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Capacitive buttons for notification?

I thought I had seen a thread about this before but can't for the life of me find it. Has anyone been able to enable the capacitive buttons for notifications?
Recently I've seen the G2's trackball notifications and have gotten a wee bit jealous. Wouldn't it be neat to have the buttons flash or glow for a notification?
Would be even sweeter to have the buttons light up individually, like in a track pattern or something - but I wouldn't think that'd be possible as it's probably just one big light down there.
Anyone else think this would be cool?

I too would think that it would be awesome, but sadly I believe that the lights under the buttons are part of the LCD's backlight, thus cannot be controlled separately.

muzz3256 said:
I too would think that it would be awesome, but sadly I believe that the lights under the buttons are part of the LCD's backlight, thus cannot be controlled separately.
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Hmm mine come on by themselves sometimes when the screen is off - I think it has to do with how dark the room is.

fchipm said:
Hmm mine come on by themselves sometimes when the screen is off - I think it has to do with how dark the room is.
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Yup, if you cover the light sensor they come on. I think this would be pretty neat though.
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I really like this idea, bump for life
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There def not part of the screens leds, download LED's hack, from the market. It turns them off completely.

Market link? Couldn't find.
moonzbabysh said:
There def not part of the screens leds, download LED's hack, from the market. It turns them off completely.
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Edit: found it, root only! Still haven't rooted my Evo, just got it a week ago coming from a rooted hero on CM6, but the reason to do it keep stacking up, unrevoked here I come!
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I actually played around with this and got to the point where I could get the capacitive buttons to light up when I got a text message using Tasker and the Execute plugin. However, I don't think using the capacitive lights as a notification tool is really practical because the lights are WAY too faint to make out in a normally lit room. You have to be in a dimly lit room to notice, and if there is direct sunlight near you at all, you can forget about seeing them.
The other problem is the lights may not be directly tied to the LCD, but there is definitely a connection, because whenever the screen turns off, the buttons turn off, too. I haven't found a way around that yet (granted I am by no means a hardcore programmer).

I started a thread on this already but it doesn't matter. could you explain how you got it to work using those tools though?
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It's not root only.
You can control every LED on the Evo without root. I'm adding complete functionality into my EvoLight app over the next week or two, as a matter of fact.
You'll be able to control the charging LED, WiMAX LED, LCD brightness, and the capacitive buttons.
I'm still writing the code, but ultimate goals is for you to be able to set any notification to blink any LED you want, in whatever order you want.
I'm sick of seeing a blinking green LED and never knowing what the hell the notification is until I turn the screen and such back on!

Doward, that sounds awesome! definitely an app I'd pay for
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HTC6800 said:
I started a thread on this already but it doesn't matter. could you explain how you got it to work using those tools though?
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Sure, you will need Tasker, the Locale Execute Plugin, and root access.
Context: Event-Receive SMS
Task: Plugin: Execute Plugin.
In the Edit box, type in:
@! echo 255 > sys/devices/platform/leds-gpio/leds/button-backlight/brightness
The first time you set this up, press Test once or twice and wait about 30 seconds for the Superuser dialog to pop up and then press Allow Always. It should work after that.

Keep us updated downward. Can't wait to see what you are working on.
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antiphon said:
Sure, you will need Tasker, the Locale Execute Plugin, and root access.
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I don't want to have to root my phone to blink lights.
Seriously though, the WiMAX Message Notifier program that bluedragon742 was working on had that functionality for SMS notification on the EVO. (Thread 746732) He appears to have dropped off the boards though.
If we can have the added functionality of other event notifications in a non-rooted app, I will definitely be forking over some cash for it.

I don't think its connected with the lcd because when you put it to sleep and then unlock the buttons light up after being unlocked

Backlight notifications

Adrynalyn.........
Any chance of some of this for the thunderbolt. It was a lifesaver on the fascinate?
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Why, we have a notification LED. I loved BLN for my Vibrant, but I don't see how it is needed here.
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Because the LED sux bawls.
Blundered from my Dunderbolt

EXACTLY
Just knew someone would say it for me lol

i was wondering the same thing. except i was hoping for the soft keys lighting up when a notif is received?

jburnette87 said:
i was wondering the same thing. except i was hoping for the soft keys lighting up when a notif is received?
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That's what they mean.

Notification light within the speaker
Is this what you're referring to?
It only shows up if i have the charger plugged in. Orange when charging and green when charge complete.
Shouldn't this be where your alerts are shown too? I have them set up via this menu:Settings > Display < Notification flash , however i never see any light come on when i have new messages.

Won't work, fascinate had an amoled screen which o believe can turn on individual pixels. The tbolt has an lcd screen which uses a backlight which only lights up the whole screen
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elrichmeister said:
Won't work, fascinate had an amoled screen which o believe can turn on individual pixels. The tbolt has an lcd screen which uses a backlight which only lights up the whole screen
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He's referring to the backlighting on the soft keys, not the actual touch screen.
This would be great if it's possible. The notification LED is horrible on the TB.

Backlight support, if I remember correctly, has to be built into the kernel... I've only used it with Nero rom on the Samsung Vibrant, never on an HTC device. If you don't like the notification lights on the Thunderbolt, you can download NOLED app from the market... It works well on phones I've tried that have no notification lights like the Nexus S...
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m00nshake said:
Backlight support, if I remember correctly, has to be built into the kernel... I've only used it with Nero rom on the Samsung Vibrant, never on an HTC device. If you don't like the notification lights on the Thunderbolt, you can download NOLED app from the market... It works well on phones I've tried that have no notification lights like the Nexus S...
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Hmmm... never heard of that app. Will check it out. Thanks man!

bumping this hoping its possibile now
now that the source is out

I use an app called "Flashlight Alert" from the market or can be found on the XDA forum.it uses the LED to alert you of email, text, google voice and calls. It's free and doesn't require any additional addons.off that does catch your attention then nothing will. I even used it on my Xoom.

try "missed message flasher" it flashes the backlight whenever you get a new message. it can repeat until you check it or you can set time limits. tons of options and works for all notifications.

If you're rooted there is an app called light flow that works very well. Makes the led notifiers actually serve a purpose.

Good LED flashlight app?

I've used TeslaLED on my other phones with success. On the G2X it acts weird. It'll toggle on and off most of the time, but it's extremely delayed, and the widget and notification widget don't show I turned it off.
Anybody know of one that works good with this phone?

iamlilysdad said:
I've used TeslaLED on my other phones with success. On the G2X it acts weird. It'll toggle on and off most of the time, but it's extremely delayed, and the widget and notification widget don't show I turned it off.
Anybody know of one that works good with this phone?
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Nothing seems to work well... ive tried about 5 different apps, all have the same goofy delay...

Tiny Flashlight + LED works ok.
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Good to know I was not the only one this happend to.
iamlilysdad said:
I've used TeslaLED on my other phones with success. On the G2X it acts weird. It'll toggle on and off most of the time, but it's extremely delayed, and the widget and notification widget don't show I turned it off.
Anybody know of one that works good with this phone?
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Good to know I was not the only one this happend to.

It has some lag once in awhile but "LED Light" works for me

Thanks guys i‘ll try some of those.
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LED Light FTW...Search for LED Light in the market and it comes up as tiny flashlight + led...thats the one

I use one called "Magnify."
It not only is handy as a flashlight, but acts as a magnifying glass (with the camera) to help do things like read small print.

I found Tiny + the other day, it works fine but IMO it a pain to use.
On the Nexus One there was an app call Nexus One Flashlight, it was a simple one slot widget that would toggle the LED on and off with a single touch. I kept it on my center screen and used it all the time.
I'd like to find a flashlight app that toggles the G2x's flash on and off with a single touch.

Spyvie said:
I found Tiny + the other day, it works fine but IMO it a pain to use.
On the Nexus One there was an app call Nexus One Flashlight, it was a simple one slot widget that would toggle the LED on and off with a single touch. I kept it on my center screen and used it all the time.
I'd like to find a flashlight app that toggles the G2x's flash on and off with a single touch.
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Tiny+ has a widget. Works pretty well. Not perfect, but 99% there until something gets updated specifically for our phone.

iamlilysdad said:
Tiny+ has a widget. Works pretty well. Not perfect, but 99% there until something gets updated specifically for our phone.
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Sweet!, I did not know that... guess I should RTFM!

Tried both apps after turning off and on once it lags or crashes. If anyone finds a stable app please share.

zquestz said:
Tiny Flashlight + LED works ok.
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+1 haven't had issues with it yet
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Im having lag issues with the widget. Runs fine with while running the app.

RangerJay said:
I use one called "Magnify."
It not only is handy as a flashlight, but acts as a magnifying glass (with the camera) to help do things like read small print.
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That is cool, I definitely have to try this in the morning.
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Brightest flashlight just got updated. New settings got rid of the noise and darkened the screen.
G2X

Leobenzoid said:
Brightest flashlight just got updated. New settings got rid of the noise and darkened the screen.
G2X
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That one works well for me also. No widget, but a shortcut to it does just fine. Just press the back button to turn off.

+1 for Tiny Flashlight + LED
I use the widget and it's one touch on, one touch off. Widget is only 1x1. Perfection.

I simply use Google Goggles. I never need the LED light for long so I don't mind the camera running with it for a little.

I've been using Tiny+ myself. Widget works fine and haven't really had much trouble with fc's. Anyone know of a way to use the hardbuttons (volume up, down) to activate the led? Or better yet, an app that already does that?

LED Notifications (G2X App)

I was using this app for my G2X and thought it might be nice if the developer could make it work for the Sensation, since the notification light is so small. I emailed him to see if it was possible. Any interest in this let the developer know.
It's pretty cool, it lights up the bottom four keys and pulses them when you get a message, so when your screen is off you see the white lights blinking. You can set the times and if you want it to fade in and out.

Profondo_Rosso said:
I was using this app for my G2X and thought it might be nice if the developer could make it work for the Sensation, since the notification light is so small. I emailed him to see if it was possible. Any interest in this let the developer know.
It's pretty cool, it lights up the bottom four keys and pulses them when you get a message, so when your screen is off you see the white lights blinking. You can set the times and if you want it to fade in and out.
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cool app, i used it on my g2x also... think he can make our notification light blink in different colors? probably only green/red/orange... about to try an app I used on my mt4g to see if it works

I am using Gmail Notifier that I loved on my n1. Unfortunately, you can't select colors of the led (even limited choice that we see on the sensation).
I used the other one on my g2x as well but what I really want is to be able to tell which gmail account an email came from by led notification. Fingers crossed for someone to create something like this.

kd78 said:
I am using Gmail Notifier that I loved on my n1. Unfortunately, you can't select colors of the led (even limited choice that we see on the sensation).
I used the other one on my g2x as well but what I really want is to be able to tell which gmail account an email came from by led notification. Fingers crossed for someone to create something like this.
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Plus one on this one.. I miss that feature since my nexus one

That is BLN and the developer is Neldar.
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The G2x App for my Sensation would be great.
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The developer for led notifications g2x responded to my email. he said it would depend on the software but he doesn't have a sensation so for now he's not sure
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apeiron6 said:
That is BLN and the developer is Neldar.
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Will give bln a try once we have root and a kernel that supports it. Looks pretty cool.

Is this still possible now that we have temp root? I would really like this app to work on my sensation.
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Found the App for this, it's called Led Me Know. Works perfectly for the led notifications. You have to enable keyboard light up and compatability mode.
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xl DIGITAL lx said:
You have to enable keyboard light up and compatability mode.
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How do you enable this?

mrfisch13 said:
How do you enable this?
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its right in the app when you first open it

What's keyboard light up and what does it do? I have it working on my Sensation, but it's pretty much like the stock notifications, nothing too different other than the frequency.

kpjimmy said:
What's keyboard light up and what does it do? I have it working on my Sensation, but it's pretty much like the stock notifications, nothing too different other than the frequency.
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Well it lights up the 4 LEDs on the front of the phone when you get a notification.
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xl DIGITAL lx said:
Well it lights up the 4 LEDs on the front of the phone when you get a notification.
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Do you mean the captive buttons? It doesn't work with compatibility checked. Only thing it does is flash the small led on top.
EDIT: Captive buttons do not light in my case. Do I need to check the box labeled screen on as well?

Ok I forgot to mention you have to have temp root and another app to make this work. Its called Light Flow and the way I made it work was having the paid app. I opened up Light Flow, it asked me for root access, I accepted it, then it asked me to turn on Accessibility. So i did and checked Light Flow. Once I did all that, I went back into the app and went to General Settings, clicked direct mode. Once I did that I scrolled a little further down to "Button back light control" and clicked the option "Control-when the screen is off". After that I went into "Notification" clicked "SMS" and scrolled down to "Button backlight LED" and chose "Solid". Now this is where LED me know comes into play.
I opened LED me know and I made sure "Compatability" was checked. I clicked all the services I want like SMS, Missed Calls, and Gmail. Now I clicked the "Notifications" tab and clicked SMS, I chose LED color to whatever I liked (Green) then chose the LED Frequency to Normal, but you can change that. After all that, checked Keyboard and Keyboard blink. Test it and see if it works.

Wow, I just tried the pre-release of LED me know, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13929058&postcount=495 and it asked for root permission. Ever since that, its been working great without having to do all these steps I posted. Can anyone try this method?

xl DIGITAL lx said:
Wow, I just tried the pre-release of LED me know, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13929058&postcount=495 and it asked for root permission. Ever since that, its been working great without having to do all these steps I posted. Can anyone try this method?
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Just tried using this version and seems to be working well for me. No need to bother with the steps in the previous post.

So, you don't need paid LightFlow after all?

galaxys said:
So, you don't need paid LightFlow after all?
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Nope, just click the link in my previous post and get that app. LED me know.

[Q] Nexus S and NoLED

On locking the Nexus S screen, it goes to sleep and thus NoLED notifications are not visible at all. On pressing the power button, the screen comes on into the NoLED Notifications screen and I can see the NoLED notifications. However, I'd like the notifications to be visible without needing to press any button. The NoLED FAQ mentions nothing regarding this.
It would be great if someone could give me an idiot's step by step on setting up NoLED correctly on the Nexus S.

I never liked noled because it always worked other than the way it was intended to. My screen would turn on to the lock screen and then go to the led notification. It's also a battery drain. Anyway, I think it might just be the app or a settings conflict.
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Don't think many people use NoLED on a Nexus S with BLN available. Big battery drain for nothing. *shrugs*
Edit: You do need a custom kernel though.

I haven't used NoLED, but you can get that functionality with CM10 stable. You can use the four buttons as notification led. When the screen is off and you get new notifications, they light up. I disabled it because I don't like being distracted, but it works very smoothly. You would need to root and go away from stock, but I think that's great for more reasons than just this one.

Yeah, BLN. Good stuff.
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