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[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] d3l1:
I still have some problems during calls, it seems like the sensor isn't working anymore when calling somebody. the screen just stays on all the time instead of turning off when I put the phone to my ear.

Help please!!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] mdmhd2:
There isn't any HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\Hd2ProximityScreenOff on my registry.

ROM Version 1.66.408.1 (ITA)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] vangrieg:
You need to create that key yourself if you need settings different from default ones.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] mdmhd2:
Thanks. It worked.

Great application!

Anyway, I'm wondering if this app drains more battery...

EDIT: No battery drain. Not to be picky, but how about infrared led lifespan? (10times per second)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Sichroteph:
no matter what i try exceptions don't work on my htc Leo.

Edit : Finaly found my mistake. All is working perfectly now. Thanks for this briliant app !
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] manusfreedom:
Works well on my HD2 Leo with the ActiveOnlyIfLocked option. I use it with S2U2.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] kinsago:
Just to add an idea..

This could be really battery hungry, but could we use the proximity sensor in the same way as the blackberry uses its holster (what i assume is a magnet) to turn the screen on and off.]

Just in case anyone doesn't know the holster function on a BB, it's something like this.

-Official BB holsters (cases) have what I believe is a magnet in the back of them.

-When BB is inserted, it goes into 'Holster' mode (for my wife, the screen turns off and the ring volume increases

-When the phone is taken out, the ring level returns to normal and the screen turns on again.

Could this be done with the prox. sensor?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] manusfreedom:
Could you add an ExceptionLandscape, to be able add S2U2 in landscape, because now if you are in landscape and lock the device the proximity sensor doesn't work.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ducklas1:
Hmmm...i wonder if this Programm will help me with VOICE COMMAND...the display is not turning off when i speak voice commands into my phone...i think VOICE COMMAND is not supporting Touch Handies...the vers. 1.6 is very old...no updates anymore...so is this program what i am looking for?????

If not, do someone have another solution???:confused::confused::confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Frapal:
Idea for Proximity Sensor

My idea is that the sensor would activate when you answer the call with the slider and it would disactivate at the end of call; so the screen would stay lock during the call.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] flowergrower:
feature +

Is there possibility to add option something like "activate lock only if: proximity remain detected xxx ms (proximity detected without interruption at least xxx ms)"?

to avoid accidental proximity e.g. when touching start button on screen etc.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ahlok_hk:
Nice program.

How about update a registry to reflect the proximity sensor status? such that other program like mortscript could reference to the registry and do custom action? Thanks.

For example :

When sensor is off: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\sensorstatus = 0

When sensor is on but not triggered: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\sensorstatus = 1

When sensor is triggered: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\sensorstatus = 2
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ahlok_hk:
I found that the HD2 will not only turn off the screen but to lock the screen, too. Instead of calling screen lock(and off), is the app able to prevent screen lock(and off) but to call external program when the proximity sensor is triggered?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] djet:
This app just turns the screen off, but it doesn't put the device into standby mode. Is this right?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Arkadash:
Right. I put my HD2 in pocket, the screen Off and after 30 sec (wm timer) device goes in standby...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] eww245:
Is there any way to use proximity when in a call?

I use the default WM dialer so the sensor does not turn off the screen during a call.

If ActiveOnlyIfLock is set to 0 it will go off during a call, but when set to 1 it doesn't when it is at the lockscreen.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] dMarx:
fantastic app! Thank you!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] mmmalas:
keep the good work, thanks

I will give it a go soon.

also will you provide user interface to modify options instead of working with registry

regards
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] hb5:
Is this app just for HD2 or it can be used on TouchDiamond 2?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] flowinglight:
useful with skype program :-)

testing
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] CyberSniper:
Great app thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] lomo2002:
thanks,

i was looking for such a program, i hope this also work on Diamond 2.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] mr_zero:
It's a really nice tool.

Will you thinking to add "Disable Proximity Sensor while incall with BT"? It'll be great to stop the screen to wake in the pocket while incall with BT.

Thanks for all your great jobs and times.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] trepaulo:
Works fine on my HTC Rhodium/TP2 as well :)

Great work :D

I've been playing with it for 5 minutes already now XD

edit: after some more time I found out that my phone/screen wakes up after a while (about 1-2 minutes) for no apparent reason.

I'm using HTC Rhodium with Stock 6.5, Dutch. Using csdevctrl.6.5 to make my screen lock whenever I put it in standby.

No one with HTC Leo experiencing this? might just be that my Rhodium is the problem.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] woaloo:
Thanks a lot

Great app, many thanks for your job.

Is there a way to change the sensivity of the sensor, because, it's sometimes impossible to go to the start menu, the screen go off before !

A setting menu could be great.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] drindy:
One of the best app. This allows me to use the BT without having to take the phone out of my pocket.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] woaloo:
+1

It could be a nice feature. Very useful when you reach the Start Button !
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] nelsonw:
Anyone could make this work on TP/Fuze? Dont worked for me... why? just why? :'(
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] dmode90:
I have the same behavior, my HD2 constantly waking up every few minutes
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] agentdr8:
I think because the Fuze/TP has no proximity sensor, only a light sensor.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] yeche:
Thanks

Thanks for this tool
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] podezebi:
Hello,

Can't find HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\ in the registry ...

I use PHM Registry Editor...

Any idea ?

Thanx for your help !
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] nelsonw:
oooooooo

Ahhhhhhhhhhh, that's little detail... LOL i tought that the light sensor was used... so the TP2 has prox. sensor?

Thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] woaloo:
I've tried to tweak a bit the registry settings, to avoid accidental screen off when I hit the start menu. But with no effect.

The trick is that, when you modify this key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\Hd2ProximityScreenOff\SensorOffWhenProximity

In fact,the screen go off, but after the time you choose (in ms) it switch the screen on again, and so on.

In my opinion, it would be better to choose a time latency before screen off.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] matckal:
hi thx

nice program
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] dainar:
Congratulations on an excellent idea.

The program would be very helpful if it worked.

I do not think that (HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software \Exidler \Hd2ProximityScreenOff \SensorOffWhenProximity) is the time where the screen stays off

I have tested

1) SensorOffWhenProximity = dword:0

2) SensorOffWhenProximity = dword:500

3) SensorOffWhenProximity = dword:5000

but nothing changes.

Shutdown is always instantaneous, and it is also very sensitive: do not need the darkness.

I have a HTC hd2, maybe the program does not work with this terminal.

The program is already so much comfortable, confident that if we could improve this time latency ... It would be perfect :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] kramerty88:
I have the same with my HD2, after it shuts down it wakes up inmediatly, then 10-20 seconds later it shuts down and keeps waking up. Even when I place my phone at my night stand so total darkness and no proximity.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] woaloo:
If you have not those keys, You can create it, using PHM registry or resco one.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] manusfreedom:
It's not the time to shutdown, it's the time after the sensor is turned off.

If you cover the sensor less than this time, the screen come back and if it's more than this time the screen stay off.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] dainar:
Maybe my English is not clear.

but that is that is wrong.

If I spend with my hand on the sensor, the phone goes into standby, immediately.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] chris10230:
Yes that will happen

cover screen off.

If covered for time frame set

-> screen off completely

else

-> screen off then will come back on

end

If you are still having trouble import the following reg key and then you will have a 500ms time set up. It works for me so no doubt it should for you
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ephestione:
I didn't read the whole thread, I admit it, so probably someone else reported this or it's a feature and not a bug... but the device turns the display on by itself while locked, at random, and whenever I press the power button to send the device to sleep, right after that the display will turn back on (of course I just pass my finger on the proximity sensor and it turns off for good).

This only happens when proximitysensor is active.

I created the reg key to enable proximitysensor ONLY in locked mode, and that's the only existing key and only single modification I did (using v0.2).

I would like the display to turn off and stay off when I press the power button, and avoid the screen turning on by itself :D

Other than that, this little utility is great!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] mortazavi:
It's grear

thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] appelflap:
Nice idea and great implementation. Thanks.

I don't know if this is asked before, but can you make a version that will launch an app or command this way?(maybe with just some registry entry where you can define a path to an app or enter a shell command)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] dainar:
thanks for the explanations.

Same to you the program works well.

Your reg file (Exlider) is identical to mine.

Unfortunately my phone does not work.

Parameter SensorOffWhenProximity not work.

Now I think it depends on my rom (Lynex by 1.1 Lucap).

when I'll change my rom, I will try the program again.

by

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In Italian:

Grazie per le spiegazioni.

Anche a te il programma funziona bene.

Il tuo file di registro (Exlider) è identico al mio.

Purtroppo sul mio telefono non funziona.

Il parametro SensorOffWhenProximity non funziona.

Ora io penso che dipenda dalla mia rom (Lynex 1.1 by LucaP).

quando io cambierò la mia rom, io proverò di nuovo il programma.

ciao
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] kweiss10:
does this have the same feature?

http://www.pocketshield.net/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpxY9t34TTI
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Arkadash:
kweiss10

Pocket Shield can not block device with the Proximity Sensor ... It can only UnBlock with sensor...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ozkaya:
I keep pressing end button when trying to get my HD2 out of the case, and thus hanging up on people. I tried this software, but looks like it doesn't lock the hardware buttons and I can still press end button while there is proximity. Or am I doing some configuration wrong?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] pckshd:
I think they are similar. Not sure if this one blocks the HW keys and auto powers off to preserve battery life (pocketshield does).
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] twe90kid:
hmm, i'm using this on my touch pro. i just tested something and was wondering if someone can help me. so i installed it and i tested with my fingers over the sensor. it turned off the phone, but i realized that if i flip the phone to face down (screen facing down, battery cover facing up), the phone turns back on. but if i cover it again with my finger it doesn't turn on anymore.

seems like first finger cover would turn off phone, but as soon as your finger leaves within a certain amount of time, the phone turns back on
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ephestione:
I have a similar thing. If I turn display off with power button, the display turns back on if proximity sensor is running, I have to pass my fingerover the sensor to turn itoff again.

Also, sometimes the display wakes up by itself while locked if the program is running.

That's why I uninstalled it for the time being, even if I would really like to have it working ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] shagratt:
Great job pal!!! This application is one of the most useful things I installed!!!

I was using AE BUTTON PLUS but this feels like magic.

Thanks for creating this amazing soft!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] webpatrick:
Are u still working on this issue, will there be updates soon?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] emailpjc:
Translated with google:

I have a TP2 with the original rom in Spanish and also lights up the screen only when it is exactly 1 minute and if she gets off with the proximity sensor no longer turns back on itself. In my case because I have activated the screen off after a minute of inactivity and lock with password to 0 seconds. If I remove the lock with password, the screen no longer comes on by itself.

I too need that occurs off screen after maintain proximity for some time since accidentally goes off on many occasions against their wishes.

Some questions:

1 .- The right key is with a space or no space?:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\Hd2ProximityScr eenOff

Or

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\Hd2ProximityScreenOff

2 .- My English is very bad and Google does not give me too good a translation into Spanish. Can you explain a somewhat more extensive meaning of these parameters to see if I can understand it?

AfterCallReactivateSensor

SensorOffWhenProximity

ActiveOnlyIfLocked

EDIT (10/03/2010): I discovered an error:

After taking a picture, the screen goes black, as if the camera is completely tapase. It has just completed the picture is not showing the menu to return to the camera, or the options to delete, add to a contact, etc..

Thanks

En Español:

Tengo una TP2 con la rom en español original y también se enciende la pantalla sola cuando pasa exactamente 1 minuto y si se vuelve a apagar con el sensor de proximidad ya no se vuelve a encender sola. En mi caso se debe a que tengo activado el apagado de la pantalla tras un minuto de inactividad y el bloqueo con password a 0 segundos. Si quito el bloqueo con password, la pantalla ya no se enciende sola.

Yo también necesito que el apagado de pantalla se produzca después de mantener la proximidad durante algún tiempo ya que se apaga accidentalmente en muchas ocasiones sin desearlo.

Unas preguntas:

1.- ¿La clave correcta es con un espacio o sin espacio?:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\Hd2ProximityScr eenOff

O

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\Hd2ProximityScreenOff

2.- Mi ingles es muy malo y Google no me da una traducción demasiado buena al español. ¿Podéis explicar de una manera un poco mas extensa el significado de los siguientes parámetros para ver si consigo entenderlo?

AfterCallReactivateSensor

SensorOffWhenProximity

ActiveOnlyIfLocked

EDITO (10/03/2010): he descubierto un error:

Tras hacer una foto, la pantalla se queda en negro, como si se tapase completamente la cámara. No presenta la foto recién realizada, no aparece el menú para regresar a la cámara, ni las distintas opciones de borrar, añadir a un contacto, etc.

Gracias
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] brettsorby:
mate, this is awsome, i like the fact it only locks the screen if your on the today screen! genius
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] G-ThGraf:
Thanks a lot for your tools!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ephestione:
it's without space, that space is put there automatically by vbulletin to avoid longline spamming

Anyway I also still have this problem:

1) Proximityscreenoff active only when device locked

2) as soon as I turn off display, it immediately turns back on until I pass my finger on the sensor, or I press the power button again

3) it randomly turns on after some time if it is left by itself on the desk
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] mmiller7:
Yep, same with the Touch Pro2...so I'll have to remove it for now. Also, not sure if it's my case or what but I find that the proximity sensor wasn't sensing my cloth belt case unless I jammed the phone into my hip. I'm using a small Quantaray camera case (velcro catch) with a belt-clip as my phone case, it's held in "portrit mode" but as a result seatbelts and things press the wake-up button, then I find I've used 10% of my battery driving half-hour to class.

Very nice app, with a little more work I think it will be perfect!

I understand you can't directly control the sensor, but perhapes there would be a way to "shut off" the app after the screen has been on for X seconds? For example, if it turns on in my pocket, it'll be covered and shut off immediately. If I'm holding it, it could assume after maye 3-5 seconds that it's outside and shut off the lock. That would reduce accidental activation (flicking screen, touching start, tapping batti) by maybe 90%. Then it could re-activate the lock after turning off with the hard-button.

I'm not into mobile programming but that was the best idea I could think of without having direct access to the sensor or it's data.

I look forward to testing a v0.3 in the future!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] vua777:
just found this usefull for me
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] goninph:
Hello,

I can not find in my registry

How to add the exeption: USB connection?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Exidler \ eenOff Hd2ProximityScr

AfterCallReactivateSensor = dword: 150 - Temps en ms lorsque activer le capteur de proximité après l'appel terminé

SensorOffWhenProximity = dword: 0 - Temps en ms lors de la désactivation capteur de proximité sur la proximité détecté. Mai être utile de désactiver la détection des accidents. Ce capteur de proximité, le temps est toujours active et si aucune porximity détecté à cette époque - écran sera allumé automatiquement

ActiveOnlyIfLocked = dword: 0 - Activer le capteur de proximité que si Téléphone verrouillé.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ephestione:
please test it yourself, on my hd2 if I enable it only when locked, it turns on the display right after I turned it off, and it turns it on randomly while locked. But the proximity activation works well.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Ramalama:
Hi, can you add a function (can be activated through registry...), that if you make a call, when you are in a call... that the screen is tunrning off on proximity and turning on again if you would look on the screen again?... like original when you are calling... this function exists already and everyone have it...

but i use phoneex, and the screen is always on, or always off... so i would it have like original...

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And the phone turns on again, after phone is locked... on proximity...

i have the registry for onlyifphonelocked...

Cheers :-)

And thanks for this wounderfull tool!!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Arkadash:
I have PhonEx and my screen off/on normal during call... Have You "Disable WM Dialer" function on or off in PhonEx option.

"Proximity Sensor for Screen Off" is a very good application.

It works fine, but I have a "phone turns on again" bug too.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] goninph:
Hello,

I can not find in my registry

HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Exidler \ eenOff Hd2ProximityScr

AfterCallReactivateSensor = dword: 150 - Temps en ms lorsque activer le capteur de proximité après l'appel terminé

SensorOffWhenProximity = dword: 0 - Temps en ms lors de la désactivation capteur de proximité sur la proximité détecté. Mai être utile de désactiver la détection des accidents. Ce capteur de proximité, le temps est toujours active et si aucune porximity détecté à cette époque - écran sera allumé automatiquement

ActiveOnlyIfLocked = dword: 0 - Activer le capteur de proximité que si Téléphone verrouillé.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] goninph:
Sensor detects a presence of more than 2 seconds

Hello,

The top would be:

When the proximity sensor detects a presence of more than 2 seconds, the screen will remain off.

Less than 2 seconds, eg detection of a finger, the screen turns off when the finger goes, but turns on once it passed.

Thank you for this software (with Inesoftphone 6.05) that works better and is much more reactive than PS
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Ramalama:
Yes i disabled it, because, i get some not beatifull gfx bugs... and it slower than...

with WM Dialer enabled it works, like it must^^ but i have than that gfx bugs and its slower... so im trying that this option can be maked in this tool :-) xD

That will be nice :-)

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The registry entry doesn't exist...

You must make it...

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Exidler\Hd2ProximityScreenOff\

And than you can add here what you want...

Again, The keys not exists... you must create them self!!!

Cheers :-)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] kofeinik:
problem with HTC HD2

HTC HD2, setting registry keys doesn't make any result. I want to slow down locking device with pause 2-3 seconds after closing proximity sensor. But device locks immediately after closing sensor :confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Eggy88:
Is there a way to make a "timer" on this, so that the sensor must be blocked for say 5 sec before the screen locks. I often swipe the finger over the sensor by accident and the screen locks.

By having a "timer" you would be forced to cover the sensor for 5 sec before it locks, it would still lock ones you put it into a pouch etc, but you wont have to unlock it that often after accidentaly swiping your finger over the sensor.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ephestione:
uhm, can we consider this promising tool as "still in development"?

It would be simply effective without the "phone turns on again" bug (both immediately after turning it off, and at random moments while it's in standby)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Unknownforce:
For those having the phone turning back on after pressing the power button to turn it off...

I got a Touch Pro 2 and I was pretty annoyed by this as well. But I noticed that the registry settings listed in the first post are not there by default. I put them there manually, this did nothing for the problem. I then set SensorOffWhenProximity to any number other than 0, even just 1, and it fixed the problem.

This however, creates another (what I consider to be smaller) issue... if you simply swipe your finger across it quickly, it will go off and then back on. But if you just put it in your pocket or hold your finger there for a split second, it works as intended, I think this is a much better alternative than it turning back on when pressing the power button...

Just figured I'd share my finding.

Oh, and BTW, you have to either restart the program via the start menu/programs menu or restart the phone when you change the registry settings.