Disable Proximity Sensor during call

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I dropped my phone and looks like my proximity sensor no longer works reliably  It returns Near all the time  The problem is  the display turns off during call and I wont be able to use the number pad to enter pin or conference another call  or even disconnect the call  I found the Power button disconnect option in Accessibility settings and uses that now   I tried to create an app that tries to obtain a full wakelock when a call is received hoping that it will keep the display on    Created a broadcast receiver that invokes a service when the phone state changes to OFFHOOK The service acquires a full wakelock and releases it only when phone state is IDLE    But still  proximity sensor turns the display off  I used the isHeld   method to make sure that the lock is acquired  I used PowerManager s isScreenOn   method and it returned true even when the screen was off during the call  I tried to obtain the wakelocks every two second in a loop for testing  still the display won t come up   I m using a Nexus 5 Android version 4 4 4  Can anyone suggest an idea to override the proximity sensor behaviour  A root-required option is also fine   Thanks

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If you have LineageOS 7 1 2  and have root   try this solution from XDA     After having tried all the solutions proposed here  none of which worked for my Nexus 4  mako   I found one on XDA that solves the problem with the Android dialer  but not with other apps   Basically I downloaded a recompiled version of the Dialer apk file  which simply ignores the proximity sensor and behaves in the same way as the stock dialer app does   Rename  system priv-app Dialer Dialer apk to something  then place the downloaded file to that folder  After reboot  I had to install the new dialer manually  simply by clicking on it   So now the original app is replaced  and the calls should be handled by this new one    Downside  the new way to answer a call is by pulling down the status bar and clicking  Answer   or  Dismiss    the usual slider is missing  Also  you ll need to repeat this every time your Android updates to a newer version

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I also had problem with proximity sensor  I shattered screen in that region on my Nexus 6  Android Marshmallow  and none of proposed solutions   third party apps worked when I tried to disable proximity sensor  What worked for me was to calibrate the sensor using Proximity Sensor Reset Repair  You have to follow the instruction in app  cover sensor and uncover it  and then restart your phone  Although my sensor is no longer behind the glass  it still showed slightly different results when covered   uncovered and recalibration did the job   What I tried and didn t work  Proximity Screen Off Lite  Macrodroid and KinScreen   What would ve I tried had it still not worked  XPOSED  Sensor Disabler  but it requires you to be rooted and have Xposed Framework  so I m really glad I ve found the easier way

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Proximity Sensor Dial       7378423       1  Service Tests -  If present    2  Proximity Switch  3  Test on sensor  Next to logo top  of mobile   4  Yes if works  then u can keep on and proximity switch forever which gives beep all the time and consumes lot of battery  OR  4  No it doesn t work - Then simply clean the mobile screen or screen guard and clear the blocked screen from sensor  It works charm   Technically  Its not any software solution  but hardware solution will work

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Some more answers from the interwebs   fix  the sensor  glue screen back on more  or clean it with alcohol  or blow it off with air sent through the headphone jack  tap on it  clean the screen  etc     Adjust  after some finding  setting in the  phone  app to disable proximity sensor use   No such setting in mine  that I could find   Proximity Screen Off Lite also didn t work  nor macrodroid   Another option  root your phone and remove some files   From root explorer or similar program delete these folders and file  data system sensors  data misc sensors  persist sensors sns reg   Or if you re truly desperate I suppose a totally different dialer system  like TextNow or google hangouts dialer

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I have been researching this for a while  tested and wrote apps   If you have no option in Settings   Phone   Use proximity sensor  then the only choice  seem to be to disable or modify its settings in rooted devices   Also consider  that if you plug the headset  the screen will remain on  D

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Unfortunately my proximity sensor doesn t work  too  always returns 0 0 cm   I found the way  but not easy one  you need to root your phone  install XPOSED framework and Sensor Disabler  https   play google com store apps details id com mrchandler disableprox   You can mock proximity sensor return value in the app   e g  always return 2 0 cm   Then your display will be always on during the call

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I found my solution here  Basically use an app called Proximity Screen Off Lite and set it as below    Screen On Off Modes Check  Cover and hold to turn on Screen  Timeout  1 second Check  Disable Accidentla Lock  Timeout  4 seconds All settings Check  Disable in Lanscape  Check  Lock phone on screen ON   Advanced  Configure Sensore Select sensor  Proximity sensor Value when sensor covered  0 Value when sensor un-covered  1

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After trying a whole bunch of fixes including    Phone app s menu option  my phone did not have a option to disable  Proximity Screen Off Lite  did not work  Xposed Framework with sensor disabler  works till phone is rebooted or app updates  Macrodroid macro  Macrodroid does not run on my phone for some reason  put some tin foil in front of it  i don t know what i was thinking    Here is My fix  I figured you cannot break it more so I opened up my phone and removed the proximity sensor all together from the motherboard  The sensor tester app now shows  no value  where it use to give  Distance  0  and my screen no longer goes black after dialing  Please note I can only confirm this working on a Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini with CM MOD 5 1 1  Here is a picture of the device i removed   I have removed it using a SMD solder station s heat gun at 400 degrees  some tweezers and flux But a sharp hobby knife might work too

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edit build prop in folder  system if below line is exist change the value and if not exist add this line and save  device must be rooted   ro lge proximity delay 25 mot proximity delay 25

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