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[Q] Force-enabling the proximity sensor while the phone is asleep

I use the Gravity Screen app to turn my phone's screen on and off automatically. It works almost perfectly, but I have run into a problem: It seems that the Xperia Arc S disables the proximity sensor automatically when the phone is in deep sleep. This only happens if not connected to a charger though, if I connect the phone, it works perfectly.
My question is: Is it possible to force the phone to keep the proximity sensor on in deep sleep when the phone is running on battery? The app offers several work-arounds, like keeping the cpu awake (not very battery-friendly obviously), or combining the proximity check with a gravity sensor check for the phones position before turning the screen on, but the better solution would be to just enable the sensor.
I have tried creating an empty profile in tasker with the task "stop" and the state set to proximity, then enabled display-off monitoring in Tasker, but sadly this only seems to conflict with Gravity Screen's ability to read the sensor.
This whole thing could possibly also help make pocket mode work more reliably on our phones. I noobishly suspect that this change would have to be made on kernel level?

Proximity sensor manager wakelock (Lollipop 5.11)

Is it normal with 1h 45 min talk time to have 1h 35min proximity sensor manager wakelock? This is a huge wakelock according to Better Battery Stats. Any way to lower it?
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BlackArtsInc said:
Is it normal with 1h 45 min talk time to have 1h 35min proximity sensor manager wakelock? This is a huge wakelock according to Better Battery Stats. Any way to lower it?
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Anything new?

Did you find any solution? It's the same for me proximity sensor manager is keeping the phone awake during calls even though I use the power button to turn the screen off until the call is finished. When using speaker there is no problem - Xperia Z2.

scorpion87bg said:
...proximity sensor manager is keeping the phone awake during calls even though I use the power button to turn the screen off until the call is finished...
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what do you want? to have a phone in deep sleep state while you are in a call???

karamancho said:
what do you want? to have a phone in deep sleep state while you are in a call???
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I would not ask this if it was not like that when on speaker. I don't know if it is normal or not just noticed that when I am talking on speaker this is not active and the phone is not keeped awake by Android System! Also talking on speaker drains less battery and I think it is because of that.
Other thing. How is it possible to recieve calls when the phone is in deep sleep?! Why not able to talk while the phone is sleeping. I don't understand too much but I think it's not a function which needs to keep the whole system awake.

It is not possible to have the phone in deep sleep while in call so the wakelock is irrelevant.

OK I accept that it is normal. Thanks.

Just to say for someone who may find it helpful. After I found that when on speaker proximity sensor manager is not active this way Android System not keeping the phone awake during call I decided to block the service with Amplify. The result is when normal talking the proximity is not working(not switching the screen off), but ANYWAY after my phone had the display changed It is not working the way it should. Even when the screen is off by the proximity I can still press buttons with my cheek, so I always turn the screen off manually using the power button. So switching the display off by the proximity is useless for me anyway just another service keeping the phone awake. I've seen people to complain about damaged proximity sensors and that the screen always goes black during call, this way the screen is always on, so maybe someone will find it helpful .

Anyone have Gravity Screen - On/Off working on the G4?

I have the Verizon LG G4 vs986 running 5.1 (10b) but I've been unable to get Gravity Screen - On/Off 2.3.1 to work as it's not turning the screen off. Does anyone have this working on the G4 and can you share your settings? Thanks!

Almighty1 said:
I have the Verizon LG G4 vs986 running 5.1 (10b) but I've been unable to get Gravity Screen - On/Off 2.3.1 to work as it's not turning the screen off. Does anyone have this working on the G4 and can you share your settings? Thanks!
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Been using it since the beginning (and G3 as well). After removing Power Nap Alpha 0.7 working flawless. Have you enabled Administrative Permissions?

Yes, enabled that. Can you let me know how you have the settings for the program setup? I was able to get the screen to go off once when I first installed it but never could get the screen to turn on and I have the PIN enabled lock screen.

Almighty1 said:
Yes, enabled that. Can you let me know how you have the settings for the program setup? I was able to get the screen to go off once when I first installed it but never could get the screen to turn on and I have the PIN enabled lock screen.
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Any Direction = Check
Lying Face up= Check
Turn off by proximity = Check
Turn on by proximity = Check
Keep screen on by Motion = Check (sensitivity 70)
Booster = Check
Running During Call = Check
Notification = Check
Low Priority = Check
Start at boot = Check
I have the unlocked version so I also have some apps whitlisted
Device Administrator = Check (for both delayed lock and regular screen off permission, 2 separate)
All the rest I have UNCHECKED

Thanks! Think you covered everything except what do you have for the following settings:
Pocket Sensor Angle
Landscape mode
Table Sensor Angle
Turn Screen ON by Motion-Timeout
Turn Screen ON by Motion-Sensitivity
False Turn-On Protection in Pocket
It seems my screen is turning off because of the 15 second display timeout in the phone settings and not because of Gravity, what do you have for the phone's display timeout settings? I changed it to always keep display on and the screen does go off, but doesn't turn on until I tap the screen.
Is the screen supposed to turn on by itself or does one have to tap the screen?

Almighty1 said:
Thanks! Think you covered everything except what do you have for the following settings:
Pocket Sensor Angle
Landscape mode
Table Sensor Angle
Turn Screen ON by Motion-Timeout
Turn Screen ON by Motion-Sensitivity
False Turn-On Protection in Pocket
It seems my screen is turning off because of the 15 second display timeout in the phone settings and not because of Gravity, what do you have for the phone's display timeout settings? I changed it to always keep display on and the screen does go off, but doesn't turn on until I tap the screen.
Is the screen supposed to turn on by itself or does one have to tap the screen?
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Pocket sensor = 60 (default I think, it becomes inactive with Any direction checked)
Landscape mode = Unchecked
Table sensor angle = 2
Turn on by motion = Unchecked
Keep On by motion sensitivity = 70
I don't have a false turn on protection in pocket option
Screen timeout = 15 seconds
On my device T Mo G4 H811 no tapping of screen required, all screen on and off functions are performed by Gravity (every now and then it doesn't read the proximity sensor, but 99% of the time it functions as it should).
The default setting should have gotten you working, all these setting are more of a fine tuning to your liking rather than actual functionality of the app itself. Have you tried uninstalling, reboot and reinstalling? Proximity sensor working? Not sure what else you can do other than contact the developer. I had and issue a couple versions ago and it was addressed fairly quickly with an update (I'm sure I wasn't the only one in that case).
Hope this helps you out.

I think once you select Any Direction (Flip Cover), the angles for both Pocket Sensor and Table Sensor becomes inactive, Turn Screen OFF by Proximity becomes inactive as well. I actually figured out the problem as it was the app that was turning the screen off but I am running Power Nap as well which puts the phone in deep sleep mode so I had to add GS to the exclude list in Power Nap before GS worked correctly and turned the screen back on. I already tried uninstalling from the app, rebooting and installing earlier but the problem was Power Nap. I have the unlocked version and it does have the false turn on protection option which is the last option under the Turn Screen ON by Motion section.

Almighty1 said:
I think once you select Any Direction (Flip Cover), the angles for both Pocket Sensor and Table Sensor becomes inactive, Turn Screen OFF by Proximity becomes inactive as well. I actually figured out the problem as it was the app that was turning the screen off but I am running Power Nap as well which puts the phone in deep sleep mode so I had to add GS to the exclude list in Power Nap before GS worked correctly and turned the screen back on. I already tried uninstalling from the app, rebooting and installing earlier but the problem was Power Nap. I have the unlocked version and it does have the false turn on protection option which is the last option under the Turn Screen ON by Motion section.
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Yeah... Power Nap. Loved it on the G3 but on this phone it still has some issues. I stopped using it because even though I whitelisted certain apps some of those whitelisted apps actually weren't being allowed to remain active. Gravity wasn't one of them but Root call blocker was and boy was that a treat at times.
Glad you got it worked out.

zoman7663 said:
Yeah... Power Nap. Loved it on the G3 but on this phone it still has some issues. I stopped using it because even though I whitelisted certain apps some of those whitelisted apps actually weren't being allowed to remain active. Gravity wasn't one of them but Root call blocker was and boy was that a treat at times.
Glad you got it worked out.
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Interesting, how do you check if the app is active or not since the screen is off?

Almighty1 said:
Interesting, how do you check if the app is active or not since the screen is off?
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Trial and error... Root Call Blocker worked fine (whitelisted) when the screen was on but failed to work when screen off. What turns off my apps when screen off? Power Nap. Disable Power Nap and Root Call Blocker worked fine (screen on and off). So my conclusion was Power Nap even though whitelisted Root Call Blocker was failing to leave that app active.

zoman7663 said:
Trial and error... Root Call Blocker worked fine (whitelisted) when the screen was on but failed to work when screen off. What turns off my apps when screen off? Power Nap. Disable Power Nap and Root Call Blocker worked fine (screen on and off). So my conclusion was Power Nap even though whitelisted Root Call Blocker was failing to leave that app active.
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Interesting, in my case, Powernap didn't put any app to sleep as before yesterday, my battery would last 2-2.5 hours with the screen off then I started greenifying everything except those I know that needs to run in the background and now the battery lasts 9 hours with Gravity Screen. I left White Pages ID without greenifying it.

Another sensor bug(minor one)

I am having a small issue since I bought this Pixel. Since Nexus 4 I am using double tap to wake by using apps, root or original hardware. So pixel 3 xl came with this feature out of the box and happily using it.
But sometimes it was not working and I was saying "nah it ok, it happens from time to time probably deep sleep issue" and using power button .
Then I also started using screen "always on" feature and realize even always on is active double tap not working, until I cover proximity sensor on and off, and voila! double tap works.
It seems like proximity sensor is latching itself off but does not turns off "always on" Also similiarly "always on" is off as if proximity sensor is shutting it off but when I check I see some whatsapp messege notifications.
It is a weird bug and even after clean flash of android 11 did not solve it(although it broke android auto wireless )
Does anyone else have it ? it is a general bug or hardware issue ?

Question How to wake up my new phone with a wave (proximity?)

I just upgraded from an S8 to a 21 FE, I had this setup where my screen will turn off using the proximity sensor, so when I open my case cover or lift it up from the table it just turns on automatically.
Upgrading, I notice the apps I used (Gravity Screen, Smart Screen On Off) are not working as they used to. In most tests, I did seem to suggest the proximity sensor only responds when the front lens is covered by my thumb instead of just hovering over with my hand like before. I did the *#77692# test and the Proximity sensor is working fine then WHEN I enable it so I'm at a lost here, is this a technical issue, is this by design

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I just upgraded from an S8 to a 21 FE, I had this setup where my screen will turn off using the proximity sensor, so when I open my case cover or lift it up from the table it just turns on automatically.
Upgrading, I notice the apps I used (Gravity Screen, Smart Screen On Off) are not working as they used to. In most tests, I did seem to suggest the proximity sensor only responds when the front lens is covered by my thumb instead of just hovering over with my hand like before. I did the *#77692# test and the Proximity sensor is working fine then WHEN I enable it so I'm at a lost here, is this a technical issue, is this by design
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Didn't you find the gesture to double tap the screen to wake up?

ze7zez said:
Didn't you find the gesture to double tap the screen to wake up?
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I did, but I'm used to waving my phone awake with both my hand and by opening my phone case, but it seems the more recent Galaxy phones don't allow the same use of the proximity sensor

EnigmaXtreme said:
I did, but I'm used to waving my phone awake with both my hand and by opening my phone case, but it seems the more recent Galaxy phones don't allow the same use of the proximity sensor
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A touch sensor while the screen is locked can consume less power than a proximity sensor placed in a camera, for example.