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My iPhone has a red light near the earpiece and won't go away

My IPhone 5 has a redlight near the earpiece and I'm concerned about it. Is this bad?

iPhone 5, iOS 6

Posted on Oct 8, 2012 5:57 AM

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Posted on Oct 8, 2012 6:16 AM

A red light near the earpiece.....I've never heard or seen this. Any chance you can take a picture to show it to us?

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Jul 29, 2013 5:16 AM in response to akeim

Hello. It's nothing to worry about. It is the proximity sensor which seems as if a red light is lit, though it isn't a light but just a colour which glows like Radium. It is nothing harmful to the iPhone nor is any sign of danger from the iPhone. A proximity sensor works when you bring your iPhone close to the ear, it makes the screen turn off while you are voice calling to save battery. It happens in all the iPhone and your iPhone is not the only one. Thank You!

My iPhone has a red light near the earpiece and won't go away

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