I was looking for this sensors off mode after I factory reset my phone. And I got as far as the developer options. Then I just couldnt remember how to do it. Then I found your youtube. Very easy to follow. Thankyou so much.
Thank you for speaking slowly and loudly and with a clear explanation. Other videos I have seen on this subject have not been good. When the sensors are OFF, it also disables the Auto Rotate feature, which is something that I like to have ON.
Android has been updated to version 12. After the update the widget disappeared, no longer giving me access to camera and microphone shutoff option. Also noticed the build option is no longer available. Before the update It felt good knowing big brother wasn't over my shoulder! None the less I have enjoyed your tutorial and have had peace of mind knowing my mic and camera were off for the time I had privacy. Hope you can help🙏 Thank you in advance!
I'm on version 12. You go to the developer settings and then scroll until you find the "Quick settings developer tiles" option. It is somewhat close to the top so you don't have to go far. Click it and the sensors off should be in there.
I'm did everything and i still can't talk on my phone without allowing access to mic, so if I allow and talk in which the green light comes on in front my phone , am i still being watched and recorded even though I've access this feature
This is a great video, very clear. When I found I could not use my camera I tried to reverse the Sensors Off Icon I had created but it doesn't do anything. I went back into settings and tried to backtrack but found my phone name had changed somehow to my previous phone and I can't figure out how to undo this now. Any ideas? I'd appreciate them. I didn't want my mic on all the time or able to be put on but I need my camera.Thanks for such a great vid!
This is generally a nice feature, but government-level hackers can still bypass these software settings and activate your cameras/mics etc. without your awareness, since it's all software-driven items and settings we're talking about. The only true way to 100% disable your sensors is to physically install a micro switch that severs the electrical lines to the cams/mics. This was (and still is) the true story of the Edward Snowden case - watch the movie to understand. Unfortunately, the only, safest workaround (which of course voids your device's warranty) is to crack the thing open and install micro switches to physically disable any built-in devices that allow people to spy on you. That, or tape over your cameras. Such a shame this type of violation of privacy we live in. BTW don't try this unless you're an electrical engineer, not only will you void your warranty but most likely ruin your phone.
Thanks.... I did this earlier, and due to update or something, I lost the quick tile... and the phone was locked from camera and microphone.... thankfully I was able to watch this and fix it :)
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Thanks for the info. My AT&T Vista phone has the sensors tile option, but only on/off for all sensors (whereas my Pixel 7 has independent on/off for each sensor as a submenu of the tile!). Strangely, the only way I could get it to work on the AT&T Vista phone was to turn sensors off, then plug in the external USB microphone, and then turn sensors back on. This resulted in the internal microphones still being off, and the external microphone being on. Which is what I needed, but a bizarre sequence. Unplugging the external microphone restore service to the internal microphones, requiring the above sequence to be repeated to get back to the state I need.
i found this feature and used it for ages then suddenly my developer options and sensors off disappeared from my phone!! i activated developer options again but could not remember how i activated the sensors off until i found your vid...thanks
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Thanks for sharing the video. I believe it works for most apps that you load, and the person using the phone, but I cant imagine google providing us a way to keep them out of anything, and unfortunately they are the one that I'd like to keep out of my business.
I certainly trust Google in a situation like this as opposed to others like Xiaomi, Huawei, or Facebook/Meta but I completely understand what you're saying and why you would be suspicious
Is there a way that you could just hide the icons when the camera and microphone are in use for specific app but it still works. Just hide the notifications and it’s being used or running or not.
@@AtopG93 I guess. I don't really trust these third party solutions because they might look like they are protecting you but they can still secretly sell your data or give access to certain apps. Controversial companies should be avoided in my opinion. Currently I am using the OnePlus 8T a Chinese phone but thank god it supports sensors off though. I think this will be my last Chinese phone and I will go for apple instead.
Thank You So Much For The Turtorial and Much Needed Information .. I would have never bothered to open that particular setting at awll ... However there were so many other setting in the about Phone/ Developer app that I'm also curious about. ? Could you please do a Turtorial about other Android Do' and Don't s as well in that Particular App .. Again thank you for The Enlightenment 🙏🏾
I noticed some other people reported that their Xiaomi phones do not have the option. Mine is Ulefone Armor X5 and doesn't have the option either. Was hoping a quick turn off-on would fix my rear camera issue.
yea, it seems Ulefone is yet another chinese OEM who is actively preventing people from disabling these sensors no other reason to do this than for spying purposes imo
I have an LG V40 ThinQ and when I click on quick settings developer tiles, the only options that show up are Show Layout Bounds (Profile GPU rendering Force RTL layout direction Window animation scale Winscope Trace) I'm not sure which one to choose. Please help
You all probably dont give a damn but does anybody know a way to get back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb forgot my login password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me!
@Drew Ernest i really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
My phone just did the latest update while I had my sensors off. In the update it turned off my developer options, kept my sensors off and took away the option in the drop down. So I had to watch the video again to remember the steps for this.
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Black Mirror Season 6 Episode 1 "Joan is Awful" made me search for this! I am spotting this feature on the developer options long period ago. Never know that it is actually for disabling camera/mic. Works like a charm. Thanks man, a lot!
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This is really great! I'm hoping that Google and Samsung, others, can't override this? So far all tests show the sensors not working, but how can I tell if this is just for apps, or is it dead to Samsung and Google as well? I'm so tired of having my conversations monitored and monetized. Last week, several very unique things I just talked about showed up as Google ads. It used to be rare, now their gloves are off and they don't even care if you know they're doing it. I can't do much about typing, but at least I can choose what I type and search for. Is there another phone with a clean generic shared operating system out there?
I'm not sure exactly how strict is when it comes to Google and the features offered in Developer Options. I was shocked to see this so easily accessible and something that so many apps/oems would dislike. I don't think we'll see google or Samsung 'override' the toggle, though. if anything, I could see the toggle being removed entirely (by samsung in your case). but they won't trick you into thinking sensors are disabled and access them anyway
turn off as much as you can in your google account such as ad and location tracking. Replace the google keyboard with anysoft keyboard. after that you can remove the google keyboard with ADB.
Is it possible to retrieve audio from an audio recording with Sensors turned off? I was recording in Voice recorder and forgot to enable Sensors. Is there a way I can get the audio back?
@@ExplainingAndroid from what I know Huawei doesn't support bootloader unlocking and you actually need a secret pin only they know to do this kind of stuff. There are third party solutions for guesssing it but I don't recommend it honestly
sadly, it seems Xiaomi has removed this setting from their MIUI ROMs (all that I've tested so far). it will show up again if you install an AOSP ROM like LineageOS and use it instead of MIUI
Hi, Is it possible disable only step counters ? Because I have Huawei Band 6 on the app then count both the smartphone and the Huawei I'd like disable only step counters is it possible ?? Thank you
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@@LariosYuri no. I've began looking into it and it seems to be different depending on the OEM (or even from phone to phone) so it's unlikely that I'll be able to do a universal tutorial for something like that I am looking into doing device specific ones, though. but it's still tough finding how older guides translate to newer versions of android/other phones
I haven't been able to find a way. Samsung has new Quick Settings tiles that let you only disable the mic or only disable the camera. but the rest of the sensors aren't an option
Unfortunately my phone doesn't have the Sensors off toggle, all the other ones are there. And the green light thingy that indicates the camera is filming sometimes lights up and stays on for quite some time so I'm getting pretty damn paranoid
How to specifically disable IR sensor? My mobile has tv remote app and it is connected with a tv, I need to disable IR sensor, IR sensor option now showing in my mobile even after developer mode. Please help me :(
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I'm not sure. I tried looking into this (for specific camera sensors) and each OEM changes things so much (even from device to device, let alone from OEM to OEM) that it's been difficult to find something that works the way you're asking
sadly, other comments seem to also indicate that Xiaomi has manually removed this feature from their version of Android (MIUI) you can get it back by installing a custom ROM like LineageOS or Pixel Experience, though
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This feature was working earlier on my pixel 6 but now the camera works even when the sensors off is turned on... Help me out if i am missing something
Thank you very much and I urge everyone to use it. Now if you talk about something beside your phone couple of minutes you find an add about what you were talking about. Weird
I don't know if this is supposed to happen I can't view video on my device full screen. When this is set back I can watch video full screen so Auto rotate doesn't work. Other then that other things seem to work ok. I realize because of the sensors disabled not everything will be like it used to be at last from the tile you can switch back faster if need to be.
I had mine activated on the last update and now my camera doesn't work and the tile is missing so I can't disable it. Any advice I was told to send my phone in but I cannot go without my phone for over 2wks n I don't want to factory reset.
When device sensor tile is on you're unable to use your Camera or Microphone on Google so all you need to do is tap the icon on your quick settings menu off and switch it back on when required.
As long as you don't want to voice type or use your camera you're good. But if your want to use those features you have to hit that button again still not a bad idea when you're not using your phone
Oh, I just thought, maybe you know how to disable the bright light that flashes every time I get a call? Not the notification light but the one on the back of the phone? Poco X3 HFC.
I have the X3 in the other room actually, it was just delivered this week. Going to let it sit and quarantine for a bit before opening it up. So I'm not familiar with some bright light feature you're talking about right now. But as soon as I take the phone out and use it, I'll look for it and see if I notice something
Hi again. I found the problem. In Call Settings I clicked on Incoming Call Settings, then Flash When Ringing. It must've been set to on by default. Thanks again.
Me and my father were talking about me getting a Python Learning Course and the next sudden day my RUclips was filled with Python coures. And I'm safe now🙇🏻. (Poco F1 Pixel Experience Plus)
I turned my sensors of and got a wierd notification that RUclips stopped recording and something like Google is now recording. What does this mean. My phone is vivo
@@ExplainingAndroid but I've never once recorded videos for RUclips.the notification was RUclips stopped recording. So was RUclips recording everything before?
My Android 9 doesn't even have this developer setting included, which is really pathetic. Android model Motorola E6+number and version 9 You would think they'd send proper updates to their phones, including proper security, settings updates, and any required factory default apps and programs. I'm pretty sure they abandoned everything before Android 10.
sadly, it's been a long time since I have experienced a good device/software update schedule from Motorola. Lenovo really trashed that brand when they acquired it
@@ExplainingAndroid i have access dots. I activated the toggle and went and manually activated the microphone though messenger to see if the dots will pick it up. It still did . That dosn't mean it dosn't work though. I will do further resting.
It doesn't work on the microphone, i was able to make an audio recording after turning the sensor off toggle on, also was able to speak and listen on a phone call. I think it only blocks 3rd party apps.
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thank you so muuuuuch man, I was looking for a way of doing this because I was being spied and this worked like a charm!!! by the way, do you know how I was being spied?? I reseted my phone lot of times and still was being spied... I think my phone came with a built-in hardware (I bought it from a colleague that was a friend of the spy)
I have hackers who can still listen to me with sensors turned off. I was hoping for suggestions. The accessed me through a link and are in all my accounts. These hackers have a channel on youtube and have been threatening me since i found out.
Sir can i ask for help,how to hide microphone icon on realme phone when i using trackview to monitoring my chilrden,because it keep appearing when i use the apps,and my children know that something's wrong and deleted the aps Please help sir🙏
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This screwed up my phone. Now my camera won't open and speech to text won't work. I toggled the sensor back on and nothing. Now I have to factory reset!
I can confirm it is not on the POCO M3 either. After looking through the developer pages, Google says. . . "If you don't want to support Sensors off on your devices, remove the service tag from packages/apps/Settings/AndroidManifest.xml. If you remove the service tag, the Sensors off tile won't be available to enable from the developer quick settings tiles page." So I'm guessing Xiaomi has disabled this toggle from being displayed. However, there has to be another way to enable it. Maybe via adb? maybe via editing that xml file with root? I'll see if I can trigger this using other methods
Xiaomi seems to have removed the feature even before this version of MIUI :( feel free to join the channel community here too! ruclips.net/channel/UCnowc_KHgjVNj3Y-E-oQ8awjoin
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I was looking for this sensors off mode after I factory reset my phone.
And I got as far as the developer options.
Then I just couldnt remember how to do it.
Then I found your youtube. Very easy to follow. Thankyou so much.
Thank you for speaking slowly and loudly and with a clear explanation. Other videos I have seen on this subject have not been good.
When the sensors are OFF, it also disables the Auto Rotate feature, which is something that I like to have ON.
Set the speed to 1.5x and thank me later 😉
u save my life
Your not lying
I have a s7 where's it at
thanks
..thanks
Android has been updated to version 12. After the update the widget disappeared, no longer giving me access to camera and microphone shutoff option. Also noticed the build option is no longer available. Before the update It felt good knowing big brother wasn't over my shoulder! None the less I have enjoyed your tutorial and have had peace of mind knowing my mic and camera were off for the time I had privacy. Hope you can help🙏 Thank you in advance!
It's there. Keep looking.
It's not there on my Redmi note 8 pro, and Redmi note 11. Please tell...
I'm on version 12. You go to the developer settings and then scroll until you find the "Quick settings developer tiles" option. It is somewhat close to the top so you don't have to go far. Click it and the sensors off should be in there.
I'm did everything and i still can't talk on my phone without allowing access to mic, so if I allow and talk in which the green light comes on in front my phone , am i still being watched and recorded even though I've access this feature
This is a great video, very clear. When I found I could not use my camera I tried to reverse the Sensors Off Icon I had created but it doesn't do anything. I went back into settings and tried to backtrack but found my phone name had changed somehow to my previous phone and I can't figure out how to undo this now. Any ideas? I'd appreciate them. I didn't want my mic on all the time or able to be put on but I need my camera.Thanks for such a great vid!
Camera block app doesn't work on Android 11, so I wanted something that could disable cameras. Thanks very much.
This is generally a nice feature, but government-level hackers can still bypass these software settings and activate your cameras/mics etc. without your awareness, since it's all software-driven items and settings we're talking about. The only true way to 100% disable your sensors is to physically install a micro switch that severs the electrical lines to the cams/mics. This was (and still is) the true story of the Edward Snowden case - watch the movie to understand. Unfortunately, the only, safest workaround (which of course voids your device's warranty) is to crack the thing open and install micro switches to physically disable any built-in devices that allow people to spy on you. That, or tape over your cameras. Such a shame this type of violation of privacy we live in. BTW don't try this unless you're an electrical engineer, not only will you void your warranty but most likely ruin your phone.
Wouldn't it be nice to just remove drivers for camera then reinstall them when needed?
There is a phone called PinePhone that has physical kill switches to disable the mic, camera, WiFi etc.
Thanks, Was looking for this after getting a replacement phone and your's was the first to come up and was exactly what i was looking for.
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This was excellent advice!! For the first time I have Samsung, I understand the set-up better!!
you're so kind. thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment here today :)
Thanks.... I did this earlier, and due to update or something, I lost the quick tile... and the phone was locked from camera and microphone.... thankfully I was able to watch this and fix it :)
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Thanks for the info. My AT&T Vista phone has the sensors tile option, but only on/off for all sensors (whereas my Pixel 7 has independent on/off for each sensor as a submenu of the tile!). Strangely, the only way I could get it to work on the AT&T Vista phone was to turn sensors off, then plug in the external USB microphone, and then turn sensors back on. This resulted in the internal microphones still being off, and the external microphone being on. Which is what I needed, but a bizarre sequence. Unplugging the external microphone restore service to the internal microphones, requiring the above sequence to be repeated to get back to the state I need.
i found this feature and used it for ages then suddenly my developer options and sensors off disappeared from my phone!! i activated developer options again but could not remember how i activated the sensors off until i found your vid...thanks
Wow thanks a bunch. This was helpful and easy to follow!
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@@ExplainingAndroid i cant find this on my Galaxy J727P.
I want my mic OFF
Thanks for sharing the video. I believe it works for most apps that you load, and the person using the phone, but I cant imagine google providing us a way to keep them out of anything, and unfortunately they are the one that I'd like to keep out of my business.
I certainly trust Google in a situation like this as opposed to others like Xiaomi, Huawei, or Facebook/Meta
but I completely understand what you're saying and why you would be suspicious
Is there a way that you could just hide the icons when the camera and microphone are in use for specific app but it still works. Just hide the notifications and it’s being used or running or not.
"Sensor off" option is the only one missing in the "quick settings developer tiles" in POCO X3 PRO!!
Same for Xiaomi 10T :_:
China can spy on you. I never buy Xiaomi again.
@@BuutFlier I installed an application to block the camera and another one to block the microphone, do you think those would help?
@@AtopG93 I guess. I don't really trust these third party solutions because they might look like they are protecting you but they can still secretly sell your data or give access to certain apps. Controversial companies should be avoided in my opinion. Currently I am using the OnePlus 8T a Chinese phone but thank god it supports sensors off though. I think this will be my last Chinese phone and I will go for apple instead.
Same for Pocophone F1
Thank You So Much For The Turtorial and Much Needed Information ..
I would have never bothered to open that particular setting at awll ...
However there were so many other setting in the about Phone/ Developer app that I'm also curious about. ? Could you please do a Turtorial about other Android Do' and Don't s as well in that Particular App ..
Again thank you for The Enlightenment 🙏🏾
I noticed some other people reported that their Xiaomi phones do not have the option. Mine is Ulefone Armor X5 and doesn't have the option either.
Was hoping a quick turn off-on would fix my rear camera issue.
yea, it seems Ulefone is yet another chinese OEM who is actively preventing people from disabling these sensors
no other reason to do this than for spying purposes imo
You sir, are a genius. Thank you for the very handy tutorial!
thanks for the kind words :) I'm happy to see the video was helpful
This video helped me with my issue on Mobile Legends screen always rotating. Thanks and God bless u dud! 💯
Glad I could help :)
Even when GPS is disabled it STILL tracks you everywhere you go , it can't be stopped
I have an LG V40 ThinQ and when I click on quick settings developer tiles, the only options that show up are
Show Layout Bounds
(Profile GPU rendering
Force RTL layout direction
Window animation scale
Winscope Trace)
I'm not sure which one to choose. Please help
Thanks bro
Any time
@@ExplainingAndroid thank you so much.
You all probably dont give a damn but does anybody know a way to get back into an Instagram account??
I was dumb forgot my login password. I appreciate any assistance you can give me!
@Avi Creed Instablaster :)
@Drew Ernest i really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Doesn't seem to be present on HyperOS.
You can get as far as Quick settings Developer Tiles, but no sensors off.
My phone just did the latest update while I had my sensors off. In the update it turned off my developer options, kept my sensors off and took away the option in the drop down. So I had to watch the video again to remember the steps for this.
interesting change made by the OTA update. thanks for keeping us informed as this could happen to any of us!
Used to have Blackberry which was a business oriented os which had no ads etc why do you think it disappeared??
I have android 10 on a Xiaomi mi note 10 pro and it was present. Now that's the only one missing from the menu. Why?
very useful. Thank you!
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Black Mirror Season 6 Episode 1 "Joan is Awful" made me search for this! I am spotting this feature on the developer options long period ago. Never know that it is actually for disabling camera/mic. Works like a charm. Thanks man, a lot!
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This is really great! I'm hoping that Google and Samsung, others, can't override this? So far all tests show the sensors not working, but how can I tell if this is just for apps, or is it dead to Samsung and Google as well?
I'm so tired of having my conversations monitored and monetized. Last week, several very unique things I just talked about showed up as Google ads. It used to be rare, now their gloves are off and they don't even care if you know they're doing it.
I can't do much about typing, but at least I can choose what I type and search for.
Is there another phone with a clean generic shared operating system out there?
I'm not sure exactly how strict is when it comes to Google and the features offered in Developer Options. I was shocked to see this so easily accessible and something that so many apps/oems would dislike.
I don't think we'll see google or Samsung 'override' the toggle, though. if anything, I could see the toggle being removed entirely (by samsung in your case). but they won't trick you into thinking sensors are disabled and access them anyway
if you are into privacy i recommend you try android custom rom without google apps (check out the hated one and rob braxman on yt)
turn off as much as you can in your google account such as ad and location tracking.
Replace the google keyboard with anysoft keyboard. after that you can remove the google keyboard with ADB.
Use open board for typing.
Is it possible to retrieve audio from an audio recording with Sensors turned off? I was recording in Voice recorder and forgot to enable Sensors. Is there a way I can get the audio back?
no, the audio could not be recorded since the sensor was disabled. you'll need to record that all over again (I'm sad to say)
My next phone will be a flip phone. Take that, Google!
I'm doing this because Australia recently passed a law that allows them to monitor you 24/7 without a warrant
sounds like a shitty law. i don't blame you for securing your privacy
@@ExplainingAndroid it is, they can also take over your social media without a warrant now as well, if the government wasn't already intrusive enough
@@ExplainingAndroid it is, they can also take over your social media without a warrant now as well, if the government wasn't already intrusive enough
I can't find the "quick settings developer tiles" option in my developer settings. Can you help me? (my phone is Huawei Honor 9X)
it seems the chinese OEMs have removed this from their firmware. if you put a custom ROM on the phone then it'll have this feature
@@ExplainingAndroid from what I know Huawei doesn't support bootloader unlocking and you actually need a secret pin only they know to do this kind of stuff. There are third party solutions for guesssing it but I don't recommend it honestly
It is so helpful thank you and happy holidays ❤️❤️😊
Same to you!
I can't find "sensor option" in my "quick settings developers tile". Can you help me? (My phone is Xiaomi mi 10t pro) with Indonesian rom.
sadly, it seems Xiaomi has removed this setting from their MIUI ROMs (all that I've tested so far). it will show up again if you install an AOSP ROM like LineageOS and use it instead of MIUI
This is not the case for an LG k51 . Does not have this feature for an Android 10 😕
Hi, Is it possible disable only step counters ? Because I have Huawei Band 6 on the app then count both the smartphone and the Huawei I'd like disable only step counters is it possible ??
Thank you
not with this method. but there may be other ways
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@@ExplainingAndroid Thank for your answer, but Do you know anothers ways ??
Thank you
@@LariosYuri no. I've began looking into it and it seems to be different depending on the OEM (or even from phone to phone) so it's unlikely that I'll be able to do a universal tutorial for something like that
I am looking into doing device specific ones, though. but it's still tough finding how older guides translate to newer versions of android/other phones
@@ExplainingAndroid Thank you !!
Xiomi removed sensor off feature after 12.0.2 update on my redmi note 8 pro
Why
Don't suppose there's a way to disable specific sensors? I know I need one of the on for my libre 2 blood tester
I haven't been able to find a way. Samsung has new Quick Settings tiles that let you only disable the mic or only disable the camera. but the rest of the sensors aren't an option
Unfortunately my phone doesn't have the Sensors off toggle, all the other ones are there. And the green light thingy that indicates the camera is filming sometimes lights up and stays on for quite some time so I'm getting pretty damn paranoid
Which phone/firmware are you using
@@ExplainingAndroid Redmi, it also says i have an android 14, not 11, 12 or 13, but I thought i should at least give it a try.
And when you turn off that setting and the censors are still off.....even after restarting several times, then what do you do?
have you tried booting into Safe Mode?
Yes still won't work, it could be the type of phone that it is I'm not sure but I am going to try and factory reset and go from there
Same here, even I enable it, still the sensor are off. I think in my case, the problem occur after the update
Following
How to specifically disable IR sensor? My mobile has tv remote app and it is connected with a tv, I need to disable IR sensor, IR sensor option now showing in my mobile even after developer mode. Please help me :(
Thank you!! so much help!!
There is a way to shut down specific sensors? Like only the main camera or only microphone
On my old android, it was in the first drop down screen. The new one, I have a secondary drop down screen I have to scroll to to see it.
great video, thank you so much for the help! i do wonder if theres an option to only turn off the microphone sensors but keep the camera sensors on?
Can you give me app can disable like this feature but not all sensors just sensor i choose
hi, I may be able to help but I'll need for you to share more information (device name/model/firmware/etc) to the Android Support Thread I have setup for channel members here - ruclips.net/channel/UCnowc_KHgjVNj3Y-E-oQ8awjoin
How do I disable any specific sensor, for example I want to turn off proximity sensor which turns off screen while on call.
I'm not sure. I tried looking into this (for specific camera sensors) and each OEM changes things so much (even from device to device, let alone from OEM to OEM) that it's been difficult to find something that works the way you're asking
@@ExplainingAndroid I also tried looking for a solution but didn't find any.
Android 10 but I can't seem to find the sensors off option in dev tiles. (Phone is Redmi Note 7)
sadly, other comments seem to also indicate that Xiaomi has manually removed this feature from their version of Android (MIUI)
you can get it back by installing a custom ROM like LineageOS or Pixel Experience, though
@@ExplainingAndroid how pls
This is just for developer mode? How about when I turn off the develop mode?
I think they'll stay disabled when you turn off developer mode. let me know if it works for you
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This feature was working earlier on my pixel 6 but now the camera works even when the sensors off is turned on... Help me out if i am missing something
Thank you very much and I urge everyone to use it. Now if you talk about something beside your phone couple of minutes you find an add about what you were talking about. Weird
I don't know if this is supposed to happen I can't view video on my device full screen. When this is set back I can watch video full screen so Auto rotate doesn't work. Other then that other things seem to work ok. I realize because of the sensors disabled not everything will be like it used to be at last from the tile you can switch back faster if need to be.
Thx very good. Worked no problem
that's great to hear! thanks so much for the feedback
I had mine activated on the last update and now my camera doesn't work and the tile is missing so I can't disable it. Any advice I was told to send my phone in but I cannot go without my phone for over 2wks n I don't want to factory reset.
Cool, thanks 😊
Thank you, but my Sensor toggle is repeatedly turning off automatically, may i know what could be done?
which phone do you have?
@@ExplainingAndroid Realme
When device sensor tile is on you're unable to use your Camera or Microphone on Google so all you need to do is tap the icon on your quick settings menu off and switch it back on when required.
As long as you don't want to voice type or use your camera you're good. But if your want to use those features you have to hit that button again still not a bad idea when you're not using your phone
Oh, I just thought, maybe you know how to disable the bright light that flashes every time I get a call? Not the notification light but the one on the back of the phone? Poco X3 HFC.
I have the X3 in the other room actually, it was just delivered this week. Going to let it sit and quarantine for a bit before opening it up.
So I'm not familiar with some bright light feature you're talking about right now. But as soon as I take the phone out and use it, I'll look for it and see if I notice something
Thank you very much. I also quarantine goods when they're delivered.
Hi again. I found the problem. In Call Settings I clicked on Incoming Call Settings, then Flash When Ringing. It must've been set to on by default. Thanks again.
@@daveadriffield7296 bruh...
If I turn off developer options, will the sensor off button stay in my notifaction bar???
Can't find the option sensors in developer option. Redmi note 9
which version of MIUI are you using?
I cannot use the microphone nor does my rotation and camera has not been working its saying security policy preventing use
correct. ALL sensors will be disabled when using this feature
I had it when my phone was on android 10 ,but after 11 update it was removed , what should I do?
which phone?
Me and my father were talking about me getting a Python Learning Course and the next sudden day my RUclips was filled with Python coures. And I'm safe now🙇🏻. (Poco F1 Pixel Experience Plus)
hi, how can i do this on a xiaomi, checked developer options nad everything cant seem to find it
aha nevermind ive checked the description, dont wanna mess with my phone too much, thank you for the tutorial still
@@finchwave you're very welcome :) sorry that MIUI is so restrictive!
I have LG G7 thinq. Dont have it. Trying to figure out how to do it
Or go to your local FBI office and have them take a look at things, set honey pot and game over.
I turned my sensors of and got a wierd notification that RUclips stopped recording and something like Google is now recording.
What does this mean. My phone is vivo
it sounds like youtube/google telling you that they need access to these sensors for something (possibly recording videos with youtube?)
@@ExplainingAndroid but I've never once recorded videos for RUclips.the notification was RUclips stopped recording. So was RUclips recording everything before?
it isn't working on Realme XT🤷🤷🤷
My Android 9 doesn't even have this developer setting included, which is really pathetic. Android model Motorola E6+number and version 9
You would think they'd send proper updates to their phones, including proper security, settings updates, and any required factory default apps and programs. I'm pretty sure they abandoned everything before Android 10.
sadly, it's been a long time since I have experienced a good device/software update schedule from Motorola. Lenovo really trashed that brand when they acquired it
Nice . Does this block your microphone too?
Yup, blocks all microphones (most phones have multiple), all cameras, and all light/ambient/orientation sensors
@@ExplainingAndroid i have access dots. I activated the toggle and went and manually activated the microphone though messenger to see if the dots will pick it up. It still did . That dosn't mean it dosn't work though. I will do further resting.
It doesn't work on the microphone, i was able to make an audio recording after turning the sensor off toggle on, also was able to speak and listen on a phone call.
I think it only blocks 3rd party apps.
@@arifkarnai hrmm, this is what google says about it - source.android.com/devices/sensors/sensors-off#microphone
@@arifkarnai i can confirm that !
Hii sir the option is not there in my xaomi its just 5 Toggles in developer tiles
I seem to be getting a lot of these comments about Xiaomi phones. so I'm inclined to think that the company has removed the feature entirely
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Why does the voice input not work when the sensors are off
that's because the microphone is a sensor
Nice.
Subscribed.
If i turn on the sensors off, it automatically turns off after some time. Is there something wrong with my phone??
which phone is it?
@@ExplainingAndroid android 11
@@fionajcamryn what brand phone, though? who made it? what model?
@@ExplainingAndroid oneplus nord 2 5G. I even tried factory resseting my phone.
thank you so muuuuuch man, I was looking for a way of doing this because I was being spied and this worked like a charm!!!
by the way, do you know how I was being spied??
I reseted my phone lot of times and still was being spied...
I think my phone came with a built-in hardware (I bought it from a colleague that was a friend of the spy)
You should download winrar for phone. Then delete anything suspicious.
THANKS SO MUCH BRO ❤️❤️
happy to help!
I have hackers who can still listen to me with sensors turned off. I was hoping for suggestions. The accessed me through a link and are in all my accounts.
These hackers have a channel on youtube and have been threatening me since i found out.
Even if i turn on the sensor off option it still recording my voice and it still opens the camera as usual.
which phone/firmware?
Is it possible to turn off the camera and microphone for a Motorola phone running Android 9?
Is bill the serial ?
I have Samsung note 20, I have enabled it, and it worked, then I disabled it but all my sensors did not work back, mic and camera. how to solve that ?
Do they work after you restart the phone?
@@ExplainingAndroid No, they stuck
Sir can i ask for help,how to hide microphone icon on realme phone when i using trackview to monitoring my chilrden,because it keep appearing when i use the apps,and my children know that something's wrong and deleted the aps
Please help sir🙏
I already using this tips but it doesn't work,the sensor keep going on and off itself,i don't know why
Don't work on LG V40 thinQ Android 10 No "sensors off" 😑
It is Not on LG51 phones. So now what do I do?
Thanks for the share
Perfect, thanks
more than welcome
PocoF1, android 10 but i don't have this sensor settings there :(
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Thanks you so much 😘
Always welcome
My camera and microphone was not working anymore even if the sensor off is off. can you help me what do I do?😥😭
Will this setting drain the battery?
No, in fact, you'll get a tiny bit of extra battery life by disabling all of those sensors
This screwed up my phone. Now my camera won't open and speech to text won't work. I toggled the sensor back on and nothing. Now I have to factory reset!
Able to activate it on Samsung tab S7+ but not on Poco X3?
I can confirm it is not on the POCO M3 either. After looking through the developer pages, Google says. . . "If you don't want to support Sensors off on your devices, remove the service tag from packages/apps/Settings/AndroidManifest.xml. If you remove the service tag, the Sensors off tile won't be available to enable from the developer quick settings tiles page."
So I'm guessing Xiaomi has disabled this toggle from being displayed. However, there has to be another way to enable it. Maybe via adb? maybe via editing that xml file with root?
I'll see if I can trigger this using other methods
Thanks very much for the tip and replying to my comment. Camera block still works on Poco, but I've disabled camera app now. Thanks again.
My phone's version is 9. Is there a way to turn it off? My phone is hacked
This is so helpful
Please can u tell how to able it again because my camera app isn't working anymore
do you see the new toggle that is created in the Quick Settings panel?
Make a video for miui 12.5 also..
It doesn't show that option
Xiaomi seems to have removed the feature even before this version of MIUI :(
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is it possible to disable a specific sensor ?
not with this method. some OEMs (like Samsung) let you disable the camera or microphone sensors only. . .but that's as far as it goes (that I am aware of)
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