Hi all!
I'm new to the wonderful world of Android (former WebOS-User), so please bare with me.
My brand-new Sensation seems to have a problem with the proximity sensor/light sensor: During a call, the screen will go off when I put the phone nexto to my ear, so far so good, but when I finish the call, the screen will go on for a second, then turn off and stay off. Pressing the power button won't do anything. The only thing that seems to work is to put the phone next to a strong light source and the lockscreen will come back on.
Is there anything I can do about this?
Thanks for your input!
No one else having this issue ?
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Hello!
I currently am running Jelly Beans ROM Build 8 on my phone and I have come across a strange problem. What I love about this phone is that, unlike my previous phone, when I would answer phone calls and put the phone to my face, the screen would black out/go to sleep so I don't accidentally end the calls with my cheek (with my previous phone I was constantly doing that). However, for some odd reason, if I answer/ignore a call, the sensitivity of the light sensor (or whatever it is called that would it on the top right corner of my phone that would help black out my screen once I put my face to it) is still on like I am in a phone call mode. For example, I go to text and my thumb gets too close to the sensor and the screen blanks out. I have to unlock it and in the process the screen blanks out. If I keep my fingers away from the sensor, it works fine, but I am so confused on why this screen sleep sensitivity continues. If I reboot my phone, it's fine and back to normal, but I don't want to keep doing that every time I answer a call or ignore it. Has anyone come across this problem or can aid me in finding out how to fix it?
Thank you! Any help would be appreciated!
Bump - anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
The problem is like this:
SOMETIMES when I call someone, the screen turns off without approaching the phone to my ear. The screen is not turning off by pressing the power button or the volume buttons (I enabled using GravityBox to turn on the screen using the volume keys).
After I end up the call, after a couple of seconds, the phone comes back to normal.
Once again, this behavior appears just SOMETIMES! Usually I don't have this problem!
Any ideas to how so solve this problem?
peslap said:
The problem is like this:
SOMETIMES when I call someone, the screen turns off without approaching the phone to my ear. The screen is not turning off by pressing the power button or the volume buttons (I enabled using GravityBox to turn on the screen using the volume keys).
After I end up the call, after a couple of seconds, the phone comes back to normal.
Once again, this behavior appears just SOMETIMES! Usually I don't have this problem!
Any ideas to how so solve this problem?
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I wouldn't worry too much about it, its just a glitch, it happens to me sometimes too , when i put it on speaker and i get close to the phone , the screen turns off and it comes back after a while. it doesn't bother me too much. It might be that the sensor is too sensitive. Have you tried a custom rom ?
This issue happens to my son's phone too.
Anyway, it shouldn't be random, please double check if it happens ALWAYS after a phone reboot, this is the behaviour of mine
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Hello,
I have started to face the same issue mentioned above.
On googling I came across the motorola forum (google search: Moto G Proximity Sensor Software Issue)
It seems the issue is being discussed there and apparently they need more moto g users with this issue to help them out solve this.
On using z device i noticed the proximity sensor value stuck at 3 with no change covered/not covered (sensor) [Phone running without restart for 6+ hours]
After restarting the phone the sensor value in z device changes. 100 (uncovered) to 3 when covered.
I will keep checking this every few hours to see when does the proximity sensor stop working without restarting the phone. (uptime)
Can the DEV's here help us out? looks like Motorola may take some time in finding a solution to this issue.
This seems to have went away with 4.4.3 and the new Dialer app.
When I make or receive a phone call on my new Nexus the screen blacks out. I understand that it should black out when the phone is brought up to my ear, but it blacks out even though the phone is eighteen inches away from me. There is nothing on top of the proximity sensor and it is clean. The phone is not in a case. The sleep timer in set to two minutes. The cache partition has been cleared.
I think this happened after upgrading from Android 5 to 5.1, but I cannot be certain.
The AndroSensor app always reports that the proximity sensor detects something at 0.0 inches (with 12.7 mA), even though the sensor is uncovered.
I have seen several threads in various forums on this issue with the Nexus 5, but I have not seen a definitive answer as to what is wrong and what can be done about it.
Help would be very much appreciated as I need to know if it is a software bug that will be fixed as part of routine updates, if it is a user fixable problem (operator error!), or if the sensor is actually dead, in which case I can exchange the phone (Amazon uk).
Chasharv
Chasharv said:
When I make or receive a phone call on my new Nexus the screen blacks out. I understand that it should black out when the phone is brought up to my ear, but it blacks out even though the phone is eighteen inches away from me. There is nothing on top of the proximity sensor and it is clean. The phone is not in a case. The sleep timer in set to two minutes. The cache partition has been cleared.
I think this happened after upgrading from Android 5 to 5.1, but I cannot be certain.
The AndroSensor app always reports that the proximity sensor detects something at 0.0 inches (with 12.7 mA), even though the sensor is uncovered.
I have seen several threads in various forums on this issue with the Nexus 5, but I have not seen a definitive answer as to what is wrong and what can be done about it.
Help would be very much appreciated as I need to know if it is a software bug that will be fixed as part of routine updates, if it is a user fixable problem (operator error!), or if the sensor is actually dead, in which case I can exchange the phone (Amazon uk).
Chasharv
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Just press the power button when that happens, screen will turn on again. Done.
Nexus 5 black screen: thanks, but more help needed
beekay201 said:
Just press the power button when that happens, screen will turn on again. Done.
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Thanks for this, but if the power button it set to end the call it does indeed turn the screen on again, but of course also ends the call prematurely. If the power button is not set to end the call, then nothing happens when it is pressed during a call and the screen stays black. The only way out of the black screen under those circumstances is to hold the power button down to turn the phone off and then restart it!
Prior to the upgrade 5.1, from the version of 5 that came with the phone, when I made or received a call the screen remained active until I put the phone to my ear.
Further advice would be much appreciated.
Chasharv
Chasharv said:
Thanks for this, but if the power button it set to end the call it does indeed turn the screen on again, but of course also ends the call prematurely. If the power button is not set to end the call, then nothing happens when it is pressed during a call and the screen stays black. The only way out of the black screen under those circumstances is to hold the power button down to turn the phone off and then restart it!
Prior to the upgrade 5.1, from the version of 5 that came with the phone, when I made or received a call the screen remained active until I put the phone to my ear.
Further advice would be much appreciated.
Chasharv
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if i make or answer a phone call, and put it on speaker, after a few secs it will turn the screen off automatically. If i then press the pwer button (i don't have the accessibility option on), it WILL wake the screen but doesn't end the call.
running stock LMY47D
Nexus 5 black screen, solved
beekay201 said:
if i make or answer a phone call, and put it on speaker, after a few secs it will turn the screen off automatically. If i then press the pwer button (i don't have the accessibility option on), it WILL wake the screen but doesn't end the call.
running stock LMY47D
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Thanks for this, but the problem was that the screen blacked instantly on making or receiving a call and was unresponsive, so the only way forward was to press the power button. This either terminated the call or shut down the phone, according to how it was set, so neither was useful.
As I said originally, I suspected the proximity sensor was faulty as the a proximity detector sensor app always indicated that there was something close to it. Hence the phone would assume it was next to my ear when making or receiving calls, and so black the screen. This morning, for reasons that I don't understand at all as I have not changed anything on the phone, the proximity sensor is reported as working and the phone behaves as it should on making and receiving calls!
I suppose that either the sensor has an intermittent fault, or something in the phone's software has changed to permit it to work. I have a couple of week's left before the Amazon return window expires, so I will monitor the situation.
Thanks once more for the help.
Chasharv
I have the identical problem with my nexus 5 running stock kitkat. Makes it very hard to use the keyboard to reply to automated requests to "if... press 1, if.... press 2".
Is it possible to turn the proximity sensor off? I don't need it and it just causes problems for me.
Lately, my proximity sensor has been giving me trouble - at least, I think it's the proximity sensor. The symptoms:
1) I can't unlock the phone unless there is enough ambient light. Generally not a problem, but a little inconvenient.
2) As soon as I start a call, the screen goes black and will not turn back on no matter what, making it impossible to bring up the dialpad or hang up. I've enabled the "power button to hang up" setting, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. The only way to end a call is to wait for the other side to hang up or remove the battery. The former is fine if I'm actually talking to a person, but if I get into an auto-attendant tree I'm screwed. It happens regardless of whether I'm holding the phone to my face or not. Flat on a table, same behavior.
The phone is rooted, are there any apps or things I can do to verify that it's the proximity sensor? Is there any way to just disable the proximity sensor in software?
Use the hidden menu (3845#*850#) and go into device test.
There is a proximity sensor test there. As you move your hand near the sensor it wall say near and as you move it away it will give you a light reading.
Thanks - the top always says "Proximity: NEAR". The bottom one says "Light: off" If I wave my hand hear the sensor, it turns blue and give me a reading hovering around 10. Closer to the phone and it's red and gives me a lower reading. Holding my finger on the phone, completely blocking the sensor, gives me the "Light: off" reading again.
I'm not quite sure what to make of that.
I've had similar problems with my international version G3. Both times I have had to take off the back cover, remove the various screws around the top half of the phone, pull off the plastic casing, and then use compressed air to spray out the area around the proximity sensor. After this the phone works fine for a month or so.
Somehow dust seems to be getting into the phone quite easily. I'm wondering if the area around the speaker grill is not fully sealed.
I finally took the time to disassemble my phone and sure enough, the proximity sensor was filthy. A couple seconds with a can of compressed air and things seem to be back to normal.
Thanks!
I have a lg g stylo the sensor is so sensitive .. I wave my hand over my phone and the screen goes black I am trying to figure out how to turn it off ..
eriqjaffe said:
Lately, my proximity sensor has been giving me trouble - at least, I think it's the proximity sensor. The symptoms:
1) I can't unlock the phone unless there is enough ambient light. Generally not a problem, but a little inconvenient.
2) As soon as I start a call, the screen goes black and will not turn back on no matter what, making it impossible to bring up the dialpad or hang up. I've enabled the "power button to hang up" setting, but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. The only way to end a call is to wait for the other side to hang up or remove the battery. The former is fine if I'm actually talking to a person, but if I get into an auto-attendant tree I'm screwed. It happens regardless of whether I'm holding the phone to my face or not. Flat on a table, same behavior.
The phone is rooted, are there any apps or things I can do to verify that it's the proximity sensor? Is there any way to just disable the proximity sensor in software?
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If it does become a problem there is an exposed module just for diabling prox sensor
Proximity Sensor Issue Solved
Just opened the Mobile yesterday night, and after a little hectic; i had managed to clean the dust from board sensors.
Working Perfect now, like a charm !
When i receive a phone call the screen turns off when i put it to my face, but when i move it away the screen never turns back on. I can't hang up the phone i end up having to restart the whole damn thing. Anyone else experienced this?
Yes I have the same issue going on now. I'm trying to see if there's some kind of manual over-ride or if the phone can cycle the screen on and off with just the side button / power button click alone. Would be fantastically helpful.
Mine is not dirty, it is broken, I have tried cleaning it with no avail.