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[Q] Call Issues

Hello. I've had this device for awhile now and it's probably the best phone I've ever had.. except I started to have problems with regards to calls just recently. I actually rooted the device about 2 months ago and am currently using the Rombie mod v2 (JPC), if that helps. Anyway, the problem happens in the middle of a conversation, where the proximity sensor somehow disappears and the speaker mode is activated on its own (or maybe it gets in contact to my skin, I'm not sure, since the screen is supposed to remain blank). After that, the device becomes unresponsive: the touch sensitive menu and back keys don't work, and neither does the screen itself..but the hard key home button works and I could still hear the other caller via loudspeaker. I force a reset and everything goes back to normal (I mean this call issue doesn't happen all the time). I don't have any screen protector to affect the performance of the sensor. Anyone can help me out with this? Thanks!

Prximity Sensor problem....

Hi, I have a huge problem. Every time I make a call, preferably my voicemail, it asks me to press a number in the keypad.
Okay, that's fine. But the only problem is the screen blacks out immediately when the call is made and I cannot choose any of the options. I'm still in the call, although it will repeat the options for about a minute and just end the call.
I can't end the call manually or use the keypad. Tried pressing the lock button, the search, the menu, and Back button. Nothing seems to work.
Is there anything I can do about this? Because this is really becoming a hinderance.

Hi the proximity sensor should brighten the display up the moment you take it away from your ear, if it dosent prpbably there is a problem with it and you need to check it out with either the provider or HTC if you can.
normally to end call you click on the notification on top of the phone.
It is kinda annoying there is no physical button to end calls but i guess thats touchscreens for you

Probabily you use one case
that cover the proximty sensor

I don't use any case or screen protiction... maybe I should to replace it...Thanks..

dr.alkaiser said:
I don't use any case or screen protiction... maybe I should to replace it...Thanks..
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if so, you should replace it ... sorry mate

dr.alkaiser said:
Hi, I have a huge problem. Every time I make a call, preferably my voicemail, it asks me to press a number in the keypad.
Okay, that's fine. But the only problem is the screen blacks out immediately when the call is made and I cannot choose any of the options. I'm still in the call, although it will repeat the options for about a minute and just end the call.
I can't end the call manually or use the keypad. Tried pressing the lock button, the search, the menu, and Back button. Nothing seems to work.
Is there anything I can do about this? Because this is really becoming a hinderance.
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I had the same problem. Hard reset solved it. Also solved a problem I had connecting with intermittent connections to Wifi. I think a bum app may have caused the problems.

Starting to happen again, not like last time though. Now it's intermitent and seem to recover when the other end hangs up. May try to get a replacement phone this time.

From what I've seen around the internet this is an OS issue... And it happens to me intermittently as well, though my lock button brightens the display... It seems to have something to do with the screen timeout and the lock screen enabling itself...

Mine had the same issue.
I would pull it away from my face, nothing.
Laid it down flat, nothing
Occasionally it would flash.
I had to return it, no problems since.
The sensor must have been loose and slid behind the open area of the glass.
If you can still, get a replacement

My replacement is in the mail. I have found that if I shake or tap the phone it will flicker and come back during a call. I think the sensor is faulty.

[Q] Problem with airplane mode during call

Hi i'm just brought HTC one m7 2 weeks ago but completely using it just for a week, here is my problem. While during a call both calling and receiving a call my phone will turn on airplane mode and drop the call, and sometime the phone just drop the call. I already Hard reset my cell. but still facing the same problem. what should i do right now? its so annoying... :crying: thanks in advance

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Hi i'm just brought HTC one m7 2 weeks ago but completely using it just for a week, here is my problem. While during a call both calling and receiving a call my phone will turn on airplane mode and drop the call, and sometime the phone just drop the call. I already Hard reset my cell. but still facing the same problem. what should i do right now? its so annoying... :crying: thanks in advance
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No one face this problem?

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No one face this problem?
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I use my HTC One for calling most of the time and for more than a month now I haven't encountered this situation as of yet. Maybe try reflashing the ROM instead of doing a wipe. There are a couple of RUUs in this forum you can download if you're not rooted/unlocked.

I am having the same problem, anyone got any solutions??

jag233 said:
I am having the same problem, anyone got any solutions??
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Can this be produced reliably? If it can, go to your dealer and show it to them

htc one airplane mode
Kaetae said:
Hi i'm just brought HTC one m7 2 weeks ago but completely using it just for a week, here is my problem. While during a call both calling and receiving a call my phone will turn on airplane mode and drop the call, and sometime the phone just drop the call. I already Hard reset my cell. but still facing the same problem. what should i do right now? its so annoying... :crying: thanks in advance
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Hi guys - I too had this problem and even replaced my first handset to find i was still having the problem. The answer is annoyingly simple and that is you are all no doubt using your phone in your left hand (as I do) and the sensor which deacrivates the screen is in the top left of the front of the phone.. no problem when using ur right hand to call as the sensor is flat to your ear but in the other, if the phone is not totally planted.. the sensor sometimes hangs in the open or is away from your head far enough to activate the screen and you are accessing the drop down menu with your ear! Design flaw in my opinion but there are 2 things you can do 1) the sound comes out of the entire length of the speaker so get used to putting your ear as close to the sensor as poss 2) once dialled or answered call, hit the screen lock button manually to deactivate the screen for the duration of the call. Hope this helps.

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Hi guys - I too had this problem and even replaced my first handset to find i was still having the problem. The answer is annoyingly simple and that is you are all no doubt using your phone in your left hand (as I do) and the sensor which deacrivates the screen is in the top left of the front of the phone.. no problem when using ur right hand to call as the sensor is flat to your ear but in the other, if the phone is not totally planted.. the sensor sometimes hangs in the open or is away from your head far enough to activate the screen and you are accessing the drop down menu with your ear! Design flaw in my opinion but there are 2 things you can do 1) the sound comes out of the entire length of the speaker so get used to putting your ear as close to the sensor as poss 2) once dialled or answered call, hit the screen lock button manually to deactivate the screen for the duration of the call. Hope this helps.
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I can confirm this. I also use my left hand / left ear for calls and my calls often die in the middle of the call because my ear has enabled Airplane mode. Sometime it happens during important calls and is absolutely infuriating and stressful. What's more, often people try to call you back but can't because it takes about 10 seconds for the phone to turn wireless back on and register with the network.
This is really poor form and rather an embarrassing oversight for HTC. I have just switched from a Samsung Galaxy S4 and this is my first HTC and even though its clearly a great phone - failing on actual phone part of a smartphone is inexcusable. If anyone comes up with a solution in the meantime, please post it here. Thanks

Turn the screen off manually when it's too dark for the proximity sensor to measure proximity.

[Q] Screen stays off during call no matter what I do!

When I am in a call, putting the phone to my face turns the screen off using the proximity sensor. However, removing the phone from my face does not turn the screen back on. Nothing turns it back on even if I push all the buttons or hold them or do anything unless the other person hangs up. I cannot remember when it started....before or after the recent update.....but it did start very recently. Any ideas? If I turn off the proximity sensor during calls it works fine by locking and unlocking the screen with the buttons.

MNDZA said:
When I am in a call, putting the phone to my face turns the screen off using the proximity sensor. However, removing the phone from my face does not turn the screen back on. Nothing turns it back on even if I push all the buttons or hold them or do anything unless the other person hangs up. I cannot remember when it started....before or after the recent update.....but it did start very recently. Any ideas? If I turn off the proximity sensor during calls it works fine by locking and unlocking the screen with the buttons.
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Is anything covering the front facing camera, or light sensor? Like a case, bad screen protector, etc....
Does your front facing camera work just fine as a camera?
How about air gestures? Do they work?
I'm asking these things because it seems your proximity sensors aren't working properly. Your phone thinks it's next to your head all the time, so it's not waking the screen until the other person ends call. We need to find out which one is acting up and why.

The front camera works, but in my office it seems VERY sensitive to light. The lights are glaring heavily. I never use the front camera so I don't know if that's normally how it was. Air gestures work when the screen is on (swiping left and right to view my photos), but the quick glance won't work when the phone is locked. The weird thing is that quick glance works when I do the "try it" tutorial only.
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Is anything covering the front facing camera, or light sensor? Like a case, bad screen protector, etc....
Does your front facing camera work just fine as a camera?
How about air gestures? Do they work?
I'm asking these things because it seems your proximity sensors aren't working properly. Your phone thinks it's next to your head all the time, so it's not waking the screen until the other person ends call. We need to find out which one is acting up and why.
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Ok now it seems quick glance DOES work when the phone is off....I just couldn't do it correctly.
Main problem still exists though.

What rom are you using
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk

My note 2 started like this also. I don't know what's wrong with it.
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My phone is completely stock and not rooted.

MNDZA said:
My phone is completely stock and not rooted.
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then i would contact att and get a warrenty replacement

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then i would contact att and get a warrenty replacement
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I was thinking that, but I'm tempted on resetting my phone and seeing if that helps. The problem is that I would lose all my app data and I'd hate to deal with that.

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I was thinking that, but I'm tempted on resetting my phone and seeing if that helps. The problem is that I would lose all my app data and I'd hate to deal with that.
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att will ask you to do that when you call

MNDZA said:
When I am in a call, putting the phone to my face turns the screen off using the proximity sensor. However, removing the phone from my face does not turn the screen back on. Nothing turns it back on even if I push all the buttons or hold them or do anything unless the other person hangs up. I cannot remember when it started....before or after the recent update.....but it did start very recently. Any ideas? If I turn off the proximity sensor during calls it works fine by locking and unlocking the screen with the buttons.
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Unfortunately this sounds like a bad proximity sensor. This can be verified by testing the sensor by dialing *#0*#
I had this happen to my last Note 3. The only difference was I could turn the screen back on with the home button.

done12many2 said:
Unfortunately this sounds like a bad proximity sensor. This can be verified by testing the sensor by dialing *#0*#
I had this happen to my last Note 3. The only difference was I could turn the screen back on with the home button.
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I tried that *#0*# test and I can activate the proximity sensor, but it seems to stay on after that.

This is a known issue with our phone. I had this issue myself. Plenty of times. Just call ATT and ask for a replacement.

Yeah I just found this:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...-3-proximity-sensor-issue-during-calls-5.html

It's not a software issue use canned air and blow by the speaker and the headphone jack als o press on the back of the phone . This has happened to me
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i stumbled upon this thread and took my phone apart and sure enough there was lint in it. in the dial pad using the *#0*# method, when i covered the sensor the screen would light green, vibrate, and stay that way after i moved my hand away. i cleaned it and everything is perfect!!!

Try this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fls4NIRJ1IQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Sent from my Note 3 SM-N900A rooted by Designgears

Black screen after call - growing tired of this phone

Does anyone else have this issue? It's really driving me crazy to the point where I feel like ditching the Nexus 6. It's not even every call, but it is enough to annoy me. Pull the phone away from my head and the screen wont wake up. All I can do is long hold power to force a reset. It's really annoying. I've tried the proximity fix for 5.1 but it still happens. I can't set "power to end call" because also sometimes the phone doesn't wake the screen when there is an incoming call so I have to press power to wake the screen to see who it is.
Does anyone have any idea how to get around this other than the two solutions above? This has happened on both my devices (Original and RMA) and I just can't take it any more.

I sounds like a faulty proximity sensor. And I've observed intermittent behavior like this on previous phones (but not my N6). You can test this with a number of apps. I've used "Sensor Box for Android", but there are several more. Prox sensor is located near the top LH corner. With the app open and on prox sensor, passing your hand over it should register on the app.
You are so active on this forum that I won't even ask about a screen protector....

The proximity sensor seems to work fine under all tests that I have done. I actually use Tasker to utilise the proximity sensor to set ringer volume based on whether it is activated or not (eg in my pocket, proximity sensor CLOSE, set ringer high).
Its not every call either and multiple Nexus 6 devices have had this issue for me too. Proximity sensor works in every test

That's weird. I've had no issues at all. I assume you have the issue on the stock ROM too.....

I suppose I'll have to test though I don't really want to run stock.

What about disabling Tasker and trying it out.

Happens with or without tasker. It's pretty much always done it since 5.1
There are known issues with the prox being flaky on this device. I just need to find a way to overcome this.

Remember, we need to separate problem solving from the idea of how we want our phone to look and perform. Once you've identified the root cause, you can then decide what steps you want to take to solve it.

*Sigh* Yes I know. But it's so intermittent I won't know if it solves it for a looooong time. It would be quicker to return to stock, sell it and buy something else
I've literally never ran stock on the nexus 6.

Like Camera indicated, I'd try removing the screen protector if you have one and see if it's better.

It's not a protector issue.
Let's assume I've done all the obvious things except flash stock
Edit. I'm going to try and use power button ends call. Just to see of its an active call that causes it.
Hopefully it will happen when I can take a log cat but inise the phone very rarely.

Try this app in the Playstore.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vorlan.screenoncall.free
I had a similar issue where the screen would time out while I was on a call and wouldn't wake when I moved the phone away from my face. I had to hit power button to wake phone and enter pin just to end a call. I make/recieve over 100 calls per day and it was getting old til I found this app. Works perfectly every time.

Thanks but that's not the same issue. Mine will not wake at all. I have to force a reboot to get display

You might give the app a try just to see. It keeps the screen on during a call but the proximity sensor still shuts the screen off unless you are on speaker phone. It may not work, but worth a try to keep your N6!

I've seen the same thing with my N6, display goes black (randomly, not even related to a call) and the only thing I can do is reboot. Haven't wasted any time looking for a solution, 'cause I don't think there is an easy one and there is no way to know if something you try is even going to work! I just reboot and move on.
Just posting to let you know you are not crazy and there is someone else out there with the same problem!!!

I'm not sure what you mean. I've been recommended this app before but I don't like the idea of mybscreen being on.
What do you mean it keeps the screen on but proximity still shuts it off? .

Thanks for confirming

Basically it doesn't let the screen timeout. Proximity sensor still functions like normal.
I would try it and see.
If it helps good, if not no harm. It definitely fixed my issue, even if my issue wasn't exactly what you're experiencing.

Well power button end call didn't help. I don't think it is a proximity sensor issue. Let's hope it happens when I can get a logcat. Unlikely. Maybe a job for tasker.

I had this issue too. I eventually thought it was tied to UV, but then I installed all stock and didnt change anything and it still happened. Maybe a bug in lollipop.