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[General Questions and Answers] russ18uk:
Make sure Proximity sensor is enabled in Settings > Call Settings > Additional Settings.
[General Questions and Answers] Cruzify:
thank for your reply. I checked the settings and the only thing that shows up is Caller Id settings and Call waiting. Oh and i downloaded a market app that would show me all the sensors that work on my phone, and the light and proximity sensors both come up with an unknown error. Could it be something from the gingerbread update?
[General Questions and Answers] chadsin:
Did anyone figure this out? I have the same problem and its getting pretty annoying. :mad:
[General Questions and Answers] Dreamcatch:
Me too...:-(
[General Questions and Answers] baijunagori:
Hello,

I am having the same problem. Earlier, I thought that it was a ROM issue, however, after changing multiple ROMs, it seems to be firmware issue.

On my sensation, I found out that it is related to the back light for the soft keys (home, menu, back and search).

I can get it to work if I turn on pocket mode in Settings > Sound and then restart (once or twice). It will work until next restart.

I have installed AndroSensor from market and it shows one of the 3 messages

Proximity Sensor: Waiting for Event

Proximity Sensor: Unknown Error.

Proximity Sensor: 3.5in

Also, I am getting exceptional battery life which makes me wonder whether phone uses both the cores or if anything else is wrong with the phone.

I am using Energy ROM (3rd Oct).

Any feedback?

Thanks,

Baiju
[General Questions and Answers] yungyeh:
This is interesting b/c I just noticed I have the same problem, too. I do not check the pocket mode because I want to save some battery life. I did get the proximity sensor working during calls "sometimes". And it's really hard to define this "sometimes" b/c I cannot identify the pattern or reproduce the scenario.

My solution to this issue is that If it's not working, I recharge the battery until full, do a reboot, maybe reboot twice, and it is "sometimes" "fixed" by itself. In my case, after doing that, the proximity will work for a while (again, it's hard to determine how long), and just stopping working all the sudden.

I hope there is a easier fix, maybe a app, that would reset the proximity so we can apply it when the sensor does not work.
[General Questions and Answers] yungyeh:
Hi I just realized the cause, it's because the battery % mod from UOT kitchen. I removed it and everything is fine now. Apparently the UOT kitchen's setting has problem.
[General Questions and Answers] baijunagori:
I have 2 sensation 4g. One doesn't have any problem with Energy ROM. For the other phone, I went back to Factory settings and reinstalled original TMobile ROM. I still have problem with that one. I have contacted t-mobile and asked for a replacement. It is something with the hardware I suppose.

Baiju
[General Questions and Answers] toowave:
hello

I got the exact same problem and i do many rom/kernel change to figure out this problem but i just can't .

Yungyeh could you explain more how do you solve it ? thks
[General Questions and Answers] yungyeh:
I guess nothing fancy.

As I've known so far, there are several causes, which can be divided into two categories: Hardware and software .

If your device came with this issue, with a stock rom installed, maybe applied some updates, then you shouldn't wait to call the (HTC/T-mobile?) customer service. Have a exchange or replacement is the only way to correct the hardware issue.

If it's a software issue, i.e. it worked before with a stock rom, but now it fails sometimes after flashing a custom rom, you may go with the following solutions.

Situation One: If the custom rom is fresh installed, charge your device until battery full, stay in charge mode for another 1 - 2 hours, complete power off and on at least twice (three times maybe, make sure the "fastboot" in the power settings is off). Do not install any mod until your rom settles for a few hours. Sometimes the sensor does not work will simply because the cache goes wrong. If after waiting for a few hours and the problem still persists, you may want to check your custom rom's instruction and make sure you've followed every steps.

Situation Two: If the proximity sensor does not work all the sudden, especially after doing a reboot, you should first clear your data for phone app (or any other apps that use the proximity sensor), and then boot into recovery to clear all your cache. After wiping your cache, you have to do what situation 1 instructed because your device is just like a fresh installed one.

Situation Three: If your proximity sensor fails to work after applying a mod, especially some mods cooked from the UOT kitchen, revert back to your previous backup. DO NOT APPLY THAT MOD ANYMORE!!! Try some other mods that work for you and that is friendly to your proximity sensor. This situation also applies to if your flash an inappropriate kernel. Revert back to your previous backup is the only solution.

If none of the situations described above works for you, then I am out of clue. Changing to other custom rom or kernel usually does not work. You may try that but I doubt it will resolve this issue. It may be just your bad luck that the proximity sensor of your device goes to its end. I sincerely hope it not the case.
[General Questions and Answers] acessford101:
my sensors are not working!!

accelerometer

gyroscope

light

magnetic field

orientation

proximity

All not working...

Was using HyperSensation-CM7.1-v0.8, then decided to update the kernel, faux newer one, then lost the ability to rotate the phone..

So, did a manual wipe, then super wipe, restored my backup, and still no sensors,

wiped again and tried a diffrent rom nothing changed,

wiped again tried arhd 3.6.7 with stock kernel and faux kernel,

tried cm7 with the kernel it comes with or the newer one and still nothing...

at what level does the software talk to these sensors, is there a 100%way to wipe the phone and start over? i have never had any issue like this before!

Would reverting back to the original rom via fastboot help at all versus what i have done?

if someone has any ideas pm me, its a little bit easier then catching a response here since this is the most popular rom in the world lol, but ill still be reading
[General Questions and Answers] nootrak4:
I'm having the same probpem. I don't really mess around with Roms or anything and I have 2 sensation 4g that do the same thing. And I believe is an htc problem.
[General Questions and Answers] stillbeer:
having the same iseu with proximity and light sensor.

Do you have an solution yet ?
[General Questions and Answers] dzhoshkun:
I`m having the same problem with both proximity and light sensors.They work occasionally but not for to long.Have you found a solution for this?
[General Questions and Answers] mariosaraylian:
It's April of 2012 and I have found NO answers or fixes!!!!!!!!!!
[General Questions and Answers] schand99:
Same sensor problem on my sensation.

If I reboot the phone in a dark room, booth sensors are working (I don't know if it's correct when the proximity sensor shows only 3,5 or 0 inches, but it works)

When I go to a lighted room, the proximity sensor stops to work and the light sensor needs more time to measure the illumination.

If I reboot the phone into lighted room, the sensors didn't work.

It is possible to simulate a "dark room" by covering the sensors with a finger ;-)

It is not easy to decide if the error is located into software or the sensors are "overloaded". For finding out a solution I have ordered new flex main board which should contain booth sensors. Hope it helps ^^
[General Questions and Answers] mariosaraylian:
@schand99: The Flex/Main Board actually isn't the problem. It is an HTC software/hardware related problem. I have 2 Sensation's here now, one is rooted and unlocked entirely and the Proximity and Ambient Light Sensors and the Capacative Backlights on the touchpad DO NOT WORK. FYI, the touchpad lights work in cooperation of the Ambient Light Sensors: If there is any light under 90.0 Luxes (this is how the sensor measures light) the backlights will come on. If there is anything over 90.0 Luxes, the backlights will stay off. This is based on the fact that you need light in a totally dark environment, or you do not need light as you can see the touchpad and it is not that dark.

It is DEFINITELY not a hardware issue as there are some temporary fixes that will bring them back to life, but usually after a reboot, they are both dead again.

I am curious if your new flex/main cable would do the trick or not. I have tested the sensors chipsets independently and they work fine, there is just something that block their functionality on a software end.
[General Questions and Answers] schand99:
My report about main flex board changing:

After changing the board booth sensors are working fine. I have tested the functionality of the sensors also on different ROM's like stock rom, OrDroid and CoinDroid. No problem until now. It makes not a difference anymore if I power on the phone into dark room or on a sunny place.

BUT!

I don't recommend to do this by yourself. It is verry difficult to do this work !!

It is my profession to do this kind of work.

AND

to change the board was the right method for fixing the sensor-problem on my HTC Sensation. I had to unlock the hboot 1.27.xx by using the "beer drinking" method. So perhaps I have damaged the sensors by doing this...
[General Questions and Answers] mariosaraylian:
@schand99: That's very strange that it could be the SAME hardware problem for all of these people that are complaining about this issue. I wonder if is some sort of production issue they have. The strange part is that it is not just for the lot of hardware issued for the USA only, it is also in other parts of the world also.

I did a hardware exchange with mine at the TMOUS store and the "new" one I have now is working fine thank God.

I told them that the TMOUS ICS RUU OTA upgrade broke the sensors LOL!

Thanks for your feedback!
[General Questions and Answers] schand99:
I heard Vodafone and T-Mobile sells HTC Sensation's with slightly different hardware (my sensation was selled by vodafone). If this is true it is also possible that for sensation's from t-mobile and vodafone personalized drivers are needed. It is known that some providers are selling branded phones with special antenna design for better sendig/receiving capacity into her own network, but never before I heard about other differences relative to unbranded phones.
[General Questions and Answers] Sherlocks:
what is main flex board?

is it main flex board with sim slot and sdcard slot?
[Motorola Droid X2] rsswga:
anyone know which folder the app goes when you click on "convert to system app."?.
[Motorola Droid X2] ilovesoad:
/system/app

*Tux
[Motorola Droid X2] rsswga:
is it a "apk" or what?
[Motorola Droid X2] rsswga:
I did a search on root explorer and found just the apk...thanks
[HTC Sensation] Arrak1s:
Hi,

I just received my "desk dock" or "usb cradle"for my htc sensation from brando.

http://shop.brando.com/htc-sensation-2nd-battery-usb-cradle_p06120c0199d005.html

http://shop.brando.com/htc-sensation-usb-cradle_p06119c0199d005.html

I ordered the first one, the one with room for the extra battery. Be sure to select the correct charger with it ( US, UK, Europe ), i forgot :(. The US charger however works in Europe with a simple +/-1Eur adapter from deal extreme that is.

The piece is of sound build quality. My spare battery is still in back-order with deal extreme so i have not been able to test that part of the charger.

The HTC sensation however chargers nicely. The only drawback i found was that it did not kick the Sensation into dock mode. This leaves the Sensation in portrait lockscreen mode in a landscape docking, not very comfortable.

Knowing that there are specific resistor values between pins 4 and 5 of the micro-usb connector that trigger different modes and actions i fired up google.

For Samsung there seems to be some documentation, but for HTC it seems to be trial and error. The "best" i found was

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1185431 by rvice

in summary:

Car Dock : 5-16 kOhms

USB Audio (no car dock): 19-41 kOhms

Dock Mode (no usb audio): 44-49 kOhms

From my E12 resistor collection i took a 10k and 39k resistor in series, this worked as ik now kick my sensation into dock-mode.

I experimented to get the Car dock going, to no avail, the car home application is missing on my sensation and the apk i found

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1114510&page=2

did not work for me ( the results in the tread itself wrt success are mixed ). I continue that expriment at a later date..

Enclosed a few pics of the inners of my dock and indication as where to solder the resistor.

cheers Marco
[HTC Sensation] awesam:
excellent write up. unfortunately alot of us won't understand :P

edit : my bad ! you got pictures !!! thanks...helped alot :)
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
Fantastic!Any chance of pics of yours with the resistors on?

Also, what happens if don't use any resistors to bridge the contacts? Perhaps just with a bit of wire?

I have no soldering skills whatsoever ><

http://www.diyaudioandvideo.com/Electronics/Color/E24ResistorColorCodes.gif

Might get a 47k resistor

Perhaps you can use a variable resistor so you can kick it into different modes if you wish :P

Shame Sense doesn't go into landscape mode...
[HTC Sensation] Arrak1s:
The resistive value between the two pins is used for a lot of things. You can get an impression from this writeup for the galaxy s.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=820275

Anyhow 47k did not do it for me.. hence two in series, and the are just a few cents.

as for the variable resistor, the range to cover is to great to accurately "tune" to different "modes"if we even knew what they were. I would go with switches, depending on the number of modes you want.

Sense 3.5 supposedly does landscape .. and its already spreading.. but even then i would want to be able to detect dockmode, to kick juice defender into high gear for example.
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
If you have a variable resistor you should be able to determine the values for each mode using trial and error.

I don't like the look of Sense 3.5 from the video/pictures I've seen. All I want is landscape orientation.

Any chance of pics of your resistors being soldered on? :P
[HTC Sensation] Part Four:
Um, what would I do with this?
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
Read.

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] Arrak1s:
Modifying a dock or cradle this way forces the automatic start of the dock application when you put the device in the dock ( or cradle )
[HTC Sensation] Arrak1s:
In priniciple you are right. If you want to cover the range of 1k to 1M i don't think you can achieve the precision. Even if you use a logarithmic variable resistor.

I closed the case allready but i will go out and buy some switches to add to the "design" to experiment some more.

I'll be sure to add pictures then..
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
I'll be looking forward to your experiment :D
[HTC Sensation] creamies:
Portrait mode while in a landscape dock is 100% useless.
[HTC Sensation] borodin1:
Could you elaborate on this? I am very interested in routing power in and audio out in a single cable (for car, don't have BT deck and don't feel like getting one considering battery limitations in current phones). Some info would be great (did not read all the referenced threads yet but will soon).

TIA
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
True. I've tried so many launchers. Go launcher ex was the best imo, but I ALWAYS go back Sense...

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] Arrak1s:
This i took from the post i "referenced/quoted" ( see first post ), to me it implies that with this resistor value the HTC is "tricked" into outputting audio via the USB data cable. This used to be quite common before headphone jacks became standard.

I have NOT tested this, but it seems like a nice option for connecting extra speakers with just a single USB connector / action.

Could be usefull in a car for example where there is only a "line-in", one could set up a dock without the need to connect an extra cable..
[HTC Sensation] peterc10:
Arrak1s - thanks for this information and research - very useful. I am thinking of getting a desk cradle - it is the one thing I miss from my old Hero (had the official HTC one).

However one thing that worries me is the apparent inability to change what you see in Dock Mode. I have tried running it from the apps list and it seems to me I can't add or change anything that I see when it is in that mode. Has anybody found a way to add widgets or shortcuts to apps on the Dock Mode screen? Even being able to increase the number of future appointments you can see would make it much better. Or am I missing something really obvious?

Without this facility Dock Mode is not a lot of use to me.
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
perhaps use this: https://market.android.com/details?id=org.guesswork.nightstand.digital&feature=search_result

you can add app shortcuts.
[HTC Sensation] peterc10:
Thanks for the link, but that just looks to produce a clock face - from the description it does not appear to have the ability to load widgets onto it - all you can do is add up to 6 app launchers. And if all I want is a landscape clock face I can use the night clock on the standard HTC clock widget.

I really want something that can be used like a homescreen in landscape mode. So I want the weather, plus a clock, plus my calendar widget so I can see next few appointments, plus anything else I might decide to put on if I have the room.
[HTC Sensation] nicky041192:
Probably have to use a different launcher that rotates the homescreen. But you will lose Sense widgets....
[HTC Sensation] Andreirf26:
Good afternoon. If not difficult, it can be done here and put pictures already soldered the board and the resistor accurate. If I understand correctly, the resistor should be 10 to 39 kOhms
[HTC Sensation] Xpire:
I just pulled apart my dock and found only 6 pins, unlike your dock which as 10 pins. Mine are only labelled 1-6 though, any idea?
[HTC Incredible S] rossio:
Hi all...

If any1 can assist me ragarding ROM and Radio compatability. Ive recently flashed ARHD rom(1st time on my incredible s), but i not yet flashed the Radio recommended as the signals works fine as normal to me and im still using the stock radio.

Is there any harm to my device if i didnt flash the recommended Radio?

And im quite worried to flash new Radio as im not too sure and confident in doing it.

Incredible S w/ s-off and root with Revolutionary.

Ext4 Rec.

Thanks for any assist.
[HTC Incredible S] jkolner:
If your installed Radio works with your Rom, you can't harm your phone in any way.

Here is 2 links about how to easy flash a new Radio:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17345013&postcount=3006

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17349452&postcount=3010
[HTC Incredible S] rossio:
Ok. Im going to check it out. Thanks jkolner.

*edit* is it a must to radio s-off before flashing new radio?
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
No S-OFF via Revolutionary is enough.
[HTC Incredible S] rossio:
Ok. Just that ive been expecting.

Thanks tpbklake.
[HTC Sensation] curgervending:
First off, I'm a T-mobile USA customer. I just bought the T-mobile Sensation 4g. This is my upgrade from the T-mobile HD2 (3G phone) which I still have.

I get decent 3G internet connectivity on the HD2 but no internet connectivity at all on the Sensation 4G (not even the slower EDGE data speeds). The 4g icon shows on the Sensation but I cannot connect to anything requires internet connectivity. I can only make phone calls. I checked all the data settings on the phone and everything looks to be in order. The mobile network is connected, the network mode is gsm/wcdma auto, the network operator is t-mobile, the apn is epc.tmobile.com, and the "enable always-on mobile data" box is checked.

Can anyone help / advise me on this? I'm not sure if it's a sim card or data plan issue. I searched the threads but did not find an answer.
[HTC Sensation] linkmaster_6:
If I were you I would take it back to t mobile and get a new one
[HTC Sensation] curgervending:
I didn't buy it from t-mobile (but from a private seller). I put another person's t-mobile sim card in the phone and it connected to the internet and accessed websites immediately. This is why I'm thinking it's either my sim card or my data plan (it's definitely not the phone). Again, my sim card in my HD2 (3G phone) gets internet connection just fine. I don't want to upgrade the data plan if I don't have to. I'm grandfathered into my current plan with unlimited text and web for $59.99 (no contract). I don't trust customer service (they will say anything to get you to switch to a higher priced plan and a 2-year contract - they're calling me almost everyday now to try to switch me to a contract plan - I won't even answer the phone when I see the number). I'd rather for someone who knows what's going on to tell me the truth rather than t-mobile customer service lying to me just to get me to spend more money (lol).
[HTC Sensation] awesam:
check your HD2's APN settings

write them down and change your APN settings on yr sensation
[HTC Sensation] curgervending:
apn settings are the same on both devices (epc.tmobile.com). Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] Five0nIt:
What data plan are you using? When I switched from a BlackBerry to an Android device I had to call tmo and get on the right data plan.
[HTC Sensation] curgervending:
I got the smartphone unlimited web data plan. It came bundled with my even more plus phone plan. I was using it with my HD2 and got decent 3G speeds no problem. Is it possible that because the HD2 is officially a windows mobile phone that my data plan may not be "android compatible"? Note that I was running android on my HD2 and getting data just fine without having to do anything.
[HTC Sensation] Five0nIt:
That might be the problem, I think all android phones need the "android data"
[HTC Sensation] jelliottz:
You need to change your data plan. Call customer care and tell then you now have an android phone. They can adjust your plan accordingly and without a change in cost.

I had this same problem when I picked up mine. It's an easy fix.
[HTC Sensation] curgervending:
ok. looks like i gotta call t-mobile. they scare me. they called me last week, said my plan was no longer available, my service would be disrupted and then tried to switch me over to a contract plan (not asking me if i want to switch but telling me i'm "eligible" for another plan and actually tried to just switch me right over the phone - i hung up the phone). That's crazy. They've been calling me practically everyday since (automated call - once you answer, they put on a live customer service rep). I don't plan to switch. So I'm gonna call them and try to get my connectivity issue sorted out and hoping they don't start badgering me to switch plans. I think they just want to get me out of my "cheap" plan (500 minutes, unlimited text, smartphone unlimited data - $59.99). Even though they discontinued the even more plus plans, I should be grandfathered. Anyway.........
[HTC Sensation] curgervending:
Data Issue Resolved

Thanks everyone for your input. It turns out that it was the data plan. I was not aware that t-mobile has a data plan sepcifically for android devices (go figure). They switched me to an android data plan (at no extra cost). I'm now up and running data just fine on my Sensation. As trivial as this was (to you guys) it was very important to me. Again, thanks.
[HTC Sensation] roemar:
I'll visit a retail store in your area and inquire about their Best Value Plan ever. $49.99/month unlimited minutes, text and data. It's only available in retail stores.