Phone(2) proximity sensor question

roweder

I have a fairphone 5, and I’m annoyed that it has a proximity sensor, but doesn’t use it to avoid touch screen input while the phone is in a pocket. Does the Phone(2) use its proximity sensor to prevent accidental touch input, like a Samsung?

I want to switch to the nothing phone, but if it won’t solve this problem, I want to brace for that beforehand. I find it surprising that the fairphone 5, a phone released in 2023, would both have a proximity sensor and be susceptible to butt dialing.

Thank you,

Derek

Derren

roweder hey 👋

Phone 2 does use the proximity sensor to prevent mistouches and the user will be presented with the below screen.

roweder

Thank you!!! I’m sold!

roweder

So, I bought this phone based on your reply. Silly me, I really should’ve read around more. That’s for game mode only, at least in the current software (nothing OS 2.0.0, Android 13).

Edit: I noticed your screenshot is of the lock screen. I can’t get this to appear for myself, but it does seem not to use the fingerprint reader if the top is covered, and I don’t press the lock button. But, if I press the lock button, I can unlock the screen just fine with the top covered. I can’t get any message like that to show up though, I assume that’s what the mistouch prevention setting in game mode looks like.

Sakthivel_S

Team

In my case using Nothing Phone 2, the proximity after locking the screen when I slightly tilt the phone it’s showing mistouch prevention option even the sensor is fine and no object near on it. Even I purposely put my hand on sensor its not showing mistouch prevention but slightly if I tilt mobile it’s showing.

Don’t know what went wrong I removed screen protector and done hard reset still the issue is not resolved.