Turn off proximity sensor on your iPhone

ME TOO! It’s sooooo **** annoying!

Mine too..the sensor is so sensitive still after update..my fingers do stay much farther still screen goes blank..hope apple fixes this in next update..

I just reset my phone. Now, my sensor doesn’t work at all. It’s not shutting down the screen when the phone is up to my face. Frustrating.

Same. I have a 6 or 6S. Proximity sensor “worked” when I was watching videos and using any app

I just received my new iPhone and it’s up to date on updates (it has ios 11.4) but my sensor is still way too sensitive.

I have a 7 plus and mine has been doing it too!

For me this issue also started after update 11.4.1

Started with 11.4.1 for me. :(

See my post, immediately above yours.

Same issue! 11.4.1 iPhone 7 hover over top of phone, in any app and it “turns off” will try a reset and see if it works! My girlfriend has an iPhone 7 brought together but no issues!!

Weird, this didn't start happening to me until this morning. I've been on 11.4.1 for at least a week

As it's been a week, it has nothing to do with the version. If it was the version it would have happened immediately.

I updated my iPhone 7 to ios 11.4.1 and I am having the same problems. I can't play games or type with my phone sideways without the screen turning blank

I’ve been having the SAME problem and I feel your pain.. probably hands down the most OBNOXIOUS mishap I’ve had ever and I’ve had iPhones since the iPhone 3G.... I can’t even accidentally wave my hand over my phone, have it too close to my face while texting or watching a YouTube video.. ANYTHING. Hopefully updating fixes.. I’ll be leaving Apple feedback also.. good luck!

Apple... love the attention to detail, but maybe a WEEEEEEE bit less attention and sensitivity.. lol

Just Uninstall the COMPASS, and restart the phone, it WORKS,

I have same problem with that when i upgrade my phone into 11.4.1 My old phone only 16gb storage so im struggle to install a new upgraded IOS. So i decide to uninstall or they called offload or delete app some software that i did not use. When i finish to upgrade it and cameback to install the software like notes, tips, compass, podcass, itunestore etc. first was i install the compass, when the compass install i restart the phone, and then boom I notice that my screen came to black or become auto off when i touch nearly top left of the screen. I wondering why, i ask some of my officemate what happen? They say screen damge or software problem. Etc. I search the net says it is sensors for some case, it said base it on upgrade system in call senario, when someone call you or you call, the screen auto turn it off. Using the sensors like a orange dot in top of the screen. I notice something for it and yup it is true the sensors was to much sensitivity maybe because of some bugs for updates. I found that so if this a sensor i need to find how off this BAD THINGS. And boom i realize i need to uninstall some app that had also a sensor. Fast forward. I uninstall the Compass using this menu. Go to General Setting, Iphone Storage, find compass there, click it, choose to offload it or delete it (uninstall). Then restart the phone. And yup it works. 100x touch the orange dot sensors at the top of screen, never seen the screen turn it off again. By the way i using old phone just IP5s nothing else. I hope it work for your phone. BOOM