Air Gestures not working at all

[Nguyenning]

I can't get Air Gestures to work... at all

I've gone into all the settings and turned everything on. Yes, even the settings within the settings (Settings > My Device > Motions and Gestures > Air Gesture > Quick Glance, Air Jump, etc...)
I've even restarted, taken battery out, etc...

Everything is set to On but no luck. Even when I go to each one and select 'Try it', it doesn't even work then!

Could my sensor be broken? Seems strange...

 

[ihbsbA]

I can't get Air Gestures to work... at all

I've gone into all the settings and turned everything on. Yes, even the settings within the settings (Settings > My Device > Motions and Gestures > Air Gesture > Quick Glance, Air Jump, etc...)
I've even restarted, taken battery out, etc...

Everything is set to On but no luck. Even when I go to each one and select 'Try it', it doesn't even work then!

Could my sensor be broken? Seems strange...

That is weird. May need a factory reset to really know...

? Sent from my Galaxy S4 ?
??? Formerly "Evo_Girl"

 

[Nguyenning]

Weird thing is that Air View does work...

Most of the motion stuff works except for the ones that would require the same sensor Air Gesture uses... like Direct Call doesn't work. The one where if you're sending someone a text and just want to call them, you can put phone to you ear and it calls them. Mine won't.

Something is definitely up with my sensor, right?

 

[nickgalaxys4]

This might not be the problem but for some of those gestures your phone has to be flat on the surface to work. This is only true for quick glance.

 

[Nguyenning]

This might not be the problem but for some of those gestures your phone has to be flat on the surface to work. This is only true for quick glance.

Tried this as well. Even the quick glance test doesn't work when flat on the surface ha

 

[ihbsbA]

Tried this as well. Even the quick glance test doesn't work when flat on the surface ha

Hmm. The proximity sensors use gyro in some instances and ambient light in others... also, the air view needs to see your eyes... I dont know, I wonder if there is an app to test the sensors?

? Sent from my Galaxy S4 ?
??? Formerly "Evo_Girl"

 

[nickgalaxys4]

They should make an app for that. That is a great idea.

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[ihbsbA]

They should make an app for that. That is a great idea.

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I havent tried it but here it is...

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...s?id=imoblife.androidsensorbox&token=ROAXyiUe

? Sent from my Galaxy S4 ?
??? Formerly "Evo_Girl"

 

[Nguyenning]

Not really sure what I should be testing with that app haha

 

[Nguyenning]

This is incredibly frustrating

The freakin hand motion thing will even show up in my menu bar telling me I can use it. Then when I try, nothing happens

Grrrrr, here goes a hard reset

Update: Just did a hard reset, and my air gestures STILL DO NOT WORK :'(

 

[ihbsbA]

This is incredibly frustrating

The freakin hand motion thing will even show up in my menu bar telling me I can use it. Then when I try, nothing happens

Grrrrr, here goes a hard reset

Update: Just did a hard reset, and my air gestures STILL DO NOT WORK :'(

Yeah I would take it back...

? Sent from my Galaxy S4 ?
??? Formerly "Evo_Girl"

 

[varunaggarwal]

u dont need an app for that...
just type this in ur phone dialer and it will take you to the diagnosis screen *#0*#

 

[JamesBramble]

The Air Gesture feature is hit or miss with my S4, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, normally the latter.

 

[GS4Bob]

It only works with specific apps.....ie IE browser; "Mail".....
now try it again.

Also, you must turn on individual gestures, not just the main switch....have you done that?

 

[nickgalaxys4]

u dont need an app for that...
just type this in ur phone dialer and it will take you to the diagnosis screen *#0*#

This diagnosis trick is really nice tells you everything. Thanks for this.

 

[Nguyenning]

This diagnosis trick is really nice tells you everything. Thanks for this.

Doing it now... under Gesture Sensor > Crosstalk it shows "Direction : No Detecting" then I'll press Start and have no idea what these results mean haha
under Direction, it says No Direction... when I press Start, nothing happens.

Not even sure what I should be looking for haha

 

[nickgalaxys4]

I don't think it's good if it doesn't say nothing because mine has a whole lot of numbers. I would see if you can bring it back and get a new one. I should have asked this first did you restarting the phone?

 

[Nguyenning]

I don't think it's good if it doesn't say nothing because mine has a whole lot of numbers. I would see if you can bring it back and get a new one. I should have asked this first did you restarting the phone?

Yes, I did a hard reset AND I've quadruple checked all settings are turned on. Even the settings WITHIN the settings... yes I know about them. sigh

 

[nickgalaxys4]

Yes, I did a hard reset AND I've quadruple checked all settings are turned on. Even the settings WITHIN the settings... yes I know about them. sigh

Yea then I would see what the store says about it it's got to be the sensors

 

[varunaggarwal]

This diagnosis trick is really nice tells you everything. Thanks for this.

Your welcome