I apologize ahead of time if this has already been posted but I have looked high and low for a solution to this:
During a call, sometimes I move the phone slightly away from the phone occasionally and sometimes it is just far enough to turn the screen back on. I don't really like that end call is simply a button. I was wondering if anyone knows of a swipe or slide to end call function that way just touching the screen won't end/hold a call without a deliberate gesture. I read a lot of other forums and most people say "is your proximity sensor working properly." Short answer: yes because the screen still turns off if the proximity sensor is triggered but sometimes it doesn't. By the way I am running CM7 RC1.4 on my Thunderbolt. I feel like when I still had sense, there was some sort of swipe to end call but I might be imagining things. Any help is appreciated.
mkitchen said:
I apologize ahead of time if this has already been posted but I have looked high and low for a solution to this:
During a call, sometimes I move the phone slightly away from the phone occasionally and sometimes it is just far enough to turn the screen back on. I don't really like that end call is simply a button. I was wondering if anyone knows of a swipe or slide to end call function that way just touching the screen won't end/hold a call without a deliberate gesture. I read a lot of other forums and most people say "is your proximity sensor working properly." Short answer: yes because the screen still turns off if the proximity sensor is triggered but sometimes it doesn't. By the way I am running CM7 RC1.4 on my Thunderbolt. I feel like when I still had sense, there was some sort of swipe to end call but I might be imagining things. Any help is appreciated.
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You haven't looked high and low.
If you had, you'd know that a simple can of air would fix your problem. Blow the air into the left side of your earpiece.
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And yet again someone assumes the sensor isn't working... I was looking for a swipe to end call feature. Not a solution to a misbehaving sensor.
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Well I know you don't like to be told how to fix your problem.
But if you fix the sensor, your problem would be fixed.
Duh.
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wow. Well if anybody else feels like actually being helpful feel free to do so. I feel like I'm on after dawn's forums again.
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I'd like to know if X10 has that proximity sensor, that, during calls for example, can detect if your face is near of the phone, turning off the screen and saving some battery. I'm my opinion this is very useful.
Yes it does, although the stated usage is to avoid the face interacting with the touch capability. I don't know if it turns the screen off.
at least for my old Motorola Cliq the sensor is able to turn the screen on and off..
I haven't had any problems talking with the phone against my cheek. Read on a swedish forum about someone getting sms during a call and seemingly had answered the sms with his cheek. Needless to say, it was filled with junk^^
deeziel said:
I haven't had any problems talking with the phone against my cheek. Read on a swedish forum about someone getting sms during a call and seemingly had answered the sms with his cheek. Needless to say, it was filled with junk^^
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Yeah, I read that too! But I have never had any problems like that myself. Works like a charm!
Yes. It has a proximity sensor. It is near the top to the right of the speaker. It will disable the touch and dim the screen (which will also turn off after a time) when it is against your face.
Does anyone know if the sensitivity of the proximity sensor can be tweaked. Mine only blanks the screen when i put my finger within about 1-2 mm of the screen. Now i know i have big ears, but if i position the phone so that it is hard against my face but the proximity sensor is over the centre of my ear the phone comes on. Anyone else get that?
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zimma said:
Does anyone know if the sensitivity of the proximity sensor can be tweaked. Mine only blanks the screen when i put my finger within about 1-2 mm of the screen. Now i know i have big ears, but if i position the phone so that it is hard against my face but the proximity sensor is over the centre of my ear the phone comes on. Anyone else get that?
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yes it can through build.prop you can chane how quick it turn on
I needed to change that for my wife, she kept hanging up when the oboe was against her cheek lol
I have no issues.
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does the proximity sensor also works in pants or shirt??
for example: i pick up a call using bluetooth and the phone is in my pants, it seems that the phone screen n touch screen is on... if i move my body and accidentaly touch the "end call" button i suddenly hang up... this also happen if i accidentaly hit the speaker key on the screen... i know donut 1.6 doesnt have this problem, but after update to eclair 2.1 the screen doesnt shut if i pick up a call using a bluetooth...
So since I've moved to CM7 I keep hanging up on people when I am trying to hold my phone between my ear and shoulder because my jaw bone hits the end button. I don't recall this happening ever with Blur. Is there a prox sensor that is supposed to disable the phone when it's up against your face? Where is this setting in CM7 or is it just an issue of buttons being in slightly different places w/ CM7 than with stock? If so, is there a phone replacement app that anyone could suggest?
Have you tried turning the screen off (via the power button) before holding it to your face? That was something I desperately wished I could do on my old Moment, because its proximity sensor sucked, but the power button served double duty as the end call button.
Interesting idea. I didn't consider trying that. I also noticed under Call Settings an option "always use proximity sensor" which I enabled and will try. Maybe my phone thinks it's horizontal when I hold it that way.
It is a vertical horizontal thing I believe. Phone needs to be pretty much vertical for the proximity sensor to come on. You can test this in a dark room. Call a number and watch the sensor illuminate. It should look like a red dot near the earpiece. Then move it towards horizontal. You should see it cut off.
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ypu may need to do another fresh clean install. completely wipe everything then flash the rom again?
The "always use proximity sensor " setting seems to have fixed it. I must have had my too horizontal.
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jeggen said:
The "always use proximity sensor " setting seems to have fixed it. I must have had my too horizontal.
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I was just going to mention that. I found the setting while tooling around in the cm7 settings. Glad you got it fixed.
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will give that a try. im having same issue on cm7.2
has anyone else noticed that when you answer a phone call the screen turns off ...I hate it ...I have to hit the power button to wake the phone up and end the call .. does anyone have a fix for this ? thanks in advance
thats how all phones have been
is this your first smart phone bro?
if u dont cover the sensor it wont shut off
The screen should only turn off when you put it to your face . Once you pull away the phone the screen should wake . Check your settings you shouldn't have to use the power to wake it .
flex360 said:
thats how all phones have been
is this your first smart phone bro?
if u dont cover the sensor it wont shut off
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no this is isnt my first smart phone..but the problem is that when I move my face away from the phone the screen should wake up
FlaXB9R said:
The screen should only turn off when you put it to your face . Once you pull away the phone the screen should wake . Check your settings you shouldn't have to use the power to wake it .
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yea I know right lol ....I looked into the settings and haven't seen any controls for that feature
Yea I noticed the same thing. During a call pulled phone away from my face and screen stayed off. I thought something was wrong but if the call is active screen will come back on, if person hangs up and ur not quick to uncover sensor the screen stays off.
do you guys have screen protectors on your phones??? zaggs perhaps??
If anything is "blocking" your sensor, then it assumes that your face is up to the phone. The phone would then only wake up when the call is ended or the power button is pressed.
You must not have ANYTHING covering the sensor
I would say that this is most likely the case
Mine doesnt do that unless I put the phone up to my ear. Normally I just answer the phone and click it to speaker. When I do that the screen stays on....unless my hand/finger happens to be covering the light sensor.
I have Invisible Shield HD. And there's a cutout for the prox. sensor. Have the same problem. Hopefully HTC will fix it on the next firmware update
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You must not have ANYTHING covering the sensor
I would say that this is most likely the case
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I'm not so sure about that. My OG Evo has a standard screen protector that "covers" the sensors, and they still work just fine. Maybe those crappy Zagg orange peels will interfere, but I still don't see that being too likely, as they're not really blocking any light.
I have this issue as well and after reading all over for the past two days it appears some units have this issue and some don't. Further complicating the issue is the fact some have screen protectors and some don't. Some have made cutouts on their screen protector and then it works as it should. Very weird.
As soon as I make a call the phone screen goes black while laying on my desk. When the call is over sometimes I can hit the power button to disconnect the call...sometimes I have to hold the power button down 10 seconds to soft reset the phone or I cannot get back to any screen and the call stays connected. Very weird. I got my phone at BB so I am going to stop back and see if they have had any returns and what their thoughts are.
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i got my zagg lastnight and it happened
so i reapplied it, not covering the sensor on the top left
and it fixed the issue
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i got my zagg lastnight and it happened
so i reapplied it, not covering the sensor on the top left
and it fixed the issue
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Yeah I wish that was my issue....I don't have a screen protector on my phone and it doesn't work as designed.
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I bought a Zagg and had the issue. They left a hole for a sensor but I think that's the light sensor with the proximity sensor being just to the left and covered. It's a small red light that turns on when making a call. So I made the hole bigger by making it a rectangle uncovering the proximity sensor. Now my phone goes on and off like it should when putting it to my ear. Maybe that'll help some of you? Though I have read some people having the issue without screen protectors.
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has anyone else noticed that when you answer a phone call the screen turns off ...I hate it ...I have to hit the power button to wake the phone up and end the call .. does anyone have a fix for this ? thanks in advance
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Not sure if this will help or not, but in settings/accessibility settings there is an option to end calls using the power button. Might help.
OK, this is a bit OT so I apologize. But I can't figure it out and really dont feel it warrants a new thread. I hope you dont mind me dropping this in here.
Yesterday, at some point, this icon came into my notification bar and i CANNOT, for the life of me figure out what it is.
It looks kinda like a hearing aid or Bluetooth headset icon. But I use neither. I've looked all thru settings trying to figure it out. Checked thru accessibility . Just stumping me, and making me feel REALLY stupid.
Much thanks to anyone who knows.
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I experienced the same issue with the screen turning off as soon as I placed a call. I pulled the Zagg HD off and the issue was resolved. I'm going to best buy today to exchange the Zagg for a new one and I will cut a little notch into it to see if it works.
After the screen goes off you have to press the power button but that little red dot next to the proximity sensor stays on unless you flash a bright light on it. I think regardless the proximity sensor is really sensitive and the Zagg HD just makes it that much more finicky.
Being in a dimly lit area makes it worse too.
**Update**
I went to bestbuy and exchanged my Zagg HD for a new one. I got home notched the cutout for the sensor a little more. Installed it and now I don't have any issues with the screen turning off.
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OK, this is a bit OT so I apologize. But I can't figure it out and really dont feel it warrants a new thread. I hope you dont mind me dropping this in here.
Yesterday, at some point, this icon came into my notification bar and i CANNOT, for the life of me figure out what it is.
It looks kinda like a hearing aid or Bluetooth headset icon. But I use neither. I've looked all thru settings trying to figure it out. Checked thru accessibility . Just stumping me, and making me feel REALLY stupid.
Much thanks to anyone who knows.
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Settings/Call Uncheck Hearing aids
Slayer, I'm gonna thank every post if yours I see over the weekend lol.
Thanks. I feel like an idiot. I looked in accessibility thinking any hearing aid stuff would be there
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Slayer, I'm gonna thank every post if yours I see over the weekend lol.
Thanks. I feel like an idiot. I looked in accessibility thinking any hearing aid stuff would be there
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LOL anytime......and no worries we all get stuck at some point.
Im on cm10 newest version. everything work perfect but i have one problem.
everytime i try to call somebody, screen blacks out and cant operate my phone. but its not freezing. i can hear friends talking and i can talk back but i just cant operate it.
But as soon as phone call gets done, if i hit power buttun then the lock screen comes out and i can operate it again.
what im saying is when i hit the wrong person and phone starts calling them then i cant cancel it. if i wanna cancel it i have to force power off my phone and gotta reboot.
anybody help plz?
Sounds like a proximity issue, try the fix in the paranoid android thread
thanks
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Sounds like a proximity issue, try the fix in the paranoid android thread
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where is that??
could u give me a url ???
thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30671790
Also under accessibility in settings, you can set the power button to end call.
In case the fix doesn't work.
I haven't had that problem on any of the new builds, but it seems like it's a bit phone specific. Also try taking off any case or screen protector, it has worked for some people.
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Not just that but clean up the prox sensor issue extremely well with a smooth cloth. It's extremely sensitive. I had this issue personally until removing a piece of the Zagg HD screen protector around the prox sensor with nail clippers, then cleaned out the goop.
thanks everyone
thank you everyone.
Is it possible to keep the Honor 10 screen on during calls. These days one is frequently asked to press number keys to get into phone inquiry systems etc. These systems often do not give one very long to "Press 1 to speak to what we laughingly call customer service" or whatever, and trying to get the screen to wake up again in a hurry after (presumably) the proximity sensor has turned it off is a pain. It would be handy if it could be set to stay on during calls and, preferably, revert to the normal behaviour after hanging up. There may be a way, but a fairly long search around Google and what passes for a user manual didn't find anything useful. Any ideas, please?
it will stay awake as long as you are looking at it.
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I usually use the speakerphone or a earphone for such a call. The screen will not be off for as long as you don't put the phone near to your ears or cover the proximity sensor.
ykkhern said:
I usually use the speakerphone or a earphone for such a call. The screen will not be off for as long as you don't put the phone near to your ears or cover the proximity sensor.
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I've just made such a speakerphone call and the screen turns off after a couple of minutes. Luckily, I haven't set the power switch to end calls, because the only way to get back into the call was to press the power switch to wake the screen (as far as I know there is no double tap like my old phone or any other action to wake it). I still need to be able to keep the screen on until the call hands up - but it looks as though there is no way to do it. Thanks for the idea, anyway.
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it will stay awake as long as you are looking at it.
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When you say looking at it, do you mean close to the phone and looking directly at it! I've just been using the phone on a stand for a speakerphone call and the screen turned off - however I was a couple of feet away from the phone and writing as I spoke, so I wasn't staring directly at the phone. It's not usually possible to make a call like that and have the phone directly and closely in front of me at all times. From what I've heard here and elsewhere It would appear that there is no way to make the screen stay on during a call - which is the only thing that would help. Thanks for your reply, anyway.