iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Malfunctions Reported
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June 25, 2010
Increasing numbers of iPhone 4 users are reporting the touchscreen becoming active during phone calls when the proximity sensor would normally shut it off, leading to inadvertent button-presses. The reports are coming in with enough frequency and consistency to suspect a hardware or calibration issue with at least a particular subset of iPhones. No word from Apple yet.
The iPhone's proximity sensor uses a small infrared LED and uses the reflection from nearby objects to deactivate the touchscreen when it's close to your head. If you hold it up to an iSight or other camera that can read near infrared light, you can usually just see the glow. The problem may be in how sensitive the detector is set to be on some phones or an actual problem with the detector. So far I haven't noticed it with my own phone, if I make a call and hold a finger in front of the sensor with my finger the scr
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iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Malfunctions Reported
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modmyi.com - date:
June 25, 2010
Add me to the list.....first call i made i noticed this....i thought it was the person i was talking too....if you rock it side to side you can see the screen turn off and on.
On a positive note, i can actually operate the phone with my riding gloves on where i would have to press very firmly on the 3gs and swipe a few times!!!!!!
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iPhone 4 Proximity Sensor Malfunctions Reported
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June 25, 2010
happening to as well. that is 2 big problem reported and confirmed so far. I hope apple will call iphones back
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