Is there a way to make your screen stay on during a call when put to your ear?
You can disable the proximity sensor, this would require root and a fair amount of research.
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Hello
I'm having a problem with my droid 2 global. When i try to make a call the call screen is being closed after 1 second! and i have to open the notification bar in order to find it and hang.
What can i do?
Thanks in advance
could be proximity sensor, it at top of screen by speaker
try cleaning
or maybe time for data wipe
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sd_shadow said:
could be proximity sensor, it at top of screen by speaker
try cleaning
or maybe time for data wipe
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I was checking and i found that the main call screen says call ended (no proximity sensor yet) and CLOSE but after 1 second will make the call but without call screen, then proximity senson will be turned ON (little red light).
I cleaned everything... i had android 4 and got back to .629
One missing feature of our beloved note it the ability to turn the screen off when closing the cover over the screen.
Also proximity sensor is missing too..
However there are apps that make use of the light sensor to turn off the screen...
I have tested various apps including tasker, locale plugin, smart screen off and so on, which can make use of the light sensor to turn the screen off..
But I find that the light sensor itself is not very sensitive in low light conditions..
Even in a dimly lit room the sensor detects only 0 lux and forces the screen off... Bummer..
Anyone here sucessfully using case close screen off ???????
aalupatti said:
One missing feature of our beloved note it the ability to turn the screen off when closing the cover over the screen.
Also proximity sensor is missing too..
However there are apps that make use of the light sensor to turn off the screen...
I have tested various apps including tasker, locale plugin, smart screen off and so on, which can make use of the light sensor to turn the screen off..
But I find that the light sensor itself is not very sensitive in low light conditions..
Even in a dimly lit room the sensor detects only 0 lux and forces the screen off... Bummer..
Anyone here sucessfully using case close screen off ???????
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I don't know any app for that but fyi there is proximity sensor for the device but not detected by any app (disabled by Samsung )
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gekyfela said:
I don't know any app for that but fyi there is proximity sensor for the device but not detected by any app (disabled by Samsung )
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Missed that . Thanks.. hopefully someone finds a way to enable it..
Proximity screen off?[ any luck?
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Yeah I like that feature which is present in my moms ipad
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lampz said:
Proximity screen off?[ any luck?
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No one has been able to make the proximity sensor work... may be some day
baste07 said:
Yeah I like that feature which is present in my moms ipad
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Ipad and few other devices like nexus 7 makes use of the magnet sensor.. THis is the best way to do it as there is no battery consumption.
Samsung may not have included this as the magnet might interfere with the s pen..
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No one has been able to make the proximity sensor work... may be some day
Ipad and few other devices like nexus 7 makes use of the magnet sensor.. THis is the best way to do it as there is no battery consumption.
Samsung may not have included this as the magnet might interfere with the s pen..
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When I load up tasker, it allowed me to create a condition using the magnetic field state. But I'm new to the app and haven't figured out how to use it yet.
Is anyone else having an issues when on a call to someone you take it away from your ear and look at your phone and the screen doesn't come back on. I have to hit the power button to make the screen wake up. I'm all stock (4.4.2) with unlocked bootloader. I m trying to see if this is a hardware problem where I need to RMA or software problem.
Mine works perfectly well. Are you sure you don't have anything that might be affecting the proximity sensor, like smudges or a screen protector?
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No, I don't have any screen protector not any smudges. I saw similar issues on other phones and someone said to clear data and cache on the phone app so I don't know if that will work or not.
ProBird79 said:
Is anyone else having an issues when on a call to someone you take it away from your ear and look at your phone and the screen doesn't come back on. I have to hit the power button to make the screen wake up. I'm all stock (4.4.2) with unlocked bootloader. I m trying to see if this is a hardware problem where I need to RMA or software problem.
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What time out do you have your screen set to? Sounds like it's simply locking after the designated time.
I've noticed the screen turning on and off occasionally when talking. Almost like the sensor isn't sure if I'm holding it to my head or not but then I do hold it away from my face.
I have the same issue...
I can't hang a call because the screen simply don't turn on when I remove my phone from the ear.
In add at this issue, seems like the proximity sensor turn off the backlight screen only.
When I finish a call, I found the clock screen opened, in my case the settings screen of advanced clock widget...
It's really annoying...
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Do you guys have a screen protector applied by any chance? Everyone had this issue with the nexus 4 because the sensor is really sensitive and picks the protector up, not letting it turn the screen on. Try removing a section of the protector where the sensor sits, this will fix your issue.
Surprisingly, I don't have this problem
Team Nexus 5 sucks. Underpowered battery for a 5inch 1080p screen that is non-removable. Weak generic antenna that drops signal. Worst speaker of any device on the market. Cheap plastic build.
dalton8 said:
Do you guys have a screen protector applied by any chance? Everyone had this issue with the nexus 4 because the sensor is really sensitive and picks the protector up, not letting it turn the screen on. Try removing a section of the protector where the sensor sits, this will fix your issue.
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My phone is naked... No screen protector, no cover...
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bblzd said:
What time out do you have your screen set to? Sounds like it's simply locking after the designated time.
I've noticed the screen turning on and off occasionally when talking. Almost like the sensor isn't sure if I'm holding it to my head or not but then I do hold it away from my face.
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I have it on 15 seconds. Shouldn't that feature be bypassed when a call is in progress so that the proximity sensor is usable. This is the first phone that I've had that has done this to me. On all others the proximity sensor stays live even after the predetermined sleep time.
After 15 seconds you're screen is simply turning off as you have set. Mine does so after 1 minute, which is my screen time out setting.
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I have 30 minutes of inactivity...
The proximity sensor is broken...
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bblzd said:
After 15 seconds you're screen is simply turning off as you have set. Mine does so after 1 minute, which is my screen time out setting.
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During a call shouldn't the screen timeout be bypassed then go back to the default setting once the call has ended? That makes much more sense to me.
ProBird79 said:
During a call shouldn't the screen timeout be bypassed then go back to the default setting once the call has ended? That makes much more sense to me.
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This seems to be the built in functionality of the phone and not a bug. I can't really say if one way is better then the other but I just turn the screen off during calls now.
This is the bug...
really annoying
same problem
ProBird79 said:
Is anyone else having an issues when on a call to someone you take it away from your ear and look at your phone and the screen doesn't come back on. I have to hit the power button to make the screen wake up. I'm all stock (4.4.2) with unlocked bootloader. I m trying to see if this is a hardware problem where I need to RMA or software problem.
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Same problem here do any one have solution for this..
I am having a problem with this phone waking in my pocket. I am using a case which makes accidentally triggering a button next to impossible, yet the frequency of wakeup is high. This is most notable when an application is using location services. Anyone seeing this?
Just because the phone is awake doesn't mean its actually on. Show us your battery stats and usage.
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I find the camera app randomly turning on while in pocket
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do you have the "increase touch sensitivity" enabled? i had that happen on my GS4 when i had that enabled
evilbeef54 said:
do you have the "increase touch sensitivity" enabled? i had that happen on my GS4 when i had that enabled
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it wasn't on. good suggestion though. @dpwhitty11, I get that, but in this case, I am using the term "waking up" to refer to it actually turning on. As in, I pull it out of my pocket and it is already on. I know the buttons are not getting bumped.
Mine was doing this all day when I got it. I'd feel the warmth from it or hear sounds. Pull it out of my pocket and it's in some menu or some program is open.
It's so bad I changed to a pattern lock to deal with it.
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all my samsungs have done that seems like when i'm hot.
So I am trying to turn the proximity sensor completely off or at least when not in a call. The reason being is my phone constantly flashes on and off when its on a desk and I have to reach over it or type on a keyboard and my arm just comes close to it. Is there a setting I can change that will keep the screen from flashing on and off every 5 seconds? Or even turn off the proximity sensor completely?
Try to disable Easy Screen Turn On under Accessibility Settings
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Silk-TSM said:
Try to disable Easy Screen Turn On under Accessibility Settings
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That did it. Thank you