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[ISSUE] Screen not functioning during call

Hey guys!!
So i'm a proud owner of the white international version of the Xperia Z, but there is a problem that I've noticed with the phone!
When i make calls, and the other end picks up, phone screen turns black, I try and turn the screen on with power button and no luck, the screen is unresponsive and does not turn back on until the other end hangs up!
Glitch in the software? Anyone else by any chance?
BTW phone is rooted

Dial *#*#7378423#*#* and check if the proximity sensor is working.
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Thanks!
just dial that number, i went to service test and i presume proximity switch (no proximity sensor) and on the screen it says 'Proximity switch ON' and made a beep sound

So, by any chance has anyone else got this problem? Please help
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andyboo said:
So, by any chance has anyone else got this problem? Please help
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Did you install a screen protector ?
Read this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39321284&postcount=26

andyboo said:
Thanks!
just dial that number, i went to service test and i presume proximity switch (no proximity sensor) and on the screen it says 'Proximity switch ON' and made a beep sound
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Wave your hand on it,next to the led light.
It should say off and on with the beep.
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pvillasuso said:
Did you install a screen protector ?
Read this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=39321284&postcount=26
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Yes I did! I never thought the spigan glas.t would be the cause!
I've been giving my headaches thinking about this!
Guess the solution is to either remove glas.t or the proximity sensor app.
Thank you both for the advice and help
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Yeah I did that nothing happened, I think it's what pvilla mentioned above with the screen protector.
Thanks for your help and input, much appreciated
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Simulate battery pull problem

Has anyone else had trouble doing simulated battery pull? Ive done it before but when I just went to try it, it gets to 1 sec and doesnt reboot. Even held 30 secs longer and nothing. Anyone have any idea why that is? Will it only allow simulated battery pull when phone freezes?
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Needs to be in a brightly lit place.

gunnyman said:
Needs to be in a brightly lit place.
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Im in a room with a light on but, when I angled it up toward the light so it would get better lighting..sure enough, it worked! Thank u
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I had to have the sensor in front of my laptop when I was doing stuff in the dark.
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Weird how the proximity sensor can effect the powering on/off of a device. Never had that probem before. Then again Ive only owned one other phone without a removable battery. Had the htc 4g lte for a short time before getting this htc one. Is this just a software "glitch" that could be fixed with an software update or something in the htc one hardware?
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Sad part is, wasnt long ago I read somewhere on xda how someone was told to do the bright light when they couldnt get their phone to power on and it worked. Never dawned on me to try that to restart it..well simulate battery pull anyways. Never seems to restart (maybe Im just impatient lol) without pressing power to get it to boot back up.
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Never own a phone with build n battery so this is new to me. But cool tip I will remember this.
You just aim the light sensor but the speak to a bright light and press n hold power?
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xile6 said:
Never own a phone with build n battery so this is new to me. But cool tip I will remember this.
You just aim the light sensor but the speak to a bright light and press n hold power?
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Yep if you want to do a simulated battery pull or have trouble doing it or getting your phone to power on. Just hold phone (sensor part anyways) under bright light and it should work
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htc did this to prevent accidental button combos while in pocket/bag

skinsfanbdh said:
htc did this to prevent accidental button combos while in pocket/bag
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Wondered why it did that. Thanks for the info.
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Another noob question

I only got this phone yesterday and I was wondering if the 2 buttons with side of the HTC logo should light up?
Mine don't light up and there hard to see in the dark...
I tried finding a setting but I can't see anything.
Thanks for replies
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Yes they should light up when the phone is in use

They do light, but not at any time. I Guess it has something to do with the auto-brightness-sensor... So if it dark it'll turn on the button lights

halfbase228 said:
They do light, but not at any time. I Guess it has something to do with the auto-brightness-sensor... So if it dark it'll turn on the button lights
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Oh OK thanks so only if it's uber dark it will use them?
Thanks for replies peeps
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Question about active notifications

Can you add whatever app you want? Let's say I use handcent. Can I set the active notification to handcent instead of the stock app?
In other words, can you set any app to use the active notification or does each app developer have to support it?

Evo_Shift said:
Can you add whatever app you want? Let's say I use handcent. Can I set the active notification to handcent instead of the stock app?
In other words, can you set any app to use the active notification or does each app developer have to support it?
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As long as it makes notifications you can make it an active notifications and you can remove the stock app as you wish.

Whatsapp works ?
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Superpopsss said:
Whatsapp works ?
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Any app that has notifications works.

Can you turn off the haptic feedback?
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rmead01 said:
Can you turn off the haptic feedback?
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Not in the active notifications, unfortunately. Been nagging Moto about it, hopefully they'll give us the option in a future update.
Edit: You're screwing with me, aren't ya? Not cool haha
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_MetalHead_ said:
Not in the active notifications, unfortunately. Been nagging Moto about it, hopefully they'll give us the option in a future update.
Edit: You're screwing with me, aren't ya? Not cool haha
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haha I see you posted the exact same thing in another thread. I blame it on football and having welker on my bench with the ravens def in.

rmead01 said:
haha I see you posted the exact same thing in another thread. I blame it on football and having welker on my bench with the ravens def in.
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I had Peyton on the bench...
Also I don't ever notice the active notification vibration...is it only when your phone is on silent/vibrate?

ShamanicEnzan said:
I had Peyton on the bench...
Also I don't ever notice the active notification vibration...is it only when your phone is on silent/vibrate?
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nope, it's all the time. It when you touch the lock and use it to unlock/view/ignore. It's the haptic feedback.

rmead01 said:
nope, it's all the time. It when you touch the lock and use it to unlock/view/ignore. It's the haptic feedback.
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Yep and it's ridiculously annoying. I just went to the AT&T store to see if their display model is as loud as mine and it is, along with the 3 other phones they let me look at. That kinda sets my mind at ease knowing my phone isn't defective- I was seriously considering exchanging it based on the vibration alone. But now I'm keeping it, and I'm happy.
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rmead01 said:
nope, it's all the time. It when you touch the lock and use it to unlock/view/ignore. It's the haptic feedback.
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Oh okay, I don't mind that.

Mostly out of habit, I've been hitting the power button to get the regular unlock screen which doesn't vibrate with haptic disabled.

Screen turns on in pocket

Ok Here is the deal, I heve my phone in my pocket with my bluetooth headset connected and I get a call. The screen turns on and is fully active in my pocket. This has disconnected my blue tooth, hung up on people and just made my life suck when calling on this phone. I have tested it by calling it with the sensors covered and it lights right up, then I uncover the sensor and nothing happens. So then I disconect the bluetooth and cover the sensor and the screen go out, uncover it and the screen turns back on. I have spent alot of time looking for a setting and have called Samsung but no one knows how to fix this problem. I have had every att varient since the captivate and have never had this problem. So is anyone else haveing this problem???? Thanks for the replies!!!

oneeye69 said:
Ok Here is the deal, I heve my phone in my pocket with my bluetooth headset connected and I get a call. The screen turns on and is fully active in my pocket. This has disconnected my blue tooth, hung up on people and just made my life suck when calling on this phone. I have tested it by calling it with the sensors covered and it lights right up, then I uncover the sensor and nothing happens. So then I disconect the bluetooth and cover the sensor and the screen go out, uncover it and the screen turns back on. I have spent alot of time looking for a setting and have called Samsung but no one knows how to fix this problem. I have had every att varient since the captivate and have never had this problem. So is anyone else haveing this problem???? Thanks for the replies!!!
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Wow dude I've been having the same problem! So annoying to be going up a flight of stairs and hear it making the drip sound on the unlock screen. I thought maybe it was because some notification is turning the screen in (while others don't) . Or maybe my thigh was pressing the physical button (I hate the physical button because it can be triggered by anything). Not sure about the bluetooth issue.
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sentinel79 said:
Wow dude I've been having the same problem! So annoying to be going up a flight of stairs and hear it making the drip sound on the unlock screen. I thought maybe it was because some notification is turning the screen in (while others don't) . Or maybe my thigh was pressing the physical button (I hate the physical button because it can be triggered by anything). Not sure about the bluetooth issue.
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Same here. I have a Best Buy rubbery minimal case on mine, and I get screenshots and start S voice in my pocket. I have found a small workaround. I my instance, I always put my phone in my right pocket with Samsung logo down. This will always wake my phone when I squat down. But if I put it in my pocket Samsung logo up, it nearly never happens. Not the most ingenious of solutions, but works for me.

I ended up turning off air wake up in accessibility settings. It seemed to be turning on my phone every time I placed the phone face down on the desk or in my pocket. Had nearly 5 hours of screen on time without knowing it the other day.
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That setting is off already. I have checked everything twice!

I hate this problem! I finally bought an S-View knockoff case from China for about $20. I don't do anything worth the S-View app but the cover keeps the phone from turning on and doing accidental presses. Plus, I like the extra protection on the screen.
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Ya I went to att to figure out this problem and they told me to get a S view case to stop the problem. I didn't like the idea of spending $50 on a case that I don't like but this phone is hanging up on my customers, so I got one. The good thing was they gave me 50% off and I used the isis money to pay for it. I hope they get that this is a problem and fix it soon, I need to use a different case.

My screen is always on because of my huge penis.
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Player04 said:
My screen is always on because of my huge penis.
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Wack
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Player04 said:
My screen is always on because of my huge penis.
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This should help to identify one of your issues...
Click here!

I use the Otterbox Defender series. The belt clip is perfect for using a Bluetooth headset. I never have any of the problems you're talking about.
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Opie Knievel said:
I use the Otterbox Defender series. The belt clip is perfect for using a Bluetooth headset. I never have any of the problems you're talking about.
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Same here, it's a great case with screen protection. I hate putting my phone in my pocket, so this is perfect.
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Ok Ill give that a try, Thanks! :good:

So does this case keep it from turning on or just from detecting touches (capacitive objects). Because seems to me like it addresses the symptom and not the issue.
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I have never noticed my screen being on when I removed it from the clip, except if someone is calling or I get a text.
Sent from my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5.

My defender case will be here Wednesday so I will test it and see if the screen comes on in the holster. With the S case it know that the screen is closed and doesn't turn on because it is connected to the back of the phone.
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johnkirchner said:
I have never noticed my screen being on when I removed it from the clip, except if someone is calling or I get a text.
Sent from my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5.
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This is the problem though, I don't think the screen should come on in your pocket. The proximity sensor should not let the screen comes on till the phone is taken out of your pocket to keep things like what I described from happening.
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oneeye69 said:
This is the problem though, I don't think the screen should come on in your pocket. The proximity sensor should not let the screen comes on till the phone is taken out of your pocket to keep things like what I described from happening.
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Every time I receive a text or call the screen lights up whether the sensors are covered or not.
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I switched default app to Hangouts and seemed to happen less.
Sucks though when your driving and you can hear the s5 in your pocket activating the alarm tone selection screen cuz somehow it unlocked, selected the homescreen time widget, selected an alarm, and then selected the tone option ... jfc
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Opie Knievel said:
Every time I receive a text or call the screen lights up whether the sensors are covered or not.
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Same here - really annoying. I have been forced to use the default lock screen (with pattern) due to the screen coming on when i receive a text. If I use slide unlock only, I inadvertently launch apps, change settings, etc. I interact with my phone way too much to be using a pattern every time I pull my phone out of pocket. Extremely annoying, Samsung!