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Dartful Dodger:
I bought a Droid on Friday and I've been having problems with the screen going black everytime I try and use the screen's number pad when I'm on the phone.

I can dial numbers fine but when I call an automated service that requires me to touch numbers the screen goes black as soon as I press a button.

I noticed it when I called my voicemail and have to enter my password.  I thought it was timing out because when I shook the phone after every number press it would light up again.

I just called a friend who has an automated service that wasn't waiting for me to shake the phone between press.  It would keep redirecting back to the main menu.  I decided to find out what was wrong with the phone.

After a few tests in my voice mail box I figured out that if I use my right hand to press the buttons the screen wouldn't go black, but if my left hand reached for the numbers it would.  I think the screen is programmed to go black when it senses something approaching from the left while in phone mode.  So a person (a right handed person) holding the phone in their left hand and pressing the numbers with the their right hand goes to hold the phone up to their ear it goes black instantly.

I did a search and couldn't find out anything about this feature (bug) or any way to reverse this setting.

I'm going to the store I bought the Droid from tommorrow.  I don't expect the teenager working their to know anything more about this, so I'm hoping a left hander on this board figured out a work around?  (other than using my right hand)

RayB:
You should have bought it at The Leftorium.

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on January 20, 2010, 09:58:52 pm ---So a person (a right handed person) holding the phone in their left hand and pressing the numbers with the their right hand goes to hold the phone up to their ear it goes black instantly.
--- End quote ---

I don't have a Droid (I have an Alias and iPod Touch) but.... That seems to be a weird way to dial a cell. I'm a rightie so when I dial my cell, I use my right hand to hold the phone and use my thumb to dial. If I have to expand the keyboard, I flip the phone the other way to use the keypad with my thumbs. I do the same with the iPod.

If I need to dial with two hands, I'm more likely to dial with my left and hold the phone to my right.

Just a thought.

Isn't there an app that tests the IR sensor? Maybe there's an app that disables or modifies the sensitivity?

EwJ:

Hoopz:
I bought my wife a Droid for Christmas.  She's a righty and hasn't had this problem (that I know of).  When I get a chance, I'll play with it and see it I can duplicate your problem.  It's a great toy to play with.

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