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Screen goes black when in iMessage/Text when covering camera

Anyone experience this same problem. Since taking the latest iOS update, when I am in an iMessage or Text message, with the whole convo showing on the screen. If my finger covers or blocks the camera on the screen (not the back camera with flash), my screen goes black. As soon as I remove my finger it stays black. If I keep it there for 10 seconds it stays black. I cannot seem to find this problem anywhere else.

iPhone 5s, iOS 7.1

Posted on Mar 18, 2014 12:04 PM

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Posted on Apr 27, 2017 4:31 PM

My 6 is doing this too. Just started today. It's a new phone, just got it as a replacement this week. It's running the latest OS. Screen goes black anytime my hand is near the sensor that must be near the front camera and speaker at the top of the phone. There's no option to turn off "raise to wake" that was recommended above.


Any solutions?

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Screen goes black when in iMessage/Text when covering camera

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