Hey out there
I cant access the sensors on my N5, the compass, magnetic field thing, i normally use smart tools and gps essentials, but none of them cant get it to work. Barometer works sometimes, but then just shuts off for some hours and then coms back on.
Im running stock android with stock kernel. Unlocked and rooted.
Hope some one can help
Hello!
I hope somebody can help me out with this. I have a rooted stock sm n900v (VZW Note 3) running stock 4.4.2 and XPosed. A few weeks ago, the S Health pedometer suddenly stopped counting my steps after working great for a long time. All of the sensors passed tests, so I thought it was a software bug, but uninstalling and re-installing the apk made no difference. Here is what I have done, all to no effect:
-Tested the accelerometer and linear acceleration sensors
-Masked the app with rootcloak
-Converted S Health to a user app (and back!), no luck
-Checked the setting in Wanam XPosed for SHealth secure storage compatibility
-Turned off XPosed (and all modules)
-Booted in safe mode
-Wiped cache and dalvik cache
-Wiped app data
-Uninstalled app updates (and reinstalled)
-Uninstalled and reinstalled the apk
-Ported the S5 S Health app and installed that
-Two factory resets
After all of this, I figured it's a hardware problem, or perhaps a fault with the KK step counter xml. BUT! The sensors test out fine, and third party pedometer apps work fine - particularly j4velin's Pedometer - that hook into the KK API. Apps that hook onto the built-in KK step counter seem to have no problem EXCEPT for Pacer, which won't count steps on the "built-in step counter" setting.
I figured I would inquire of the much smarter minds here. Can anybody point me to somebody who has solved this problem before?
Thanks very much!
Hi,
I can't find anything relevant on XDA for your issue. You will need to ask for help here:
Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck
Hi all,
I thought I'd try out a cheap £20+ A33 tablet which is a Q8H_HD model according to About Device and seems to be decent enough for the price. Only real issue I've discovered so far is the F key not working in landscape mode and touch screen tests seem to indicate a strip of screen that doesn't respond to touch.
I've tried factory resets etc. but no luck, I was considering flashing other firmware etc, possibly going from 4.4.2 to 5.0.
I ran an app to determine screen resolution and it said 1200x522 yet is supposed to be 1200x600. I wondered if it detracted the part of the screen that wasn't functioning or if it might have firmware that doesn't use the full screen somehow.
Am I safe to just assume it's an issue with the actual touchscreen or cable that connects it? I was considering taking it apart and re-seating the connection.
Any help or advice much appreciated
Just an update, I've tried to use livesuit/phoenixsuit to flash an img file but can't seem to get anywhere. I was hoping that I could get 5.0 on there instead of the 4.4.2 already there.
I've just rooted it anyway in an effort to get rid of the adware etc. on there but hoped to be able to flash it to something stable which is also clean if possible.
The specs are as follows:
Q8H_HD (astar_y3)
softwinner
sun8i
astar_y3-eng 4.4.2 KVT49L 20151112 test-keys
1024x552 pixels
Still hoping I might be able to get some help from here on this one
I found a firmware image which has worked after making a mess of the stock rom trying to remove the trojans etc. It's for a Dragontouch Y88X-PLUS (astar_y3-eng 4.4.2 KVT49L 20150721 test-keys). I managed to root easily with Kingoroot and then remove the trojans including cloudsota which doesn't seem to have returned after rebooting.
General speed and responsiveness seems good and the strip of touchscreen that wasn't working started working again but seems a bit intermittent so unsure what that is.
The only real issues I've discovered so far is the camera doesn't work (unfortunately, camera has stopped) and bluetooth does detect devices but I can't transfer files with my Galaxy S5 as I could with the previous firmware. Also Wifi-direct doesn't seem to work properly.
It's nice to have a clean firmware on there but wondered if the camera might be fixable possibly or even the bluetooth if it's part of the firmware?
Last days I started to setup my new Nvidia Shield K1. I like to use tis for flying a DJI Mavic Pro and rely on functioning sensors. I also have installed AndroSensor and GPS Status. If I start one of this Apps the ACC sensor is working for a seconds and then the signals are completely freezing. After this I only get it back to work after and complete reboot of the Tablet. Also the Gyro and the Mag sensor does not look to be working at all. I have never seen any data on this. AndroSensor is waiting for an event for this two sensors and GPS Status shows some initial movement on the level sensor but never any reaction on the compass. Sometimes I even seen the orientation is not working anymore and the screen will not adjust anymore. In most of the cases the orientation is still working even with the frozen sensor output in the two Apps. Im using this two apps with a few of my other Android devices without having issues. My actual version is Android 6.0.1 with Shield software 1.5(24.3.70.8). I already have done a complete factory reset but after this the problem is the same. Any feedback is appreciated. I may need to RMA the device.
I got an replacement K1 yesterday and set it up again. With stock Android version all sensors are working fine for a day. Than i made the OTA update to latest (same as above). Now ACC and Gyro is still working but not the MAG. The problem looks to be at least partial related to the firmware. Mag sensor problems are reported also in the past for the K1 already. Also MAG calibration will not make any change. Androsensor is reporting "waiting for event" and GPS Status shows and wrong compass direction (was fine with the initial firmware before OTA). Not sure what can be done here. I was expecting when i invest in an tablet of an reputable vendor (which is also not very cheap) i get something working well. Now i either have a second bad tablet or there is still something wrong with the firmware. It would be good if someone with the latest OTA update can confirm this behavior or can confirm that everything is working as expected. Many thanks.
Here is some more information for the case: _https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/986542/shield-tablet/sensors-gyro-acc-mag-work-in-an-erratic-way-on-my-new-k1-shield/?offset=7
So I noticed in GSAM monitor and BBS that the grip/proximity sensor runs for about 10h everyday and is the highest android process.
I've seen online that I'm not the only one facing these issues, yet there has been no solution to be found. Any one else having these issues?
Hi, yeah I'm having the same problem. The weird is, the proximity sensor is only active if you are not connected to any wifi and have mobile internet activated. I already tried to find the process that is responsible for this, but ended at some Samsung Service and don't know who is calling that. I still hope that they fix that bug...
bkchr said:
Hi, yeah I'm having the same problem. The weird is, the proximity sensor is only active if you are not connected to any wifi and have mobile internet activated. I already tried to find the process that is responsible for this, but ended at some Samsung Service and don't know who is calling that. I still hope that they fix that bug...
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WHat samsung service exactly? screenshot?? I can do my best to fix this. I didnt know about the wifi. maybe its modem related. what device, rom, kernel are you running?
com.samsung.android.gesture.MotionRecognitionSAR
Just connect your phone, use adb shell and run "dumpsys sensorservice". Then you see that this service/or whatever is constantly using the proximity sensor. Tried to debug it, but don't have that much knowledge on decompiling android apk/odex files.
Galaxy S8+, Official Rom from April, kernel:
Linux localhost 4.4.13-11168760 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 26 08:44:35 KST 2017 aarch64
Would be cool if you find something, already deactivated a lot of applications, but could not find the app that is causing that problem.
You can try the following, disable wifi and connect your phone to your pc, use adb shell and enter "logcat | grep -i sensor". Then deactivate the display of your phone and you can still see in the logs that the proximity sensor is recognizing movements.
I also deactivated every setting that I can find that may use the proximity sensor.
bkchr said:
com.samsung.android.gesture.MotionRecognitionSAR
Just connect your phone, use adb shell and run "dumpsys sensorservice". Then you see that this service/or whatever is constantly using the proximity sensor. Tried to debug it, but don't have that much knowledge on decompiling android apk/odex files.
Galaxy S8+, Official Rom from April, kernel:
Linux localhost 4.4.13-11168760 #1 SMP PREEMPT Wed Apr 26 08:44:35 KST 2017 aarch64
Would be cool if you find something, already deactivated a lot of applications, but could not find the app that is causing that problem.
You can try the following, disable wifi and connect your phone to your pc, use adb shell and enter "logcat | grep -i sensor". Then deactivate the display of your phone and you can still see in the logs that the proximity sensor is recognizing movements.
I also deactivated every setting that I can find that may use the proximity sensor.
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Ill see what I can I can find, thanks for your findings!
Im getting about 10h sensor usage throughout the day.
Edit: Any idea if we can calibrate the proximity sensor?
I think you can do that via the samsung "service menu", but I don't think that this solves our problems.
Same. My grip sensor was on for hours and hours for each charge. Sometimes switch with proximity sensor. Tried Google searching, but then gave up. Uninstalled gsam and BBS and stopped looking at it. Ignorance is bliss i guess lol
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Found this https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569141
Im out tonight so cant test, but if anyone wants to give it a shot in the mean time,
Any updates on this? I have this issue with my s8+ when I'm not on wifi
Samsung galaxy S8 proximity sensor bug constantly active
proximity sensor should act for calls, in order to lock the touchscreen from being accidentally pressed by ur head / body, but indeed the Samsung S8 and the S7, seems to have a bug!
you can simply test it by pointing any camera towards the proximity sensor of the Samsung S8 or S7 and just wait,. (our eyes unable to see infrared /IR but cameras does)
AlexMullerSA said:
So I noticed in GSAM monitor and BBS that the grip/proximity sensor runs for about 10h everyday and is the highest android process.
I've seen online that I'm not the only one facing these issues, yet there has been no solution to be found. Any one else having these issues?
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proximity sensor keeps flashing
I've tested more Samsung galaxy S8 they're all got proximity sensor errors (soon as sim is inserted),.
when
*unlocking the screen
*phone screen off
*browsing
there is currently no way to disable it in the setting,. so you'll must root you device & install XPOSED to disable sensors
*rooting can brik & damage your devices, doing so is your own responsibility
Isn't it the smart alert in advance features? That thing constantly see the sensors if the phone is moving or not. Then it will alert the user on notification if the phone starts to move.
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Did anyone ever find a solution to this?
The issue remains on the latest Nougat update - when wifi is not connected, TMD4906 sensor time is on roughly 30%-50% seeming to cause fairly large battery drain.
Attempted a factory reset but this did not improve the situation.
Having the same issue with sensor malfunction when on mobile data. Galaxy S7
Cannot post links yet. Here is testing I performed and posted in one of the S7 reddit threads:
When I turn the wifi off and have mobile data on I can see the same strange activity of proximity sensor (looking on the sensor through other camera). When I receive and send mobile traffic proximity sensor keeps working. Also, when I launch Spotify and turn the display off/lock the device proximity sensor keeps working CONSTANTLY (b/c Spotify is still using mobile traffic).
When I turn wifi on and try to reproduce by going through the same steps I see no sensor activity.
I would assume though that some process identifies mobile data as a phone call.
So, the better your mobile phone signal 3G/LTE coverage is the less time proximity sensor will be used as request/response cycle goes faster meaning better battery life =)
December Security patch 2017, Exynos
Hello!
I'm suffering the same problem in a S7 Edge, anyone found a solution?
Unfortunatelly, unless you are rooted, there's nothing you can do.
amon87 said:
Unfortunatelly, unless you are rooted, there's nothing you can do.
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My phone is rooted. Few days ago tryed with xposed + disable sensors module, but I have the feeling that what you gain by not using the sensor is the same that you lost by blocking them, in terms of battery drain.
May be it's time to say "Good bye" to Samsung.
Mine for sure. My old xperia Z2 was a better performer on a battery than this crap. To make matters worse, Samsung did nothing to solve the problem and its persistent since s7 for many updates. This is absolutely very unprofessional of them.