Q: IR Proximity Sensor - Bug?

In another thread, the question arose about Siri and the IR Sensor.

Having turned Siri off (see photo below),

the IR Sensor still appears to be ON

How do you turn the IR proximity sensor OFF?

As an aside (new iPhone usere question) is there any App that I can download that will tell me what other apps are running (even in the background) and will allow me to stop them (like Android's App Killer?)

Cheers

iPhone 4S, iOS 5

Posted on Nov 20, 2011 4:32 AM

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by tonefox,

tonefox Nov 20, 2011 6:09 AM in response to Rational Beef
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Nov 20, 2011 6:09 AM in response to Rational Beef

The proximity sensor is necessary to stop accidental acrtions when holding the phone to your face during calls.

Tap the Home button twice to see the recently used apps list. Note: "recently used" is not the same as "running". The only apps which continue running after you have moved to something else are likely to be music apps or GPS apps.

You might like to browse:

The User Guide is available at http://support.apple.com/manuals/ or downloadable from iTunes as an iBook.
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by megakai132,

megakai132 Nov 20, 2011 1:55 PM in response to Rational Beef
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Nov 20, 2011 1:55 PM in response to Rational Beef

Restart your phone !!!!! Then The IR Sensor is Off
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by Rational Beef,

Rational Beef Nov 20, 2011 3:26 PM in response to megakai132
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Nov 20, 2011 3:26 PM in response to megakai132

Soft restart (ie sleep then wake) or hard restart (ie off via red slide)?
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