Hi everyone! My proximity sensors is not working anymore. I have an Asus Zenfone 2 Z00AD that when I'm in a call it got the screen black until the end of that.
In WhatsApp it happens too, so I tried to install xposed and sensors disable but I just got a bootloop.
Xposed is fine and I'm using other modules but Sensors Disable don't. I tried the last 3 versions of it.
So I installed Hardware Disable app but I don't know what device must be disable since I see a lot of them.
So I'll thank you for any kind of help in this matter.
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seijidinzuala said:
Hello,
I bought a Redmi 1s online and from the very first day, the proximity sensor doesn't work well, whenever I made a call, after putting the phone near my face, the screen goes dark as normal but it sometimes just won't turn back on. I tried calibrating it through *#*#64663#*#*, I was able to calibrate fine 2 times, but after putting a screen guard on, the sensor became buggy again.
*I've tried flashing different ROM's which doesn't help
*I've removed the screen guard and still buggy
*I cannot calibrate the sensor anymore and just fails
*I've tested the sensor with a 3rd party app from play store and it seems to work fine in that app.
I'm currently out of ideas, can anyone help me?
PS: Sometimes, the screen goes off right after hitting the call button and wont turn back on until the call ends.
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Yes problem with proximity sensor was their and because it was on base rom so it reflected in other roms too. Currently i am not experiencing it in miui 6. So either try miui v50 (Latest official stable update) or try miui 6.
Again its a software problem and will be solved.
hello, my proximity sensor doesn't work, and it never worked. now that i have rooted my note 2 and have blissrom i'm trying to understand how to solve.
how can i try to fix and, if it won't be succesful, how can i disable permanently?
thank you
Hi. I'm on the latest build, 223 with root. Any time I get a phone call, when something is on the call sensor, the screen goes black and never turns on till the call is over. Sometimes I have to restart it. Also when listening to sounds in WhatsApp, the same sensor problem happens. I bought my device in Europe. Is there anything I can do to fix it?
No, I have this problem too.
You can only disable the sensor in the settings of asus call app
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holymoz said:
No, I have this problem too.
You can only disable the sensor in the settings of asus call app
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It works on calls but doesn't affect WhatsApp.
BerkeKan said:
It works on calls but doesn't affect WhatsApp.
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whatsapp doesn't have the option to disable the sensor.
there is an xposed module that disable completely the sensor but it needs bootloader unlock, root and xposed.
holymoz said:
whatsapp doesn't have the option to disable the sensor.
there is an xposed module that disable completely the sensor but it needs bootloader unlock, root and xposed.
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If it is the module you're talking about, I am using it. I removed it but WhatsApp still use it.
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BerkeKan said:
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yes is it, strange that not work, I used it in the past and it worked, used the app sensor box to test the sensor and was disabled.
Yes, I faced this problem in Marshmallow. I was hoping they fixed it in 223 but based on your post it looks like its not yet fixed.
Recently my touch broke and I replaced by LCD+Touch and now proximity is not working on Lollipop also. It is always stuck at 'near'. Cleaning did not help.
I deleted 'android.hardware.sensor.proximity.xml' but it did not help. I badly need a way to disable proximity sensor completely for all apps (WhatsApp, Jio4GVoice, Phone etc.).
holymoz said:
yes is it, strange that not work, I used it in the past and it worked, used the app sensor box to test the sensor and was disabled.
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Actually, I figured out it was my bad not get it to work. I have disabled the sensor again, tap the disc icon and the sensor was disabled completely for all apps.
wizwin said:
Yes, I faced this problem in Marshmallow. I was hoping they fixed it in 223 but based on your post it looks like its not yet fixed.
Recently my touch broke and I replaced by LCD+Touch and now proximity is not working on Lollipop also. It is always stuck at 'near'. Cleaning did not help.
I deleted 'android.hardware.sensor.proximity.xml' but it did not help. I badly need a way to disable proximity sensor completely for all apps (WhatsApp, Jio4GVoice, Phone etc.).
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Root and Install Sensor Disable via Xposed. Set proximity sensor to far always. i.e. Mock sensor values (5 cms)
This is the workaround I use and it is better than having a black screen when I make or receive a call.
Works for all apps.
So it appears that my proximity sensor is faulty because of which it always thinks there is something close to it. Due to this issue, whenever I make a phone call the screen is always off as the proximity sensor thinks my ear is close to the phone, even when I remove the phone from my face.
This is quite annoying obviously and I was wondering if I can somehow disable the sensor. I rooted the phone with the hope of doing so. I am guessing I can delete/rename an appropriate file in the "sys" folder or add something to the build.prop to disable the proximity sensor. Can someone tell me what needs to be changed?
Use an app for disabling/mocking sensor reading, e.g. this one. I'm using it on Nexus 5, which after some time stops reading data from proximity and light sensors. Unfortunately, for this one you have to install Xposed too.
Maybe somebody will come up with an app, which will work without Xposed.
przemcio510 said:
Use an app for disabling/mocking sensor reading, e.g. this one. I'm using it on Nexus 5, which after some time stops reading data from proximity and light sensors. Unfortunately, for this one you have to install Xposed too.
Maybe somebody will come up with an app, which will work without Xposed.
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I know I could do it with Xposed but Xposed does not work for Nougat. I need a solution for Android 7.1.1.
Hi,
My girlfriend's Nexus proximity senor seems to be broken and her screen is black all the time when she's calling someone.
Is there an easy way (root or not, I don't care) to easily disable the sensor all the time or in Caller app ?
She's on latest stock Oreo 8.1.
Thank you
Experiencing this as well. From what I have read, it is an issue with 8.1 specifically and the 5X.
Google haven't really acknowledged the problem yet, which sucks.
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For calls, pressing the power button twice seems to bring the screen back for use again - doing this too quickly starts the camera, if you have that enabled.
This probably won't help for other use cases, like whatsapp.
I can understand that it's a bug for WhatsApp (she has that bug too), but for the dialer too ?
I don't experience such issues. My prox sensor is working like it should. Though I have a friend who has some minor problems with it, but he has a glass screen protector on top of it. Mine has a cutout for the sensors
Sebacestmoi said:
Hi,
My girlfriend's Nexus proximity senor seems to be broken and her screen is black all the time when she's calling someone.
Is there an easy way (root or not, I don't care) to easily disable the sensor all the time or in Caller app ?
She's on latest stock Oreo 8.1.
Thank you
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My old original Nexus 5 had this problem and I got around it with an Xposed Module called Disable Proximity Sensor. That module has since evolved to something called Sensor Disabler (Link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules/mod-disable-proximity-t2798887). It doesn't say that it has been tested on the Nexus 5x, but it might still work. I am not sure how compatible it is with the new Oreo version of Xposed. Installing Xposed might be a bit overkill, but if it fixes the problem, it might be worth it.
I know how frustrating and annoying a busted proximity sensor can be, so I hope you can find a solution.