iphone 4 white proximity sensor problem fixed permanently

iPhone 4 white Proximity Sensor problem: FIXED Permanently.
location: macrumors.com - date: May 29, 2011
I have a white iPhone conversion and like many the prox is screwed. I did the usual google and youtube searches for the ten or so kludge fixes that are useless (black sharpie marker, remove reflective cover over sensor, remove white "grid" on phone over sensor, etc.......). All the stupid kludge fixes that don't work and cause you to waste a week and for some tear their phone up. Since my O'scope and base DMM are not officially calibrated I cannot give you measurements on what lumens you should be seeing, if I did they would be wrong. I just wanted to explain the issue, the REAL issue with the prox so you could perhaps get it fixed through trial and error. The issue is reflectivity back to the sensor. The sensor see's the light, then see's the reflection off the back of the white faceplate. It's getting two signals. You have to slow the second wave down or it will confuse the sensor. The proper way to do so is to distort t
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