bought a cheap case that covered the prox sensor and it behaved exactly how you said.
Edit: I found an app in the market called Hardware Disabler. It scans your device for drivers and disables whatever you select. The problem is it only gives you the driver's name, not what it works for. If you can identify the driver (perhaps a knowledgable dev could help) you could kill that baby on startup.
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Yeah, sorry I didn't mention it before. I've got nothing that I can think of that would be interfering with the proximity sensor on the front of the phone; no screen protector, no little case. Nothing at all.
Tonight I've been monkeying around with a few different things, just to see if I got better/different results:
Tried a couple of the different/newer radios from the radios post in the dev forum.
Wiped cache and Davlik partition
Reset phone back to factory defaults.
Flashed back to one of the T-Mobile Froyo ROMs.
None of these helped, but on a lark. I decided to go ahead and shine a big flash light at the phone while I was running the Proximity Sensor Finder application. If I shined the light directly on the proximity sensor, then the proximity sensor would intermittently blink on/off.
It doesn't really help me all that much, but it looks like I definitely have a flaky/bad proximity sensor.
In order to help people down the road who might have the same problem, here's some things I'm going to try:
Deny permissions to the device's file in the /dev directory
Try and use an app like Tasker to disable the sensor.
May flash MIUI, it sounds like it has an option to permanently disable the proximity sensor.
An app on the market called Proximity Screen Off
I'll keep the thread up-to-date with what I wound up doing. It's a bit of a bummer, I got this phone to last me until my contract expires with T-Mobile in a few months. But it was hopefully going to be a definite upgrade over the Vibrant. It's a little aggravating that I'm going to spend the next few months heating the side of my face when I'm on the phone and/or accidentally hanging up on people when on the phone
Last reply to my own thread, I promise. The MIUI's disable proximity sensor setting worked great, although I wasn't really crazy about the look & feel of MIUI (this isn't a dig on the ROM, just a personal preference).
We wound up using a Hex Editor to edit the file /system/lib/hw/sensors.glacier.so, we searched for "cm3602" (the proximity sensor) and changed it to "xxxxxx".
The one downside is the phone doesn't turn off when you hold it up to your face, but that's certainly better than a phone who's display likes to power off when placing/receiving phone calls.
Thanks for comments mines also have this issue too.
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Nice thread Neckhole. I'm glad you followed up on this and let us know what did and did not work for you. Thanks. I really hate it when people figure something out and never post it. Ha.
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Nice thread Neckhole. I'm glad you followed up on this and let us know what did and did not work for you. Thanks. I really hate it when people figure something out and never post it. Ha.
Me too lol
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I'm glad what I found out has helped you guys too, I posted a blog about it too after a few people found it to be helpful.
MyTouch 4G: Don't Stand So Close to Me
Just a quick update, I've been re-flashing different ROMs and had to re-make this change. Which helped me spot some typos in my blog post (woops) and I took the time to write something more close to step-by-step instructions. Hope this is more helpful:
http://blog.brianmoses.net/2012/01/mytouch-4g-dont-stand-so-close-to-me.html
Get ADB Functioning on your desktop computer.
Download and install a Hex Editor
Use ADB to pull down the file sensors.glacier.so (adb pull /system/lib/hw/sensors.glacier.so)
Open sensors.glacier.so in your Hex Editor
Search for the text "cm3602" (no double-quotes) and save your changes. Please note, case sensitivity is important. If you're paranoid, it's good to check that the file size is exactly the same as it was before your edit.
Re-mount the /System folder as read-write using an ADB Shell (mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p25 /system)
Open up a new command window and use ADB to push your edited file (adb push sensors.glacier.so /system/lib/hw/sensors.glacier.so)
Reboot your phone.
For whatever it's worth, I flashed my first ICS ROM a week or two ago. I totally forgot about my defective Proximity Sensor.
I thought people might like to know that the same steps I used to disable the proximity sensor previously still works in ICS.
thank you thank you thank you for this thread, i have the exact same problem i couldnt answer calls cause i use gv and i cant call where i have to press a number aftewards!
so glad it still works for ics. thank you again! posted this problem in a few forums no one could help
I have a doubt
You said : Search for the text "cm3602" (no double-quotes) and save your changes
what changes should I save? since all I've done is search for a text.
tripi24 said:
You said : Search for the text "cm3602" (no double-quotes) and save your changes
what changes should I save? since all I've done is search for a text.
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Change cm3602 with xxxxxx
Thanks for this post. It has been a big help. I was having the same issues.
Did this work for anyone else? It did not for my phone. The phone goes black and can't access the dial pad.
I have the exact same problem after recently i replaced my broken digitizer touch screen & LCD.
I just realized that during the call , when the display goes totally black , if i push the UP-LEFT corner of the screen of my phone (just beside the proximity sensor) , the screen comes back again.
That's because the "adhesive" i used under the lcd screen , is more thicker than the original adhesive.
So the sensor is ok , the distant between the "touch & LCD " and the sensor is the problem.
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albi159 said:
Oh je baby pussyy
Shaggadelic baby
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What?
Solved
Well i again diss-assembled the whole phone , and replace the thick adhesive under the Lcd & touch with proper one.
and problem solved as i guessed it's not from the Proximity sensor . no more dark screen
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!!)
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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!!)
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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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alphadog00 said:
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
kiru said:
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.
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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.
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I also didn't realise they had the service centres. I found it on their web site.
Whenever I make, receive or even check my balance(which had absolutely nothing to do with the sensor), after the call is over proximity sensor still works! :crying:
Gets pretty annoying some time Later, can't work, play games, watch movies just somehow hand comes in front of it and then Sensor detects it and black out the entire screen!
Please if someone knows anything about it, I desperately need their help! Thanks. :good:
Might sound silly, but have you enabled all your Samsung Air/Gesture commands etc? -- also Smart stay/Pause?
If so, disable them.
radicalisto said:
Might sound silly, but have you enabled all your Samsung Air/Gesture commands etc? -- also Smart stay/Pause?
If so, disable them.
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I absolutely never enable them they're off since I got my phone but the sensor still continues to annoy me!
What should I do to stop it?
there are a few thread for proximity sensors problems... search and you will find some useful information.
but in short, there is probably some dust in front of the proximity sensor.
a temporary fix is to blow some air in the earpiece... but the problem will eventually come back.
I do this once a month.
The other thing you can do is disassemble your phone, clean the proximity sensor lens, maybe add some kind of protection to protect it from dust... and reassemble everything.
zadigre said:
there are a few thread for proximity sensors problems... search and you will find some useful information.
but in short, there is probably some dust in front of the proximity sensor.
a temporary fix is to blow some air in the earpiece... but the problem will eventually come back.
I do this once a month.
The other thing you can do is disassemble your phone, clean the proximity sensor lens, maybe add some kind of protection to protect it from dust... and reassemble everything.
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But how to disassemble the phone it must be a risky business!
sambhavmathur said:
But how to disassemble the phone it must be a risky business!
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If you have the tools, is not very difficult...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2488031
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sambhavmathur said:
Whenever I make, receive or even check my balance(which had absolutely nothing to do with the sensor), after the call is over proximity sensor still works! :crying:
Gets pretty annoying some time Later, can't work, play games, watch movies just somehow hand comes in front of it and then Sensor detects it and black out the entire screen!
Please if someone knows anything about it, I desperately need their help! Thanks. :good:
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Try going to Settings>General>Application manager>All>Phone and clearing data.
If that doesn't help, try doing a factory reset.
Failing that, try availing warranty, or if you are Knox 0x1, try another ROM.
zadigre said:
there are a few thread for proximity sensors problems... search and you will find some useful information.
but in short, there is probably some dust in front of the proximity sensor.
a temporary fix is to blow some air in the earpiece... but the problem will eventually come back.
I do this once a month.
The other thing you can do is disassemble your phone, clean the proximity sensor lens, maybe add some kind of protection to protect it from dust... and reassemble everything.
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His problem seems to be a software issue and not a hardware one.
FeralFire said:
Try going to Settings>General>Application manager>All>Phone and clearing data.
If that doesn't help, try doing a factory reset.
Failing that, try availing warranty, or if you are Knox 0x1, try another ROM.
His problem seems to be a software issue and not a hardware one.
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I had the exact same problem with my device... and the problem is hardware (dust in front of the proximity sensor)...
I tried everything, including a factory reset, and the only thing that fix it (for now) is to blow some air in the earpiece.
Next step will be to disassemble and clean the sensor manually
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Before when I call or receive a call from anybody the proximity sensor still worked and turned the screen off even after the call, but now my phone is acting even more weird!
After the call the headphone jack is also not working!
Desperately need assistance guys, pls help!
Hello,a week ago my proximity sensor started making bizarre things.The screen stayed black after calls etc etc. I went to Samsung in Greece and they changed the sensor.I had the phone back after 4 days...4 difficult days because I am in love with my phone but now everything is working fine. I saw a lot of threads in forums about proximity sensor problems on this phone...too bad!
alexpsilos said:
Hello,a week ago my proximity sensor started making bizarre things.The screen stayed black after calls etc etc. I went to Samsung in Greece and they changed the sensor.I had the phone back after 4 days...4 difficult days because I am in love with my phone but now everything is working fine. I saw a lot of threads in forums about proximity sensor problems on this phone...too bad!
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But I can't send my phone to Samsung because I rooted it and that triggered Knox warranty so I probably need some other way!
If anybody knows anything please help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50740216&postcount=4
Well, you could just disable the proximity sensor and turn the screen off manually by pressing power.
Phone --> Call Settings --> Turn off screen during calls.
Not ideal, but at least you can still use your phone.
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But I can't send my phone to Samsung because I rooted it and that triggered Knox warranty so I probably need some other way!
If anybody knows anything please help!
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Try what he says! if this do not work then, or you have to pay to get your phone fixed or find a way to fix it yourself (buying a new proximity sensor and changing it through the help of videos).The second option will be a pain in the *** and I would never try it as I am not sure if it could go well.
Absolutly same problem i gotta
my proximity senzor is still little red Everything works fine. Like test or calls but is still slightly red. When i restart phone is black but after first call is slightly red and turn black only after restart.. but works fine. Any solution?
Similar to this problem for the S6 Edge:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/help/magnetic-sensor-compass-problem-t3109583
When reboot the device, the compass/magnetic sensor is not calibrated. Once I dial the *#0*# and then chose the sensors, and rotate the phone on the 3-axis, the magnetic sensor becomes calibrated, the number 0 and red line becomes number 3 and blue line in the black circle. However, if I decide to reboot, have to do it all over again, have to rotate the phone on the 3-axis to recalibrate the magnetic sensor.
It seems like the problem still persists on the S7 Edge, am I the only one?
Thanks,
JP
I have exactly this same problem on my S7 edge in Australia from Optus - compass re calibrated then when off and on again it needs doing again every time. It looks to me as if at least some S7 edge may have inherent compass sensor or software issue. I will try and replace it via shop but they said it may take many weeks to get a replacement once returned if out of stock as they would need return it to somewhere to check it...
Shaun123 said:
I have exactly this same problem on my S7 edge in Australia from Optus - compass re calibrated then when off and on again it needs doing again every time. It looks to me as if at least some S7 edge may have inherent compass sensor or software issue. I will try and replace it via shop but they said it may take many weeks to get a replacement once returned if out of stock as they would need return it to somewhere to check it...
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I'm wondering if they are not all the same the S7 Edge, seems as if this was the case with my S6 Edge, almost everyone had this problem and Samsung wasn't doing much for it.
It seems as of this is the case for my wifes S4, my S6Edge and now my S7Edge.
Can anyone else confirm this? It's as easy as rebooting, then dialing *#0*# and then under Sensor...
I'm having the same problem on my S7 Edge.
Optus, Australia.
Maybe it's Exynos only, and SD don't have this issue?
My compass wasn't calibrated when I checked. Now is. Need to check if GPS works better now.
jsamuels said:
My compass wasn't calibrated when I checked. Now is. Need to check if GPS works better now.
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You'll loose your calibration once you reboot the phone...
How do you calibrate the sensor?
Rickyw324 said:
How do you calibrate the sensor?
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You rotate your phone along the 3-axis until it's calibrated
I do not believe this is a problem or issue! You need to calibrate each time you reboot. The same thing applies to the iPhone (blah!)
chippyuk said:
I do not believe this is a problem or issue! You need to calibrate each time you reboot. The same thing applies to the iPhone (blah!)
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You think? It could be the case, as my S6E as well as my S4 do the same thing...
jproy12 said:
You rotate your phone along the 3-axis until it's calibrated
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That was simple, thank you. :good:
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I do not believe this is a problem or issue! You need to calibrate each time you reboot. The same thing applies to the iPhone (blah!)
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Never had to recalibrate on any of the three iPhones I owned. And certainly not on the 6s Plus I used before getting the s7.
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Never had to recalibrate on any of the three iPhones I owned. And certainly not on the 6s Plus I used before getting the s7.
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Well you are right about the 6s as I just tried it. I don't think I even opened the compass on my 6 but after every restart on my 5 and 5s I definitely had to re-calibrate after a restart. Might be because I was jail-broken though. No idea then, hopefully someone who knows about the actual electronics may chip in...
Hi. Has anyone had an issue with the compass being very jittery after it has been calibrated?
When I reboot the phone, the compass works fine and is stable unless I calibrate it again. It is my second S7 Edge and I have had the exact same problem on both devices...
i've read the s6 thread and did the *#0*# thing and works!
(for those too lazy to read the link, basically press *#0*# on the call screen and it will bring up the "tests" screen
press the sensor
and will see the bottom, the status of the magnetic sensor
if it's not blue and has number 3 , than it's not "calibrated"
to calibrate, do the 3-axis thing (rotate the phone on 3 axis: turn it upside down height-wise, flip from side to side length-wise, twist it depth-wise) and the sensor will turn to number 3 and colored blue line)
(to exit which ever screens, just double press "back" button on the phone)
but my question is... (for those who've done it) seems like it has to be done (calibrate) on this "test" screen? can't calibrate if it's not this test screen?
Same here. Frustrating to need to recalibrate after reboot. Was the problem ever resolved with the S6 or should I just accept and learn to live with the issue?
this (calibration loss after reboot) was the case for every android device i owned so far since years!
so this is normal, and cant and wont be fixed!
TML1504 said:
this (calibration loss after reboot) was the case for every android device i owned so far since years!
so this is normal, and cant and wont be fixed!
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I did not have any issues with my original HTC One, G3 or OnePlusOne. But, I guess it's going to be a fact-of-life.
Galaxy s7 edge
So i found the answer guys to fix searching for gps and gps not working. Running samsung galaxy s7 edge, also with optus but that doesnt matter. Soball you need to do is calibrate your phone, now you can download apps but if you use the built in app that comes with the s7, it works better
Step 1. Swipe the edge notifacations to bring up side display.
Step 2. Go into the settings, by touching the clog on the bottom left.
Step 3. Tick the widget for the compass, ruler.
Step 4. Go back to the home screen and swipe to bring up the side display.
Step 5. Go to the compass widget and in there, there is a calibrate button to click on and complete the calibration by spinning your phone on a axis as displayed and your done.
You wont have to redo it each time you restart like the other ways i have seen. I have contacted samsung about this, hopefully they fix this stupid issue.
So I've replaced the phone screen and after that, i cant get the proximity sensor to work correctly. I've tried using the phone with the motherboard not attached to the screen (dumb i know) but i was at least able to verify that the sensor works somewhat. It's like it cant see through the glass.
I'm currently on The "Final" version of Resurrection Remix.
What i've tried:
The app Proximity Sensor Reset/Repair.
The app Proximity Fix.
This terminal code/solution here.
Tried *#*#7769#*#* in the dialer but all it does is clear the dialer and nothing else. Weird, it happens with a good number of other codes too. :/ So basically its an issue in its self I think.
Resetting Cache and Dalvik/ART Cache from TWRP.
I'd settle for having the proximity sensor disable so I can make calls in Snapchat, messenger and the dialer. At least, if I cant fix the calibration :/
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So I've replaced the phone screen and after that, i cant get the proximity sensor to work correctly. I've tried using the phone with the motherboard not attached to the screen (dumb i know) but i was at least able to verify that the sensor works somewhat. It's like it cant see through the glass.
I'm currently on The "Final" version of Resurrection Remix.
What i've tried:
The app [URL=" Sensor Reset/Repair[/URL].
The app [URL=" Fix[/URL].
This terminal code/solution [URL="[/URL].
Tried *#*#7769#*#* in the dialer but all it does is clear the dialer and nothing else. Weird, it happens with a good number of other codes too. :/ So basically its an issue in its self I think.
Resetting Cache and Dalvik/ART Cache from TWRP.
I'd settle for having the proximity sensor disable so I can make calls in Snapchat, messenger and the dialer. At least, if I cant fix the calibration :/
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There's a tiny rubber grommet over the proximity sensor that probably got lost during repair. I have seen this happen several times on this forum. Usually it's stuck to the old screen.
With grommet: https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/SQfQ23vhRFsvbJJT.huge
Without grommet: https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/eDldW3bJmHSbQEYF.huge
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There's a tiny rubber grommet over the proximity sensor that probably got lost during repair. I have seen this happen several times on this forum. Usually it's stuck to the old screen.
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Oh, wow.. welp... this is probably it then. I am indeed missing that part. however, its lost. I have all the old parts but it's not attached to them :/
This doesn't look like the kinda thing I can get easily. How would I go about getting a new one?
Nexus Radical said:
Oh, wow.. welp... this is probably it then. I am indeed missing that part. however, its lost. I have all the old parts but it's not attached to them :/
This doesn't look like the kinda thing I can get easily. How would I go about getting a new one?
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The last guy that posted about this went to the city dump in his small town and found that tiny part. stuck to the screen that he threw out. I was amazed by that. Anyhow, some guys used a coffee straw etc, but from what I remember it never worked right. I can only think of buying a broken 6p from ebay or swappa.com/boneyard but that's a lot of money for a grommet. I'd be searching the carpet or repair area really well first.