Reply to post: Cheek - Mute

No, seriously, why are you holding your phone like that?

Ken Mitchell

Cheek - Mute

When I hold my conventional Android phone (from my first HTC Evo to my Google Nexus 6 to my current Essential PH1) up to my head in the ordinary way, I frequently have problems. Because the "Mute" button on the phone's touchscreen is positioned so that my cheek often touches the Mute button.

I know, the phone is SUPPOSED to blank the screen when it's next to my head - but it often takes a significant fraction of a second to do so, and during that period it's susceptible to "Cheek Mute".

That's one reason why I prefer using a headset, either BlueTooth or wired.

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