The proximity sensor seems unreliable, and the screen keeps turning on/off repeatedly, while keeping the device close to any object while mid call. I've had all sorts of things happened to me post call, because aparantly my face/ear keeps touching the screen.
Has anyone else experienced this with this phone?
Also, does anyone know of the "Special Codes" etc for this phone to enter Diagnostic mode (I've used that on Galaxy phones in the past) or something similar so I can more objectively quantify the behavior?
Silver-Hawk said:
The proximity sensor seems unreliable, and the screen keeps turning on/off repeatedly, while keeping the device close to any object while mid call. I've had all sorts of things happened to me post call, because aparantly my face/ear keeps touching the screen.
Has anyone else experienced this with this phone?
Also, does anyone know of the "Special Codes" etc for this phone to enter Diagnostic mode (I've used that on Galaxy phones in the past) or something similar so I can more objectively quantify the behavior?
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You can choose to disable or edit Proximity Sensor Settings using this app.
Try this app from Play Store: Proximity Screen Off Lite
If it is useful and you want Full Version, either google "Proximity Screen Off Pro" or buy it.
Hope this helps
With the newest Android Version 5.1.1 there come some changes in the behavior of the camera app. Even if i'm in portrait mode my camera rotates pictures according to the sensor.
I am using the App 'display orientator' which locks the screen in a very useful way and had never problems like this. Photos were always orientated in the same way as the screen was. The App itself works still perfectly. Any sugestions vor similar problems?
I've looked into different forums and couldn't find anything related to my problem. If there is something I didn't see please tell me
I'm using the EU Galaxy S6 SM-G920F on rooted stock Rom 5.1.1 and the front camera is really bad.
I'm getting the worst results when the night mode kicks in. Everything is just blurry and not pleasant to look at. And when the lighting is good the images turn out very well but when "shaking" the phone its really chopped up like on bad webcams. BUT if I turn on things like the b/w filter (so that the beauty mode completely shuts off even though it's set to 0 already and things like the night mode are disabled) everything is smooth.
Is there a way I can create a filter/effect for the camera that looks like "no filter" but turns off the beauty mode or does anybody know how I can mod the camera to disable beauty mode completely?
I don't know if this is a "bug or feature" type of situation, but I just got my brand new Poco F2 Pro and I noticed that the colors in the lock screen are washed out. I deleted all the registered fingerprints from the Settings and suddenly the colors are... colorful again.
So, is this a bug that Xiaomi can fix with a software update, is it a hardware issue, or is it intentional and necessary for the fingerprint sensor to work?
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
i can confirm this phenomena
Correct observation.
Don't know the reason but probably a bug not solved with Miui 12.
It did this on MIUI 11 as well just not as noticeable. It drives me insane tbh, especially the quick settings menu. Can't even take a pic of it. I've tried a handful of lockscreen themes and found one that is bearable as it let's you tint the lockscreen.
I see it too
Same here.
Did you use advance color gamut setting instead of auto? I noticed this when color gamut option is not set to auto.
Make sure if you're using dark mode, in settings/display/dark mode you don't have wallpaper darken... This creates a washes out look
I have experienced this too and have found no surefire workaround. However, what does seem to be more effective is if you set your wallpaper through the options in the settings menu and not through a launcher (like Nova for instance). It reduces the grainy quality of the lockscreen, but the image is still not the best.
I dont think its a bug, since in-display fingerprint reader needs a very bright light-source, the display itself will illuminate to the max for the fingerprint scanner to works, which is essentially the same as "sun-mode". In that mode, all color will look bad.
Same I felt it today...I faced then I went to shop they wiped out my data :3 when I setup my wallpaper and the fingerprint it's happening like before..and there's another bug on dark mode as well ,when you lower your brightness completely,the settings font will start its color fading :crying:
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Did you use advance color gamut setting instead of auto? I noticed this when color gamut option is not set to auto.
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Auto mode actually gives a better contrast to the lock screen wallpaper than Advanced, I didn't realize. ?
whitey12884 said:
Make sure if you're using dark mode, in settings/display/dark mode you don't have wallpaper darken... This creates a washes out look
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I tried that and I don't see any difference with it on and off ??*
kopter36 said:
I dont think its a bug, since in-display fingerprint reader needs a very bright light-source, the display itself will illuminate to the max for the fingerprint scanner to works, which is essentially the same as "sun-mode". In that mode, all color will look bad.
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Unfortunately, I don't think it's a bug either. What doesn't make sense to me is that the entire screen needs to have these washed colors for the fingerprint sensor to work. It's such a small part of the screen, why wash out everything?
I saw it too. I was using Advanced Color Gamut option. Then I switched to "Saturated" and it solved it.
Unfortunately that didn't work either.
Strange thing is that it doesn't happen on my 9T Pro.
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Unfortunately, I don't think it's a bug either. What doesn't make sense to me is that the entire screen needs to have these washed colors for the fingerprint sensor to work. It's such a small part of the screen, why wash out everything?
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I have no idea why tho.. Im guessing maybe it have something to do with "Sun mode" kinda "overclock" the entire display when fingerprint-reader need to, and then switch back to normal display mode right after.
But that kinda defeats one of the OLED key-strength, being able to lights-up individual pixel instead of lighting whole screen. Doesnt make sense to me either..
We need to report this from the miui developer guys its so annoying especially when you're in a dark room or room with lights off
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Can we report this on miui devs? cuz its so annoying
kopter36 said:
I dont think its a bug, since in-display fingerprint reader needs a very bright light-source, the display itself will illuminate to the max for the fingerprint scanner to works, which is essentially the same as "sun-mode". In that mode, all color will look bad.
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If you used other Xiaomi devices you'd know it didn't happen before.. I hope it's not a hardware thing.
Disabled my fp at least for now. Can't enjoy a brand new phone with these washed out colours.
Ahhh. So it's not just mine lol. I played with so many different settings trying to fix this crap. I gave up lol
Half Alive said:
If you used other Xiaomi devices you'd know it didn't happen before.. I hope it's not a hardware thing.
Disabled my fp at least for now. Can't enjoy a brand new phone with these washed out colours.
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I agree with you, as this behaviour didnt happen on my Mi 9T Pro, although I suspect it could have caused by both "sun-mode" and Xiaomi decision to use white-light for fp illumination instead of turquoise-like color on previous model. Im still using it, for convenience anyway.
In my experience it is just happened with gamut color option, with other color option it is no issue. My super mars wallpaper look amazing.
A while ago—and I didn't think I noticed it right away, so it's hard to say exactly when or if it was immediately after an Android update—my Pixel 4a's gyroscope and accelerometer stopped functioning. I installed the sensor logging app phyphox from F-Droid and it tells me my device doesn't appear to have a gyroscope or accelerometer, although other sensors like the light and proximity sensors work. I am running stock Android with the latest updates. The phone is otherwise functional, but the problems I've noticed are:
* AR/VR functionality doesn't work at all
* Location sensing is less accurate when stationary or at walking speeds
* I can't rotate the screen even with Auto Rotate enabled, except in apps like YouTube that enable manual rotation
* If I take photos or videos in landscape orientation I have to manually rotate them afterwards
I tried uninstalling some old apps and starting the phone in safe mode, but the problem of not being able to rotate the screen with Auto Rotate persisted. I then tried a factory reset; this didn't help either. Today I got the update from Android 11 to Android 12; the update went fine but I still have this problem on Android 12.
Has anyone solved this issue with the Pixel 4a? What should I try next?
Reflash to last working rom.
If that fails it likely a mobo failure.
Once I have a fast, stable OS that's fulfilling its mission I don't update. Updates aren't needed or even desirable most times* especially since Android R raised its ugly head.
Pie and Q are still the more desirable variants.
Since Q Android has been in a high G flat spin and all they do in response is mash the throttles into the full afterburner indents.
That won't get it... *splash*
Scoped storage splashed 2x
*if you the latest Android hype, yes; if you want the most functional and user friendly, no.
Choose wisely or your it's a lick on you.
lunasspecto said:
A while ago—and I didn't think I noticed it right away, so it's hard to say exactly when or if it was immediately after an Android update—my Pixel 4a's gyroscope and accelerometer stopped functioning. I installed the sensor logging app phyphox from F-Droid and it tells me my device doesn't appear to have a gyroscope or accelerometer, although other sensors like the light and proximity sensors work. I am running stock Android with the latest updates. The phone is otherwise functional, but the problems I've noticed are:
* AR/VR functionality doesn't work at all
* Location sensing is less accurate when stationary or at walking speeds
* I can't rotate the screen even with Auto Rotate enabled, except in apps like YouTube that enable manual rotation
* If I take photos or videos in landscape orientation I have to manually rotate them afterwards
I tried uninstalling some old apps and starting the phone in safe mode, but the problem of not being able to rotate the screen with Auto Rotate persisted. I then tried a factory reset; this didn't help either. Today I got the update from Android 11 to Android 12; the update went fine but I still have this problem on Android 12.
Has anyone solved this issue with the Pixel 4a? What should I try next?
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I'm having the exact same problem..have you find any solution yet?
samrattt said:
I'm having the exact same problem..have you find any solution yet?
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Nope. I haven't tried downgrading or flashing ROMs because I'm worried it will interfere with my employer's device policy that allows me to view my work email, calendar, etc on my phone, and also because I don't really have the time. So for now I'm just living with the issue.