Is there any way to change the sensitivity of the proximity sensor. It seems every screen protector I try makes the screen turn off when in a call even without anything near the sensor. I had to cut one of the screen protectors to get around it (but had messed up a corner when applying so I replaced it)
Or is there a way to completely disable it so I just have to hit the power button when in a call to manually turn the screen on or off.
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Dont have the same problem but would be helpful.
There is a distance setting in the build.prop file. You could try adjusting that and seeing if that helps.
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Perfect. Changed the value (increased it from default of 60) and its working great now. Thanks for that tip.
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Well after further testing seems that it didn't fix the problem. Seemed to work when I first made the changes but now the screen is stroll turning off and no matter what I change the value to I can't get the proximity sensor to work right.
Spectre51 said:
Well after further testing seems that it didn't fix the problem. Seemed to work when I first made the changes but now the screen is stroll turning off and no matter what I change the value to I can't get the proximity sensor to work right.
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According to the official Atrix manual -
http://www.motorola.com/staticfiles...s/StaticFiles/Atrix_US-EN_UG_68014798001B.pdf
Note: Your touchscreen might
stay dark if the sensor just
above it is covered. Don't use
covers or screen protectors (even clear ones) that
cover this sensor. To find Motorola accessories for
your phone, visit www.motorola.com/products.
Anyway, why do you guys keep using the screen protectors with this gorilla glass phones? I have carried Moto Milestone in my pocket for a year and D2G for 3 months and there are no scratches on them whatsoever.
I use them on every phone I get because although it is gorilla glass it can still get scratches under the right conditions and I for one do not want my $400+ phone to have a scratch on the screen. Never had a phone that had issues like this with screen protectors and the proximity sensor. Multiple iPhones, Dell streak, nexus one, droid, galaxy s. I've tried two different screen protectors with the atria and both have this issue.
I'm having issues with my proximity sensor too, but it seems that I can't make it turn off the screen when I'm talking. I'm not using any screen protector but I do have a case. It was working fine till a week ago but now I just have to block the phone every time I get a call.
The only difference is that I've installed 2 new games, maybe those are affecting the sensor?
Another thing that isn't working anymore is the auto brightness that's always set to minimum, no matter the light conditions. The phone is online for 260+ hours already (had it go to 500+ before but had to turn it off to add a micro sd card, just to be sure it would find it).
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I use them on every phone I get because although it is gorilla glass it can still get scratches under the right conditions and I for one do not want my $400+ phone to have a scratch on the screen. Never had a phone that had issues like this with screen protectors and the proximity sensor. Multiple iPhones, Dell streak, nexus one, droid, galaxy s. I've tried two different screen protectors with the atria and both have this issue.
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Ugh... thing is if you drop your phone, it could crack both with screen protector and without one. If you grind the screen against your keys, it will get scratched through the protective film.
If you use it normally - the chance of scratching it really small. Just my 2 cents.
xploited said:
Ugh... thing is if you drop your phone, it could crack both with screen protector and without one. If you grind the screen against your keys, it will get scratched through the protective film.
If you use it normally - the chance of scratching it really small. Just my 2 cents.
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My wife's phone had a screen protector on and got scratched by being in her purse. The actual screen though had no marks. The screen protectors help. Obviously each incident is different but they can help prevent some damage so in my opinion they are worth it.
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Hi there,
Got the same trouble..... but I just noticed it work fine at the sun (outdoor)..... turn the screen off in the shadow..... and switch on in the sun....
so I think a light adjustment has to be done.... but where ?...
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As soon as I get on a phone call, the screen will turn off. I will push power and then 2 seconds later the screen will turn off again, but this time nothing will wake it up unless i hold the power button until it resets. I have no case and no screen protector on the phone. Any ideas? It's driving me crazy. It wont even allow to hang up the call or anything.
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Sounds like a proximity sensor issue. There's a little sensor about a half-inch left of the HTC logo text on the top of the screen. It's designed so when you put the phone to your face during a call, it will turn the screen off so it's not wasting energy/blasting the side of your face with screen light.
There's a lot of reports of screen protectors causing this issue.
Do you have a screen protector on that doesn't have the area cut out for the sensor? Zagg Invisishield has a little cut out chunk right where the sensor is at, but a lot of other screen protector makers didn't test before pushing their products out the door.
Kujila said:
Sounds like a proximity sensor issue. There's a little sensor about a half-inch left of the HTC logo text on the top of the screen. It's designed so when you put the phone to your face during a call, it will turn the screen off so it's not wasting energy/blasting the side of your face with screen light.
There's a lot of reports of screen protectors causing this issue.
Do you have a screen protector on that doesn't have the area cut out for the sensor? Zagg Invisishield has a little cut out chunk right where the sensor is at, but a lot of other screen protector makers didn't test before pushing their products out the door.
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No screen protector at all.
If the screen is clean in the proximity sensor area and it's still doing it, I'd go get it swapped out. Some of them actually have issues, and the others were all caused by screen protectors.
regalpimpin said:
If the screen is clean in the proximity sensor area and it's still doing it, I'd go get it swapped out. Some of them actually have issues, and the others were all caused by screen protectors.
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Tried it again while outside and it didnt do it, so apparently it only does it when indoors. I will go to sprint tonight and try it again. I just passed my 30 days though so does that mean I get a refurb one?
I had the same problem as you. They replaced the phone but I was within the 30 days.
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Tried it again while outside and it didnt do it, so apparently it only does it when indoors. I will go to sprint tonight and try it again. I just passed my 30 days though so does that mean I get a refurb one?
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The phone is so new, there probably aren't any refurbs yet. You will most likely get a new one.
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do you get another phone if you purchased via a third party dealer like wirefly or amazon?
I had the same issue....and would only happen in low light.....but I did have a zagg so I made Best Buy put a new one on and made sure it was all the way to the top....that solved the issue. My phone still turns off after I make a call but power will at least turn it back on now. Before I had to reboot as well to get out of a call.
Good luck hopefully they will let you exchange it.
+1 on the screen protector issue. Best buy put a new on for me also due to the cut-out slightly covering just the edge of the proximity sensor, thus screwing with the screen on/off issue. Once they did that all was perfect.
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Since this is probably not fixable with an ota, would be cool if they added a toggle to disable/enable the sensor in call.
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Welp, woke up this morning to my phone screen turning of randomly as if it was against my head during a call. In order to make it come back, I had to press the lock button. Then I pressed home while still in call and locked the screen, pressed the unlock button to get to the lock screen and every time I touched the ring to unlock the phone, the screen turned off again. This forced me to yank the battery to get the phone back.
Same thing happened after another call, so had to reset again.
Downloaded AndroSens and under the proximity sensor tab, it says sensor_Status_unreliable and the number/bar stay at 0 regardless of whether my hand is over the sensor or not.
Is the proximity sensor in my rezound toast?
Some people have reported dust making it go wonky.
Do you have a screen protector covering the sensor on the front... I have had this issue. Just cut the protector around the sensor if that's the issue
GrayTheWolf said:
Some people have reported dust making it go wonky.
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Unfortunately, no dust on the top of the screen and I don't see any under it. I'm familiar with pulling the phone apart, but don't really have the desire to do that just to check for dust haha.
Juicy92 said:
Do you have a screen protector covering the sensor on the front... I have had this issue. Just cut the protector around the sensor if that's the issue
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I do have a protector, but it already came with notches around the sensor and FF camera.
I have the same probably but mine is from the digitizer "floating" up because the glue is weak underneath. If i push on the screen by the proximity sensor to push the digitizer down again the sensor works again. Haven't been able to fix. Maybe your digitizer is loose also.
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I have the same probably but mine is from the digitizer "floating" up because the glue is weak underneath. If i push on the screen by the proximity sensor to push the digitizer down again the sensor works again. Haven't been able to fix. Maybe your digitizer is loose also.
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Floating digitizer? Never heard of that before.
That's new, but sounds right
Ullmz469 said:
I have the same probably but mine is from the digitizer "floating" up because the glue is weak underneath. If i push on the screen by the proximity sensor to push the digitizer down again the sensor works again. Haven't been able to fix. Maybe your digitizer is loose also.
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Same problem here, been debating on calling for warranty replacement
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Ullmz469 said:
I have the same probably but mine is from the digitizer "floating" up because the glue is weak underneath. If i push on the screen by the proximity sensor to push the digitizer down again the sensor works again. Haven't been able to fix. Maybe your digitizer is loose also.
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Yeah mine is loose but only on the left side so my screen is tilted although it hasn't affected anything else it's still very annoying
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I've sent two rezounds back for the same problem. Call Verizon, they should replace it for you.
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You can try blowing out the speaker grille at the top of the phone with condensed air. Might clear any dust. Otherwise, call verizon.
I would rather not have to return to verizon and get a refurb if i can help it. I got the phone in November when it first released, so I'll definitely be getting a refurb. Oddly enough, androsens had it working just fine last night before bed. Put my finger over it, sensor went to 9/9, removed finger and went to 0/9. Repeatable for 10 minutes.
Then this morning it isn't working again. I can see the faint red light inside the housing for the prox sensor is lit. I might try blowing it out and disassembling/reassembling to see if I can fix anything.
Thanks all.
Hey folks,
I'm looking to buy a used phone on ebay. The description says that the screen has a slight scratch on it that can't be seen when the phone is turned on...only when it's off. Having never had a scratch on any of my phone's screens, I can't easily verify that claim. Does this have the ring of truth to it?
If you've had a slight scratch on your screen, does it really only appear when the phone is off? What about when the screen is dim? Or what about at different angles, etc? Does it pretty much always just disappear?
Thanks
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Hey folks,
I'm looking to buy a used phone on ebay. The description says that the screen has a slight scratch on it that can't be seen when the phone is turned on...only when it's off. Having never had a scratch on any of my phone's screens, I can't easily verify that claim. Does this have the ring of truth to it?
If you've had a slight scratch on your screen, does it really only appear when the phone is off? What about when the screen is dim? Or what about at different angles, etc? Does it pretty much always just disappear?
Thanks
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I have a few scratches in my screen that are really only visible from slight anez, when the screen is off,and when the screen is solid white
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I have super tiny (1/100 of a millimeter in width) ones that are only visible when the light (only direct sunlight) hits it just right, other than that I forget that they are even there
Probably from being placed in a pocket
Awesome. Thanks guys.
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Awesome. Thanks guys.
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I even have a dent on the screen and it's barely visible when the LCD's on, so a hairy scratch that won't be noticed while the screen is on sounds like true
I had a small crack in my screen and I never noticed it while using the phone unless you really look for it, small scratch you will be fine won't even notice it
We get our hands on a tampered glass protector for our massive phone today. We show you our way to install it and avoid going to spend $40+ at the mall. It costs little and mush patience to install and have bubble free protection. Enjoy.
http://youtu.be/YwK4NpaO8ig?list=UUZhoOO8-e87E9Owd1QfXJpA
"no problems" - umm.. No... that separation of protector from glass (Halo?) at the top would bother me to no end. I had that issue with the Jellycomb protector and am waiting on the replacement.
"seems perfect" after showing halo around the edges of the protector lol
Perfect to me my friends. I'm not a big complainer. 90% of the screen is being protected for $2, that's an a better deal than 0.
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witeboy07 said:
Perfect to me my friends. I'm not a big complainer. 90% of the screen is being protected for $2, that's an a better deal than 0.
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Record yourself making a call, I'm willing to bet your proximity sensor is being blocked and the screen will turn off when the call starts....You wont be able to turn it back on until the caller on the other end hangs up.
There apparently is a workaround for that. I've copied an earlier post from the main tempered glass screen protectors thread (Post #323). Worth a try:
Originally Posted by irock1985
Guys I think I may have a fix for everyone out there I just stumbled across this, as my proximity sensor was not working either until now. What you want to do is go into accessibility under settings and check power button to end call . Somehow when I check this my proximity sensor started working correctly again also after that I unchecked it so put it back to normal and it is still working flawlessly. I believe when you check that it recalibrates the sensor. So could someone else please check this and see if it works for them.. ( I wish I would have discovered this before I lifted up my screen protector like 10 times and messed up most of the edges smh.... )
Also if you do not have anyone to call to check to see if it is working you can use this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ter.proxfinder
papeshfoo said:
Record yourself making a call, I'm willing to bet your proximity sensor is being blocked and the screen will turn off when the call starts....You wont be able to turn it back on until the caller on the other end hangs up.
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Made a few calls and it works perfectly. You must've ordered from a different company.
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I just put mine on and it went on great other than the top near the speaker keeps coming up. I'd also like to add that it seems like it gets worse as time goes on.
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Mine is still on since day 1. No problems other than what was stated on video.
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FYI it's tempered not tampered glass
Ordered two from Xtremeguard. First one looked like this:
Obviously, that one sucked so I removed it. Second one looked like:
That sucked, too...they had sent me a replacement for the first so I tried again. Nope...fail.
I've tried an Xtremeguard three times (seem to be three different versions) with the exact same results. Also tried an Orzly from Amazon (first one I tried) which also look this bad.
I'm starting to believe my phone is a bit more rounded than others...
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Ordered two from Xtremeguard. First one looked like this:
That sucked, too...they had sent me a replacement for the first so I tried again. Nope...fail.
I've tried an Xtremeguard three times (seem to be three different versions) with the exact same results. Also tried an Orzly from Amazon (first one I tried) which also look this bad.
I'm starting to believe my phone is a bit more rounded than others...
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That looks terrible. Like they didn't test it before selling these. Wonder if the smaller ones (Yootech, Intelliarmor, newer Orzly) would work on yours despite the curved glass.
The Ozrly was smaller. Even with the ghosting, I very seriously doubt I could handle the space between the case and the glass. It just makes the phone look ugly.
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That looks terrible. Like they didn't test it before selling these. Wonder if the smaller ones (Yootech, Intelliarmor, newer Orzly) would work on yours despite the curved glass.
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They did test it, the problem is that each Nexus 6 has a different amount of curve. It fits almost perfect on mine except for a bit of lifting at the top. For some people, the fit is perfect
The InetllARMOR isn't good, but it's better than the one shown.
CrashTestDroid said:
That looks terrible. Like they didn't test it before selling these. Wonder if the smaller ones (Yootech, Intelliarmor, newer Orzly) would work on yours despite the curved glass.
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I have the same problem with it not seating around the edges but no where near as bad as shown in the photo.
The touchscreen on my Verizon G3 started acting up recently. In the lower portion of the screen there's a space where it doesn't register my touches well (take a look at pics the space in between the lines don't really 'register' my touches. You can see in the second pic I'm currently touching the part where its not really working and it looks like I'm touching the screen with two fingers even though I'm only using one). When I type sometimes two letters are pressed at the same time or its like I didn't touch the screen at all which makes typing difficult and takes a lot of time. The whole screen sometimes doesn't hold a touch, like I tap and hold but it only 'holds' like I only tapped the screen. Other times when I'm sliding my finger across the screen, it starts jumping around. Now the top row of the keyboard/screen doesn't even register touches anymore so can't really do much now. I've reset the phone and didn't fix anything. Is this something LG would fix if I sent the phone in? If so how long is turnaround and will I have to reset it back to stock/unroot it?
if you have any type of glass screen protector on, take it off and verify the issue.
some tg screen protectors are junk, and have caused issues like this.
bweN diorD said:
if you have any type of glass screen protector on, take it off and verify the issue.
some tg screen protectors are junk, and have caused issues like this.
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I had a $5 glass screen protector on it from ebay and thought that was the problem but when I took it off the problems ensued
Some g3s do have or develop touchscreen issues. Check under the back cover that there is nothing putting pressure on the display from behind, like a swelling battery.
It is probably a warranty issue, though.
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