What is this thing on my phone?

[craiggiarc]

Can anyone tell me what this is on my phone and what it's supposed to do?

Craig

[dafoxs]

that's the light sensor, I think

[rudeboy]

yup... dafoxs is correct (this time :}

[PacoJr67]

yup. it's the ambient light sensor that controls the smart backlight.

[dafoxs]

Originally Posted by rudeboy

yup... dafoxs is correct (this time :}

Ouch.........

[dafoxs]

I wanted to say, a big red arrow pointing to a red square.

[craiggiarc]

Originally Posted by PacoJr67

yup. it's the ambient light sensor that controls the smart backlight.

So what does it actually do? Nothing lights up when I cover it up!

[PacoJr67]

well if you have the smart backlight enabled (start > settings > power management) when you cover it (when the screen is lit) the screen will dim slightly and the keypad backlight will turn on