Measures the current atmospheric pressure and altitude. For example, the S5 uses the gyroscope in concert with the accelerometer to interpret motion gestures you make and let you operate the phone by waving your hands.īarometer. This motion detector is used for a host of features.
It’s used for compass apps and can also work with the accelerometer. Measures the strength and direction of the earth’s magnetic field. Search for it on Google Play, as described on Browsing by Category.) There’s even an app that works with the phone’s magnetometer to detect potholes as you drive and create a log about their locations, which you can then email to your local department of public works. But clever app makers use it for other things as well, such as automatic collision notification, which detects when you’re in an accident and then automatically makes a call for assistance for you. The Galaxy S5 uses the accelerometer to sense the orientation of the screen and turn it to either landscape or portrait mode. As its name implies, this sensor measures acceleration and motion. So in bright light, it makes the screen brighter and easier to see in dim light, it makes the screen dimmer, since bright light is not needed.Īccelerometer. Senses the light level and adjusts your screen’s brightness as a way to save battery power. It does this to save power, and so you don’t accidentally touch the screen while talking and perform some unwanted task.Īmbient light sensor. It senses when your face is close to it during a phone call and automatically turns off and blanks the touch screen as you keep talking. Have you ever noticed that when you’re talking on your S5, the screen often goes blank? That’s thanks to the proximity sensor.
(See Multi window for details on how to set up a PIN.)
If you’ve set up a PIN on your phone so that only someone with a password can use it, you’ll have to type in the PIN before you can use your phone. You’ll get notifications about missed calls, text messages, and so on. Your Galaxy S5 is now ready to do your bidding. Then put your fingertip on the screen and slide it to the right or left.
Press the Power/Lock button or the Home key. When you again want to use the Galaxy S5, you’ll need to unlock it. You can still get phone calls and text messages, and even listen to music while the screen is locked. While the screen is locked, the Galaxy S5 still operates behind the scenes, checking email and Facebook on schedule. In fact, every time you leave the phone untouched for a certain amount of time-as little as 15 seconds to as much as 10 minutes ( Display)-the screen automatically locks itself. Always lock the screen before putting the Galaxy S5 in your pocket or bag to avoid accidental screen taps and potentially embarrassing unintended phone calls. It blacks out, indicating that the screen is locked. This is very frustrating, your assistance would be greatly appreciated.When you put the Galaxy S5 on Standby using the Power/ Lock button, the screen stops responding to touch. What exactly is VZWAVSService and why should I expect that this error message is not somehow related? What possible app or setting could be hijacking my devices gyro sensor capabilities? I have tried every method suggested by the replies to my original post except another hard reset.Ĭan you help me figure out what is going on? Now, 4 days after a hard factory reset of my device (on ), I am unable to restore screen rotation and gyro activity. Also intermittently the screen stopped rotating and the level bubble app was frozen.Ī few days ago I was able to restore screen rotation and gyro activity by shutting down my device and then rebooting it. Soon I began getting the error message that "Unfortunately VZWAVSService has Stopped working" upon every reboot. I then started the arduous task of re-installing apps and updates and resetting account info, user preferences and other settings in both my device and in my apps (banking, email, weather, ect.). They were, and the screen rotated properly in the Gallery app. I then installed a level bubble app (Compass Level by LemonClip) from Google Play to see if the Gyro sensors were functioning. Even though it is a major hassle, I did a factory reset.