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[General Questions and Answers] Knightbird68:
Forgive me, i searched and searched and found nothing.

I have a Sprint HTC Touch Pro, on Boost mobile. Everything works great (sprint picture mail sucks and is very slow, but whatever) anyhow, you guessed it, teh slide out keyboard dumped on me after 2 months of use.

I have tried all the tutorials, taped the ribbon cables, and i am on the stock rom. It wont work.

Aside form being a PITA, i cant use the web browser. I can't find a way to get Opera or IE or Skyfire to allow me to start an on screen keyboard so i can type an address. if i click an email or text link it works fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] coolrich:
Is there any app similar to ALOQA http://www.aloqa.com that works on the htc hd2?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Marct77:
Why not use Aloqa there is a WinMo version... :confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] coolrich:
I know that they have a Winmo version, but I want to see if there are any apps that are better.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Plasmamuffins:
I have no idea why, but my in call sound went up as if I was in winmo, but I'm running android x.x
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Hamsteriel:
In call sound has been working since nearly the beginning. Also this thread title is very informative.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] surge919:
might be refering to call volume?

agree on the title comment :rolleyes:
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Reefermattness:
Its pretty obvious thats not at all what he means...

He is talking about call volume being quiet, and no volume control so, no it has not been working....

I thought that this newest version might have been a tiny bit louder myself, but cant verify that, could totally be in my imagination. :)

I agree the title could be changed, and im not entirely sure this thread was needed, at all...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] indianneel:
i think he meant the sound went UP. which if we could figure out why, would be very helpful b.c as it is, the in call volume is very low.

What apps did u install OP?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Hamsteriel:
My bad, however, if the statement had been phrased a little better, there would have been no need for interpretation. :P
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] starmena:
That's definately a very interesting discovery, what version of android are you using? The latest Froyo build? and maybe it has something to do with what you were doing right before you booted out from wm. were you in a call or something? Recording?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Plasmamuffins:
I'm sorry for the stupid title, I was just so surprised. xD

Actually, I wasn't running anything when I booted into android, and the sound was very low on a phone call. But then someone called me and the volume of the phone call startled me.

I don't have any apps having to do with sound anymore because of me having to delete my data.img a few weeks ago so the sound boost has nothing to do with that.

And, I'm running 2.1 with the launcher pro beta, but I'm not sure if that really matters, seeing as I didn't mess with anything xD
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Plasmamuffins:
By the way, the in-call volume is still loud
[HD2 General] Fif23:
my msn messengrt loses connection after awhile in the background.... in all energy rom versions. what couls be causing this ?

thanks
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redball:
I've been trying to pour through the API and find a way I can access and disable the proximity sensor with some code, but have been unsuccessful.

Does anyone know of a way, rooted or unrooted, that I can disable the proximity sensor completely?

I searched the forums and the only ways I found seem applicable to WinMo based phones.

Heck, I'll pay for a way to do it, I hate the proximity sensor that much.

Even if someone knows of a way I could disconnect it by opening my phone, I might even spring for that - but obviously a software approach would be much more appreciated...

Thanks!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] larsrya8:
Why do you hate it, if I may ask?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redball:
It is unreliable, and I know it isn't just my phone because a number of people I know also have an HTC Incredible and it seems to behave just as erratically on theirs.

Based on the code I read through for Phone.apk or whatever, it seems like it is supposed to disable the proximity sensor when you're using bluetooth, just like when using the speakerphone - but it doesn't. I can't figure out why, and I noticed another thread floating around with users having the same issue.

I want to be able to use my phone while on a call and not have to worry about a shift in overhead light or something passing over the sensor and flipping the screen off while I'm trying to use it.

I would much prefer the ability to disable it entirely, and have full control of the screen off/on using the power button.

There was one app on the app store recommended in my searches that let's you lock the screen on and only go off based on orientation or something, but it doesn't seem to work for the HTC Incredible :(
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drawde:
Try screebl? Should keep your phone on based on orientation, I think even during a call? Not sure though.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redball:
I tried Screebl, too...but unless I'm configuring it wrong - it doesn't seem to work while in phone calls.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hexto:
I hate it too. Makes my screen turn on and off when I use my bluetooth.

Sent from my HTC Incredible
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JTCGiants56:
I'm right there with you on this. I really hate being on a call and having the screen turn off and have to shake the phone around to be able to end the call.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redball:
That's the worst! It's like it gets doubly worse just when I want to be able to hang up.

If it helps anyone...I found these links. (If you google for "mProximityWakeLock", and follow the first Stack Overflow link, it also has two links in it to PhoneApp.java and InCallScreen.java)

I tried making an app that just kept calling release(), but it ended up just creating force closes.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cray1000:
you guys should email HTC so t hey fix it in the next OTA.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jazzgott:
I know this is not really about droid, but what proximity sensor also does is scale down CPU speed (even despite using setcpu) making Skype completely useless without a headset.

When you initialize a call - everything is cool.

If you hold your phone on your hand and use loudspeeker - it's cool.

As soon as you put it to close to your face/ear - not cool anymore. To the point where it's absolutely impossible...

Cheers!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ihtfp69:
It does check for a headset plugged in, bluetooth audio or the speakerphone enabled. For bluetooth, it gets a code from a getState method. It only prevents the screen from turning off if it equals a specific state. All you have to do is force it to always be true.

You can also put this in the build.prop to completely disable it.

gsm.proximity.enable=false
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] picotoslb:
How i do this?

I m a nerd....how i do this ? where i write this code in my htc desire?

Thanks
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] picotoslb:
1. you need to be rooted (if your on this forum and running miui you already are rooted) and have ES File Explorer downloaded from market.

2. open es file explorer and press menu then settings scroll all the way to the bottom and go to root options & turn on root explorer & mount file system

3. go back to the view of your sd card now on the top left there is a image of sd card click that. look for a folder named system and click there

4. in system scroll to bottom and look for a file called build.prop long press on this file and click copy now click the house at top left and paste the build.prop to your sd card

5. now go back to the system folder click on build.prop and you will get a selection of apps to pick from depending on what you have installed. pick es note editor

6. now that you in your build.prop scroll down and WHERE i put "gsm.proximity.enable=false" ? i write this code where? in the end? Where?

Thanks
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] picotoslb:
I need Help please

i need help in

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=15689458#post15689458
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Micke L:
Quick fix

I had a similar problem with my phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) when I put it in a waterproof box. The display went black when someone was calling, and it didn't reappear unless I opened the box and thereby deactivated the proximity sensor reading.

My quick fix is to put a piece of black electrical insulating tape over the sensor. Since the sensor basically is a light sensitive receiver looking for tiny reflections from a coded light source, total blackness will be read as "no near object".

But of course, a nice API call would be more elegant:)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drizzt5:
For the love of god, bump!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zhdenny:
Bump....seriously.....I've been looking everywhere for a way to disable proximity sensor. I wish Tasker had a simple Disable/Enable toggle on this sensor
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
Follow the post at the top of this page.

Make a backup of your rom just in case.

In summary, if you have root explorer then here's how I'd do it.

1. Navigate to /system.

2. Click the button at the top that says Mount R/W.

3. Open the file called build.prop.

4. At the bottom of the file add a line that says:

gsm.proximity.enable=false.

5. Hit menu, save and exit, reboot

It should work. If it doesn't you still should be ok. If unsure go ahead and restore your backup.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oleg1981:
have the same problem but with incredible s. the screen goes down until on other end some body will not put the phone down! iv trued the false method. it did nothing.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MediaTechFreak:
Disabling Proximity Sensor works!

For all those who are looking for a solution to a faulty proximity sensor and nothing else works, I can tell you that modifying the build.prop as described does work!

I simply can now press the button to turn the screen on or off while on call instead of relying on faulty sensor. Very pleased.

This was done using HTC WILDFIRE S a510a running HTC Sense GingerBread 2.3.3 which has been rooted with CWM root through CWM custom recovery installed after unlocking the bootloader at the HTCDEV site. The program used was called Rom Toolbox Lite and I used the "build.prop Editor" feature to safely make the modification to the file.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gandroz:
Black screen-solved!

THANKS MAN! IT WORKS!

Seraching for days solution for screen goes off problem during calls and this finally solved my problem (at least i hope it will be permanent)

Tested on Wildfire s 2012, 2.35 stock rom with CWM installed.

I just downoad and install build prop editor from Google play add line "gsm.proximity.enable=false",save and reboot and it works,just like [MENTION=3500210]tiny4579[/MENTION] posted.

One more time, thanks to [MENTION=3500210]tiny4579[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1589280]ihtfp69[/MENTION] and others good members on this superb forum! :good:
[HD2 General] Meiyo:
RDM used to wrork before but I don't know why it stopped now.

I can get in , but it says that the username or password is incorrect , but it IS correct and I'm sure.

I'm using vista home premium 32 bit using a hack also .
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
do you actually have a password set? because if there is no password, then it wont connect.

You can also try leaving user/pass blank on the phone, and when you connect it will present you with the PC's login screen.
[HD2 General] Meiyo:
Thanks it worked :D
[Desire General] hulkhaugen:
i just bought my 2nd Desire, this time on the airport in Amsterdam. when i turned it on it was all in english, until i selected my network, then it became Norwegian menues. next thing, i had to select language, and i could only choose from english, dutch, french etc (not norwegian), so i choose english.

first thing i did was to install the official RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed, which already was installed, but it did not add any new languages. I did the same thing on my last Desire, but that was after i had messed a lot with it, among others, i tried the Froyo update floating around here.

so what i figured was that if i could just start it in HBoot, erase all data before installing the mentioned update, it might bring back all the languages. would it? and if so, how to i go with this procedure?

i know, and i already did install the 'MoreLocale 2' app to get more languages, but i prefer to have it without any 3rd party app.
[Desire General] hulkhaugen:
BUMP! Anyone?
[Desire General] cgrec92:
well firstly you can flash morelocale2 so that its not recognised as an app but as system software

secondly cant you just download the ruu for your service provider/language?

if your language is not present in the wwe then obviously you need a different rom
[Desire General] hulkhaugen:
Sounds complicated and unwanted...

That is exactly what i did, as mentioned in my first post (RUU_Bravo_HTC_WWE_1.21.405.2_Radio_32.36.00.28U_4. 06.00.02_2_release_126984_signed). I installed the exact same ROM on my other Desire, and i got Norwegian language. During the first start wizard, the menues goes to Norwegian after i select my network provider, but in the next step of the wizard, i can only select between a few languages.

It seems as if there is some data left that prevents me from accessing my preferred language. Hence why i want to erase ALL data on my phone before installing the ROM, but i'm not sure about the procedure, guess it should be similar to what i did when i installed Froyo on my previous Desire. Only thing that it required a rom.zip on my SD-card, and all i got is a .exe installer...
[Desire General] cgrec92:
no.. what you want sound complicated and unwanted, flashing morelocale2 would take 2 minutes

anyway, yes a factory reset would take your device back to the beginning, although you can just select the setup wizard from the main menu to re-select your language
[Desire General] hulkhaugen:
Complicated, yes. but still, using morelocale2 is more of a workaround to bypass the restriction rather than removing it...

Flashing the morelocal2, any guides on that? (sounds sketchy to me though...)

EDIT: BTW, if i start the Wizard, i can't select Norwegian language...
[Desire General] Jiia:
I've had problems flashing the phone too. My Messaging application suddenly got very slow (low fps) even though it had no messages in it, at the same time all smileys turned into plain text. I reflashed my phone several times but each time the message application is as slow as before.

Why does Desire have this kind of issues that can't be fixed with reflash? Shouldn't that fix almost everything software related?
[Desire General] hulkhaugen:
Sounds more like a hw failure, but i might be wrong.

Since there seems to be no real solution to my problem, i guss i just have to root it, clear all data, install froyo, then install the original rom again, i know that works. But will my device still be rooted after such a procedure?

EDIT: @Jiia

Which ROM do you use?
[Desire General] cgrec92:
I have downloaded the application .apk and have converted into a flash zip.

Simply install it as you would through recovery to make MoreLocale2 part of your system, this means that it is untouched by factory resets etc.
[Desire General] hulkhaugen:
Thank you for being so helpful, but i'm a bit stubborn and will prefer to just remove the restriction rather than flashing in a 3rd party app to bypass the restriction.

The answer i was hoping for in here was something like this:

But since there is no good and exact guide on how to do this, i'll do the similar method by rooting and installing Froyo first. It worked so perfectly on my other handset... Don't get me wrong, i appreciate and understand your meaning, i'm just very picky :)
[EVO 4G General] Geniusdog254:
Okay... I admit, I didn't come up with this, but I can confirm it, with some pics.

I had pretty severe light leak under the buttons, but no screen separation, so this may or may not fix that.

I bet you've all heard about the seemingly crazy idea about taking a hair dryer to your screen and fixing separation, but it works!

Here's how I did it:

Turn the phone off.

Put the hair dryer on HIGH! This is important

Hold it about 1cm (~.5") away from the area that effects you, I held it there for about a minute and a half.

Press down AS HARD AS YOU CAN on the affected areas, seriously, don't be afraid of breaking it, press hard to make sure it sticks.

Hold it there for about a minute or so, until it cools down

Turn the phone on and enjoy no light leak :D

Some tips, it should be too hot to touch. I couldn't hold mine without holding it in my shirt. Seriously, I heated the front of the phone, and the kickstand was way too hot to touch.

Anyway, if you had any doubts about trying it, don't worry, it works and there are no ill affects.

Here's a photo of the phone afterwards, sorry but I didn't catch a before shot, but I did have light leak. 003 Nova bought on June 20th btw.

Photo:
[EVO 4G General] _Burst_:
Awesome!

Thanks for posting your results and even attempting it.
[EVO 4G General] felacio:
Hmm... but what if I have a ZAGG on my screen?. with this melt it?!.
[EVO 4G General] Jykinturah:
Oh man, that is a hard situation. The HTC Evo's front screen is quiet tough though, geniusdog actually mentions taking an EXACTO knife to it and it held up against the abuse. If your light leakage isn't bad, I would just leave it be, but if you want to fix it, I would just ditch the shield.
[EVO 4G General] Geniusdog254:
I don't quite know the melting point of the stuff, but if it doesn't melt it, it will probably get a little squishy & stretchy.

Like he said. The screen is REALLY tough, I don't have a scratch on mine and I haven't been exactly easy on it in the month I've had it. I've been torture testing it since mine is getting swapped Tuesday anyway and I'm quite pleased with it's durability.

About the only ways I can think of to scratch it are some types of sand will tear it to shreds, and try and keep diamond rings away from it ;)

I would guess this glass is ~6-7 on the Mohs scale, which means most things can't scratch it. For the non-science majors out here, the Mohs scale runs from 1-10 and is a measure of hardness. 6 is pretty tough, that means very few things can scratch it. Diamond is a 10, it'll tear it up, a lot of sand, especially white silica sand, is about a 7 or 8, so it will scratch it up without too much difficulty.

Look it up if you want, but most things won't scratch it unless you live on the coast & have a ton of bling :cool:

EDIT: By the way, yes I did do the EXACTO tests. Just because it didn't hurt my screen, doesn't mean you should take a knife to your expensive plastic & glass device ;) Also, you should worry about the camera lens more than the LCD, the LCD seemed damn near indestructable to me, but the lens was as easy to carve up as a Thanksgiving turkey. Like seriously, it's REALLY easy to scratch, so I would cover it with clear tape like I do. It doesn't affect image quality, but it protects it quite well.
[EVO 4G General] Jykinturah:
Hahaha, made my day. About to try this fix with some leakage in the lower right corner. Will report back.

EDIT: I can verify this works, but you need FINGERS OF STEEL. My fingers hurt from pushing down for so long. Also, check to make sure, and if it didn't work, just keep trying it again. Took me about three repeats.
[EVO 4G General] Geniusdog254:
Yeah it can be a bit of a pain lol. I thought about using a clamp but it wasn't worth the effort of tracking one down in my workshop lol

Also I did forget to mention it may take a few tries.

The first time I did mine it only fixed the center 2 buttons (where I was pressing) so I had to heat it again to get the outer two (pressing on the corners this time)
[EVO 4G General] felacio:
Yeah, I saw that video, quick question about that though, what version was he sporting?

I have the 002, but my girlfriend has the 003. her screen has light scratches at the bottom where the buttons are. So, with that, did HTC change out the glass on the front in the revision as well as the screen? (some of the screens anyway.)
[EVO 4G General] Geniusdog254:
I didn't actually make that video. I did the test myself yesterday.

I have an 003 and I couldn't manage to scratch mine no matter how hard I tried, and I tried lol. I used a kitchen knife, nada, scissors, nope, EXACTO, zilch, and a pocketknife, and once again, nothing.

I don't have any sand laying around to try, but I'm sure it could scratch it though. After all, sand is used in making glass, so it has to be harder ;)
[EVO 4G General] felacio:
I figured you didn't make the video, I was just sayin'.

..what screen does your 003 have?. I'm pretty sure my girlfriends is the Epson, it looks more vibrant then my screen, so, I'm only assuming mine is the Nova.

if you say yours is the epson too, I'll be a bit confused as to how she managed to scratch the freaking screen. lol
[EVO 4G General] toenail78:
with me i actually made the problem worse, well sorta.. i had the light leakage that really was only visible when the lights were off and thought id give this a try.. but i used a heat gun but not on a crazy hot setting, i had it set to 3 which is sorta like a hairdryer.. well i got the glass hot then laid a folded piece of paper towel on the front where the screen separation was and laid a flat piece behind the phone to prevent scratches.. i then put in into a vice and sorta tightened it but not enough to where id have to worry about the screen cracking.. i had it setting in there for around 3 minutes or so then took it out.. the leakage isnt really there anymore but now a have a bright dot of light around an inch from the bottom of the phone which can be seen with the lights on.. im like damn, i shoulda left my phone alone, the dot isnt too big probably the size of a period but its a bright one.. bummer me!!
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
I must tell my girlfriend I need her hair dryer now!

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[EVO 4G General] Geniusdog254:
I have a Nova lol, but I really doubt they changed the glass. Does she have any diamonds? Sapphires will do it too? Near the beach?

Sounds like you put a little too much force into the vice lol. Whoops :o
[EVO 4G General] felacio:
no diamonds or rings, and about 80 miles from the beach.. sooo.. those aren't it. I think it's the little metal "things".. like, the little brass nubs on jeans?. when she slips it in her pocket. that is the only thing I can think of.
[EVO 4G General] michaelvibe:
Just curious mainly, but isn't this direct hot heat bad for the screen?
[EVO 4G General] itmustbejj:
I have light leakage below the buttons like you all, but I also seem to have some above the button row at the bottom of the screen. I notice it when I am reading my phone before I got to bed, if I have a paragraph of black text, the bottom row that is half on/half off the screen is faded from the light making it hard to read. I'm wondering if this fix would help this too.
[EVO 4G General] donatom3:
change the angle you're looking at the screen. But seriously though I think everyone has this it's only visible when you're looking down on the screen when it's held at an angle.
[EVO 4G General] Geniusdog254:
Probably. That's why you should turn the phone off and not turn it back on until it's cooled down.

Hmm I'm not sure. About the only minerals I can think of that could scratch it are diamond (duh) topaz corundum & maybe quartz. That's assuming these screens really are ~6 which I'm assuming they are.