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Proximity sensor covered by screen protector

Anyone has any experience with screen protector that covers the proximity sensor? will it mess up the sensor?
Thanks

No..i had my screen covered for 10 month now..
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forzanetti said:
Anyone has any experience with screen protector that covers the proximity sensor? will it mess up the sensor?
Thanks
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No a screen protector is transparant, so it will let all light go trough.
Don't be afraid it will still work.
Try calling anyone, hold u phone near ur head, the screen will go off, and after, it will go on again

The proximity sensor does not depend on light to work though, try your phone in complete darkness and you're proximity sensor will still work.

no mine has worked perfectly with a screen protector since i have got the phone

Thanks for all the reply!!
It was very hard finding SP that covers the whole screen but with a small opening on the upper left for the sensor.. now I'll just get those that covers the whole screen

Is the front facing camera lousy?

The front facing camera on my One X is horrible. The selfies are washed out and extremely low res, nowhere near the quality from my Droid Razr that has the same megapixel count. What could cause this? Does the proximity sensor have anything to do with the camera? I have a screen protector and it has a cutout for this sensor but I don't know if the cutout is big enough since I can't see the sensor. I have not taken a picture w/o the screen protector installed. Anything else I should be looking at?

The proximity sensor has nothing to do with the front facing camera. In all honesty, it doesn't take great pictures. You might have some dust built up in there, try cleaning it out with a cotton bud.
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timmaaa said:
The proximity sensor has nothing to do with the front facing camera. In all honesty, it doesn't take great pictures. You might have some dust built up in there, try cleaning it out with a cotton bud.
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Thanks. I did that after doing a search on the issue (which I should have done before my post-my bad) and the difference is night and day. I never would have guessed a lens could get so dirty that it would literally make a camera unusable but now I know it can.

Scratch. camera lens and body

So just below my camera sensor on thr lens i have a surface scratch. I got my phone a week ago. Anyone has any clue on why it could of happened? There are also several scratches on the alu body
Phone is carried in my jacket in a dedicated pocket. Currently no cover but i will order one soon

Extornia said:
So just below my camera sensor on thr lens i have a surface scratch. I got my phone a week ago. Anyone has any clue on why it could of happened? There are also several scratches on the alu body
Phone is carried in my jacket in a dedicated pocket. Currently no cover but i will order one soon
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Can you please post the picture of affected area please may help others and you
Thanks

Well if you guys not careful it is your fault ..
Mine is spotless .. and I don't even have case..

No plastic film on camera and heart sensor lenses?

Did anyone notice that, unlike the GS6 and other Galaxies before it, the S7 and S7 Edge don't have the plastic film that covers both the camera and heart sensor lenses when you first got it? Some people take them off when they got the phone, but I left it on there on my GS6 to protect the camera lense from scratches.
Just wanted to know whether someone has noticed this on their phones as well?

U are anyways suppose to remove them.
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Dark5tar said:
Did anyone notice that, unlike the GS6 and other Galaxies before it, the S7 and S7 Edge don't have the plastic film that covers both the camera and heart sensor lenses when you first got it? Some people take them off when they got the phone, but I left it on there on my GS6 to protect the camera lense from scratches.
Just wanted to know whether someone has noticed this on their phones as well?
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That plastic makes photos you take worse because it reflects lights to the camera in a way that it is undesirable. You bought a phone with a fantastic camera. Why would you leave a thing like this attached to it?
Besides, the camera glass is Gorilla. Heart hate sensor is a cheap one. And if you use any kind of case, you can put your phone on the table and the camera glass will never touch table directly.
Enjoy your phone. I know it is not cheap, but it is just a phone.
https://youtu.be/D_bB5fnN7Jk
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goTouch said:
That plastic makes photos you take worse because it reflects lights to the camera in a way that it is undesirable. You bought a phone with a fantastic camera. Why would you leave a thing like this attached to it?
Besides, the camera glass is Gorilla. Heart hate sensor is a cheap one. And if you use any kind of case, you can put your phone on the table and the camera glass will never touch table directly.
Enjoy your phone. I know it is not cheap, but it is just a phone.
https://youtu.be/D_bB5fnN7Jk
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Thanks, appreciate your feedback

Even if it did have that plastic on it and you left it on, it'd get scratched up pretty quickly. If you wanted some kind of protection though, you could try d-brand skins. They cover the glass on the camera lens, leaving only a small opening for the aperture (although I don't know how much "give" there is for the OIS function), but that could still get damaged. Personally, I just have a case, front screen protector and that's it.

Kiwi_Dude said:
Even if it did have that plastic on it and you left it on, it'd get scratched up pretty quickly. If you wanted some kind of protection though, you could try d-brand skins. They cover the glass on the camera lens, leaving only a small opening for the aperture (although I don't know how much "give" there is for the OIS function), but that could still get damaged. Personally, I just have a case, front screen protector and that's it.
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Thanks. Glad to see another NZ lad on here

Also from NZ boys, i ordered some glass protectors from ebay and they fit really well. They fit over the camera lens and on thr heartrate sensor. Check them out. Only took a couple days to get here aswell which was awesome.
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MRDOCA said:
Also from NZ boys, i ordered some glass protectors from ebay and they fit really well. They fit over the camera lens and on thr heartrate sensor. Check them out. Only took a couple days to get here aswell which was awesome.
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Can you provide a link of the one you bought?

Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/121975555820
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Best camera protector P30 Pro?

Hey all!
Are looking for a cover for the camera on my P30 Pro, have already managed to get a scratch on the glass, not over any lenses so, so far so good :fingers-crossed:
Anyone tried anything from eBay?

zimmen said:
Hey all!
Are looking for a cover for the camera on my P30 Pro, have already managed to get a scratch on the glass, not over any lenses so, so far so good :fingers-crossed:
Anyone tried anything from eBay?
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Not me. I cant find anything in my country, i have no issue with scratches but it will be great if anyone can post some good camera protection

This is a picture of the scratch :crying:
Right side of the camera lense.

I bought at wish so far 5 stars
I only used 1 protection
https://www.wish.com/feed/tabbed_feed_latest/product/5caab6abd7845037816e828e?&hide_login_modal=true&source=related_products&position=0

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PTB6NVB/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_LrBjEbFNT5Z16
Best I've found so far

Placing a whatever glass protector in front of the camera, won't it affect the photo quality? Blurriness, extra light flares etc?

Alexandros T. said:
Placing a whatever glass protector in front of the camera, won't it affect the photo quality? Blurriness, extra light flares etc?
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I'm sure the glass will make some distortion, but I have not notice anything.
Attached 3 different photos taken with the glass