According to Wikipedia, The Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ are Android smartphones manufactured and marketed by Samsung Electronics. The S6 line serves as a successor to the Galaxy S5. The S6 and S6 Edge smartphones were officially unveiled in the first “Samsung Unpacked 2015” event at Mobile World Congress on 1 March 2015, while the bigger S6 Edge+ was officially unveiled together with the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 in the second “Samsung Unpacked 2015” event at New York on 13 August 2015.
Alongside the S6, Samsung also unveiled the S6 Edge (and later on the bigger S6 Edge+), a variant whose screen is wrapped along the sides of the device; the curvature is usable for several additional features. The Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge were released on 10 April 2015 in 20 countries while the S6 Edge+ was released on 21 August 2015 in 20 countries.
Turn Proximity Sensor On / Off Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge / S6 Edge+:
THERE IS NO KNOWN METHOD TO CURRENTLY TURN OFF THE PROXIMITY SENSOR FOR THIS SPECIFIC SAMSUNG DEVICE, HOWEVER THERE ARE KNOWN METHODS FOR PREVIOUS PREDECESSOR SAMSUNG DEVICES. YOU CAN ATTEMPT THE SAME METHOD FOR THESE PREVIOUS DEVICES AND SEE IF ANYTHING HELPS OR WORKS:
The suggestions below only apply to the following samsung smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy S III Mini
Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Samsung Galaxy Note II
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung Galaxy S III
Cases, covers and improperly installed screen protectors may interfere with proximity sensor function.
The proximity sensor detects when a user is holding the phone near their face during a call and turns off the display to prevent keypad presses and battery consumption from the display.
The proximity/light sensor is located to the right of the earpiece.
From a home screen, tap Phone (located in the lower left).
Tap Menu Menu icon.
Tap Call settings.
Tap Turn off screen during calls to enable or disable.
Enabled when a check mark is present.
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