Develop Bugs

proximity sensor with GlassZone

hello everyone,
Ive ordered the GZ after reading recommendation on it here. i got it couple weeks ago and installed it.
however i have a problem with the proximity sensor...
every call that im making the screen turned off right away.
i dialed *#0*# and choose the sensor option and the phone turned green and vibrate (meaning something is covering the sensors)
i removed it, cleaned it over and over and again... still the same..
what i noticed is that when im getting the phone really close to light ball the screen turned to white, (what its normally should be)
downloaded the proximity sensor app and saw 0.0CM
and when its close to light then its 8.0CM (normally should be)
Im posting some pictures , maby im missing something
thanks in advance,
h**p://iandroid.co.il/forum/download/file.php?id=7614&mode=view
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anyone?

Have my black glasszone on my 8.0cm device and it works.
It seems like you installed it a little off.
There are two sensors (light and proximity) near the camera, there should be more space in the RIGHT side (camera) side.
That has to be re-installed.
Tried that with mine, when aligned in the center i faced the same problem. (Don't keep removing the protector many times, adhesive will fail).

I have a white one and a black one, I had no problems when the white one was on and have not had any problems since I switched to the black one.
I love them both.

hi,
thanks for your comments,
I moved it a bit to the right where the front camera is, and still the same...
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Maybe I am not having this problem because mine is 5.0cm... I don't know if that matters.

does the proximity sensor are SO sensitive?
Maby i got a bad one? :crying:

Perhaps it's light reflecting between the screen protector and the proximity sensor. When people bought the XGear screen protector some had a problem with the reflectivity of the white screen protector. Perhaps a darkening of the area around proximity sensor on the underside of the screen protector is necessary? But in the photos it looks like you have a black screen protector so I'm not sure, maybe it's a reflection from the white base of the phone underneath?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792619&page=11

Pokamon said:
hi,
thanks for your comments,
I moved it a bit to the right where the front camera is, and still the same...
h**p://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/231/20121114143616.jpg
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That's very very weird.
That's probably the exact spot i put mine on..
Idk what else could be the problem really.. :/

Pokamon said:
hello everyone,
Ive ordered the GZ after reading recommendation on it here. i got it couple weeks ago and installed it.
however i have a problem with the proximity sensor...
every call that im making the screen turned off right away.
i dialed *#0*# and choose the sensor option and the phone turned green and vibrate (meaning something is covering the sensors)
i removed it, cleaned it over and over and again... still the same..
what i noticed is that when im getting the phone really close to light ball the screen turned to white, (what its normally should be)
downloaded the proximity sensor app and saw 0.0CM
and when its close to light then its 8.0CM (normally should be)
Im posting some pictures , maby im missing something
thanks in advance,
h**p://iandroid.co.il/forum/download/file.php?id=7614&mode=view
h**p://iandroid.co.il/forum/download/file.php?id=7613&mode=view
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I had the same issue like you before when applied skin cover for the front. You may not apply Glasszone probably. Taking it off will definitely solve the problem, you may want to try clean the proximity sensor and see whether it works.
And my advice based on my own problem, do not apply anything on the front; cause it will make your proximity sensor not function sooner or later. Hope this will help

Sorry for the crap picture, X10
No problems with mine, and mine is the 8 sensor.

Did someone got the black cover for a white phone?

winbytrick said:
I had the same issue like you before when applied skin cover for the front. You may not apply Glasszone probably. Taking it off will definitely solve the problem, you may want to try clean the proximity sensor and see whether it works.
And my advice based on my own problem, do not apply anything on the front; cause it will make your proximity sensor not function sooner or later. Hope this will help
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hi, thanks,
I already did what you suggested and removed the Glasszone, cleaning it again and again... and still the same.. :crying:
when its off the sensor is working great...

Pokamon said:
Did someone got the black cover for a white phone?
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Yes.. see my post above yours..

SONE9 said:
Yes.. see my post above yours..
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Oh, sorry, didn't noticed it is a white phone
thanks for uploading...

Pokamon said:
Oh, sorry, didn't noticed it is a white phone
thanks for uploading...
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Here's a trick I found on this forum. Use a black sharpie and carefully shade the area surrounding the proximity sensor. Be careful not to get any ink on the glass part.

xlazaruzx said:
Here's a trick I found on this forum. Use a black sharpie and carefully shade the area surrounding the proximity sensor. Be careful not to get any ink on the glass part.
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Hi, ive tried it with another brand of CD/DVD writer, and the result was that it looks like some drops of water or something not solid on the phone,
does it have to be black sharpie ?
thanks

[Q] Hot pixel?

Hi everyone!
All of a sudden my phone camera (Arc S) is showing a dead pixel (I guess), I don't know how it got there. It's just there in every photo now, especially in the ones taken in dark. I somehow suspect my bag, had put it in the cushioned laptop compartment and had lots of heavy books in the other compartments. But I'm not so sure... I've even tried reverting back from JB (Super Jelly Bean) to ICS, change roms and everything but it still says there... :/
What could I do about it? How do I fix it, it's really annoying! I use my phone to take the most photos....

That's really weird o.o I don't think it's the actual screen's problem (that's to do with pixels) because otherwise it wouldn't show up in screenshots as it's just a hardware issue. I'm thinking it's something to do with your camera. Does that white dot appear in the same position in every picture?

R: [Q] Hot pixel?
..dust?
Inviato da me!

jman2131 said:
That's really weird o.o I don't think it's the actual screen's problem (that's to do with pixels) because otherwise it wouldn't show up in screenshots as it's just a hardware issue. I'm thinking it's something to do with your camera. Does that white dot appear in the same position in every picture?
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Yes, that white dot appears in every other picture and the exact same position. :/ I guess it's got something to do with the cmos sensor.. I don't think it could be a dust speckle cause it's really tiny, I mean aren't these sensors suppose to be perfectly sealed? They aren't dslr where one changes the lens.

akshaypatil869 said:
Yes, that white dot appears in every other picture and the exact same position. :/ I guess it's got something to do with the cmos sensor.. I don't think it could be a dust speckle cause it's really tiny, I mean aren't these sensors suppose to be perfectly sealed? They aren't dslr where one changes the lens.
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It's probably the camera. It's there a scratch on the lens or the lens cover or can you see anything else that might cause this?
Sent from Xperia Arc S

jman2131 said:
It's probably the camera. It's there a scratch on the lens or the lens cover or can you see anything else that might cause this?
Sent from Xperia Arc S
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I guess I'll take a trip to the service center in the coming days. There had been scratches on the lens for a long time already, but somehow it never ended up like this. (not that I cannot distinguish between new and old ones )
Thank you for your opinions..

Photoshop it from now on

Great idea! Haha clone stamp to the rescue!! xDD

Xperia z compact left side slightly misaligned?

Hi, I just got the phone yesterday and right away I noticed that the left side of the aluminum framing is a little off?
It's hard to notice but if everybody can please take a moment and look at the left side, where the magnetic charging port, does that section tend to extrude a little more than the rest of the frame? Compare that part to the port flaps on top from an angle and you should see that the charging port section is extruding a little more ?
Thanks for your time and replies.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

hmm, 50 views and nobody replied, does that mean nobody is having the same problem? just a defective unit ?

There is in other z1c devices too. Not all. Don't worry, I don't think it is a defect. Everything works as it should including magnetic charger and water resistance!

So in some devices, they aluminum frames are perfectly aligned while others are not and it's not considered a defect? I don't quite follow the logic here. Anybody else has a slight misalignment? It's not major but on an angle you can tell that the Magnetic charging port is slightly different compared to the flaps on top.
sachilleas said:
There is in other z1c devices too. Not all. Don't worry, I don't think it is a defect. Everything works as it should including magnetic charger and water resistance!
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Lusterboi said:
[...]It's hard to notice but if [...]
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A picture equals 1000 words .. why not you take a picture with that iPhone you have and post it here so I can actually understand what misalignment are you talking about ?

Lusterboi said:
So in some devices, they aluminum frames are perfectly aligned while others are not and it's not considered a defect? I don't quite follow the logic here. Anybody else has a slight misalignment? It's not major but on an angle you can tell that the Magnetic charging port is slightly different compared to the flaps on top.
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I'm sorry if my answer didn't please you but behaving that way doesn't help. Not only you didn't even thank me for my answer but you are also aggressive questioning my logic. Bye bye.

attached you will find a photo example. its hard to tell from the picture i posted but at least you'll know where to look.
ro_explorer said:
A picture equals 1000 words .. why not you take a picture with that iPhone you have and post it here so I can actually understand what misalignment are you talking about ?
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sachilleas said:
I'm sorry if my answer didn't please you but behaving that way doesn't help. Not only you didn't even thank me for my answer but you are also aggressive questioning my logic. Bye bye.
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Have I offended you in anyway? In my post, I wasn't refering to your logic that I didn't follow, I'm referring to Sony. If there are obvious units out there with perfect alignment and some that aren't perfect, Sony should refer to those as defective units and issue a recall to fix it, no? It's a premium device after all. Didnt mean to offend you if i did, I'm sorry.

Lusterboi said:
its hard to tell from the picture i posted
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So post one that highlights what you're talking about, i.e face on.

I don't have the phone with me at work today, but those of you who have the phone with you, maybe you can pick it up and view it a little. The frame where the magnetic charging port sits, seems to protrude a little more than the frame near the flap areas.
XperienceD said:
So post one that highlights what you're talking about, i.e face on.
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Lusterboi said:
I don't have the phone with me at work today, but those of you who have the phone with you, maybe you can pick it up and view it a little. The frame where the magnetic charging port sits, seems to protrude a little more than the frame near the flap areas.
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If I stare at mine hard enough, I think I can see the part around the charger protruding slightly more than above and below it. But the difference is very small and not noticeable unless you're looking for it.

This is mine .. I do not see the misalignment you have highlighted in your picture ...

ro_explorer said:
This is mine .. I do not see the misalignment you have highlighted in your picture ...
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Look at angle from slightly bottom up, it's very minimum but once you find it, you can tell that the flap areas are more indented than the magnetic charging ports. I saw it last night once I got the phone. Try to turn the phone a little while you're looking at it, if the phone is sitting down on the table its very hard to tell. You have to be holding it and looking at the frame while moving the phone around. I just need to make sure that it'ts not a defective unit and that's how these phones were made. If not I'll return the phone for a replacement. All else with the phone is fine though. I'll also stop by a local store later to check out the z1 and z1s to see if they have the same problem.

camaro322hp said:
If I stare at mine hard enough, I think I can see the part around the charger protruding slightly more than above and below it. But the difference is very small and not noticeable unless you're looking for it.
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yup, exactly what I saw. it is minimum and hardly noticeable. but once i see it, i cannot ignore it.

Your OCD it's way bigger than mine...
To be honest I don't really care about such "misalignment". If you don't see it or means it's not there, right?
// sent from my phone //

ro_explorer said:
Your OCD it's way bigger than mine...
To be honest I don't really care about such "misalignment". If you don't see it or means it's not there, right?
// sent from my phone //
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okay here are the updated photos that i took. notice that on the left side, its not completely straight because of the extra protruding from the magnetic charger port.

I was kidding earlier with the OCD .
To be honest, I do not see anything wrong in the pictures. Maybe I really can not see it. You need to get right the reflections in order to evidentiate such think in a photo.
Bottom line: if YOU do not like it, go ahead and exchange it or return it. Anyway, the small, fine details, that you are looking after, will not be at the level of an iPhone. That's a fact.

Lusterboi said:
okay here are the updated photos that i took. notice that on the left side, its not completely straight because of the extra protruding from the magnetic charger port.
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I don't see anything either in those photos.
To be sure that you're not just seeing an optical illusion from the reflections of the changing surface along that edge, why not just take a ruler to it and measure? Or place on a piece of paper and trace an outline? Does it wobble if you rest it on that edge?
You'll never be certain if you just rely on your eyes.

This is mine.

Lusterboi said:
okay here are the updated photos that i took. notice that on the left side, its not completely straight because of the extra protruding from the magnetic charger port.
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The way you've applied your screen protector would be more annoying. Lay the left side on a flat surface and that will highlight it more, but to me it looks like the protective plastic is giving the illusion that it is.

Light in pictures with flash

Hey guys I have a question, when I take a picture in the mzp with flash enabled, the final pic have a light in the corner, I attach some pictures below
Any ideas ?

Looks like something is reflecting the flash, are you using some thick case?

yaatzek said:
Looks like something is reflecting the flash, are you using some thick case?
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No, i didn't use any case or protector, just the phone :s

Camera off centre

I'm a bit concerned as my bottom camera lens is sitting off centre to its enclosure. See attached image. From what I understand there is some movement of the lenses for stabilisation, but I thought that was just the top and middle, and they revert back when the camera app is opened. However, the bottom one constantly sits to the bottom right, even after launching camera app. Is this bad workmanship or completely normal? Anyone else's the same?

Try rotating the phone and keep watching the lenses. See what happens.

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Try rotating the phone and keep watching the lenses. See what happens.
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Bottom lens stays still - the others move. The actual enclosure doesn't seem in line with the other lenses.

none of the three lenses should move. return it.

x187ph said:
none of the three lenses should move. return it.
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They actually do move as they're equipped with Optical Image Stabilisers. https://www.samsung.com/au/support/mobile-devices/note9-camera-not-centered/
I'm just wondering about the housing and whether others who have this phone have an off centre enclosure on the bottom lens. Anyone else? Yes or nos accepted as responses... Am considering returning it. Not sure it's a big issue but a bit annoying if it's dodgy build quality.

Samsung galaxy a50 has no OIS.

x187ph said:
Samsung galaxy a50 has no OIS.
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You're absolutely right - I stand corrected - my apologies. I just assumed that's why the other two were off centre. Will take it to exchange. Hoepfully they're not all like this. Thanks!