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Proximity sensor issues?

I'm running CM 7.0.3, and I'm having massive proximity sensor issues, t the point where the phone is becoming unusable. If I'm in a call and I don't manually shut the screen off, the following happens (constantly):
I'll feel some haptic feedback on my ear, and my voice will mute. When I look at the screen, the lock screen is up and when I unlock it, it's at the dialer screen. I'm not hitting the mute or hold button with my ear, it seems like once it gets away from the call screen, my voice is muted.
Needless to say, this is getting massively annoying. Later tonight I'm going to try to see if using a Sense based rom fixes this, but I'd much rather stick with CM. Has anyone else experienced this?

I believe there is another post on this.. you can also Google search for inspire proximity sensor adjustment - someone created an app to adjust the sensor
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The thread in question:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062561
EDIT: I haven't used the proximity sensor adjustment application that's linked in the thread as mine is working normally. If it doesn't work there's a possibility the sensor's faulty and should be replaced (I recently went through this whole thing with my old iphone 4).

Yeah, to be honest, I tried that app and it didn't seem to make much difference. I'll try calling HTC

Flashed to a sense based ROM, and the sensor seems to be working fine. Very odd, to be honest. I will say that after using AOSP for so long, I have no idea how you guys deal with Sense at all.
Well, now I have to decide: I can live with Sense, or I can ship my phone back to HTC and be without a device for 2 weeks. Going to try out the proximity sensor app again, but it didn't seem like any setting made a difference, but it could be that I just don't know what I'm doing with it.

Check under Settings>Call Settings and put a check mark in the "Always use proximity" box. It says it's to help with prox. sensor screen locking when the phone is horizontal, but the CM7-based ROM that I was using showed the same issues and I fixed my particular issue by checking that box.
Tested with a few calls and the screen is definitely shutting off when the phone is standing or lying down.

I read up on the proximity app, and I think I have it calibrated properly at 5/6. It certainly helps, but it's definitely not perfect. Night, thanks for the advice, but yeah, that option has been checked from the start. At least the issue is tolerable now, before it would do this 10 times per call.

Funny - mine was calibrated at 10/11 by default and works pretty well. Try going up to those values. I used a local time/temperature number here, and it worked well when my finger got 1/8" or so from the phone. While I admittedly haven't measured the depth of my ear or anything, it does seem to be working well at those settings.
I think the upper threshold is where you may want to adjust. From my playing with that app, changing the lower threshold too high will make it ignore things too close to the phone and so will an upper threshold that is too low. Try lower 5, upper 11 and see what happens. Anything between lower and upper apparently triggers the sensor. (<<< speculation without documentation)

[Q] Compass not working nor calibrating on 18.3.1.C.0.21?

I have just bought the Xperia M2 (which is a great phone, actually, especially for that price), it immediately updated to KitKat 4.4.4, build 18.3.1.C.0.21. It isn't rooted, plain stock. At most everything seems fine but the compass. It is stuck at around 300 degrees. I tried to calibrate it with the Compass app (make an 8 figure), GPS Status (rotate the phone on its 3 axis) and going into services with *#*#7378423#*#* and then doing another 8 figure (with the phone vertical this time). Nothing, nothing, and nothing again! Compass actually reports that the surrounding magnetic field is too strong (?).
Is it working for anyone else? I would just hate to have to send back the phone. Also because the compass not working is usually a configuration issue, I may just get a new phone with the same exact problem.

I think I've finally found a way to calibrate it. I've put the phone flat on a table after starting the Compass app calibration and I made it spinning like crazy. Obviously I have a back cover that doesn't get scratched, so be careful if you want to try the same.
PS: Mods you can close this if you like.

Auto Rotate

Hi guys wonder if u can help me please. There might already be a topic regarding this. But I can't seem to get auto rotate working. Wonder if u guys can tell me why please.

Did you try toggling the auto-rotate icon in QuickSettings?

Yes i have done that. I've G Calibrated and done a factory reset. Still the same. Worked fine till the other day.

Just to update. I've managed to sort the issue by tapping the phone twice on my hand.and now it rotates again weird but it works. Read it on a site and tried it and it works don't no why

Hmmm . . . sounds like a hardware issue. Reminds me of the sporadic vibration on my M9 that could be "reset" by banging the phone, at least until it died completely.

I accidentally dropped my phone, 3 days after having it, and it stopped auto rotating, also the double tap to wake stopped as well. Noticed in camera the icons wouldn't rotate. I did the old 6inch drop onto its corner on carpet and it recalibrated the sensor and it worked again.

Fingerprint Sensors

Hey guys, I've been playing with the phones setup for a few days now figuring everything out and how it works, and I noticed the left fingerprint sensor isn't half as sensitive as the right one. Anybody else notice this?
I've tried setting up the sensors to be back on the left sensor and home on the right one and the home works perfectly, but the back on the left works only 10% of the time. (I am left handed so I try to use the thumb/left for back).. A software update will fix this I'm sure (If it IS software related, and not a faulty phone I have.)
I think I have this set up in the wrong section??? Moderators could you move it please if it is. Thanks!

rodpgfx said:
Hey guys, I've been playing with the phones setup for a few days now figuring everything out and how it works, and I noticed the left fingerprint sensor isn't half as sensitive as the right one. Anybody else notice this?
I've tried setting up the sensors to be back on the left sensor and home on the right one and the home works perfectly, but the back on the left works only 10% of the time. (I am left handed so I try to use the thumb/left for back).. A software update will fix this I'm sure (If it IS software related, and not a faulty phone I have.)
I think I have this set up in the wrong section??? Moderators could you move it please if it is. Thanks!
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Actually, my fp scanner are perfectly fast (and equal).
Try to remove both configurations or reset the firmware - it might be a hardware issue that requires you to send it back!
Cheers

OPPO A53 accelerometer problem

my oppo a53 accelerometer have a weird problem, it used to work fine i think but then i installed an app to better calibrate it which ended up messing it up.
now it only work up and down when using it to play games like pubg or viewing 360° videos, but when i shake the phone very hard it starts working again... until i restart the phone at which point i have to shake the phone hard again for the accelerometer to start working again, so basically it is not broken but also not fully working and i dont want to have to shake my phone every time, i read somewhere that all devices that use mems acceloremeters have this problem and its usual but i dont feel like it is normal.
any help is appreciated thanks