The proximity sensor of an Android device is capable of turning off the Ambient Display as of Android O, one user running the latest developer preview of the operating system has uncovered.

Today, most modern Android devices are kitted out with a bunch of sensors. Learn how to build apps that retrieve information from the device's environmental, motion and position sensors, and then ...

LoKast has brought its proximity-based application to Android. Rejoice! Available for the iOther platform since March, LoKast allows you to find, connect and share with other LoKast users in your ...

Android O takes that a step further and will actually turn the display off again if the sensor is covered. Again, imagine putting the phone back in your pocket after checking ambient display.

Elliptic Labs has launched its AI Virtual Proximity Sensor™ INNER BEAUTY® on the new HONOR 200 and 200 Pro smartphones.

By replacing these hardware components, with Elliptic Labs’ “BEAUTY” – the first software-based solution to replace the optical proximity sensor – the unsightly black holes on the front ...

Redmi Note 11 series will arrive with the same broken proximity sensor. It will continue to suffer due to the proximity sensor.

[mircemk] shows how to create a simple non-contact proximity sensor using little more than an Arduino Nano board, and a convenient software library intended to measure the value of capacitors. The ...

As soon as you cover your phone’s proximity sensor, the said feature will automatically be disabled, thereby shifting the call to your earpiece.

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Startup NearVerse, the developers of proximity based mobile social network LoKast is rolling out an Android app today. Originally launched on the iPhone at SXSW in March, LoKast, which is actually ...