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The fifth Google Nexus phone. Officially announced on October 31, 2013, it sports a 4.95" 1080p display, a 2.26 GHz Snapdragon processor, and LTE support. Powered by Android 4.4.2, KITKAT. Manufactured by LG.
Steven Weinstein @stevenweinstein
Rep: 1
Posted: Jun 9, 2014
Replaced my screen on my Nexus 5 and now my proximity sensor thinks it is covered all the time. Thanks for the help.
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3 Comments:
There's a blue tint that's where the proximity sensor is. Take something abrasive, but not too abrasive, and remove the tint. That's how I fixed mine.
Jul 22, 2014 by David Trimble
What exactly did you use as an abrasive? I think i have the same problem
Aug 1, 2014 by phil
I used the tip of a small screw driver to carefully scratch the blue tint away.
Aug 9, 2014 by phil
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There's a blue tint that's where the proximity sensor is. Take something abrasive, but not too abrasive, and remove the tint. That's how I fixed mine.
by David Trimble
What exactly did you use as an abrasive? I think i have the same problem
by phil
I used the tip of a small screw driver to carefully scratch the blue tint away.
by phil