I have a Galaxy Note 1st edition. Phone is fine for me other then that when I make a phone call and my ear touches the screen it will activate the pull down screen and next activate bluethooth, wif, gps or whatever button comes available on the sreen.

I'm sure that is not the way it is intended to be, and probably there must be a setting that de-activates this when making a call.

Any help appreciated.

cut your ear off

reduce screen sensitivity!

cut your ear off

reduce screen sensitivity!

Cut off one ear, doesn't seem to help and a lot of mess on the screen.

Can't find a setting which allows me to reduce the touch sensitivity.

So question remains.

Has this always happened, or is this a new phenomenon?

It sounds like there may be an issue with the proximity sensor? This could be an issue with the device itself, these proximity sensors to stop working, or more likely it could be an issue with the ROM you are using. Is there any indication in the user's manual that this sensor can be manually turned off or adjusted? A custom ROM or MOD might allow access to this functionality. Maybe look through XDA for ideas?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1410

Proximity sensors are used for additional several apps. including custom (loud) ringtones when the device 'senses' it is in an enclosed space (purse, pocket), and this might have been added in your ROM, but actually broke the standard (ear-hands-free) functionality?

cut your ear off

reduce screen sensitivity!

But how will this help, surely the ear is needed to listen to the speaker?

cut your ear off

reduce screen sensitivity!

Cut off one ear, doesn't seem to help and a lot of mess on the screen.

Can't find a setting which allows me to reduce the touch sensitivity.

So question remains.

You can clean the mess up, but you don't forgot without your ear you won't be able to hear the phone call anyway.

cut your ear off

 

 

reduce screen sensitivity!

 

But how will this help, surely the ear is needed to listen to the speaker?

 

cut your ear off

 

 

reduce screen sensitivity!

 

 

Cut off one ear, doesn't seem to help and a lot of mess on the screen.

 

Can't find a setting which allows me to reduce the touch sensitivity.

 

So question remains.

 

You can clean the mess up, but you don't forgot without your ear you won't be able to hear the phone call anyway.

There you go then. Problem solved

As Lomo said. More information is required from the Op.

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Ok, I just found a setting in the call settings that let me turn off screen - turn on proximity sensor when making a call.Will see how that turns out.

On a sidenote, do you think power glue will work for the ear.

Ok, I just found a setting in the call settings that let me turn off screen - turn on proximity sensor when making a call.Will see how that turns out.

On a sidenote, do you think power glue will work for the ear.

Not if you've got to stick it on to your avitar

Ok, I just found a setting in the call settings that let me turn off screen - turn on proximity sensor when making a call.Will see how that turns out.

On a sidenote, do you think power glue will work for the ear.

The setting seems to do the trick. Thanks for the advice as I never had heard about a proximity sensor, let stand knowing the function of it.

While searching for this setting I actually discovered how many settings and functions such a phone has hidden somewhere.

I think for my next smart phone purchase I will have to take a course on how to use a phone.

I actually discovered how many settings and functions such a phone has hidden somewhere.

Amazingly the "User's Manual" often details these "hidden" features.

Screen protectors are often the cause of a malfunctioning Proximity Sensor - if they are not specifically designed for the unit they can end up covering the sensor.

Edited May 31, 201313 yr by lomatopo

I actually discovered how many settings and functions such a phone has hidden somewhere.

Amazingly the "User's Manual" often details these "hidden" features.

I don't doubt that, my remark was actually to indicate how advanced these tech gadgets are these days that to read and fully understand everything written in the user manual you will need a lot of time. and be familiar with this kind of gadgets.

For example some time ago I bought a Marantz receiver and it came with a A4 sized 85 page manual. The remote has somthing like 76 buttons. I'm sure that by the time I understand everything function it has, receivers will be a thing of the past.