I have the same problem.
Workaround: using the headset!
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Hi, being still a bit depressed from the proximity sensor issue I personally had to deal for a few months before the re-calibration tool was issued on Android5 I am closely following this issue. I am reluctant to upgrade to Android 6 running again into this problem. The work around at that time was to use the power button to end a call. I still felt that user experience with this bug was strongly affected as the phone was quite limited in usability. Since the re-calibrating tool was issued with one of the latest updates of FairphoneOS 18.xx I used it once and the sensor worked again like a charmer and never had a problem again. Note, cleaning the sensor never made a difference for me (even not even doing this in a real clean room ISO5 as using de-ionized nitrogen to purge…).
So, I strongly hope that this issue is solved quickly and reliably, so that I soon can dare the upgrade to Android 6…
Thanks and regards,
Timm
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@TimmWa the FP team have already worked on this and we are currently testing in the Beta version. All being well this should be released soon
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Same workaround that I figured out. It’s a bit tedious, but it works reliably, and you can still access the screen mid-call if necessary e.g. to switch loudspeaker on or off, access other functions et c. Cleaning and calibrating proximity sensors sounds like too much hassle!
This is fixed with 17.05.02:
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Very nice,
I just updated now that the proximity sensor bug has been taken care of. The update went smooth, just straight, took appr. 30min in total and a brief test of the sensor when making a call showed the functionality one would expect. Great !
Much thanks,
Timm
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