Proximity Sensor is a hardware level sensor to detect nearby proximity within the handset.
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Problems cutting people off
I am a complete novice with these phones. When I have a call I seem to cut people off with my cheek on the screen - how can I stop this?
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How to keep display always off during the call on HTC Sense 4.1 (Android 4.0.1)?
My wife has a problem with HTC Desire X (HTC Sense on Android 4.1) that during the call sometimes (in ~10% cases) the screens goes on for no reason. This cause phone calls to be canceled, loud speaker ...
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Skype does not use the proximity sensor
Skype does not use the proximity sensor, i.e. when I hold the phone to my ear the screen stays on and most annoyingly still responds to touch input. What may be the cause?
The sensor works fine for ...
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Screen turning on during calls
I have a pretty annoying problem with my phone. During calls, the screen keeps turning itself on, with of course all kinds of fun buttons like "End" and "Mute", free for my cheek to press.
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Galaxy S3 Proximity Sensor has no effect in apps, but appears functional in diagnostics
I have a Samsung Galaxy S3. If I use the Samsung Galaxy S3 diagnostics screen (#0#), and choose "Sensor", I get the following values for "ADC":
Screen held far away: 16
Hand about an inch away: 70
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