[Q] For those of you using Skype on your phone... - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777

I just downloaded skype onto my phone last night and started a video call. I was disappointed to see that I could only have a video call in landscape orientation. When I held my phone portrait orientation it would just show me as sideways to the other person.
Is everyone having this issue or did I just somehow get unlucky? I've tried a factory reset and uninstall and reinstall and that didn't change anything.
Does anyone have a fix for this?

paintballkev812 said:
I just downloaded skype onto my phone last night and started a video call. I was disappointed to see that I could only have a video call in landscape orientation. When I held my phone portrait orientation it would just show me as sideways to the other person.
Is everyone having this issue or did I just somehow get unlucky? I've tried a factory reset and uninstall and reinstall and that didn't change anything.
Does anyone have a fix for this?
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I can't help you as I only use Google Talk - Skype is such a horrific battery drainer that I will never again install it on an Android device.

I can't stand skype myself, but trying to get the others to switch is a different story....

paintballkev812 said:
I just downloaded skype onto my phone last night and started a video call. I was disappointed to see that I could only have a video call in landscape orientation. When I held my phone portrait orientation it would just show me as sideways to the other person.
Is everyone having this issue or did I just somehow get unlucky? I've tried a factory reset and uninstall and reinstall and that didn't change anything.
Does anyone have a fix for this?
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I was just using skype today on my phone and I was able to get it to work. I enabled the auto-rotate screen option on the phone itself and it worked.

The newest update f'd everything up. I had to revert to an earlier version via TiB.
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paintballkev812 said:
I just downloaded skype onto my phone last night and started a video call. I was disappointed to see that I could only have a video call in landscape orientation. When I held my phone portrait orientation it would just show me as sideways to the other person.
Is everyone having this issue or did I just somehow get unlucky? I've tried a factory reset and uninstall and reinstall and that didn't change anything.
Does anyone have a fix for this?
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although this is not a fix (I'll leave that to the skype devs), I'll suggest either using GTalk or Tango. I use Tango and my battery does not drain and it works great. I will not go back to skype until they fix the battery drain issues (if that ever does get fixed).
Entropy512 said:
I can't help you as I only use Google Talk - Skype is such a horrific battery drainer that I will never again install it on an Android device.
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Quoted for da truf! skype killed my battery like no other

draino623, Would you provide that apk for me?

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[Q] Proximity Sensor Issues?

Am I the only one having problems with the Proximity Sensor on the Atrix? I can't seem to get it to kick in when on a call. I have already dial-toned a couple of people when talking on the phone. I have tried covering up the sensor by placing the palm of my hand over the to 1/2 of the phone and it never kicks in.
Can someone verify for me that it does work and not some software bug.
Thanks,
Ed
Did you ever find the problem? My proximity sensor has stopped working also.
i am having an issue with mine too. at first i thought it was an issue with the screen not coming back on, but now i realize that the proximity sensor is not turning off the screen at all and my screen is just turning off when the screen timeout value is reached.
my phone is rooted, i have used titanium backup to freeze some of the apps associated with blur, and i have installed the hack to use webtop mode. can others that have this issue confirm if they are running stock or modified software?
***EDIT***
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12035170#post12035170
Any of you guys ever find a fix for this? I just noticed that mine is not working anymore either. It's rooted using aRoot but it was working for a while and now it doesn't anymore. I have another couple of days to exchange in store if I want to if it's a phone issue.
Crap, I'm having the same issue now too -- was working fine since I had it, but this occured just today, Day-2 of using 1.5.7 .... wonder if it's related ...
Crap, I'm having the same issue now too -- was working fine since I had it, but this occured just today, Day-2 of using 1.5.7 .... wonder if it's related ...
Reboot seems to fix this -- but annoying >_<
Is anyone that is having these issues using bluetooth? I have isolated mine to bluetooth and sent an issue report to Motorola.
same problem here but not using bluetooth
My wife's Atrix does the same thing. "dials or hangs up while in a call". She does not own a bluetooth headset and I have only connected a Motorola 305 one time to it. Reboot fixes the problem. Reboot seems to take forever when compared to my Dell Streak.
Ed Venture said:
Am I the only one having problems with the Proximity Sensor on the Atrix? I can't seem to get it to kick in when on a call. I have already dial-toned a couple of people when talking on the phone. I have tried covering up the sensor by placing the palm of my hand over the to 1/2 of the phone and it never kicks in.
Can someone verify for me that it does work and not some software bug.
Thanks,
Ed
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Had the problem with mine when I installed a different launcher had to delete it and restart the phone now it works ....for me anyways
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Hi I believe I traced the problem with the proximity sensor not working to Handcent SMS. On two separate Atrixes, as soon as I uninstalled Handcent and rebooted the phone the problem went away and stayed away. I have since installed GoSMS and now it happens just sometimes (usually after I install a new app) but a reboot after installing an app ususlly fixes it.
My Phone has a standard Telstra (Australia ROM) and is not unlocked or modified in any way.
Ed Venture said:
Am I the only one having problems with the Proximity Sensor on the Atrix? I can't seem to get it to kick in when on a call. I have already dial-toned a couple of people when talking on the phone. I have tried covering up the sensor by placing the palm of my hand over the to 1/2 of the phone and it never kicks in.
Can someone verify for me that it does work and not some software bug.
Thanks,
Ed
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hi, you can try this
open /system/build.prop and add this
persist.mot.proximity.touch=1
reboot phone
Seem that i have this problem on my atrix,when i calling someone,the screen turn off immediately and the led on proximity sensor just keep turn on when i stop calling,i cant imagine this atrix have a lot a lot hardware problem
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If you are using unlocked bootloader or if u have unlocked the dim using a code then u will have to disable the In Pocket detection and then try sounds crazy but worked for me.
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ranjithkumar1201 said:
If you are using unlocked bootloader or if u have unlocked the dim using a code then u will have to disable the In Pocket detection and then try sounds crazy but worked for me.
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care to share how?
Similar issue
Just installed latest stable build onto my Atrix 4G, everything seemed fine last night, although I was using phone with bluetooth, this morning get a call, answer, screen goes dark, red proximity light comes on, and I can hear no sound, [later on the caller said he could hear me fine].
Phone would not wake up right off, and when it did it I still could not hear caller.
Been screwing around with settings all morning to no avail, discovered that the phone will only work with bluetooth device connected. without bluetooth the device goes dark, cannot wake up, have to hard reboot, with bluetooth and volume button awaken enabled, it performs normally, so possible connection to issues in post with proximity but with a bluetooth twist...
12as2005 said:
hi, you can try this
open /system/build.prop and add this
persist.mot.proximity.touch=1
reboot phone
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Did that...... Does nothing much....
12as2005 said:
hi, you can try this
open /system/build.prop and add this
persist.mot.proximity.touch=1
reboot phone
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Worked for me!!!
Stock rom with, root, atrix tweaks installed.
Thank's a lot!!!

wierd issues

last night i hit the camera app by accident, when i backed out of it the screen flashed and so did the flash on the back(no pic was taken) now everytime someone calls wither i answer with bluetooth or the phone they cant hear me. i either have to reset the phone or call them back..has anyone experienced this issue?
The problem stays even after a reboot? Are you still using the stock rom?

Skype videocall: Cameras not working

Has anyone tried a Skype videocall on the Jetstream? I can't get the cameras to work. The camera light lights up for a few seconds and that's it.
confirming same issues - installed latest skype version from the market, trying to make a video call over WiFi , no luck, the call connects but without video.
THanks for confirming. HTC says to talk to Skype.
Skype isnt showing up in my market anymore when I search for it, can anyone confirm if its still there?
(edit, it was there all along lol - wasnt showing up because my maturity filter settings were set low)
Same issue but noticed that when the other user initiates the call it works.
dcd17 said:
Same issue but noticed that when the other user initiates the call it works.
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having the same issue and haven't tried the other way around yet... will give it a shot and report back.

Accelerometer troubles?

I just got a refurbished phone from Verizon. I never messed around with it or anything and I immediately rooted it and installed the Jelly Bean leak.
I had issues with contact photos showing up in the Favorite Contacts widget and I had problems with my phone not switching between landscape and portrait mode.
So I did a factory reset and reloaded everything, now the issue is happening again.
Could it possibly be a software problem? I've downloaded a few different apps to test it and I'm almost certain it isnt a hardware problem. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
bbro said:
I just got a refurbished phone from Verizon. I never messed around with it or anything and I immediately rooted it and installed the Jelly Bean leak.
I had issues with contact photos showing up in the Favorite Contacts widget and I had problems with my phone not switching between landscape and portrait mode.
So I did a factory reset and reloaded everything, now the issue is happening again.
Could it possibly be a software problem? I've downloaded a few different apps to test it and I'm almost certain it isnt a hardware problem. Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks
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settings/Display/auto-rotate screen see if it is enabled. also you can install a custom rom to see if it's persisting
if those doesn't work, go to warranty

Question Camera settings issue

Good afternoon,
I am trying to get into settings (gear icon) while in camera and it goes into settings for a split second and goes back to camera. I can not get into camera settings while in camera or if i go to the camera app and try from there? Does anybody know how to fix this issue? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Dave
I don't know if it helps but did you already clear app data?
Yes, I have Pioneer. I cleared app cache first and then app data. Still to no avail. Today is the 3rd day I have had this phone.
Does anybody know if Best Buy still has a Samsung center in it for technical issues?
If so, will they charge me or fix it for free. If they do charge, I will return this phone and get AT&T to mail me another one. i hate to do that because I have all my settings fixed on this new phone.
That's very strange. You have a touch panel issue of some app is interfering.
Try to boot into safe mode and see if it happens. If it works, you may have some app interfering in camera software. Don't know.
Power on your Galaxy phone or tablet in Safe mode
We’ll walk you through how to start your Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet in Safe mode. This mode prevents third-party apps from running on your device.
www.samsung.com
I have fixed the problem. The problem was in Settings -->Developer options-->Don't keep activities. I turned it off and now everything works. It's strange to me but everything is working now.
notredave said:
I have fixed the problem. The problem was in Settings -->Developer options-->Don't keep activities. I turned it off and now everything works. It's strange to me but everything is working now.
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Thanks to you, I had the same issue and solved it by following the steps you mentioned!
I'm glad to hear that slytherin_eeper. It just doesn't make sense to me.

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