We’ve just about got over all the iPhone 4 antenna issues for the moment anyway, (even if they haven’t been fixed) but now another culprit is rearing his head.
Users on Apple’s Discussion boards are getting frustrated by issues with the proximity sensor on the iPhone 4. This sensor can tell when you have the phone up against your ear and it blacks out the display to prevent unnecessary battery usage and it also prevents you from accidentally touching controls on the screen.
However, ever since the iPhone 4′s debut back in June, several users were reporting problems with them. Several users have reported that they kept accidentally ending calls with their cheek and putting people on hold etc…
This thread on the Apple discussion board is currently the most viewed one and is several pages long, it’s attracting an awful lot of attention.
A faulty proximity sensor is just about the worst thing to happen for a touchscreen device as it really screws things up when your taking calls. It’s an essential piece of kit and any issues with it are a right pain. However, more than likely this is just a software glitch, as Steve Jobs said at his recent press conference that an update was in the works to deal with this issue.
Here’s a selection of issues people are having
“3 cheek dials today. Not a happy customer,” wrote user “MacSince85.”
“Was having issues with sensor, but went beyond that. After answering and talking for 15 minutes – somehow the phone managed to drill down to the ringtone menu and started playing ringtones in my ear while I was on the phone,” reported user “wgaller.”
User “dbk9999″ wrote: “My 3rd [iPhone 4] is FAR worse with the sensor issue than my first two (which I returned for different problems). In addition, while a lot of people proclaim it is because the screen comes on when it shouldn’t, I’ve had 7 cut offs of calls and 1 activation of mute without the screen coming on.”
So hurry up Apple, get that software patch out quick, or you could have some more unhappy customers.
Any of you guys having any trouble with it?
Let me know in the comments
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