Hi Guys
Does anyone know what the indicator light that is inside the recessed area for the front speaker for? I have never seen it light up, and have no idea what it's supposed to be used for.
Thanks!
the ambient light sensor
It's a light sensor.. this question allready covered here.
The display's backlight auto-adjusts (can be disabled tough) with the help of this light sensor
HAHA. I can't tell you how many times I looked at my phone trying to think of where the light sensor is. I heard that light described as an actually light, that blinks for certain occasions.
try searching next time
but...you are talking about the light sensor. the notification light is around the dpad
Did anyone else notice that their LED will faintly flash red after flashing 3.0.2.5? It has to be real dark, but I can see it flickering. Anyone else?
Not happening with mine in a pitch black room. Might wanna make sure you removed the previous version completely. It's in the options somewhere.
bunklung said:
Did anyone else notice that their LED will faintly flash red after flashing 3.0.2.5? It has to be real dark, but I can see it flickering. Anyone else?
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Do you mean the light shows in general?... or only when you are in CWM?
If the former, I am still on 3.0.2.4 and have seen this faint red light myself when on a phone call on occasion. So it would not be a new bug with 3.0.2.5
This is the first time I have noticed it. I tried re-flashing CWR and there is still a faint red light.
Not positive, but I think that's the proximity sensor's light you are seeing. Try to watch it through another phone's camera if you have one handy, the sensor should detect the infra-red (near infra-red?) and it should look brighter.
Just tried it myself and it is indeed the infrared from the proximity sensor that you are seeing. As to why CWR would be using the proximity sensor, that is a whole other issue =)
I also noticed this on my phone then walked over and grabbed my wifes bolt that is stock and not rooted and hers does the same thing. Very faint red flashing light. Hers is stock so it must just be the phone
The infrared sensor will pulse intermittently to see if the phone is near an object or not. To tell if the phone is by your face, upside down, in your pocket, etc.. Don't worry pulses of this sensor don't take much juice at all. I'm just surprised you saw the light at all lol most people wouldn't be able to.
Maybe it's my new glasses
I'm glad it's just not me and/or my rooted phone.
I only get that light to show up when I got Skype running in the background.
faint led flicker in earpiece
mine is doing this too, but I don't have "clockwork"-i don't think. I've noticed that it's not the "main" led, but it is right beside it!
anyone have any ideas about what this could be!?
it is, indeed, skype, and i believe it IS the proximity sensor. why?... i have NO idea, but i feel better now that i know the correlation and that I'm not alone!
I found out the proximity sensor AND Skype was the cause of my battery issues.
Obviously nothing to do with CWM.
More info here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14565447&postcount=26
tlk1969 said:
it is, indeed, skype, and i believe it IS the proximity sensor. why?... i have NO idea, but i feel better now that i know the correlation and that I'm not alone!
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So I was thinking today, would there be any way to re-assign the red trackpad light as the notification light? I know it wouldn't make any real difference, but I personally think using the trackpad would look pretty cool compared to the standard tiny green LED.
Red light from trackpad - just like in optical mouse, ONLY for identification
The trackpad is not using a LED but instead a diode. Seeing it glow only means that there's a hardware problem in your phone as the current flowing in your phone not normal. Diodes used as sensor aren't usually made to light up.
Has anybody else noticed the camera light comes on very slightly whilst charging? Also red light in the proximity sensor is always on whilst the screen is on. Is this normal or just my phone?
Red light in the proximity sensor is also apparently my Japanese XZ variant.
But my camera flash doesn't turn on when charging phone.
Yes, mine does! When i first turn it on it always flashes once, but also sometimes builds up to quite a bright flickering light. It tends to happen more when charging from a low charge and usually stops if i unplug and plug back in a couple of times.
Your comment is the only reference i've found to it!
supermonkey784 said:
Has anybody else noticed the camera light comes on very slightly whilst charging? Also red light in the proximity sensor is always on whilst the screen is on. Is this normal or just my phone?
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my phone doesnt flash while charging if urs does that then its something wrong...and red light proximity sensor is working like it should so no worries mate.if u want to turn that sensor off just go to display setings and find adaptive brightnes and turn off...now u wont have that red dot light but also adaptive brightnes wont work aswell hehe...hope it cleares ur mind
Hey,
I have bought myself an Xperia XZ today and I noticed a kind of red dot blinking on the light sensor, I guess near the light sensor. Is there a way to disable it? Since it's a bit annoying
NagasakiGG said:
Hey,
I have bought myself an Xperia XZ today and I noticed a kind of red dot blinking on the light sensor, I guess near the light sensor. Is there a way to disable it? Since it's a bit annoying
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It's the ambient light sensor (infrared)
NagasakiGG said:
Hey,
I have bought myself an Xperia XZ today and I noticed a kind of red dot blinking on the light sensor, I guess near the light sensor. Is there a way to disable it? Since it's a bit annoying
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You can remove it if you disable adaptive brightness in the screen settings