I don't know what I did (maybe install something) but now my proximity sensor on my HD7 is out of whack. When I do a call it almost instantly goes to black even if it isn't next to my face or anything else. And it won't go back to the regular screen until after the call is over. (Yes I've tried pushign the button on the top of the phone). The phone has worked for months just fine, but a couple weeks ago I noticed this new behavior.
I've tried finding the right ## code to get to these settings but I can't find the one that works with the HD7.
I've tried calling T-Mobile support too, all they said is to hard reset my phone. Which I'd rather not do. Especially if it is a simple setting that can be adjusted.
Thanks
htc hd 7 proximity sensor problem
Hii, l have the same problem but l have not solve it yet.did you solve your problem? Can you help me about this topic.thanks...
I had it number of times in my case hardware issue.
To fix. Take battery out, clean the two sensors on top of screen left to htc logo. Clean properly with washing up liquid as water or finger did not work. Dry it up with phone off for about 1h and presto.
I always trigger the fault on hot day or rainy day.
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I got a Sony Xperia z3c d5833. Yesterday I installed an app named pocket lock. The main feature of this app is to lock the screen when you cover the proximity and light sensor. Now the problem is just when I Uninstalled this app, the proximity sensor permanently switched ON automatically. And I can't view my screen during calls. I replaced the proximity sensor kit and also re-installed the firmware and went into stock mm6.0.1 from kit kat 4.4.4. Also installed the lollipop 5.1.1
But invain and the problem is still there. My proximity sensor kit which I replaced with another Xperia z3c is working fine in that phone.
I need help....
There is a problem with the display glass on the Z3C separating from the sensor, with an always ON sensor the result. Google and you'll find it.
You can test it in the service menu. It will show as ON, and go OFF if you lightly press on the top left corner of the display.
So you might have a hardware problem. Sometimes just glue the display corner down works.
There are also a few fixes that disable the sensor. You really do not need it. It is a battery saving feature.
sugarbrie said:
There is a problem with the display glass on the Z3C separating from the sensor, with an always ON sensor the result. Google and you'll find it.
You can test it in the service menu. It will show as ON, and go OFF if you lightly press on the top left corner of the display.
So you might have a hardware problem. Sometimes just glue the display corner down works.
There are also a few fixes that disable the sensor. You really do not need it. It is a battery saving feature.
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All was going fine and fantastic until I installed this fckn app pocket lock ? there's no need to change the proximity sensor kit now because I already have changed it and the most interesting thing is that the faulty proximity sensor kit doing fine in another Xperia z3c. To assure myself that new kit should work fine in my phone I flashed it thrice with three different ROMS but nothing worked. Now I'm wondering how a software can damaged a phones motherboard. It means there's only two things left for me to change, Bootloader and motherboard. D5833's bootloader isn't allowed to be unlocked so therfore I can't upgrade the bootloader, now the only thing left is motherboard of my phone. .
Hello everyone
I have p20 Pro and I live in Syria
My fingerprint broke a year ago and that's not my problem
A week ago suddenly my phone didn't ring
It shows the notification that I have a call and when I try to answer I can't like someone is touching the screen and when I put my finger on the finger print.. Every thing goes back to normal
And here no one knew how to change the fingerprint sensor or just disconnecting it
I just want a method I can disable the sensor
I don't want it anymore and no one is doing it for me in my country
So please if there is anyway I can disconnect it using some commands or something
Thank you sooo much
I heated the fingerprint on the front side of the phone and took it off
I cut the wire connecting it to thedevice
And now everything went back to normal
Modern problems require modern solutions ???
Hi All,
I am using Nokia 7 plus for past 2 years. Andorid 10 with Nov security patch. Recently, my proximity sensor stopped working and I am not able to use phone any more (due to black screen during calls). I even root my phone and installed edxposed framework for disabling proximity sensor but no luck. Even sensor disabler not working for me. Any suggestions would be much helpful as I want to use this phone badly
I have same problem (stop working after lcd replace), try more solution, but at end i find one "working"... In Developer options enable QuckSettingsDeveloperTiles/SensorOff, this add Sensor tile to top pulldown QuckSettings menu, before call must you manually enable it, after call disable (because sensor off disable all sensors and also camera ;-)
k3dar7 said:
I have same problem (stop working after lcd replace), try more solution, but at end i find one "working"... In Developer options enable QuckSettingsDeveloperTiles/SensorOff, this add Sensor tile to top pulldown QuckSettings menu, before call must you manually enable it, after call disable (because sensor off disable all sensors and also camera ;-)
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Yeah, I have been using it. Problematic when attending calls in Skype which wont work unless you switch again. Thanks anyway
In my experience, proximity sensors don't stop working, they just work all the time! Often there's a small rubber gasket which separates the UV LED from the sensor. Can be lost when replacing a screen - I did this myself on a Moto G. Screen would go black in a call and couldn't be unlocked. I found the gasket on the floor, replaced it and this fixed the problem. Replaced the screen on a Nokia 7 Plus recently, same problem. I couldn't find a missing gasket this time, but glued a small piece of rubber between sensor and LED and this fixed the issue. Had to experiment with the size of the rubber piece to get it working properly. I think some of the UV light bounces off the back of the screen and is picked up by the sensor , if this piece is missing. My $0.02 worth...
Guys, I am frustrated with proximity sensor of my Nokia 7 Plus, as soon as I call, screen goes black.
I could stop it by enabling Developer Mode and disabling sensors, but this disables all sensors not proximity, and my camera stopped working.
Can I just remove it from mother board? any way to disable only proximity sensor?
Thanks in advance.
MrNams said:
Guys, I am frustrated with proximity sensor of my Nokia 7 Plus, as soon as I call, screen goes black.
I could stop it by enabling Developer Mode and disabling sensors, but this disables all sensors not proximity, and my camera stopped working.
Can I just remove it from mother board? any way to disable only proximity sensor?
Thanks in advance.
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If you've had the screen replaced, I think the rubber gasket separating the IR LED and sensor has been lost. Seems to be a common cause of this kind of problem. Cheers
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If you've had the screen replaced, I think the rubber gasket separating the IR LED and sensor has been lost. Seems to be a common cause of this kind of problem. Cheers
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Many thanks for quick reply.
Yes, I replaced screen. I don't remember about rubber gasket, but now i have to open scree and fix it.
Can we just remove proximity sensor from board? What functions get affected?
MrNams said:
Many thanks for quick reply.
Yes, I replaced screen. I don't remember about rubber gasket, but now i have to open scree and fix it.
Can we just remove proximity sensor from board? What functions get affected?
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I guess just the screen turning off during a call. But removing it may damage some other component, I guess. I also wonder if the screen stays off or on permanently if the sensor is removed. If you're taking the screen off anyway you could just try my fix of glueing a small piece of plastic or rubber between the sender and receiver, has worked for me and is still working. But this is just my opinion, all the best in whatever you decide to do. Cheers
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If you've had the screen replaced, I think the rubber gasket separating the IR LED and sensor has been lost. Seems to be a common cause of this kind of problem. Cheers
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Yes, I replaced screen. I don't remember about rubber gasket, but now i have to open scree and fix it.
Can we just remove proximity sensor from board? What functions get affected?
Gastrocnemius said:
I guess just the screen turning off during a call. But removing it may damage some other component, I guess. I also wonder if the screen stays off or on permanently if the sensor is removed. If you're taking the screen off anyway you could just try my fix of glueing a small piece of plastic or rubber between the sender and receiver, has worked for me and is still working. But this is just my opinion, all the best in whatever you decide to do. Cheers
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Ok Thanks, I shall try it.
One more question
Is there a way to disable only proximity sensor through OS/App? This will save my effort to remove it from board and possible damage to board.
Am working on another 7 Plus which has the gasket fitted to the proximity sensor and took some pictures so y'all can see what I'm talking about. First picture is of the gasket, second is the sensor without the gasket. Cheers
Just checked in to this forum for give Gastrocnemius a big "Thank you"!
We have a Nokia 7 Plus with the "normal" USB connection issue.
Send to repair to an independent repair station (so not Nokia), who offered a good price.
When it came back it looked fine, charging and fast charging was possible, we have been happy.
Until the first call... Black screen with dialing.
A short search showed: many problems after an update, looked like software related issue with no solution.
Shortly after the new USB connection was faulty again.
So the phone went into a drawer and replaced with a new Nokia.
Now my old Redmi 4 is too old and some for me important apps will not work with the "old" android.
I remembered the Nokia 7 plus and started to repair the USB board, also as a trial if i can handle mobile phone repairs for myself. Well, cheap USB board found, change successful... not! Broke the Display (stayed black after assembly, board from display got hot, probably cable broken).
Ok next step, new display, screen works and and charging repaired on first view.
Function check: black screen during call. Tried several proximity fix tools without success.
The app Phone Check clearly identifies as proximity sensor as "close" / near, no change.
The change to far came only when the display was way to the side. So, the sensor is working, but the function close far is not working.
After weeks I discovered this fred! Gasket? Which gasket! There is no gasket! Check with several videos on YT, yes, gasket identified!
So I tried the mentioned fix rubber band but was not able to get it working.
Then I looked for a gasket online and found one available for the Nokia 2 / TA 1007 on EBAY for a couple of Euros and ordered it for giving it a try.
I just assembled the gasket.... the 7 plus no works like new!
So I'm assuming that during the first USB-board change the gasket got lost and the check by the repair company was only performed for the charging and no more checks for the rest or they didn't care (ASUMING!)
Long story short:
If the gasket is missing you can use the one from the TA-1007!
It does look a little bit different than the above gasket but mine worked. No further assembly from the phone is required, just slip it over the sensor (make sure that the big hole is left, seen as microphone is up and sensor is up left [don't know how to describe better]).
Thanks again for the hind to the missing gasket.
Best regards from Munich,
Thorsten
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Blackboie said:
Just checked in to this forum for give Gastrocnemius a big "Thank you"!
We have a Nokia 7 Plus with the "normal" USB connection issue.
Send to repair to an idependent repair station (so not Nokia), who offered a good price.
When it came back it looked fine, charging and fast charing was possible, we have been happy.
Until the first call... Black screen with dialing.
A short search showed: many problems after an update, looked like softwrae related issue with no sollution.
Shortly after the new USB connection was faulty again.
So the phone went into a drawer and replaced with a new Nokia.
Now my old redmi 4 is to old and some important apps wil not work with the "old" android.
I remembered the Nokia 7 plus and started to repair the USB board, also as a trial if i can handle mobile phone repairs for myself. Well, cheap USB board found, change sucsessful... not! Broke the Display (stayed black after assembly, board from display got hot, probably cable broken).
Ok next step, new display, yes, phone and charging repaired.
Funktion check: black screen during call. Tried proximity fix tools without sucess.
The app Phone Check clearly identifies as proximity sensor as "close" / near, no change.
The change to far came when the display was way to the side. So the sensor is working, but the function close far is not working.
After weeks I discovered this fred! Gasket? Which gasket! There is no gasket! Check with several videos on YT, yes, gasket identified!
So I tried the mentioned fix rubber band but was not able to get it working.
Than I looked for a gasket online and found one available for the Nokia 2 / TA 1007 on EBAY for a couple of Euros and orderet it for giving it a try.
I just assembled the gasket.... the 7 plus no works like new!
So I'm assuming that during the first USB-board change the gasket got lost and the check by the repair company was only performed for the charging and no more checks for the rest or they didn't care (ASUMING!)
Long story short:
If the gasket is missing you can use the one from the TA-1007!
It does look a little bit different than the above gasket but mine worked. No further assembly from the phone is required, just slip it over the sensor (make sure that the big hole is left, seen as microphone is up and sensor is up left [don't know how to discribe better]).
Thanks again for the hind to the missing gasket.
Best regards from Munich,
Thorsten
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Glad to hear it worked for you Thorsten!
Hello ,
Well i opened my Iphone 12 and tried to fix the Cameras (because it has a black dot while trying to get a picture) and unfortunatly i closed the LCD and forgot to screw the Metal thing over the camera flex . So i tried to reopen the LCD again and when i pulled the screen all cables were cut
On iPhone 12 LCD there are 3 cables . 2 for the LCD and 1 for the Proximity Sensor and the Ear Speaker.
When i tried to put a spare LCD and power up the Phone , the Apple logo appears for 2 seconds and then dissapears and i have a black screen , but the phone is still open , because the sounds and vibration works fine . The thing here is that i havent a proximity sensor to connect because its also cut .
So the question here is :
Does the phone works without proximity sensor ? Or i have to put a new spare proximity sensor flex to check if the new LCD works fine ?
Is the proximity sensor the reason i have black screen ? Or i damaged the phone ?
Thanks in advance ,
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Hello ,
Well i opened my Iphone 12 and tried to fix the Cameras (because it has a black dot while trying to get a picture) and unfortunatly i closed the LCD and forgot to screw the Metal thing over the camera flex . So i tried to reopen the LCD again and when i pulled the screen all cables were cut
On iPhone 12 LCD there are 3 cables . 2 for the LCD and 1 for the Proximity Sensor and the Ear Speaker.
When i tried to put a spare LCD and power up the Phone , the Apple logo appears for 2 seconds and then dissapears and i have a black screen , but the phone is still open , because the sounds and vibration works fine . The thing here is that i havent a proximity sensor to connect because its also cut .
So the question here is :
Does the phone works without proximity sensor ? Or i have to put a new spare proximity sensor flex to check if the new LCD works fine ?
Is the proximity sensor the reason i have black screen ? Or i damaged the phone ?
Thanks in advance ,
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It was the Proximity Sensor ... I bought a spare part from the internet and used soldering iron for the speaker .
Works perfect without face id .
I see that you already worked on getting the thing done.
This happened because as the Proximity Sensor was damaged, the phone could not detect it, so the brightness is leveled at minimum or none. Samething happens when you turn the phone on while the flex Proximity Sensor cable is disconnected.