Well, the device can be on the lock screen and still work? All you have to do is pull the phone out, click home and put it to your face. No unlocking needed.
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iPhone 4S Incorporates Revamped IR Sensor for Siri's 'Raise to Speak' Feature
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Well, the device can be on the lock screen and still work? All you have to do is pull the phone out, click home and put it to your face. No unlocking needed.
I was worried at first, until I read "whenever the device's display is on which makes more sense
Unlock your phone and raise it to your face... dont just raise the dormant phone to your face. (That couldnt work anyway: it wouldnt know your face from your pocket!)
I turned this off two days ago, and this has made drastic improvement of my battery life. This was the one thing that was killing my batter like crazy (10% per hour). I know the battery issue is appearantly different for each person, but this was the culprit for me.. thankful I finally figured it out.
this could in theory be Apple's technical reason for no siri on iPhone 4. We already know that the iPhone 4's proximity sensor has had issues...
Yeah but couldn't a software update enable the sensor to be on at all times that the screen is on as well?
Wow, Hot/smart chicks are hot. They are smart too.
I wonder if stretching the event loop out to check for the motion could be related. I would not think it would eat that many more cycles, however, we know something is happening in the background and it is only effecting some people. I know the IR does not burn that much power, how about the CCD?
I wonder if stretching the event loop out to check for the motion could be related. I would not think it would eat that many more cycles, however, we know something is happening in the background and it is only effecting some people. I know the IR does not burn that much power, how about the CCD?
I was worried at first, until I read "whenever the device's display is on which makes more sense
Great points and clarification above!
Though the post below is sort of interesting too:
I wouldn't mind a private chat with the girl in the video. She's kinda cute!
Careful, she lurks here.
Siri is an amazing feature of the iPhone 4S, but I'm already starting to grow tired of so many Siri rumors. Isn't there something better to talk about???
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She's quite a stalker... could she be also watching you through your phone's cameras?
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Careful, she lurks here.
She's quite a stalker... could she be also watching you through your phone's cameras?
It does so the volume changes
its always on with the screen to tell if its against your ear or held away from you. If you keep it up to your ear the volume is a bit lower then if you lower it down.
P.S I was testing it by making a note that said "thank you" and the last time Siri told me "Your satisfaction is all I need"
its always on with the screen to tell if its against your ear or held away from you. If you keep it up to your ear the volume is a bit lower then if you lower it down.
P.S I was testing it by making a note that said "thank you" and the last time Siri told me "Your satisfaction is all I need"
I've seen others with the same issue.
Try this: Turn on your phone, go to the home screen, and then while holding it front of you, bring it up to your ear.
It seems that while the IR may be on a lot, the phone may also be relying on the accelerometer/gryo, and it seems like it's looking for your wrist action rotating from holding it in front of you, to putting it to your ear.
"All the time" Really?
1. Screen lit.
2. Screen not lit.
3. Headset attached.
4. Bluetooth headset active.
I think there are a few more variations to be tested in order to claim that the IR sensor is active "all the time".
1. Screen lit.
2. Screen not lit.
3. Headset attached.
4. Bluetooth headset active.
I think there are a few more variations to be tested in order to claim that the IR sensor is active "all the time".
Careful, she lurks here.
Cannot believe you just called me out as a lurker. Owned.
As much as "always-on" IR might affect battery life, I'm doubtful that it's responsible for a battery draining at a rate of 10% per hour. My bet's on software.
Careful, she lurks here.
Girls like that actually exist?
Although I'm not sure I would leave her alone with any of my Apple devices. She might tear them apart.
MJ is hot. If you turn off the raise to speak option, does that mean the sensor won't turn on everytime the screen is on?
I turned off "Raise to Speak" because it works about 50-60% of the time. Needs work, still very beta, much like Siri.
Careful, she lurks here.
Knowing a few girls (I.E. almost all of them) in my computer engineering degree, I guess she's used to it
(Not implying that they appreciate it, though)Even the software decoding of the IR sensor image is negligible. It probably has to do with some other inefficient process we still have to learn about.
Sorry I could care less about the proximity sensor, I'm having trouble getting past how strangely sexy MJ from ifixit is..