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[REQ] Option to disable proximity sensor.

The proximity sensor on the EVO is WAY too sensitive for practical use. I expect it to disable itself during a call while on Bluetooth the same way it does on speakerphone, but it does not. The slightest movement over the sensor causes the screen to turn off and its VERY annoying, especially in combination with App Protector Pro.
I have absolutely NO use for the proximity sensor and would love to disable it entirely.
I'd be willing to put up some money to any dev who can either disable this via an app that would also let you set sensitivity parameters, or in Kernel.

Not sure if it its rom specific but when I installed upsounddown in the market it disabled the proximity sensor. (flip speakerphone did as well). Give that a try.
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I'll give that a try. Thanks!

[REQ] Disable proximity sensor (blank screen when calling)

As you guys might have read my display got broken and i replaced it myself. However in the process I damaged a few thing. The home button does not work and the proximity sensor is broken. The problem with the proximity sensor would just be fixed by disabling the blank screen when calling. Can anyone make a odin package (cannot do update.zip due to broken home button). Or tell me how to disable this function?
Many thanks in advance!

Mine is broken too and now everytime i'm calling the screen turns black. Which is no problem except when you are calling a computer a needs to "2" to proceed.....
Does someone have a sollution?

See this post. it may help, but you need root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764368

SOLVED.
Used the free app ProximityScreenOff. Its in the market.
Make sure you select the Proximity sensor instead of the Light sensor in settings.

brascodanny said:
SOLVED.
Used the free app ProximityScreenOff. Its in the market.
Make sure you select the Proximity sensor instead of the Light sensor in settings.
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thanksssssssssssss

Not solved.
proximity screen off app.
Dosen't solve my problem with screen turn off, during call.
I have a default proximity sensor, which I need to disable.
I can do it, very easy with miui rom.
But I have tried and tried with Cyanogenmod without any luck.

brascodanny said:
SOLVED.
Used the free app ProximityScreenOff. Its in the market.
Make sure you select the Proximity sensor instead of the Light sensor in settings.
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thanks! worked

Not really the place for a request, but hey, since it did not seem to bother anyone, go ahead!

Proximity sensor red faint red light always on now

Proximity sensor red faint light always on now , randomly turned on not sure why....
I have no motion things enabled
I tried turning off proximity sensor for phone
Ive rebooted several times
Ive turned off auto brightness
Im running the stock s3 rom rooted.
Anyone have any ideas how i can fix this?

Hmm.. My quick research of this makes me think you have a rogue app, a sticky setting or a defective sensor.
Let's be sure we're looking at the right thing. Your faint red light is just to the left of the front camera lens, correct? If so, then it's a definite indication that you're proximity sensor is on and constantly taking a reading.
Is it always on, from power on to power off? Or does it turn on once the phone has booted up? Does it stay on long after the screen shuts off during idle?
This sensor is used by motion features and talking functions. Triple check that you don't have 'smart stay' turned on, or one of the other super cool gs3 features enabled. I'd consider turning them all on manually, rebooting and then turning them all off followed by another reboot.
Lastly, take a look at your apps. Any kind of app that involves motion or talking (Voxer, Skype, certain games etc) can activate the proximity sensor and keep it on. A lot of those apps start on boot and never go away. Close them one at a time, or consider uninstalling suspect apps temporarily.
As a hardware test you can install Elixer2 from the play store (for free). Its sensors section allows you to turn the proximity sensor on and off, as well as test the near and far readings. If all else has failed, it might be nice to know that at the very least, your sensor can be turned off.
Report back with results from everything and we'll go from there.
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Well i was using Viber, when i turned it off manually, the red sensor light went off. So it must be ab application that is keeping that sensor on all the time. Smart stay does not need proximity sensor and enabling or disabling it causes no change to sensors. Hope this will help ya
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Thank you so much for the awesome response. I didn't find any other similar responses on the Internet other then " oh that's just the ir sensor don't worry about it". I too have viber and I believe that was the app causing the issue because of the way it integrates itself with the phone, can't be certain because so many apps updated as of late but it is gone now thankfully.

I get this when I`m in a dark room. The sensor will turn on. The only way to correct it is to restart the phone.

Plausible Solution
I don't know if this works 100% of the time, but it HAS worked for me. Go to your Viber application, menu, and then EXIT the app. Viber seems to be the culprit, so if you find exiting the app manually every time bothersome, you might be better off uninstalling the thing. Click the Thanks button if it helps =p

In pocket detection on?
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Disable Proximity Sensor
I´m trying to disable my proximity sensor in GS3. I tried with Hardware Disabler and doesn´t work, and the Elixir2 can´t disable the sensors.
Does anyone know another app to disable the proximity sensor?

Garouto said:
I´m trying to disable my proximity sensor in GS3. I tried with Hardware Disabler and doesn´t work, and the Elixir2 can´t disable the sensors.
Does anyone know another app to disable the proximity sensor?
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Proximity Sensor

Hello. I've been noticing some extrange behavior on my proximity sensor. When i open my sms app or whatsapp the proximity sensor turns on. And when i exit some of the conversations it turn off. But sometimes the sensor wont turn off until i reboot my phone. Im using android revolution 4.2 version with unlimited multiwindow app mod. Could this mod be the reason? Or is this the normal behavior of the sensor?
Thanks I appreciate any help!

Found it. The reason was for the movement action of calling to the person I have on the screen. Stupid me!

Disable Proximity Sensor AOSP

Hi,
The proximity sensor on my Galaxy Note 2 has broken, which means as soon as a I make a phone call the screen goes black and I can't end the call or wake the screen up.
In touchwiz there is an option to disable the proximity sensor during calls but I'm using an AOSP rom, I have had a look in all the settings and there is nothing about disabling the proximity sensor during calls.
The sensor is called "cm36651", I have tried to disable it using Hardware Disabler but I can't find it in the list of devices even when I search from "/".
So does anyone know another method of disabling the proximity sensor?
Thanks

Go into the phone app. Click settings. Untick the turn on proximity sensor during calls.
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You ever figure out how to disable that annoying thing?
I'm pretty certain that after hours of endless searching, I'm just going to unsolder it from the board... grr

During calls, does your screen turns on again if you shine the proximity sensor under a bright source of light? If yes, all you need to do is recalibrate. I had the same thing happening.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045569
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spigget said:
You ever figure out how to disable that annoying thing?
I'm pretty certain that after hours of endless searching, I'm just going to unsolder it from the board... grr
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Hi, what I found works for me is to run these two commands after every reboot.
echo 0 > /sys/class/sensors/proximity_sensor/prox_cal
and
echo 1 > /sys/class/sensors/proximity_sensor/prox_cal
The 0 resets it and the 1 calibrates it, not sure what the problem is but it works for me everytime.

costcutter said:
Hi, what I found works for me is to run these two commands after every reboot.
echo 0 > /sys/class/sensors/proximity_sensor/prox_cal
and
echo 1 > /sys/class/sensors/proximity_sensor/prox_cal
The 0 resets it and the 1 calibrates it, not sure what the problem is but it works for me everytime.
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Please help me fix this I want to run Google edition ROMs but can't handle Prix sensor on very call

CanadianKB said:
Please help me fix this I want to run Google edition ROMs but can't handle Prix sensor on very call
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I Got It! Click Here --------> https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vrognaas.proximityfix ... the app is call Proximity Fixer i have a Note 2 Verizon running on CM 11 and it works perfectly :good: :laugh:

is there any way to turn off this proximity feature in cm11. I'd rather just be able to turn the screen off and on with my power button. my prox sensor gets dusty way too fast and then my screen stays black during calls.

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j3oomerang said:
is there any way to turn off this proximity feature in cm11. I'd rather just be able to turn the screen off and on with my power button. my prox sensor gets dusty way too fast and then my screen stays black during calls.
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I tried everything I could find, including several root programs, and nothing would keep my screen from going black when I made phone calls on Nexus 5 (after broken screen replaced). Tried every single proximity sensor "fix", and disabler app but nothing worked. The Sensor kept showing 0.0 meaning it though it was right up against an object.
I finally put a piece of foil in front of the sensor, and now it reads 5.0 (max distance) and FINALLY the screen stays on in phone calls - unless I tap the power button to shut it off.
There must be some factory calibration they do with the original screen, and any replacement one is just not quite exactly the same.