Right after our review of the Samsung Galaxy S10+ right here, an avid reader messaged us asking us why is there a blinking light right above the battery percentage icon. After conversing for a while, we check it for ourselves.
And there it is. The bright blinking light appeared on our unit of the Galaxy S10+ as well. Though, this light only appears when we were calling people.
Upon further discover, we found out that this blinking light is the proximity sensor. When a call is taking place, placing my finger near the sensor will cause the screen to turn off and vice versa. That is what a proximity suppose to trigger.
We can also confirm that this is indeed the proximity sensor by checking through the user manual of the Galaxy S10 series of smartphones. They are labelled clearly at the area where the light was blinking. I mean – who reads user manuals nowadays, right?
So I got a little curious and started to download sensor testing apps. I realized that these apps did not trigger the light to blink. I was unable to test the proximity sensor of the Galaxy S10 series with any conventional apps, which was weird.
Perhaps Samsung has implemented a brand new way of how the proximity sensor works and is currently incompatible with conventional test.
All in all, just don’t worry about the blinking light that appears when you make a call. It is by design. What you should be worried is the light not blinking when you are making a call.
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Mine flashes even when I’m not on a phone call. It’s flashing while I’m texting this. Does this mean something is wrong?
It could be. Sounds like something is wrong.
I have the same issue! It’s freaking me out.
Why does my light blink all the time? Even when bit in calling or receiving mode
Probably a rogue app.
I just got my 2nd replacement Galaxy s10+ and noticed right away that there is a tiny white flashing light at the top right corner of my phone. It flashes 24 hours a day, not just during calls. Any suggestions on how to disable or stop the flashing? I never had this light on my previous phones.
Seems like there might be a rogue app.
Can this be fixed? Should I report it to Sprint?
Probably go through the list of apps you have and check through if there are any 3rd party apps you downloaded that is causing this issue. Does your phone shut the screen off when you place your hand near the blinking light?
I turned my phone completely off and restarted it. The light is gone now. 😀
Omg, thank you. Idk why I didn’t think of this lol.
Honestly, it freaked me out at first too 😂
I did some further testing and found out that it’s the proximity sensor!
No not at all. The light stayed flashing all day and night.. Looks like I got it to go away by turning my phone off and restarting it.
Glad to know that! Do keep an eye out if it happens again. I’ve been using the Galaxy S10+ for since its release and never encountered this issue before.