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[Q] Hanging up on calls! Switch off Proximity? {Not Rooted}

When i am on a call 6 times out of 10 my fat cheek hangs up on the other person haha
Is there anyway to turn of the proximity sensor or adjust setting??
2.36 Stock

There is an app for configuring your proximity sensor, but you need root for that... The solution that works for me is to just move the phone a bit towards your face while talking so that the proximity sensor(the thingy that looks like a led next to your speaker grill, across from the real notification led) actually touches my ear, than the screen turns off...

Proximity Sensor during Calls

Howdy Campers!
Quick question about the proximity sensor and in call screen off. When i have this feature checked "Turn off screenduring calls" should the proximity sensor be active and turn the screen on and off if i have it up to my head??This is what the feature reports to do.
When checked the screen goes off and will not come back on (none of the buttons seem to wake the screen, only end of call will).
Any ideas??
thanks!

Razzzzer said:
Howdy Campers!
Quick question about the proximity sensor and in call screen off. When i have this feature checked "Turn off screenduring calls" should the proximity sensor be active and turn the screen on and off if i have it up to my head??This is what the feature reports to do.
When checked the screen goes off and will not come back on (none of the buttons seem to wake the screen, only end of call will).
Any ideas??
thanks!
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Do you have a screen protector on or maybe accidentally covering the proximity sensor? The phone is supposed to wake when the proximity sensor isn't covered, not when the call is ended.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using xda premium

No screen protector or case

actually it looks like the proximity sensor isnt working well for anything....
besides the calls the air gestures (scrolling) stopped working.
I dont think smart stay works either....
i factory reset the phone still nothing
on the lock screen i do see the little white dot follow my hand around so not sure what to think.
any suggestions before i take this back to the store for a replacement?

dark screen when have phone call

Hi guys
Since one day , my screen turns dark when having phone call or receiving phone call.
I can't type the keyboard and press the speaker button, which are inconvenient.
I have updated fw to fw_capricorn_miui_MI5S_V9.6.1.0.NAGCNFD_857fde8b41_7.0.zip
I have this issue on different roms including lineage 14 , lineage15, RR,and pixel experience .
Do anyone also have the issue and do anyone know how to solve it.?
My phone drop to ground once which cause screen crack. I am not sure whether this is the root cause.
Many thanks

The phone has on the front a proximity sensor, which is basically a small light sensor that checks if the phone is near the head or not. If it's near the head, it turns the screen of, so that you don't press any buttons while holding the phone to your ear.
I think either your sensor is broken or the crack always brings light to the sensor.

patoberli said:
The phone has on the front a proximity sensor, which is basically a small light sensor that checks if the phone is near the head or not. If it's near the head, it turns the screen of, so that you don't press any buttons while holding the phone to your ear.
I think either your sensor is broken or the crack always brings light to the sensor.
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Could I disable this function?
Always disable light sensor or disable when have phone call

I had the same problem I thought the sensor was broken (you can test it with sensors test https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=asd.vector.sensor ). But it was ok, it turns out it was firmware related. When I downgraded my firmware the proximity sensor was working again...
Good Luck

Problems with Pixel 2XL detecting my face against it on a call.

Is anyone else having issues recently with their pixel 2XL being able to detect their face against it on a call.
Sometimes I'll be on a call and feel my phone vibrate and when I peek at the screen, I can see the screen is on and it's on a random page like my alarm settings, because my cheek pushed against a button on the home screen for example.
Also, when pulling the unit away from my face sometimes the unit doesn't light back up and i have to push the physical on button to get it to turn on.
Or even worse this week, I've noticed that after my phone doesn't light back up when I pull it away from my face and I try to turn it back on with the on button, it doesn't work... the screen never turns back on, I have to double push the button to get the camera to pop up and then dismiss it to get back to the home screen.
It's getting pretty frustrating. Has anyone had this issue? Anything I can look into to fix this?

I`ve been having this random issues with the proximity sensor and my phone not able to charge with the stock charger.

The proximity sensor is right by the ear piece so if you have your ear touching first it should, in theory, turn off the screen before your cheek touches the screen. Personally, I don't have my cheek touching at all while on a call but I have a slim face.
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Download a sensor test app and check for proximity sensor. I had a similar issue some time back. Reboot fixed it for me.

Question Proximity sensor issue

I am not sure if the sensor is working or the screen protector is making it ineffective but when I am on a call the screen doesn't blackout and I get phantom touches from my cheek and either notification panel or something else opens or it ends the call. I tried few hardware testing apps but none register hand movements over proximity sensor area! How to work out of I even have a sensor on the device?
Cheers

Maybe you accidentally turned on "Sensors Off"? I don't know your device, but mine has such an icon in quick settings.