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Just recently, my Auto Rotate function broke.
I noticed it failing intermittently over the last couple of weeks, but didn't think anything of it, as I thought it was a setting issue.
But then the other day it failed completely.
The camera is stuck in Landscape mode, but the rest of the phone functions in Portrait mode.
I can't change either.
When I started trouble shooting a couple of days ago, I did the following:
- Power cycled the S3. Didn't fix the issue.
- recalibrated Gyro sensor. Still broken.
- Pulled battery for 30 seconds, reinstalled and rebooted phone. Auto Rotate was still broken. I repeated the process, and auto rotate started working again. But only for a couple of minutes, then it broken again.
- Repeated the above process, worked and then broke again.
- I reset my S3 to Factory Default, but Auto Rotate is still broken.
- Auto Rotate completely broken at this point.
I called Sprint, created an eticket, and went to the Sprint store. They checked it out, and verified that Auto Rotate is broken. They are ordering me a replacement S3 Pebble Blue, 32GB device. Hopefully I'll get a new device, and not a refurbed.
I don't know why Auto Rotate broke, but I hope it is not a widespread issue, as I'd hate for it to keep breaking.
Auto Rotate used to be a simple function, but Samsung added a few options to the Auto rotate feature, maybe complicated the way it works, which is prone more to breaking the feature. I don't know.
I just noticed that my Screen Off while on a call is not working. I checked the appropriate setting.
I'm unsure when exactly that function broke, and I don't think it's related to the Auto rotate function, as it's a different sensor.
I used to be able to cover the sensor with my hand, and the screen would shut off, but not anymore.
Anyway, if anyone else is having the above issue(s), it may not be a setting issue, but a hardware failure.
Maybe you turned auto rotate off?
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That was one of the first things I made sure of.
Are you running a custom launcher like apex or holo? If so, the launcher settings will override your phone settings. If you have a custom launcher, make sure that auto rotate is enabled in both the launcher and system settings.
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As I mentioned, I reset the S3 to Factory Default, and still have the issues.
The Auto Rotate is still broken, as is the Screen Off sensor during calls.
I am running ADW Launcher Ex, but the above doesn't work with either the stock or ADW Launcher.
As for the proximity sensor, make sure that you don't have any apps that use the sensor as a function such as "wave control".
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No apps, as my apps are at a minimum since I'm swapping out phones Tuesday.
I didn't even bother to Root this S3 again.
Sounds to me like you just got a defective device. Hopefully the replacement will be good! I have not heard of many problems with this phone at all so I am sure you will be good to go with the next one.
wow! i'm having the exact same issue, guess i'll unroot and swap it... thanks for the post (a year later )
bender beerman said:
wow! i'm having the exact same issue, guess i'll unroot and swap it... thanks for the post (a year later )
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It's only been a couple of months
I just got the Tab S 8.4 yesterday and I am trying to figure if I am missing something. My screen will not rotate, it will stay in portrait mode all the time, it will not go to landscape mode on anything...youtube, internet, gallery, etc. Yes...the SCREEN ROTATION is on in settings. I have turned it on and off and still nothing. I even went ahead and did a reset. Still nothing.
Am I missing something?
Probably not, just need to return it. Something might be wrong with its hardware or software that will not make the screen rotate.
Is screen rotation highlighted when you pull down the notification panel? If it is download SENSOR BOX FOR ANDROID from play and see if the orientation sensor is working.
ashyx said:
Is screen rotation highlighted when you pull down the notification panel? If it is download SENSOR BOX FOR ANDROID from play and see if the orientation sensor is working.
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Screen Rotation is highlighted when I pull down the notification panel. I will download the app and check it out. I mean, what can I do anyways if it does show that the sensor is working correctly?
Are you using a different launcher?
javisuhfiks said:
Screen Rotation is highlighted when I pull down the notification panel. I will download the app and check it out. I mean, what can I do anyways if it does show that the sensor is working correctly?
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at least you will know the hardware is working. You could also try SET ORIENTATION from play to see if you can force it.
ashyx said:
at least you will know the hardware is working. You could also try SET ORIENTATION from play to see if you can force it.
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Set orientation did work. It did change the orientation of the screen from portrait to landscape. But it stood that way, meaning everything was either going to be stuck in portrait mode or landscape.
As for the launcher...its stock touchwiz. I have not tried any other launchers.
What was the result of the sensor test?
ashyx said:
What was the result of the sensor test?
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im not home with the tablet yet. All those things I did yesterday night. I will try the sensor test first thing when i get home.
Ok, I downloaded app and no good. The gyroscope sensor did not move correctly. The accelerometer sensor showed me the worse. The ball just rolled to the top right corner and stood there. Did not move at all, even when I slam down on any direction. Returning this tablet.
Thanks everyone.
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I bought an Open Box for about $90 off from Best Buy, the 10.5 Tab S, and had the same issue with no rotation of screen. I only tested it with other programs that will change orientation for you, and it worked then, but not automatically, only when using the app. I checked all settings, including accessibility, I flushed the cache using the Recovery mode, but no luck. I did get lucky though at Best Buy, as they were awesome and ended up giving me a brand new one in exchange, without any additional charge. There may be some manufacturing defects in the sensors that are causing these issues. Good luck to you too sir.
Ive seen it said that some people, who've had the same problem, gave the tablet a sharp slap on the back to fix it.
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Ive seen it said that some people, who've had the same problem, gave the tablet a sharp slap on the back to fix it.
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My Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 just exhibited the same problem today. A sharp slap to the back of the tablet did fix it...
Thanks.
i know this thread is 1 year old however i purchased a brand new S2 8 inch tablet from canada computers and it too will not rotate the screen on its own. If i use a 3rd party software it has no issues rotating but it stays that way until i rotate it otherwise manually. Brand new less than 1 day old and i already have to warranty it with Samsung disappointed that such a premium tablet having an issue out of the box. Also all sensor software in install all indicate there are no sensors installed.
Edit: ok now everything works great and all sensors work now on Sensor Box. I had to do a hard cache reset of the cache partition using that dos look alike menu at startup.
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i know this thread is 1 year old however i purchased a brand new S2 8 inch tablet from canada computers and it too will not rotate the screen on its own. If i use a 3rd party software it has no issues rotating but it stays that way until i rotate it otherwise manually. Brand new less than 1 day old and i already have to warranty it with Samsung disappointed that such a premium tablet having an issue out of the box. Also all sensor software in install all indicate there are no sensors installed.
Edit: ok now everything works great and all sensors work now on Sensor Box. I had to do a hard cache reset of the cache partition using that dos look alike menu at startup.
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You did a factory reset.
ashyx said:
You did a factory reset.
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This confuses me since the Android settings Backup / Restore has "Factory Reset" which I did twice and it didn't work, then I pressed power button, volume up and home button to bring up the other menu on bootup and selected the format cache partition option. This resolved the issue and was happy I didn't loose my data unlike the backup/restore had wiped all my data. Is that still considered a factory reset? I did see the option to factory reset but didn't select it, I opted to try the cache partition instead which I was glad had worked. Saved me from taking my new unit back to be repaired.
theres an app called bubble level (spirit level) i used to re-calibrate my sensor since there isn't a built in way anymore, if the slapping doesn't work or you don't wanna risk it try that.
Specifically Double tap to wake up & sleep.
I realize I am supposed to hold onto the phone but it still does not work.
It's seemed a bit finnicky to me. It seems to work when I need it to, but if I'm just messing around it sometimes doesn't. I just calibrated the G-Sensor in display settings. Maybe that will help?
I did actually, twice, each on different leveled surfaces.
Phone must be held in portrait mode, or with the top slightly elevated when you double tap. I think it also doesn't work in power saving mode
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Specifically Double tap to wake up & sleep.
I realize I am supposed to hold onto the phone but it still does not work.
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Check your g-sensor if it works
kangconsumer said:
Check your g-sensor if it works
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my friends htc one m9 is having the same issue.... gestures aren't working when the screen is off. Auto rotation isn't working either
The calibration sensor moving left to right isn't working...
This was after I updated the firmware to 1.32.401.17.. Anyone else having this issue?
I've noticed that my M9 only double taps to sleep if its in the lock screen. Is that what its suppose to do? It won't sleep if it's not in the lock screen.
If the phone is on the desk I nudge it slightly so it rotates a tiny bit to the left or right before double tapping to wake. You have to be in the lock screen to double tap to sleep.
Double tap works fine for me. If you don't move the phone beforehand, triple tap will wake it.
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So peeps, I was having the exact same problem as op, narrowed it down to the latest HTC lockscreen update from play store, go back to stock version of the lockscreen and try it out, mine works now perfectly, left some feedback on the play store for HTC on the update. Try it see if it helps any ?
auto-rotate and double tap not working
jbm76 said:
my friends htc one m9 is having the same issue.... gestures aren't working when the screen is off. Auto rotation isn't working either
The calibration sensor moving left to right isn't working...
This was after I updated the firmware to 1.32.401.17.. Anyone else having this issue?
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I am having the same issues. My auto rotate does not work even though it is turned on. Also, my double tap to turn on and off does not work. They both worked just fine for the first couple days and then suddenly no longer work. I can't think of anything I could've done to cause this.
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I am having the same issues. My auto rotate does not work even though it is turned on. Also, my double tap to turn on and off does not work. They both worked just fine for the first couple days and then suddenly no longer work. I can't think of anything I could've done to cause this.
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It just started working again, we updated the firmware and assumed it was that. But it wasn't it seems... see if you are updated to the latest HTC service pack, etc
I have the same issue, it has started when I updated to the last AT&T Software from the HTC website and I tried reinstalling, resetting to factory setup but it still not working
Same here, it stopped working when I updated to latest AT&T by RUU.
It was working fine without any issues when I was using a custom ROM ViperOne.
Auto-rotate works fine, it's just the double tap to wake and camera launch (landscape + volume up) don't work.
I tried calibrating g-sensor twice, still not working. Factory reset didn't fix.
I am 100% sure it's a software bug. Hope they fix.
Edit: HTC Released an update on the Play Store and has supposedly fixed it.
Same here After update
I am having this problem as well. Gestures stopped working when the screen is off as soon as I installed the newest AT&T firmware update. All of my apps are up to date and the phone is not rooted. I purchased it two weeks ago. I performed a factory reset after I updated firmware to make sure everything was in order.
Android: Stock 5.1
HTC Sense 7.0
Software number 2.6.502.18
Kernal: 3.10
I too have the same problem with the new AT&T update. Has anyone figured out how to pix this? Please share on how to solve this problem, I want double tap to wake on my phone! Thanks for any help.
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HTC Sence version 7.0
Software number 2.6.502.18
Kernel version 3.10
Faders said:
I too have the same problem with the new AT&T update. Has anyone figured out how to pix this? Please share on how to solve this problem, I want double tap to wake on my phone! Thanks for any help.
Adroid version 5.1
HTC Sence version 7.0
Software number 2.6.502.18
Kernel version 3.10
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That is not the latest AT&T update. It should be 2.11.502.18. Have you checked the Play Store to see if you have the latest version of motion launch? Search for HTC Motion Launch. If you do, I would look into updating the AT&T software to the latest to see if that helps.
on an international phone i had the same problem on first boot, but after a reboot, everything worked fine..
I also..my new m9 (since now stock) wake gesture fail frequently !!!!
In power saver mode totally....incredible!!!
Any solution?
Double tap to wake seems to look at the proximity sensor too to check it isn't in your pocket. Make sure nothing is covering it, such as your case if you use one.
I posted here a few days ago about my accelerator using inverted values (Basically when im holding my phone upright the sensor app shows that im holding it upside down and same goes for the landscape mode) and I've tried to flash a dozen of different regional variants but they all have the same problem.
Now I have sucessfully rooted my moto g7 play with Magisk and i was wondering if I could edit any files related to the accelerator sensor to invert the values or something like that?
I'd be super grateful because this has been annoying me for the past few days now.....
Cheers in advance!
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I posted here a few days ago about my accelerator using inverted values (Basically when im holding my phone upright the sensor app shows that im holding it upside down and same goes for the landscape mode) and I've tried to flash a dozen of different regional variants but they all have the same problem.
Now I have sucessfully rooted my moto g7 play with Magisk and i was wondering if I could edit any files related to the accelerator sensor to invert the values or something like that?
I'd be super grateful because this has been annoying me for the past few days now.....
Cheers in advance!
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Dear Hassan! I'm facing the same issue. Have you find the solution to this reverse accelerometer problem?
So not sure why but noticed my auto rotate is no longer working. It's definitely switched on. Tried it with face detection too with no change. I am using RICE Renovate, Minot Substratum theme and Repainter. It's not RICE as I turned it off and problem still persists. Don't think it's Minot as I deactivated the System UI tweak with no change. Repainter, I disabled theming and still no bueno. Have rebooted and togglef auto rotate quick toggle on and off. What could be causing this?
So I did some digging and confirmed my accelerometer is stuck on the y axis at -156. I've tried hitting the phone to correct it but no dice. Going to chat with Google tomorrow and get this phone replaced. Already had to have the screen replaced first month I had it.
Just more and more problems...
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So I did some digging and confirmed my accelerometer is stuck on the y axis at -156. I've tried hitting the phone to correct it but no dice. Going to chat with Google tomorrow and get this phone replaced. Already had to have the screen replaced first month I had it.
Just more and more problems...
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Did you ever drop your phone?
Update.
Google is sending me a replacement device however it says on the order form it's refurbished which doesn't make me happy. We'll see what condition it's in when it arrives but there is no way I can go on with a broke. Accelerometer sensor.