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Proximity sensor not working?

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macdoc2012

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Jun 3, 2010
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I think mine has another problem.

When i'm on a call, with the phone to my ear, the screen wakes up and FaceTime/Speakerphone suddenly turn on. Anyone else getting this?

And I had the 3G before so i'm not 'holding it wrong' or anything..
 
Yes. It's a known issue with some phones. Mine does it to. Hopefully it will be addressed quickly, as it is super annoying.
 
this is my first iPhone and it happened to me on my first longer call last night. i'm still getting used to the phone of course, but will be annoying if it happens frequently.
 
I found that if you push it closer to your ear then it solves the problem. Like really push it into your ear.
 
does anyone know if apple knows about this issue and is addressing it? its not as widespread as the antenna issue..but i hope its getting worked on as well..
 
When you guys place a call, does the screen go black for about a second or two and then comes back on, even if you're not holding it to your head?

Mine does this, and it's very annoying.
 
so THAT's what was going on the other day.... when i was talking to hubby the other day... mute kept getting activated on my phone. :mad: i couldn't figure out why since the screen is supposed to be dead when i'm talking on it....
 
I thought it was me. I hope this will be addressed in the software update. I can get the screen to turn off if I flatten the phone to my face but it's annoying and uncomfortable. The 3GS was much better with this.

Does the iPhone 4 have a sensor or is it using the camera to detect distance?
 
Actually now that you mention it, every time I looked at my phone, the FaceTime icon was lit up... I guess you can add one more!
 
Happens to me as well but I found it only happens when holding the phone up to the left ear. If I hold it to my right ear, it does not do it.

Where exactly is the sensor located on the new iPhone?
 
I think the sensor is situated above the earpiece in the iPhone 4.

I've been having this problem. I read on Apple Discussions that some people had had solved the problem by setting up the phone as new phone (Snake oil? possibly), so I did a full restore.

I've not had any long conversations since restoring, so I can't say if it worked or not, but restoring did seem to cause me another problem (Passcode lock = immediately), so that was nice.

I'm seriously hoping that Apple fix these problems soon because this iPhone 4 is beginning to be a 'bag of hurt'.
 
I keep pushing buttons with my ear as well. It's been happening pretty frequently.

I find that if I push the phone into my head pretty good it'll stop, but that's 1) uncomfortable and 2) stupid looking.

Hopefully there will be a software fix that can make the sensor more sensitive. Otherwise, a replacement looks to be in my future. I can't be pressing buttons all the time while on calls.
 
Mine does it too. It's really noticeable when using the phone in a dark room. Keeps coming on and off. Really irritating, actually.
 
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