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Faint red light from sensors?

asked 2014-02-19 12:41:14 +0200

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updated 2014-02-19 13:41:38 +0200

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There is a very faint red light from the sensor area (top right corner) of the phone. Is this normal?

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It also bother me. I'm not sure if it was visible since the beginning or if I did something wrong. But it's not visible on the other phones I've checked on (I can't even see it with a camera on the N9, but maybe it's because the glass in front of it is tinted?)

Sthocs ( 2014-02-19 13:25:03 +0200 )edit
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Fixed the headline. Hope it's OK?

vattuvarg ( 2014-02-19 13:42:08 +0200 )edit

I cannot see it on my Jolla...

deedend ( 2014-02-19 18:14:28 +0200 )edit

Mine and two other Jollas now have this.I noticed it after u13. I asked my friend to check his before the update and he saw nothing. After the update a faint red dot appeared to top right corner.

ASA ( 2015-05-06 13:25:31 +0200 )edit

I also wondering that light. But now I know it's proximity sensor. That led bothering :D

Jk ( 2018-03-13 23:34:39 +0200 )edit

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answered 2014-02-19 13:04:56 +0200

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This is the IR-LED from the proximity sensor. If you use a camera, you will see the light more clearly. Although a human eye usually can't see IR light, it's more or less normal as long as it's only a light shade.

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It's quite clearly visible even in daylight, to me at least. Not much of a bother but it's weird.

nthn ( 2014-02-19 14:23:00 +0200 )edit

Its very weird at night I think. But it is used to detect whether your phone is in your pocket or not (try to unlock it with your finger on the sensor...)

Strahlex ( 2014-02-19 15:14:25 +0200 )edit

I can see mine at night. In daylight I can't see anything on my Jolla. So either your Jolla has a LED with a slighty off wavelength or your eyesight is extraordinary and you can see IR ;) Or we just have a different meaning of what is bright and what isn't....

blubdibub ( 2014-02-20 15:22:54 +0200 )edit
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