I'm having issues with my z3 compact.like when i'm in a call,the screen gets activated randomly when i move the phone .if i hold it straight onto my ears it works all good.But if i move the phone even if very little around or take away the phone from my face and put it back,the screen gets activated and randomly touched.Anyone having the issue while in call?
my past phones are, Sony live with walkman,HTC desire X,Moto G,LG G3,Moto X.So i know how it should be.Never had that kind of behavious before with sensors.
Not that sort of problem... my problem is the proximity sensor often does not reactivate the screen when I take the phone away from my face to end a call.
Do you have a screen protector on the front?
no I don't use any protector.and I have the problem you mentioned as well.
if I put the phone on my face at certain angle,proximity sensor won't turn off the display.with other phones I never had this sort of weird problems.
According to Antutu, there is no proximity sensor in my phone. Very surprised to find that out. Using D5833.
its very annoying, sometimes its working and sometimes you have no access to the display. When you call somebody and are in the mailbox, there is no way of hanging up, you have to wait till the other site quits the call. How can sony produce something like that?! Is there no quality control?
I would really appreciate If somebody has/finds a workaround for this issue.
Thanks in advance!
Thorsten
I have the same issue and I've figured out that it's more likely to happen when I hold it to my left ear than my right. It's probably due to the position of the proximity sensor. I always use my phone on my left ear but fortunately I don't see this as a very big issue.
Thorstenk said:
its very annoying, sometimes its working and sometimes you have no access to the display. When you call somebody and are in the mailbox, there is no way of hanging up, you have to wait till the other site quits the call. How can sony produce something like that?! Is there no quality control?
I would really appreciate If somebody has/finds a workaround for this issue.
Thanks in advance!
Thorsten
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I have the same problem, the issue started when I updated to SW version 5.1.1 did you ever found a solution?
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HI,
Here's an idea for developers who doesn't know what app to write next.
I was thinking about using a front camera as a ear/face detector. You start it along with the dialer and monitor the output. As long as the picture is bright above set threshold app does nothing, once the picture tuns black (when you put the phone to your head) the app turns off the screen, turns off outer speaker etc.
There is of course problem of calls at night but still I think it would be nice and maybe even useful app.
So, anyone want to try ?
I'd have thought the biggest problem here would be telling the difference between my ear and the inside of my pocket.
a motion sensor would be helpfull here :/
there was a great discussion about wearable computing on the chaos communication congress a few weeks ago.
they mentioned problems like "where is the device" ie. tracking the position on your body. on possible solution is sending and recognizing a sound played by the external speaker and recorded via the mic thus you can determine if its in the pocket or not
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I'd have thought the biggest problem here would be telling the difference between my ear and the inside of my pocket.
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Would this really be a problem? I'd think that turning the screen off while the device is in your pocket would be just as useful as while near your face.
rafgerm said:
HI,
There is of course problem of calls at night
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This could be at least partially solved by using the system clock to only have the app active during specified hours of the day.
sinning said:
Would this really be a problem? I'd think that turning the screen off while the device is in your pocket would be just as useful as while near your face.
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Not to mention that the idea mentioned in the original post suggested starting the "ear-detection" with the dialer. Hopefully you don't routinely use the dialer while it's in your pocket.
This is a great idea... but do get me wrong; a face recognition app to unlock the device could be a start
Ignore me I'm an idiot. I thought you wanted the phone to answer when it's up against your ear.
Stay with me now, I haven't seen anyone talk about this so this is either perfectly normal or something is wrong with my phone. I just got my phone today, but when you shake or lightly tap the top of the phone to your palm, the phone makes a noise as if something is lose inside, a rattle if you will.
To me it sounds like the internal weight that causes the phone to vibrate. I first noticed it simply setting the phone down on my desk this morning, and started trying to find ways to reproduce the noise (tapping to your palm works best)
What concerns me is that my G1 didn't make this noise, and i'm just wondering if everyone else's N1 does this. So if anyone can confirm my insanity, that would be great.
I can't say I am getting the same noise with my phone. (Thankfully)
I must say the biggest thing I **DON'T** miss is the SQUEEKY sounds my old G1 would make!!!!
No idea what youre talkin about
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Stay with me now, I haven't seen anyone talk about this so this is either perfectly normal or something is wrong with my phone. I just got my phone today, but when you shake or lightly tap the top of the phone to your palm, the phone makes a noise as if something is lose inside, a rattle if you will.
To me it sounds like the internal weight that causes the phone to vibrate. I first noticed it simply setting the phone down on my desk this morning, and started trying to find ways to reproduce the noise (tapping to your palm works best)
What concerns me is that my G1 didn't make this noise, and i'm just wondering if everyone else's N1 does this. So if anyone can confirm my insanity, that would be great.
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Hey, I totally know what you are talking about
Nothing is wrong with the phone Sounds like a normal plastic vibration. It is either the trackball or the accelerometer. Our it could be something else those are just my best guess.
As far as I am concerned it is just a little loose, but now that I think about it the headphone jack could be making the noise. That recedes into the phone body so requires a casing to insert the jack into the phone.
Nothing to be alarmed about.
Hrm, Well I can say its not the trackball (although that initially made the most sense!), I could still hear the noise wile holding the trackball. And I tried the same thing with headphones connected, and could still hear it. But, its reassuring that my phone isn't the only one doing this.
I get the same thing. Could be the vibra motor. like shaking a ps3 controller produces similar feedback of something moving around.
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I get the same thing. Could be the vibra motor. like shaking a ps3 controller produces similar feedback of something moving around.
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it is either this or the accelerometer, you phone is fine, stop worrying...
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it is either this or the accelerometer, you phone is fine, stop worrying...
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Yup, just wanted to make sure it was normal. I'm pretty sure this is accurate.
the rattle noise is most definatly the auto focus camera. It commonly affects the iPhone 3GS, it doesnt cause any problems, but if the rattle gets to you you can send it in if you so wish.
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the rattle noise is most definatly the auto focus camera. It commonly affects the iPhone 3GS, it doesnt cause any problems, but if the rattle gets to you you can send it in if you so wish.
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i stand corrected? regardless its still fine lol
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the rattle noise is most definatly the auto focus camera. It commonly affects the iPhone 3GS, it doesnt cause any problems, but if the rattle gets to you you can send it in if you so wish.
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Hey, you are 100% correct!. I can hear it after when I have it snap pictures, exact same noise. I probably won't be able to stand it and will have it fixed/replaced. But that is most defiantly it.
i wouldnt exactly go sending it in.. this is normal.. mine does the same thing.. so does my mother's eris..
Mine does this as well and I too find it extremely annoying. Can anyone possibly confirm if they all do this and if it is normal or not?
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How anyone can find this extremely annoying is beyond me..
Stop using your phone as maracas I say.
My Nexus One just recently started doing this, I haven't dropped it or banged it against anything either. It happens when I open and close any app that uses the camera.
webgrafix said:
I must say the biggest thing I **DON'T** miss is the SQUEEKY sounds my old G1 would make!!!!
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Lol those squeeks were so fregin annoying.
i have the same thing on HTC Desire
I have the same rattling noise. I even hear it when I have the haptic feedback on. Each vibration leads to this rattling/crackling noise. Super annoying.
indeed it's the camera. i especially notice it when using the barcode scanner app.
My Mi 3 makes a weird noise near the earpiece around the area where the proximity sensor is located. It sounds like EMI or as if there are moving parts inside the phone. The sound is audible even when the screen is off and no calls are active. The occurance of the sound is random. But it will always make noise while the phone is booting. Sometimes it will last for a whole day. My phone is only 10 days old and not even dropped it once. Tried factory reset/ flashing a different rom, etc. It makes sound even in the recovery menu so I don't think its a software issue. Does anyone have this same problem ? Just try placing your ear near proximity sensor. I discovered it recently. Got a replacement but the replacement unit has the same problem !
Expriencing the same issue
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My Mi 3 makes a weird noise near the earpiece around the area where the proximity sensor is located. It sounds like EMI or as if there are moving parts inside the phone. The sound is audible even when the screen is off and no calls are active. The occurance of the sound is random. But it will always make noise while the phone is booting. Sometimes it will last for a whole day. My phone is only 10 days old and not even dropped it once. Tried factory reset/ flashing a different rom, etc. It makes sound even in the recovery menu so I don't think its a software issue. Does anyone have this same problem ? Just try placing your ear near proximity sensor. I discovered it recently. Got a replacement but the replacement unit has the same problem !
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I'm experiencing the same issue from many days.. Don't know what the problem is...there is a"guuuuyyyyyyy"(not GUY) sound from the ear peice. Is that a harmful frequency emitting from our phone??? Anybody resolve the issue plz...
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I'm experiencing the same issue from many days.. Don't know what the problem is...there is a"guuuuyyyyyyy"(not GUY) sound from the ear peice. Is that a harmful frequency emitting from our phone??? Anybody resolve the issue plz...
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I replaced 4 units all of them had this issue.
So when I'm talking on the phone up to my ear the screen isn't shutting off and its hitting all kinds of buttons with my cheek lol. Anyway to solve this or do I have a problem with that proximity sensor?
I have been hearing that due to the size of the phone and the location of the sensor, if you hold it to your left ear it may not register. I don't know if that is the case, just something I read on here somewhere.
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I have been hearing that due to the size of the phone and the location of the sensor, if you hold it to your left ear it may not register. I don't know if that is the case, just something I read on here somewhere.
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Yep I'm a lefty so that sounds right. I just trued doing it with my thumb and the screen shut off. Guess I'm gonna need to change my grip. Thanks
I have noticed this issue from time to time. I think I found the cause. For me, when my phone is connected to a bluetooth device, the screen doesn't turn off when I put the phone to my ear, even if I'm using the phone's speaker. This is a bug. It should be using the proximity sensor anytime the phones earpiece is used for calls, regardless of whether or not I'm connected to a bluetooth device.
EDIT: Now its working with bluetooth connected. Seems this one is hit or miss. I'll keep playing with it and try to isolate the steps to reproduce the bug.
same issue today
Just noticed the same things happening today. Been using the phone for a week and hadn't experienced this. First noticed when I heard a static sound, which turned out to be the screen activating. Mistakenly put two calls on hold. Will experiment with different grips. Please post any additional findings.
Sliding the phone on my ear actually did stop my problem, I was holding it too low which would be too far to the right, covering the camera and not the sensor which is on the left side of phone
curious to know if you guys have screen protectors on your phone... the one time i had this issue it was with a screen protector. took it off and problem went away. now i'm using an invisishield (?) protector and have not had any issues. thanks.
this is happening to me when I have Google Glass connected via Bluetooth. If I disconnect Glass from Bluetooth, the problem goes away. I will test it out connected to my car Bluetooth and report back. I am not using a screen protector, and it does not seem to matter how I hold the phone. disconnecting the Bluetooth device fixes it immediately.
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So when I'm talking on the phone up to my ear the screen isn't shutting off and its hitting all kinds of buttons with my cheek lol. Anyway to solve this or do I have a problem with that proximity sensor?
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Hello,
This might be a double post, but nevertheless I have noticed a strange buzzing noice from the top speaker. It seems to occur when i switch wifi off and then on. At that moment when it is receiving and sending data. It seems that the speaker comes on and creates it. If i have to discribe it i would say it sounds like electrical currence or a something shortcutting. Anyone else with this problem? I mailed my provider today and i am looking to send my device back soon.
Also, offtopic, i noticed that the screen isnt positioned properly, on the left side it sticks out...
For me two reasons to look for a replacement nexus 6.
Regards,
Elroy
I'm on my second phone and I'm noticing this too. Its fairly quiet, but in a quiet room it becomes very noticeable. It seems worse for me when the CPU is really going. Also, if I turn off and on the screen it gets louder. I actually noticed this issue with my first phone too, but I returned that due to a camera issue. It might just be interference from the CPU getting into the speaker. Not sure if returning it will help. Sucks this phone costs so much but we gotta deal with issues like this.
We have so many this speaker related issue. plz search.
Don't waste your time replacing the phone because all has it. It's more likely either SW can fix or just a pure dumb HW design by Motorola.