proximity sensor 4.1!!!!!!

Hello:

Almost 99.99% of users who owns a Iphone 4 have problems with the Proximity Sensor. Where are waiting for an update fixing this issue. So right now, can do nothing about it.

And instead of staring a new thread on this, please just join the party on the 'uber' long Proximity Sensor issue thread. The last thing we need is yet another thread on this over-discussed issue.

Minafam wrote:
Hi just received my new iphone 4 and the software was on 4.02 then upgraded to 4.1, there is a big problem during calls, it keeps muting, switching to facetime or even end the call, this is no joke , I perviously owned iphone 3G and 3Gs and no such problem at all, please help!!!!!!!!!

I had that problem after updating to iOS4.1. Investigation showed the problem to be the plastic covering the sensor in my Otterbox Defender. Removing the plastic solved the problem for me. So if you have your phone in a case which uses plastic to 'protect' the display you might try removing the case and if the problem goes away then you don't have a sensor problem. If you aren't using a case then you probably do have a sensor problem.

No thats incorreect. 99.99% of iphone users do not have the problem. On this forum it maybe correct but not in general.

actually smart one, it is pretty accurate. just about every iphone 4 has the issue. some just don't really care. I have the proximity issue, but I rarely actually hit buttons with my face, so I don't think it's that bad for me.

Minafam wrote:
Hi just received my new iphone 4 and the software was on 4.02 then upgraded to 4.1, there is a big problem during calls, it keeps muting, switching to facetime or even end the call, this is no joke , I perviously owned iphone 3G and 3Gs and no such problem at all, please help!!!!!!!!!

Try eliminating other possible causes, like a case that casts a shadow on the proximity sensor. See if you still have the problem if you remove the case.

Same problem with my new Ip4. So, I gather we are all having problems. But where is this so called proximity sensor then?, & anyone got a temporary resolve? When is an update due from Apple? My phone is nearly impossible to use on calls and driving my clients mad! Some tips?

Some things people have suggested is to do a restore as a "new" phone. Kind of a pain, but some say it helps.

Some say reset network settings. Some say reset all settings.

Also a hard reset.

If no luck, there is a free app workaround call "Call Guard". You make your call, press the home button to go back to your app screen, launch Call Guard. It brings up an almost blank blue screen - thus no buttons to activate by accident. You get out of it by pressing the home button again or you can press the power button on top which will exit the app AND end your call in one step.

One nice thing about it is that if your screen is letting you accidentally activate buttons, Call Guard shows how many times it happened AND where each tap occurred. Handy to actually see what is happening.

When on the phone, do you tend to move it around much (you might not normally think about it)? There is something many of us have discovered that involves sudden changes in position which makes the sensor act up.

I had these problems a lot but since the update everything is normal. Not 1 problem!

Thanks for that. I'll try to stop waving my handset around then! Still wondering where the proximity sensor is?

Also, when I finish a call, the screen goes blank. I have to press the home button to get back to the phone to end my call. Any ideas whey this is?

Thanks all. Mark, Amsterdam

The PS is at the top next to the earhole. Do you have a case on the phone? Some cases can partially block the PS, which would account for your screen being dark after a call.

Check what Lawrence said about a possible case problem covering the sensor. Otherwise, I'd say you have a faulty phone and should check about an exchange.

I also seem to be having a lot of issues with the proximity sensor. I know 4.1 was supposed to correct this but it has not. I just hate it when it's a business call and "beep" keeps happening because my face is hitting buttons.