title: How to increase Android Proximity Sensor sensitivity level on Android Studio, java?
body: <p>I want to increase sensitivity level of Android Proximity Sensor so that it can trigger from long distance. current it work when object is is too close about 1.5 inch i want to increase 3 to 4 inches. it is possible?</p>
  
  <pre><code>private SensorManager mSensorManager;
  private Sensor mProximity;
  private static final int SENSOR_SENSITIVITY = 8;
  public int count=0;
  
  @Override
  public void onSensorChanged(SensorEvent event) {
      TextView tv = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.textView);
      if (event.sensor.getType() == Sensor.TYPE_PROXIMITY) {
          if (event.values[0] &lt; SENSOR_SENSITIVITY) {
              count++;
              tv.setText("Count:"+count);
          }
      }
  }
  
  
  here you can see!
  **private static final int SENSOR_SENSITIVITY = 8;**
  i am using sensor sensitivity =8 but when is increase to 20 nothing change
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