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am i the only one having issues getting my n5 to connect via miracast to my TV (Sony) and headunit (eonon) my g2 connected fine, but the n5 sits on connecting, on the car headunit it shows various steps to connecting and hangs on "waiting for rtsp"
i'm wondering if this is a 4.4 issue, or a n5 issue...
i'm bone stock on the n5 (no root, locked bootloader)
adiliyo said:
am i the only one having issues getting my n5 to connect via miracast to my TV (Sony) and headunit (eonon) my g2 connected fine, but the n5 sits on connecting, on the car headunit it shows various steps to connecting and hangs on "waiting for rtsp"
i'm wondering if this is a 4.4 issue, or a n5 issue...
i'm bone stock on the n5 (no root, locked bootloader)
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I went from a Galaxy nexus to an N5 and a lot of stuff broke. My voice dialer for one and wifi is wonky for another. Wireless charging heats up the battery so much I've quit using it.
I really like the g2 and thought about returning the N5 and getting one. Only problem is that when the G2 gets kitkat all of the problems I'm having may very well come back. I hope that isn't the case with Miracast as well although LG will probably do better testing.
Good luck with Miracast. Sorry I don't have a way to test it for you.
adiliyo said:
am i the only one having issues getting my n5 to connect via miracast to my TV (Sony) and headunit (eonon) my g2 connected fine, but the n5 sits on connecting, on the car headunit it shows various steps to connecting and hangs on "waiting for rtsp"
i'm wondering if this is a 4.4 issue, or a n5 issue...
i'm bone stock on the n5 (no root, locked bootloader)
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I tried it on my friend's LG TV and my own Samsung and neither would get very far - hope it's a simple software bug
What TV you guys using for miracast... My LG TV says wireless display but nothing about miracast
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Miracast wireless Display
Same issue no connection. N4&N7 A 4.3 work just fine using an adaptor on sony TV
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Same issue no connection. N4&N7 A 4.3 work just fine using an adaptor on sony TV
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so the n4 and n7 on 4.3 work okay but your n5 on 4.4 doesn't?
if so it makes me feel a little better than it's just a software issue that (hopefully) is cleared up soon in an update
Maybe. Both the N5 and 4.4 are different from n4 and 4.3. could be a HW issue. Likely a SW problem.
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prrred said:
Same issue no connection. N4&N7 A 4.3 work just fine using an adaptor on sony TV
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I think there's a little confusion here - I understood this to mean:
You have the same problem with wireless connectivity - this is the same as I have noticed that with my N5 and my friends N4, neither of us could connect
With a cable the N4 and N7 work ok - I would expect this to be the case anyway, although I can't test my N5 with a cable as I don't have the USB to HDMI adapter (only one for my old GNex which was MHL which isn't compatible).
i feel like it's less of a hardware issue since miracast worked fine on my g2 and my note3 which are using the same SoC as the n5. maybe i'll try to flash 4.3 back onto my n7 and see if that connects.
is there any way to send this issue to google so they can be made aware of it?
and of course when i decide to do a logcat to see if i can see what's going on when it's trying to connect the phone (and tablet) decide not to see the tv at all for some reason.
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Taomyn said:
I think there's a little confusion here - I understood this to mean:
You have the same problem with wireless connectivity - this is the same as I have noticed that with my N5 and my friends N4, neither of us could connect
With a cable the N4 and N7 work ok - I would expect this to be the case anyway, although I can't test my N5 with a cable as I don't have the USB to HDMI adapter (only one for my old GNex which was MHL which isn't compatible).
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Not what I meant to say. The N4 and N7 work as a wireless display over WiFi as expected.
Peter
Tried to connect my N5 to Panasonic BluRay Model 230 - it finds the device, and then when you try to connect it just sits there, and sits there....
Honestly, where the hell is the V&V testing ?
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Not what I meant to say. The N4 and N7 work as a wireless display over WiFi as expected.
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good to know, so it seems to be a 4.4 issue more than a hardware issue.
maybe i'll downgrade my n7 today to test it out. (i was going to do it before but then the 4.4 update was officially released and of course i had to flash that first!)
i also emailed google support today to see what they have to say. it's frustrating not being able to use it in the car since i don't like the actual UI of my headunit.
adiliyo said:
am i the only one having issues getting my n5 to connect via miracast to my TV (Sony) and headunit (eonon) my g2 connected fine, but the n5 sits on connecting, on the car headunit it shows various steps to connecting and hangs on "waiting for rtsp"
i'm wondering if this is a 4.4 issue, or a n5 issue...
i'm bone stock on the n5 (no root, locked bootloader)
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Kind of off topic here, but how do you like the Eonon head unit? I was thinking about getting one of those for myself! I'd love to hear your opinion on it.
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good to know, so it seems to be a 4.4 issue more than a hardware issue.
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Could be the make and model of the TV as well. I have an LG LA6200 and my N5 connected to it in about 3 seconds. Watched some youtube just for fun. It works fine on mine.
Edit: Asylum OMNI and Faux latest.
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Could be the make and model of the TV as well. I have an LG LA6200 and my N5 connected to it in about 3 seconds. Watched some youtube just for fun. It works fine on mine.
Edit: Asylum OMNI and Faux latest.
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Hmm if a custom kernel might help it might be enough to get me to unlock the boot loader and have to set up everything again...
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Kind of off topic here, but how do you like the Eonon head unit? I was thinking about getting one of those for myself! I'd love to hear your opinion on it.
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it's pretty nice, it matches and fits in my GTI really well and looks very stock in terms of dials and finish, which i like.
i haven't had it long enough to comment on durability, but so far, i haven't had any issues with it. the UI is pretty responsive and quick (i loaded iGO maps onto it for navigation and it's much more responsive than the stock nav that i had before, i'm legitimately impressed with the navigation fluidity.
the radio reception is worse than stock, but the stock HU uses a dual antenna setup, so it's always going to get better reception, but personally i don't listen to the radio if i can help it. SD card mp3 playback is just as good as stock and sounds fine.
A2DP works fine, but you don't get any id3 metadata, which sucks, but it's fine, it connects to the phone very fast and hasn't dropped the connection once.
the dlna app crashes on my n5, i might try the iphone version on my 5s just to see how it works, but i get all my music from google play so i don't know if that will work anyways.
what i bought it for (miralink) i haven't gotten to work on my n5, but hopefully that will work soon and work well enough, because i would much rather use google maps and the play music app through the HU screen. those two things working even 90% of the time and i'll be a very happy camper.
overall for around $300 shipped to my door, it's really not a bad unit.
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it's pretty nice, it matches and fits in my GTI really well and looks very stock in terms of dials and finish, which i like.
i haven't had it long enough to comment on durability, but so far, i haven't had any issues with it. the UI is pretty responsive and quick (i loaded iGO maps onto it for navigation and it's much more responsive than the stock nav that i had before, i'm legitimately impressed with the navigation fluidity.
the radio reception is worse than stock, but the stock HU uses a dual antenna setup, so it's always going to get better reception, but personally i don't listen to the radio if i can help it. SD card mp3 playback is just as good as stock and sounds fine.
A2DP works fine, but you don't get any id3 metadata, which sucks, but it's fine, it connects to the phone very fast and hasn't dropped the connection once.
the dlna app crashes on my n5, i might try the iphone version on my 5s just to see how it works, but i get all my music from google play so i don't know if that will work anyways.
what i bought it for (miralink) i haven't gotten to work on my n5, but hopefully that will work soon and work well enough, because i would much rather use google maps and the play music app through the HU screen. those two things working even 90% of the time and i'll be a very happy camper.
overall for around $300 shipped to my door, it's really not a bad unit.
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Awesome man, thanks for the info!
Does miracast work then? I'm thinking of getting a dongle, or should I just use slimport
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Anyone else have a 2013 lg TV with miracast? I just got one and there is a 10-15 second lag. Its pretty much worthless.
Is there something I'm missing?
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i've tried it with faux's kernel and francos, both don't work for either of my devices. i emailed google and they replied with troubleshooting info but i haven't had a chance to reply to them and try what they have said (really basic stuff, i don't think it will help)
i refuse to go to crappy crappy touchwiz to make this work, but it makes me sad that i can't use my headunit like i want to.
I was wondering if these ir transmitters can be used with the Nexus Phone to use as a universal remote
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I was wondering if these ir transmitters can be used with the Nexus Phone to use as a universal remote
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The N5 doesn't have an IR transmitter.
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The N5 doesn't have an IR transmitter.
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I referred to a link to ir emitters from ebay that plug into your headphone jack
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I referred to a link to ir emitters from ebay that plug into your headphone jack
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Ah, sorry, didn't click the link.
That's a pretty ingenious idea whoever came up with it. I don't see why it wouldn't work technically if the software to control the emitter is written correctly for kitkat...
awesomeness
I totally want one. Hope someone does come out with a program to use these gadgets to make a simple remote control add on.
jahman42 said:
I totally want one. Hope someone does come out with a program to use these gadgets to make a simple remote control add on.
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And then you realized that you will never hear any sound from your nexus, because there is something in your headphone jack. You will have to unplug it whenever you are not using the phone as a remote.
I conclude that i totally don't want one.
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And then you realized that you will never hear any sound from your nexus, because there is something in your headphone jack. You will have to unplug it whenever you are not using the phone as a remote.
I conclude that i totally don't want one.
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My old phones had IR ports on them. My Cingular 8125, and 8525 both had them.
That being said, it's a crap waste of time that never amounts to anything more than a novelty.
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My old phones had IR ports on them. My Cingular 8125, and 8525 both had them.
That being said, it's a crap waste of time that never amounts to anything more than a novelty.
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The HTC One and S4 also has it and we love having a smart remote.
I'm really interested in seeing how well that solution works
I was actually upset because my Nexus 5 didn't have one. I've used My Media Center on my last few phones to control my media center setup but I wish I could control everything from it.
I use xbmc so I don't need ir as there are plenty of apps to do it via the Wi-Fi network.
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Is there a OTG alternative to add IR Blaster to the Nexus 5?
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I was wondering if these ir transmitters can be used with the Nexus Phone to use as a universal remote
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im gonna say no for your exact purpose you want out of the box this probably only works properly with their proprietary software for camera controls.. but with a lot of software hacking around it could be possible.
any pre existing apps out there that will be looking for a device driver in the kernel for a built in hardware IR transmitter so any universal remote apps wont find this device. now in theory if you had a rooted phone and the know how you could possibly hack up a fake driver that tells the OS its got an IR transmitter so the software will find it and that driver redirects to an analog signal and sends the output to the audio jack.
Or your gonna need to write custom apps just for this device to work as a universal remote, the propriety app appears to only do camera commands.
I wonder if Tasker has a way to generate tones? maybe if you could use tasker to do pulses of tones and use those as the on/offs of the IR LED, would take some work but i bet you could do it if you either had a very small short audio sample played in quick succession or if there were a tone generator yo ucould turn on/off really fast.
looking around found this..
A Sony IR signal starts with 2400 microseconds on and 600 microseconds off; that's the first wide pulse. A "1" bit is transmitted with 1200 microseconds on and 600 microseconds off, while a "0" bit is transmitted with 600 microseconds on and 600 microseconds off.
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ive not played with tasker enough to know if it can do timing signals that short, maybe you could pre build a library of .wav files of each code to play into the IR LED.. so you'd have a pre recorded one for on one for off one for vol up etc etc and just play them on demand via tasker.
ps the website for the 5 to 6 dollar app on the android market has a how to build your own IR emitter http://www.wegroo.com/photoirmote/diyirmitter/ also the website says a operating range of 3 meters FYI... which would probably be dependant upon the IR LED's one used too. also interesting that camera remote software appears to also work with hardware built in IR emitters.
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Is there a OTG alternative to add IR Blaster to the Nexus 5?
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looked around this morning... found this. http://iguanaworks.net/products/usb-ir-transceiver/ works in linux and windows.. source code for drivers is GPL.. so possibly again if someone ports the code to a kernel driver for android...??? the second model on the pull down has built in emitters the one at the top uses IR blasters like OP had linked to. looks rather large i assume its a very simple circuit inside so if someone actually put some effort into it could probably get it a lot smaller if they had a preferred circuit board fab and skills to re do the design smaller.
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more random wandering on web...
looks to be pretty old and outa date.. http://www.slatedroid.com/wiki/index.php?title=Adding_IR_Output
Can it be used to control TV too ?
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And then you realized that you will never hear any sound from your nexus, because there is something in your headphone jack. You will have to unplug it whenever you are not using the phone as a remote.
I conclude that i totally don't want one.
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Oh you "totally" dont, you sound like a girl. Good luck troll
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Oh you "totally" dont, you sound like a girl. Good luck troll
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No i really don't. Sounds like a good idea at first, but seriously: Are you going to live with having to un-/plug it constantly?
Just received my 3.5 ir blaster from ebay aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand doesn't work on my N5.
I recently changed the housing on my M8 to red and have been using the phone perfectly until I recently tried to use GPS and found it non functional. I have tried flashing sense roms which have always gotten a GPS lock right away no matter which version I was using at the time. I am running the latest Lollipop firmware and currently am on bliss CM12, however no matter what rom I try I always end up with no lock and no signal change when looking at GPS status or other application. Is the GPS module on this phone plugged in or physically attached to one of the main/daughter boards? It almost seems like either the new body is interfering or the GPS is unplugged(if that is possible). Any help here would be greatly appreciated as the only other thing I know to try is to purchase replacement speaker grills and try swapping back to the original housing.
Have a look at this thread. It may the answer for you.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/general/gps-harware-fix-teardown-t3023999
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That you SO MUCH, that sounds highly likely due to the tightness of the rear housing.
FIXED!!!! I can't thank you enough for that link. I found the "pin" broken off(sorta? it looks like it is held by placement rather than solder) ended up soldering a very short piece of wire to the small pad on the board so that it touches the case when closed. Booted up and GPS Status locked 12 Satellites immediately
So I got a drone and now I want a camera for it. I took a motherboard from a Samsung fascinate with Slim 4.3.1 on it. Only components connected to it is the camera which I propped up at a different angle and sdcard slot. I soldered on a WiFi antenna and a small Nokia battery. I have web key on it so I can access it and all i do is pull up the camera app to get a cheapo fpv. I have it connected to my router and as you would guess its laggy. But that's OK because I just wanted to be able to know what direction I'm going and record video. But its all relying on the router.
I'm wondering if there is an app that I could use to setup WiFi direct, without router so I can leave my house. I suppose that I could just have a dedicated router just for it. But if there is an android only way, I'd like to try that.
Is there a way?
Yes I am planning on getting a 5.8 fpv system later.
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So I got a drone and now I want a camera for it. I took a motherboard from a Samsung fascinate with Slim 4.3.1 on it. Only components connected to it is the camera which I propped up at a different angle and sdcard slot. I soldered on a WiFi antenna and a small Nokia battery. I have web key on it so I can access it and all i do is pull up the camera app to get a cheapo fpv. I have it connected to my router and as you would guess its laggy. But that's OK because I just wanted to be able to know what direction I'm going and record video. But its all relying on the router.
I'm wondering if there is an app that I could use to setup WiFi direct, without router so I can leave my house. I suppose that I could just have a dedicated router just for it. But if there is an android only way, I'd like to try that.
Is there a way?
Yes I am planning on getting a 5.8 fpv system later.
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Greetings and welcome to xda. Sounds a really interesting project, if you ask your question here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help
the experts there will be able to assist you better
Good Luck
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I noticed the other night as I was using my pixel 2 and viewing a security camera monitor when it's infra-red/night vision was active that the IR beacon on the front of my phone pulses regularly even when I am not using the front camera of my phone, and don't have a camera app running at the time. Does anyone know why the phone is using the IR light and sensor when I'm not using the phones front camera?
I don't think the pixel 2 has an ir on it.
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I noticed the other night as I was using my pixel 2 and viewing a security camera monitor when it's infra-red/night vision was active that the IR beacon on the front of my phone pulses regularly even when I am not using the front camera of my phone, and don't have a camera app running at the time. Does anyone know why the phone is using the IR light and sensor when I'm not using the phones front camera?
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Are you talking about the notification LED that sits in the top left hand corner or the camera LED flash? Your confusing me with this infrared/IR business. The pixel 2 doesnt have infrared.
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Are you talking about the notification LED that sits in the top left hand corner or the camera LED flash? Your confusing me with this infrared/IR business. The pixel 2 doesnt have infrared.
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No, I am certain it is not the notification LED. That is visible in normal lighting conditions. What I am referring to is only visible in night vision, which uses an infrared light and sensor. So this is clearly a blinking infrared light on the top of the front/face of the phone. I believe it is normally used to detect the distance of subject matter to help adjust the front camera focus depth.
Also, I don't know how the "n" in infrared got deleted after I finished typing in the rest of the title for this post, but I assure you that when I typed the word it showed up as "infrared" not "I frared". And now I can't seem to figure out how to edit the title of the post, so I guess it's stuck like this.
I'm starting to wonder if I've stumbled upon something that may be evidence that the phone is always using the front-facing camera - even when the user isn't using the camera or any app that uses the camera. I had my fiancée also come into the room so I could see if the same happened with her iPhone 6. On hers, no light on the front was active until she unlocked the phone. But as soon as she did, an infrared light on the face of it stayed illuminated *constantly*, whereas the one on my pixel 2 just flashes periodically.
My inner conspiracy theorist is starting to wonder WTF is going on here, and why these sensor arrays are active even when the front camera isn't in use.
I'm hoping a well-informed Android or Pixel 2 developer will see this and respond to address these concerns.
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No, I am certain it is not the notification LED. That is visible in normal lighting conditions. What I am referring to is only visible in night vision, which uses an infrared light and sensor. So this is clearly a blinking infrared light on the top of the front/face of the phone. I believe it is normally used to detect the distance of subject matter to help adjust the front camera focus depth.
Also, I don't know how the "n" in infrared got deleted after I finished typing in the rest of the title for this post, but I assure you that when I typed the word it showed up as "infrared" not "I frared". And now I can't seem to figure out how to edit the title of the post, so I guess it's stuck like this.
I'm starting to wonder if I've stumbled upon something that may be evidence that the phone is always using the front-facing camera - even when the user isn't using the camera or any app that uses the camera. I had my fiancée also come into the room so I could see if the same happened with her iPhone 6. On hers, no light on the front was active until she unlocked the phone. But as soon as she did, an infrared light on the face of it stayed illuminated *constantly*, whereas the one on my pixel 2 just flashes periodically.
My inner conspiracy theorist is starting to wonder WTF is going on here, and why these sensor arrays are active even when the front camera isn't in use.
I'm hoping a well-informed Android or Pixel 2 developer will see this and respond to address these concerns.
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That's interesting. I will try with my phone and nest camera and see if it acts the same on mine.
I just tested it again, holding the phone at varying angles from the security camera, activating and deactivating its night vision/IR mode to see the difference. I recorded a video of it and will post a link tomorrow. When infrared is active, there is a clearly visible blinking light located in the center of the top of the phone just above the speaker bar (the one to the right of the front camera).
I'm really curious to get to the bottom of this so that I can dismiss the paranoia that big brother is constantly watching me through my phone's camera.
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I just tested it again, holding the phone at varying angles from the security camera, activating and deactivating its night vision/IR mode to see the difference. I recorded a video of it and will post a link tomorrow. When infrared is active, there is a clearly visible blinking light located in the center of the top of the phone just above the speaker bar (the one to the right of the front camera).
I'm really curious to get to the bottom of this so that I can dismiss the paranoia that big brother is constantly watching me through my phone's camera.
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?It's the proximity sensor.
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?It's the proximity sensor.
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Exactly!!
But why is the proximity sensory active all the time? Is it so the Ambient display doesn't turn on when face down?
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Exactly!!
But why is the proximity sensory active all the time? Is it so the Ambient display doesn't turn on when face down?
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Its constantly trying to see if your phone is up to your ear or not.
I'm also wondering why the phone would need to have the proximity sensor active when I'm not using Ambient mode, and not currently engaged in a call. There's no need for it to be using the proximity sensor when I'm just browsing my home screen or using some other app. My phone isn't configured to turn off the screen if I set it face down for awhile or anything like that. So there shouldn't be anything using the proximity sensor.
This is common in modern phones, it's checking if you're holding it, if it if is by your face, in your pocket it allows gestures like wave to wake
Get used to it, it's not going away.
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This is common in modern phones, it's checking if you're holding it, if it if is by your face, in your pocket it allows gestures like wave to wake
Get used to it, it's not going away.
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But the pixel doesn't have any of those features.
if u want to turn the sensor, disable all option in ambient display.
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if u want to turn the sensor, disable all option in ambient display.
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Nope. I tested that a few months ago (this isn't the first time this has been spotted). You can turn the ambient display off completely and the sensor is still active.
Unless of course they've realised in the meanwhile that this is pointless and fixed it in a software update - I've not retested it recently.
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Nope. I tested that a few months ago (this isn't the first time this has been spotted). You can turn the ambient display off completely and the sensor is still active.
Unless of course they've realised in the meanwhile that this is pointless and fixed it in a software update - I've not retested it recently.
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I Just tested my phone, the sensor did not blink at all if u turn off all setting in the ambient Display section. Even double tap to wake will make the sensor blink. I noticed this since 8.0 tho.
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But the pixel doesn't have any of those features.
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It certainly does. I use it to keep the screen off when my phone, in an Otterbox Defender, is in the holster, or when I lay it down face down. Both the front and rear cameras can see into the infrared. Just aim a TV remote at them when any camera app is running and press a button and you'll see the remote's IR LED going. (It has no IR output, though.)