proximity sensor not working?

aairman23 · 03/12/2010, 08:35 AM

All of the sudden, My proximity sensor has stopped working. When I'm inn a call, I can feel the buttons getting pressed (vibration hack.)The last thing I installed was the video camera flash hack. I'm wondering if this might have anything to do with it. or maybe there is a setting somewhere on the phone where my son accidentally turned it off. Anyone else know of a way to fix this. Thanks

dbdoinit · 03/12/2010, 08:59 AM

Well, you can at least test it by going into:

-Device info
-Prefs
-Interactive tests

aairman23 · 03/12/2010, 12:01 PM

thanks for the advice...i testes the proximity sensor and it isn't working correctly. Since this just started happening...is there any chance that it is due to a patch? Is there a way to fix it other then replacing or hard reseting?

Jason Black · 03/12/2010, 02:50 PM

Well...if you have a hard case and/or a screen protector on your pre then, thats why its not working. Basically, take off the hard case and the screen protector and try the interactive test again..I bet you it'll work...

dbdoinit · 03/12/2010, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Black

Well...if you have a hard case and/or a screen protector on your pre then, thats why its not working. Basically, take off the hard case and the screen protector and try the interactive test again..I bet you it'll work...

So that's what it was with yours, huh?
Cool.

Jason Black · 03/12/2010, 02:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbd

So that's what it was with yours, huh?
Cool.

Yup. i decided to take them off and...it works..........then i...put the screen and the hard case back on and just resulted to turning off the screen with the power button when im on call...so i dont turn it off with my face lol.

dbdoinit · 03/12/2010, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Black

Yup. i decided to take them off and...it works..........then i...put the screen and the hard case back on and just resulted to turning off the screen with the power button when im on call...so i dont turn it off with my face lol.

Pr3Lov3r · 03/12/2010, 05:41 PM

Interesting that you experience this. After reading your issue, I went into device info and did the interactive screen test and my proximity sensor didn't work. I did the test 5 times straight and it didn't vibrate until the fifth time.

My keyboard didn't flash with the next prompt either for that same series of trials. *sigh* Oh..and just for information, I don't have a case or screen protector on my Pre Plus (I know..living dangerously lol)

StabbyMcBack · 03/15/2010, 04:19 PM

there are known hardware issues with the proximity sensor I'm on my second phone with this problem. the first one would turn off and not turn on till call had hung up, the second one wont activate at all. I'm to get my third one.

Pr3Lov3r · 03/15/2010, 04:40 PM

Oddly enough, this has cleared up on my phone. I restarted it, tried it and every time since then it has worked correctly.

Jason Black · 03/15/2010, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pr3Lov3r

Oddly enough, this has cleared up on my phone. I restarted it, tried it and every time since then it has worked correctly.

Maybe it "went to sleep"...sometimes things "go to sleep on the Pre"..like the wifi....gps...and much more...even when you set them to "not" go off lol.

aairman23 · 03/17/2010, 09:09 AM

well, mine is still cheek dialing...but I'm not about to turn it in for a stock phone and start re patching from scratch.

wsmyth · 12/21/2011, 06:02 PM

Just wanted to make sure you know that there is another thread with similar title. Someone may want to combine threads.

Proximity sensor stopped working

Cheers!

(Sorry, I do not know how to make entire URL appear.)

03/12/2010, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
aairman23 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 154 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 39 Thanked 21 Times in 13 Posts	proximity sensor not working? All of the sudden, My proximity sensor has stopped working. When I'm inn a call, I can feel the buttons getting pressed (vibration hack.)The last thing I installed was the video camera flash hack. I'm wondering if this might have anything to do with it. or maybe there is a setting somewhere on the phone where my son accidentally turned it off. Anyone else know of a way to fix this. Thanks
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dbdoinit Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: ATL via NYC with EVO in TLL ••The Llama Llounge•• Posts: 3,215 Likes Received: 5 Thanks: 2,835 Thanked 2,144 Times in 1,548 Posts	Well, you can at least test it by going into: -Device info -Prefs -Interactive tests
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03/12/2010, 12:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
aairman23 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 154 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 39 Thanked 21 Times in 13 Posts	thanks for the advice...i testes the proximity sensor and it isn't working correctly. Since this just started happening...is there any chance that it is due to a patch? Is there a way to fix it other then replacing or hard reseting?
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03/12/2010, 02:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jason Black Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,226 Likes Received: 2 Thanks: 154 Thanked 198 Times in 160 Posts	Well...if you have a hard case and/or a screen protector on your pre then, thats why its not working. Basically, take off the hard case and the screen protector and try the interactive test again..I bet you it'll work...
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03/12/2010, 05:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pr3Lov3r Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 260 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 97 Thanked 32 Times in 25 Posts	Interesting that you experience this. After reading your issue, I went into device info and did the interactive screen test and my proximity sensor didn't work. I did the test 5 times straight and it didn't vibrate until the fifth time. My keyboard didn't flash with the next prompt either for that same series of trials. sigh Oh..and just for information, I don't have a case or screen protector on my Pre Plus (I know..living dangerously lol)
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03/15/2010, 04:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
StabbyMcBack Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 3 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	there are known hardware issues with the proximity sensor I'm on my second phone with this problem. the first one would turn off and not turn on till call had hung up, the second one wont activate at all. I'm to get my third one.
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03/15/2010, 04:40 PM	#10 (permalink)
Pr3Lov3r Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 260 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 97 Thanked 32 Times in 25 Posts	Oddly enough, this has cleared up on my phone. I restarted it, tried it and every time since then it has worked correctly. __________________ In love with my launch day Pre Plus! Here are my impressions thus far.
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03/17/2010, 09:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
aairman23 Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 154 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 39 Thanked 21 Times in 13 Posts	well, mine is still cheek dialing...but I'm not about to turn it in for a stock phone and start re patching from scratch.
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12/21/2011, 06:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
wsmyth Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 30 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Another thread Just wanted to make sure you know that there is another thread with similar title. Someone may want to combine threads. Proximity sensor stopped working Cheers! (Sorry, I do not know how to make entire URL appear.)
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