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Capacitive Button Backlight

do any of you guys experience the issue where the capacitive buttons dont light up when theyre supposed to ? which is almost.... always ?
one really annoying thing for me :|

Yes, you're not the only one to have this but It's very intermittent for me.
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In my brief time with the DS, the buttons lit up just once. In anything other than full light, they were useless.
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well tbh i dont have DS ...yet. im thinking if i should buy this or incredible S :| had optimus 2x in mind.... but its got issues lol.
any1 tried to play dungeon defenders on this phone ? if so ,does it work smoothly enough ? and btw, hows the loudspeaker ? good quality or still crappy -.- ?

My experience is that buttons backlighting simply doesn't work. Sometimes they light up (no matter if environment is dark or bright) but most of the time they don't. Completely sporadic behavior. Makes it difficult to use device in the dark. Engadget has highlighted this problem in their review of Desire S http://www.engadget.com/2011/04/10/htc-desire-s-review/

hm... looks like it works for me okay

Swapped the DS for an Incredible S, backlit buttons work perfectly. So suspect DS software issue?
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I haven't noticed any problems either, they are lit when they are supposed to.
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No problems here
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xilw3r said:
do any of you guys experience the issue where the capacitive buttons dont light up when theyre supposed to ?|
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Works fine here.

Seems ok here.

Very bizarre - got rid of the DS after a day mostly for the wifi issue, but to a degree also because I could not see the buttons in anything other than full light! They literally came on once and that was when I connected it with my PC.
How can that be so when other folks don't have that issue. Different software versions?

Everything ok here.
DS S-OFF with superuser and BusyBox installed. (ROOT)
Maybe a hard reset would had helped.

There are well reported software issues with the buttons, basically the phone detects the background ambient light levels and decides whether our not to light up the buttons
Sometimes in a dark room the presence of a bright light source such as a window or a bright Tv stop them from lighting
unfortunately there us nothing we can do.
Although considering that the buttons don't change positions I always know where they are and which one is which so I can't see what the real problem is?
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Ive had to get used to guessing where the buttons are as well.
As an aside you can force them on by putting your thumb over the front camera.
Not a solution but useful when your stuck.
Gordon

gordonendersby said:
As an aside you can force them on by putting your thumb over the front camera.
Gordon
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Covering front camera doesn't help in my case IE buttons don't light up.

if you cover sensors on the top left of the screen (one cm to the left from HTC logo) the light should turn on after 2-3 seconds.

Its not the front camera that performs the light sensing it's another sensor thats located on the front face of the phone just to the left of the word hTC under the glass.
you can test this by covering the top left of your phone with your left finger/thumb and after 2-3 seconds the buttons should light up.
edit: sorry just realised that I said same as post above.
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funny htc with all their adjustments ...

Haven't had any probe.. work on light sensor,so if there's light shining on phone then won't work,if in dim lit room then they light up..
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what's the point of the notification LED?

It lacks brightness and is hidden behind the speaker grill, I can barely see it light up most of the time. What a waste.

It is duller than I'd like but unless it is in direct sunlight, I have no problem seeing it. I wish it wads a little brighter though.

At least is has one. A lot of android phones don't.

I want to know if anyone has figured out how to make it stay on longer than 5 minutes

xnifex said:
I want to know if anyone has figured out how to make it stay on longer than 5 minutes
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Also how to change the color to orange? This green is so useless .
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mike2518 said:
Also how to change the color to orange? This green is pro much useless .
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Green has been HTC's standard notification color since the g1 first came out. Once the device is rooted you'll be able to use LED color changing apps.

I was wondering, there is another whole on the opposite side of the front reading facing camera and the notification led. I wonder why htc put that there it seems to have no purpose. That probably could have been a nice place to put the notification led.
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ayvecs said:
I was wondering, there is another whole on the opposite side of the front reading facing camera and the notification led. I wonder why htc put that there it seems to have no purpose. That probably could have been a nice place to put the notification led.
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It's most likely the ambient light sensor, or the motion sensor that shuts the screen off when you place the phone by your face.

Paging Dr B said:
It's most likely the ambient light sensor, or the motion sensor that shuts the screen off when you place the phone by your face.
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That is correct. It is the light sensor.

Paging Dr B said:
Green has been HTC's standard notification color since the g1 first came out. Once the device is rooted you'll be able to use LED color changing apps.
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If rooting will allow me to change the LED to something a little more noticeable (red might work well I would think), that might be ideal.
So far, the green barely stands out, especially since my desk is next to a window with ambient sunlight.

Damonkashu said:
If rooting will allow me to change the LED to something a little more noticeable (red might work well I would think), that might be ideal.
So far, the green barely stands out, especially since my desk is next to a window with ambient sunlight.
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I believe that we only have 2 colors to choose from, the green and the abmer, the one that comes up when charging phone. I always had the amber on my HD2 and it was always visible. Hope we could do the same on this phone later.

mike2518 said:
I believe that we only have 2 colors to choose from, the green and the abmer, the one that comes up when charging phone. I always had the amber on my HD2 and it was always visible. Hope we could do the same on this phone later.
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The LED light can actually produce multiple colors but like someone said. It's not possible until it's rooted unless the application your using gives you the option.

Paging Dr B said:
Green has been HTC's standard notification color since the g1 first came out. Once the device is rooted you'll be able to use LED color changing apps.
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Maybe the free market app 'Blink' which doesn't require root will work...

Damonkashu said:
If rooting will allow me to change the LED to something a little more noticeable (red might work well I would think), that might be ideal.
So far, the green barely stands out, especially since my desk is next to a window with ambient sunlight.
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If you use a 3rd part text messaging application like Chomp or Hancent it gives you the option to make your LED multiple colors plus the option of how long you want it to stay on.

jrwingate6 said:
The LED light can actually produce multiple colors but like someone said. It's not possible until it's rooted unless the application your using gives you the option.
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The G2 LED could only turn orange or green.. I'm assuming most new HTC phones are set up like this.

galaxys said:
Maybe the free market app 'Blink' which doesn't require root will work...
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Just tried it. Only Green & Red work

Du22ty said:
The G2 LED could only turn orange or green.. I'm assuming most new HTC phones are set up like this.
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I hope this isn't the case. The Thunderbolt can do Red, Green, Pink, Blue and White.

i like having a notification led, as opposed to the Vibrant, which didn't have one. I just wish it lasted longer than 5 minutes.

There is an app for the g2x that pulses the four bottom buttons for notifications. its pretty spiffy...i wrote the developer he said it's possible it could work on the sensation but he doesn't have one to try it out.
It would be a pretty nice option to have because I agree, the led as is is pretty much invisible
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Profondo_Rosso said:
There is an app for the g2x that pulses the four bottom buttons for notifications. its pretty spiffy...i wrote the developer he said it's possible it could work on the sensation but he doesn't have one to try it out.
It would be a pretty nice option to have because I agree, the led as is is pretty much invisible
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I used it on my G2X and it sucked the battery big time.

LED light

On the G2x, is the little area on the front of the phone, to the left of the front facing camera a LED light? Because if so, I can't get mine to work. I have my texting set up to light up if I get a text or whatever, but only the 4 bottom main icons light up.
Thanks for looking!

I think the touch lights at the bottom of the screen light up or flash on and off to let you know there was a call or such. I do not know of a colored led light on the g2x.
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edekalil said:
I think the touch lights at the bottom of the screen light up or flash on and off to let you know there was a call or such. I do not know of a colored led light on the g2x.
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That is the Proximity Sensor that turns the screen off when you put the phone to your ear. There are no LED in the G2x except the bottom touch buttons.

GTWalling said:
That is the Proximity Sensor that turns the screen off when you put the phone to your ear. There are no LED in the G2x except the bottom touch buttons.
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And the flash on back
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Touche.

Htc one S doesn't light up when i get a message?

When i get text messages it doesn't light up it just makes the notification sound? isn't it suppose to light up?

You should have a green led lint blinking in the left side of the speaker at the top of the face. Same one that lights up when charging
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But isn't the screen suppose to light up for a little?

Nope, it normally does not light up (very weird on HTC's part). Some ROMs have a feature to make it light up though.

obutto said:
Nope, it normally does not light up (very weird on HTC's part). Some ROMs have a feature to make it light up though.
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Oh ok i thought it was something wrong with the phone.

Yeah that's why I went the GoSMS route. A little more options for you to play around with including screen on with oncoming message.

Notification Led diode

Hi guys!
Iam having a problem with notification led diode. It doesnt work. I havent seen the light yet.
I just tried Light Flow app but it also wasnt able to light the led up.
So i assume that my phone is broken in that part and the diode just doesnt work on my Nexus 5.
Does anyone have some the same problem?
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Is it switched on in settings under display?
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Yep its turned on.
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Figured it would be but had to ask. Factory reset as a last resort maybe?
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I installed Light Flow. Took a few minutes before I got any lights.

There's a test mode in light flow. Might be worth trying that too.
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Test mode in LF didn't work for me. I was going to uninstall but then I noticed the battery charging light came on. Now all of the programmed lights in LF work for me. I have not retried the test light feature.

light flow might have just glitched up the led for a bit. If it stops working again, try clearing app data, or reinstall, or uninstall light flow altogether. It has been known to have some issues.

In light flow you have to turn off the screen after turning on test mode, if you haven't tried that already.
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Yes, the screen MUST be off for the notification light to illuminate. In addition, at least for Light Flow, it can take several seconds for the notifications to light up, even when performing a test.

Same problem here and it's going to back for a refund. It was actually a replacement unit for the first one which had speaker issues.
I tried everything and never saw the light come on once while the first unit worked fine with the same settings.

try this
Hey guys I was having this same problem but I downloaded this app called notification light widget by Motorola and added it to my home screen activated it and my notification light has been working since just tuck the widget away on a side screen . its a good fix for now

offwiththeface said:
Hey guys I was having this same problem but I downloaded this app called notification light widget by Motorola and added it to my home screen activated it and my notification light has been working since just tuck the widget away on a side screen . its a good fix for now
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Just tried it on my phone thats going back tomorrow and it didn't help sadly.