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How to solve reject calls when having DHD in pocket?

As many knows there is a very annoying problem when you have your DHD in your jack pocket and answering when someone calls you.
Most often, like 9 times of 10, you accidentally reject the call when pullinng your phone out of your jacket pocket.
Is there any solution to this? surely HTC must be aware of this problem?
Is the only solution to install a ROM without sense?

I'm sorry, as annoying as it may be, and I mean no offence but this is purely user error.

Prodelin said:
As many knows there is a very annoying problem when you have your DHD in your jack pocket and answering when someone calls you.
Most often, like 9 times of 10, you accidentally reject the call when pullinng your phone out of your jacket pocket.
Is there any solution to this? surely HTC must be aware of this problem?
Is the only solution to install a ROM without sense?
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There is a solution! You obviously put your phone upside down in your pocket and when you pull it out, you reject the call. Just put your phone the proper way and you'll be answering the call instead of rejecting it (happens to me all the time especially while driving) .
Now the serious answer is unfortunately "no". You either have to put it in your pocket with the screen facing outwards, or you can use a pouch. BTW stock one is great.

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You're holding it wrong
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will get sent to the naughty step.
But yes, I listen to music a lot so my phone is in my pocket upside down but I always make sure the screen is facing in then to remove you can slide your hand down the back of the phone (oo er) and grab the sides.
[edit] @andyharney Come on, that one had to make you smile!

Mr_JMM said:
I'm sorry, as annoying as it may be, and I mean no offence but this is purely user error.
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It's not a user error and i didn't ask for your opinion, it's improperly designed software by HTC that have not done extensive testing in how a user handles their phones.

My phone sits in my pocket same as MR_JMM'S never rejected a call getting it out.
Btw if you dont want peoples opinions best not post on xda

Ok, where to start.
1). Have you tried a different jacket pocket?
2). Have you tried a different jacket?
3). How about your trousers/pants? Same results?
4). Have you tried wearing gloves, and answering the call with your nose? Example
Any combination of the above could solve your issue.

andyharney said:
Ok, where to start.
1). Have you tried a different jacket pocket?
2). Have you tried a different jacket?
3). How about your trousers/pants? Same results?
4). Have you tried wearing gloves, and answering the call with your nose? Example
Any combination of the above could solve your issue.
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You sir, are a star!!

ghostofcain said:
My phone sits in my pocket same as MR_JMM'S never rejected a call getting it out.
Btw if you dont want peoples opinions best not post on xda
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How do you know? you married to MR_JMM?

Mr_JMM said:
You sir, are a star!!
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<Off Topic> Gizmodo actually gave me one the otherday. </Off Topic>

Prodelin said:
How do you know? you married to MR_JMM?
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LLOLOLOLOL this thread made my day hahhhaha
oh ****!!!!! My trousers have taked my telephone to speak with my girlfriend!!!!! what can i do???
any advise?

SERGI.3210 said:
LLOLOLOLOL this thread made my day hahhhaha
oh ****!!!!! My trousers have taked my telephone to speak with my girlfriend!!!!! what can i do???
any advise?
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if i don´t see it i don´t believe it... someone was press my thank´s button
LOLx100000000000000000000000

SERGI.3210 said:
if i don´t see it i don´t believe it... someone was press my thank´s button
LOLx100000000000000000000000
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True, someone says user fault who runs Cyanogenmod, LOL
He can just slide like iPhone, maybe he never tried Sense?

how about widget locker. The sliding motion is sideway so it may help. Paid apps though.

I think you misunderstand what's happening when you unwillingly answer a call. You slide the dialer with your leg, not with your hand. That's why putting the phone screen outwards would help with that, but it could be bad for it if you bump into something or fall.
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tkolev said:
I think you misunderstand what's happening when you unwillingly answer a call. You slide the dialer with your leg, not with your hand. That's why putting the phone screen outwards would help with that, but it could be bad for it if you bump into something or fall.
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Ah ah, that kinda makes more sense, but I never experienced that even before I ran CM because my gel case stops the screen coming in contact with my trouser leg, still can't believe that IF this is a real issue it's not been raised on XDA before now.

I think you misunderstand what's happening when you unwillingly answer a call. You slide the dialer with your leg, not with your hand. That's why putting the phone screen outwards would help with that, but it could be bad for it if you bump into something or fall.
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Ah ah, that kinda makes more sense, but I never experienced that even before I ran CM because my gel case stops the screen coming in contact with my trouser leg, still can't believe that IF this is a real issue it's not been raised on XDA before now.
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i think the same bro' because the DHD has a capacitive display....i always try sense roms and never had this issue...
also i always use screen protectors & a case that covers totally the phone when i'm not using it..
oh this thread its too useful for to me
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ghostofcain said:
Ah ah, that kinda makes more sense, but I never experienced that even before I ran CM because my gel case stops the screen coming in contact with my trouser leg, still can't believe that IF this is a real issue it's not been raised on XDA before now.
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Dude...you got it right but the problem is that i have it in my jacket and it doesn't matter if i put it straight down or upside down, the calls get rejected anyway.
It is a major problem and it has been raised to HTC in my country as the DHD screen is very large this problem is more common with DHD than the smaller screens from HTC.
People running CM7 Rom doesn't have this problem as they answer the calls the "iphone" slide to the side...
I've tried Widgetlocker but it doesn't help at all.
Problem is, why have a Sense slide for rejecting calls in the first place? slide it up and the call gets rejected, remove it and the problem is solved.

This is an issue for me too. I have the phone in my pocket with the screen facing my body, and it is my body that activates the slide-to-reject as the phone leaves my pocket. I have to be very careful when retrieving the phone when a call comes in.
Don't like cases, so please don't suggest that.
It is a HTC design flaw - they should have implemented as slide left/right like on the Touch HD.

mjt said:
This is an issue for me too. I have the phone in my pocket with the screen facing my body, and it is my body that activates the slide-to-reject as the phone leaves my pocket. I have to be very careful when retrieving the phone when a call comes in.
Don't like cases, so please don't suggest that.
It is a HTC design flaw - they should have implemented as slide left/right like on the Touch HD.
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Yes exactly, cases are so 80's when we had to carry a brick Problem is that Widgetlocker doesn't work for call-ins....it defaults back to sense.
Anyway, people who use original slider(no sense rom) doesn't seem to have this problem as the slider is different like iPhone, god i hate iPhone but that's another story
I bought HTC because of sense, otherwise i could have bought a Samsung.

[Q] Optical Trackpad Issues

Is there anyway to disable the optical trackpad? as it is always activating on its own

What do you mean "activating on its own"? You mean the phone wakes up when you press the trackpad? Or when you merely touch it? There should be a flashable patch for your ROM that disables trackpad-wake. Search the thread for Virtuous G-Lite.

taob said:
What do you mean "activating on its own"? You mean the phone wakes up when you press the trackpad? Or when you merely touch it? There should be a flashable patch for your ROM that disables trackpad-wake. Search the thread for Virtuous G-Lite.
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He means that it activates and selects things on screen on its own. It happens when strong light beams across it. The trackpad activates as if you've moved your finger over the surface because it is sensitive to the light.

Oh, really? I never heard of that! Now I'll have to try it myself.

taob said:
Oh, really? I never heard of that! Now I'll have to try it myself.
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Try sitting in the passenger seat of the car with the sun somewhere over your shoulder. Flickering sunlight does weird things to the trackpad.

Oh that is just cool. I have an LED flashlight on my key chain that is insane bright and I just shown it on my trackpad and it starting jumping around my home screens.

Bharakrama said:
Oh that is just cool. I have an LED flashlight on my key chain that is insane bright and I just shown it on my trackpad and it starting jumping around my home screens.
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lol I could get over having trouble seeing it in direct sunlight I just bought a anti glare screen protector but this makes me want to throw my phone out the car window sometimes

What if you cut that anti-glare screen protector to fit over the optical trackpad. Maybe that'll diffuse enough light to stop the sensor from going wack but still sensitive enough for you to still use it with your thumb?

I can't get the effect to happen. The most that happens is the active icon selection on my home screen moves over one icon. No crazy jumping around on mine. Anyone want to trade me for their "defective" phone?

taob said:
I can't get the effect to happen. The most that happens is the active icon selection on my home screen moves over one icon. No crazy jumping around on mine. Anyone want to trade me for their "defective" phone?
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My phone ain't defective ... its "magic"
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got the same issue. especially when in the car. the most annoying bit is when i have my sat nav on, and the trackpad plays up, the screen starts moving off course! not helpful when aproaching a roundabout!
have had my desire z for 8 months now, and tried to live with it, but its just too anoying now. so thinking of returning it, but if its a common issue, wondering if they would be able to fix it?
anyone returned theirs to have repaired? did it work?

I don't think it is repairable it is just the trackpad is to sensitive if only there was a way to disable it via software:/

well there are those who say that they dont have the problem, so i guess theoretically, its a fault with many of them. unless they havent used their z in the sun!
i think i'll take it back, as it obviously shouldnt do that. if they cant repair it, or replace it with one that doesnt freak out, i'm gonna change to something else..

Damn pocket issue !!!

I've seen plenty of people comment about how when a text message is received in your pocket, the screen never goes back to sleep. The reason for this thread is to discuss the reasoning for it. I have heard plenty of people saying to just disable the 'screen on' feature but that is no solution to me. It's a bandaid.
Personally I find the screen on feature to be very useful. I can have the phone sitting on my desk and when an sms comes through, I can glance down and get a preview of the message before it locks back up. That way I can see if it's worth addressing at the moment or not. I came from the skyrocket which also had the feature, but without the pocket bug. Half the time I receive a message in my pocket, the screen never locks back up and it sounds like a damn rainstorm in my pocket.
I was under the impression that the screen only registered a 'touch' when something conductive touched it. My pants pocket isn't made from special conductive fabric. Now the only thing I can think of is that because the glass is facing inwards, my leg is causing the problem THROUGH my pocket. It acts like it is too sensitive.
Thoughts?

weaselnoze said:
I've seen plenty of people comment about how when a text message is received in your pocket, the screen never goes back to sleep. The reason for this thread is to discuss the reasoning for it. I have heard plenty of people saying to just disable the 'screen on' feature but that is no solution to me. It's a bandaid.
Personally I find the screen on feature to be very useful. I can have the phone sitting on my desk and when an sms comes through, I can glance down and get a preview of the message before it locks back up. That way I can see if it's worth addressing at the moment or not. I came from the skyrocket which also had the feature, but without the pocket bug. Half the time I receive a message in my pocket, the screen never locks back up and it sounds like a damn rainstorm in my pocket.
I was under the impression that the screen only registered a 'touch' when something conductive touched it. My pants pocket isn't made from special conductive fabric. Now the only thing I can think of is that because the glass is facing inwards, my leg is causing the problem THROUGH my pocket. It acts like it is too sensitive.
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Um... Face the phone screen outwards?? or use a belt holster (vertical or horizontal)???
lol
I had some issues when I get my phone... I cannot seem to fit this massive phone in my jean pocket, so I used the belt holster I had for my S2 Skyrocket, and no issues so far...

Just drop the stock messaging and move to Handcent. I have it set to where the text message will not turn on the screen, just vibrate and sound.

as I had mentioned in the OP, i found value in the 'screen on' feature and didn't wish to put a bandaid on it (face outwards, holster, handcent etc...) I know i can turn the feature off with a third party app. in fact i used go sms which has the ability to disable that feature, but i USE that feature and i don't want to sacrifice it. why did the skyrocket, and other phones work just fine?

Never had this issue. I also never used the stock messaging app on the stock rom as I flashed custom within an hour of owning the phone. Maybe try a different messaging app?

it happens with both the stock messaging app as well as any third party app. essentially any app at all that wakes the screen up. being that you've never had this problem with a custom rom, it could be software related with the stock rom.

Possibly. Don't know if you're rooted or not but may want to try one of the roms that are stock like if you like the stock rom the phone came with.

mms6 said:
I had some issues when I get my phone... I cannot seem to fit this massive phone in my jean pocket, so I used the belt holster I had for my S2 Skyrocket, and no issues so far...
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This fix is actually really easy, stop wearing skinny jeans.
On a serious note, I haven't had this issue yet but it is annoying when plugging in or unplugging that the screen seems to stay on until you hit the power button again.
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i am on the stock rom and have never had that issue, and i receive many messages per day. i was using the stock kernel for a few weeks and for the last week or two i have been using a custom kernel, but neither one ever had that issue. my screen does light up when i receive a sms message but it always turns back off quickly. i would guess maybe there is an app on your phone causing an issue?

Jirv311 said:
This fix is actually really easy, stop wearing skinny jeans.
On a serious note, I haven't had this issue yet but it is annoying when plugging in or unplugging that the screen seems to stay on until you hit the power button again.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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hahahaha best solution thus far

weaselnoze said:
as I had mentioned in the OP, i found value in the 'screen on' feature and didn't wish to put a bandaid on it (face outwards, holster, handcent etc...) I know i can turn the feature off with a third party app. in fact i used go sms which has the ability to disable that feature, but i USE that feature and i don't want to sacrifice it. why did the skyrocket, and other phones work just fine?
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... more sensitive screen? Different pants? i don't know. What i do know, though, is that the mms6 was not trying to be a smarta** with his comment. If the pants/shorts/etc... that you're wearing have thin material making up the pockets, and your phone is facing your thigh... do you really think there's no chance of the capacitive screen picking up the touch from your thigh? Hell, one pair of shorts that i have were quite interesting. With my Motorola Atrix 4G, even with the screen facing away from me, i was able to vaguely make out what was on the screen, and was able to unlock the phone THROUGH both the pocket material as well as the material the shorts were made out of.
So uuh... yea... i really don't see how having the screen facing outwards is a "band-aid"... unless you think that we shouldn't use screen gestures to unlock our phones...

Touch screen sensitivity..do i have possibly have a problem?

it started out a few days ago. I started to feel like my touchscreen is not as responsive as usual.
I noticed numerous times it felt like my swipes as well as my touch (say when i want to open a specific app) are not being registered properly. Now the way i recall my samsung galaxy s, it would register a click sometimes even when you're hovering about 0.5mm to 1mm above it. So with that in mind, i thought i would try to do that with my one x. I would hover my hand slightly above it, and no response - NOTE: THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM JUST YET.
Anyways, seeing as hovering over it doesn't work (which is not a problem imo) i would proceed to touching the screen, however i touch it without applying any pressure, i could even swipe and it WOULD NOT switch over to the next screen. I could touch the screen and the application would NOT register my fingers. However, after applying more pressure it suddenly gets registered. Even though the pressure i have to apply is just slight, Isn't this how a resistive touchscreen is supposed to behave and not a captivate touchscreen?
I thought that's because of my screen protector, i took it off and gave it 2~3 days and the issue remained.
Now my question(maybe even a favor) to you guys is as follows.
1. Try to click on an app, however, do this without applying any pressure, simply touching your touchscreen (might have to do this slowly). Does it respond? Or is it the same with with you as it is with me?
2. Please report in on the behavior of your touchscreen.
NOTE: I just want to know if my touchscreen is behaving normally or not. I do recall a better experience, actually if anything i was very happy with my one x's screen and this is simply annoying. Espeically when i have it on a soft surface and i push my screen, normally a soft surface tends to bulge in upon pressure.
It could take three touches for that freaking thing to register it if my phone is lying on a pullover or whatever else that's soft. Lately i'm not really happy with how webpages scroll up or down either, feels as if my swipes are lightly registered thus a sluggish movement upward or downward.. I hope this is not yet another issue that i have to deal with because my unit already had a wifi defect and, despite being happy with this device it might be my last. It's just too troublesome. Unless my stupid provider replaces it but i could keep dreaming.

shadehh said:
... Now the way i recall my samsung galaxy s, it would register a click sometimes even when you're hovering about 0.5mm to 1mm above it.
1. Try to click on an app, however, do this without applying any pressure, simply touching your touchscreen (might have to do this slowly). Does it respond? Or is it the same with with you as it is with me?
2. Please report in on the behavior of your touchscreen.
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0,5 - 1mm ? do you even realize how big this distance is? No way the SGS would register that... or react on that. (I come from that phone too)
with that in mind, my One X is much more responsive as the SGS or any other phone I had.
And no, I do not need to press. As the slightest pressure gives my screen ripples. not possible.
Either try another kernel if you have some custom one, I know there was some problems with those sometimes. Or factory reset if you are stock and then return it?

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0,5 - 1mm ? do you even realize how big this distance is? No way the SGS would register that... or react on that. (I come from that phone too)
with that in mind, my One X is much more responsive as the SGS or any other phone I had.
And no, I do not need to press. As the slightest pressure gives my screen ripples. not possible.
Either try another kernel if you have some custom one, I know there was some problems with those sometimes. Or factory reset if you are stock and then return it?
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Well maybe i exaggerated the hovering part but within a certain (very small distance, probably 0,2 maybe even 0,1 the screen would react).
I've been from viper, to jelly bean roms, to ARHD and Maximus. Same thing.
edit: actually, 0,5 mm is hardly anything if you look at how big a mm is and put and reduce the distance by 50%, anyway that's not the discussion http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/Cancernet/Media/CDR0000578121.jpg

Hover taps/clicks happen, I'm sure I haven't touched the screen a couple of times but it responded to what I wanted to do. Anyways, try this app called touchscreen test to confirm your issue.

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Hover taps/clicks happen, I'm sure I haven't touched the screen a couple of times but it responded to what I wanted to do. Anyways, try this app called touchscreen test to confirm your issue.
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So you are implying that hovering touch seems to work on your Hox?

Hovering also works with my HOX. And I don't have to use any pressure, hardly even touch the screen.
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Same here. Hardly touching screen and still responds. I'm running stock 1.29.
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..mhm well how should I go on about this? I mean the people at the shop are not the brightest.. I gotta send it in though. It is annoying
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Tell them the digitizer is faulty and needs to be changed.

Screen unlocking during calls

I got my View 20 recently and I'm having a problem with screen unlocking during calls. The speaker is roughly at a 45 degree angle and I think so is the proximity sensor. And it only recognizes objects that are very very close to it. In other words unless I have the phone pressed against my ear (not touching or close to, actually pressed against it) it unlocks the screen during call, the notification panel opens up and I activate things I don't wanna activate... Once just as a test I made a short phone call and I made sure to keep the top of the phone pressed against my ear at all times and somehow it still unlocked the screen and the notification panel was open...
To make things even worse, because the angle is so weird I have to keep the phone lower than I'm used to (or comfortable with) and the bottom of the phone is way below my mouth which is bad too.
It's a real issue and I don't know what I can do to fix it. Please help me.
(And just as a side note I can't believe no one has mentioned this in ANY review - even if the screen doesn't unlock for them, the angle of the speaker is still weird and to hear the sound well you have to hold the phone lower than normally. It IS significant and I have no idea why this hasn't come up in any review or opinion on the internet).

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I got my View 20 recently and I'm having a problem with screen unlocking during calls. The speaker is roughly at a 45 degree angle and I think so is the proximity sensor. And it only recognizes objects that are very very close to it. In other words unless I have the phone pressed against my ear (not touching or close to, actually pressed against it) it unlocks the screen during call, the notification panel opens up and I activate things I don't wanna activate... Once just as a test I made a short phone call and I made sure to keep the top of the phone pressed against my ear at all times and somehow it still unlocked the screen and the notification panel was open...
To make things even worse, because the angle is so weird I have to keep the phone lower than I'm used to (or comfortable with) and the bottom of the phone is way below my mouth which is bad too.
It's a real issue and I don't know what I can do to fix it. Please help me.
(And just as a side note I can't believe no one has mentioned this in ANY review - even if the screen doesn't unlock for them, the angle of the speaker is still weird and to hear the sound well you have to hold the phone lower than normally. It IS significant and I have no idea why this hasn't come up in any review or opinion on the internet).
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Do you have any case on the phone? Sometimes the case may interfere with ur proximity sensor and cause these issues.

Nope, none.

I have the same problem. But without solution yet.

Disable Google smart unlock feature. And check.

It was never enabled.

the.real.nps said:
It was never enabled.
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Mind to share the screen shot of settings?

miststudent2011 said:
Mind to share the screen shot of settings?
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Sure, just tell me which screen you want.

Do you have any glass screen protector? I have one and notice that is no cutout for the proximity sensor!

PintasMan said:
Do you have any glass screen protector? I have one and notice that is no cutout for the proximity sensor!
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The phone came with a preinstalled one but I removed it. No cases, no glasses, just a vanilla phone.

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The phone came with a preinstalled one but I removed it. No cases, no glasses, just a vanilla phone.
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Very strange. Anyway I tryed this glass screen protector and works well.
Use the hicare app to find the problem. Maybe you find a solution.

PintasMan said:
Very strange.
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What is?
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Use the hicare app to find the problem. Maybe you find a solution.
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I just ran all the automatic tests. Didn't find any problems.

I am getting crazy with this issue and also with ghost touches, i got the screen replaced at service centre, but still problem persist
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I am getting crazy with this issue and also with ghost touches, i got the screen replaced at service centre, but still problem persist

NolanBart said:
I have the same problem. But without solution yet.
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Sell the Huawei and buy the Galaxy S10 Plus.

varcor said:
Sell the Huawei and buy the Galaxy S10 Plus.
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thats exactly i am doing

Any other ideas?
Or maybe I just a defective phone? Could other owners of View 20 say if their phones are fine?

It's not a fault... The sensor is on the top of the device instead of the front/screen so it happens... Poor design choice that's all.

Same problem noticed since day 1, found also no solution yet.
very disappointing.

ngagephone said:
It's not a fault... The sensor is on the top of the device instead of the front/screen so it happens... Poor design choice that's all.
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Yeah, except it's not pointed upwards, it's pointed at a roughly 45 degree angle, so it should still work more or less fine. Maybe less fine than forward-facing sensor but still ok. And I doubt that thousands (millions?) of people who bought that phone experience the same problems and no one has mentioned it yet.

I'm on the second view 20... Sent first one back as I didn't like the warmish tint on the screen... Second one has a much cooler tone... Both do this with calls and my brother also has a view 20 and he has the same issue... Mine was from Amazon and he got his from carphone warehouse.