Hi,
I'm trying to set up my phone to be able to change the color of my led notifications depending on the event (or at least, get a solid light instead of the flashing green).
I've tried to google it, and search this forum as well, but every thread i've found seemed to be before we were able to S-OFF (and thus, if i understand right, permanently root our devices), so I thought that maybe the situation has changed...
My phone is quite new, and not rooted yet, since i don't seem to be needing anything requiring root, but would rooting it let me use other colors for my notifications ?
I really don't understand why HTC doesn't make more use of its led system, I've had both HTC Magic and Desire, and it's the first time I have this much trouble for my led notifications color (though i had to root my desire right away, to get rid of the bloated Orange rom, so it might have been the same thing)
Thanks to everyone who will be able to bring me a little... light on the subject
Two things that you can do.
1. Root... Cause its Awsome and you always have more options with it.
2. Install an a called Yala stands for yet another led ap
You could also try android assistant the allows you to mess with led lights. However requires root access for most of its functions (not sure if this is one of them)
I am rooted and even that does not give you more led colors. I simply use noled now. Uses the screen to notify you in what notification you have. Good app for what it is and has sleep mode so that the wife won't kill me lol....
https://market.android.com/details?...lt#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5sZWQubm90aWZ5Il0.
Bear in mind the only colours you'll get on the Sensation are green and orange.
kpjimmy said:
I am rooted and even that does not give you more led colors. I simply use noled now. Uses the screen to notify you in what notification you have. Good app for what it is and has sleep mode so that the wife won't kill me lol...
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Thanks a lot for this, i've been using this app for a day or two now, and it is just perfect. I was afraid it would be battery consuming, but the use of the proximity sensor to turn off notifications is an awesome feature. It was really the only thing my sensation lacked, and it really feels perfect now.
the_scotsman said:
Bear in mind the only colours you'll get on the Sensation are green and orange.
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Thanks for the info, it's a weird policy though, you would think that a 450€ phone would include a quality led for notifications... Especially since older models like the magic or the desire did.
rddocke said:
Two things that you can do.
1. Root... Cause its Awsome and you always have more options with it.
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I do intend to root, if only to mess a little bit with roms using rom manager, which is always fun (and from my experiences with the desire, the community here have the most awesome roms available), but as I said i am content with my device right now, and since it is still quite new, I'd like to keep that "working out of the box" feeling as long as possible.
the_scotsman said:
Bear in mind the only colours you'll get on the Sensation are green and orange.
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I believe it is the same LED as the previous HTC phones the colors are just a Hex decimal for the colors combos just like the missed call apk provided.
Azrielem said:
Thanks a lot for this, i've been using this app for a day or two now, and it is just perfect. I was afraid it would be battery consuming, but the use of the proximity sensor to turn off notifications is an awesome feature. It was really the only thing my sensation lacked, and it really feels perfect now.
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No probs. Also a fyi, you can download a few themes for those icons. I currently use big spender. There are different sizes due to your preference. I currently use the 64x64 one attached, but you can use whichever you want.
To use the theme, download and extract the theme. If your SD card has the NoLed folder, just drag/paste the folder and its contents into the theme folder IIRC. Go to the NoLED app and pic the theme, go to the colors and edit all the notification icons you use to white and hit apply. These icons are already in color so no need to add any.
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Guys,
My girlfriend just got the XT720. I don't see ANY lights on this thing - power (when charging) or when a text comes in, nothing "flashes". You have to turn on the screen to see if any messages came through.
I've hunted for information and don't see anything telling me that there is actual visual notification on the phone. I carry a Nexus One and the trackball light flashes to tell you that you've missed something. There are 3 dots on the upper left corner of the XT720 just above the screen, and those "may" be lights, but I have no diagrams or information to tell me. If they are lights, they don't work.
Can anyone give me a quick piece of advice on this?
Cheers,
Mark.
No notification lights on this piece. Lol jus vibrate. Lol
easye420 said:
No notification lights on this piece. Lol jus vibrate. Lol
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I was a little disappointed to find out that there were no notifications lights. Coming from a Blackberry I'm used to the red blinky light for notifications. In fact, I had everything on silent except incoming calls - the light was enough to tell me (even from across the room) if there was any notifications. I know you can set the 4 touch sensitive buttons at the bottom to blink...but it's infrequent and they tend to stay off if a notification comes in.
Would it be possible to write a script to make use of the 3 media LEDs on the side for notifications (emails, SMS, missed calls, Facebooks, etc)? I have little to no programming knowledge so I certainly can't - nor do I know if it's even possible.
Hey easye420, thanks for the reply...althought it's not what I was hoping for! LOL I find it difficult to believe there's no blinking light of sorts on this thing.
Riley600, she too is coming from a blackberry and that's her gripe about it. I've been trying to get her onto an android for a while and this was the best device her wireless company offered. I like your idea about a script to do this and think many people would love to have it....especially ex-blackberry users! I'm not a programmer though so can't help in the design I'm afraid.
Thanks also for the note on the back buttons flashing. I'll see if there's a good app to make those blink....just some visual notification that you've missed something. I'd think that would be a standard feature of any of today's phones.
Cheers,
Mark.
mslatter said:
Hey easye420, thanks for the reply...althought it's not what I was hoping for! LOL I find it difficult to believe there's no blinking light of sorts on this thing.
Riley600, she too is coming from a blackberry and that's her gripe about it. I've been trying to get her onto an android for a while and this was the best device her wireless company offered. I like your idea about a script to do this and think many people would love to have it....especially ex-blackberry users! I'm not a programmer though so can't help in the design I'm afraid.
Thanks also for the note on the back buttons flashing. I'll see if there's a good app to make those blink....just some visual notification that you've missed something. I'd think that would be a standard feature of any of today's phones.
Cheers,
Mark.
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No app needed.
Settings --> Sound & Display Settings --> check Visual Notification (and Periodic Notification if you want to get reoccurring notifications).
I forgot bout that. When i had it enabled if i turned to screen on when it was blinkin they would either stay off or stay on and it would piss me off.
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easye420 said:
I forgot bout that. When i had it enabled if i turned to screen on when it was blinkin they would either stay off or stay on and it would piss me off.
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that's a known Motobug. We've reported Moto regarding this issue long ago but till now, no fix is applied.
Thanks for the feedback from everyone. Now I know where this issues stands and what my options are.
Cheers.
I am still curious though, does anyone know if making a script to use the media LED lights for notifications is possible?
Riley600 said:
I am still curious though, does anyone know if making a script to use the media LED lights for notifications is possible?
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Hey Riley600, sorry mate I don't know the answer to that. I would assume it's possible, but not sure how difficult it would be.... maybe someone else knows?
Yes it is possible.
as you know, the xt720 doesn't have multicolor led (other phones has one, which can basically light in 3 different colors).
Anyway, i was playing some times ago and discovered, that the multimedia leds, corresponds to red, green and blue colors
just find the notes i have made:
Code:
/sys# echo 1 > ./bus/platform/devices/notification-led/leds/blue/brightness
camcorder
/sys# echo 1 > ./bus/platform/devices/notification-led/leds/green/brightness
camera
/sys# echo 1 > ./bus/platform/devices/notification-led/leds/red/brightness
gallery
sys/./devices/platform/button-backlight/leds/button-backlight/brightness
four buttons
/sys# echo 0 >./devices/platform/af-led/leds/af-led/brightness
af led
so instead of possible, it seems to be easy (rooted phone assumed)
i have seen several apps, which can deal with notifications (market)
this can be used for the code to deal when to trigger notification
and i use adjbrightness, which works in similar way.
this can be used for the code to trigger the leds
here is an information link to adj brightness.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731032
edit: actually it can be even easier, but it depends on the /sys entries of a phone with dedicated led. but the idea is the same
peshovec said:
Yes it is possible.
as you know, the xt720 doesn't have multicolor led (other phones has one, which can basically light in 3 different colors).
Anyway, i was playing some times ago and discovered, that the multimedia leds, corresponds to red, green and blue colors
so instead of possible, it seems to be easy (rooted phone assumed)
i have seen several apps, which can deal with notifications (market)
this can be used for the code to deal when to trigger notification
and i use adjbrightness, which works in similar way.
this can be used for the code to trigger the leds
here is an information link to adj brightness.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=731032
edit: actually it can be even easier, but it depends on the /sys entries of a phone with dedicated led. but the idea is the same
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That's great to know that it should be easy. But I'm going to be honest in saying that I'm not an Android expert.
If you would be so kind to give me a set of easy to follow steps (my phone is rooted, I know how to use adb, etc) on how to set something up to blink the media LEDs for notification, your coffees next week will be on me. I don't know how to (or have the ability to) unpack APKs, edit them and repack them. If you can provide a easy to implement solution (some basic editing of an existing program or an APK for me to use), you will not only be my hero - you will also have some more money in your pocket. It sounds like you might be a couple other people's hero in this thread as well.
Thanks!
it is not about money
it is not about coffee (there is just a new espresso machine in the office
it is about time...
so i will go deeper in the very possible and very easy way (i have edited my post above).
i saw some applications on the market , which can do the job (e.g. deal with the led for some events aka notifications ).
the easiest way is to find a phone, when they worked as expected.
then on this phone, to find the corresponding entries in the /sys folder, which deals with the leds, and just try some symbolic links to our leds
in the easiest way it will be as simple as:
ln -s /sys/bus/platform/devices/notification-led/leds/green/brightness /sys/what_ever_path_is_needed
of course there will be some drawback (e.g. not fully customizable), but it will work.
this method will not require nothing else...
anyway more appropriate way (more time consuming) will be to modify some almost do the job application, to do it for our phones. (actually, to submit patches to the developers regarding support of our phones).
this is the right way (in my opinion). the prerequisites:
1. application which do the job for some phone
2. open source
then:
3. spent some time in code
4. test the patch
5. send it to mainstream
i will be glad to do it for fun, will appreciate help regarding step 1 and 2
peshovec said:
it is not about money
it is not about coffee (there is just a new espresso machine in the office
it is about time...
so i will go deeper in the very possible and very easy way (i have edited my post above).
i saw some applications on the market , which can do the job (e.g. deal with the led for some events aka notifications ).
the easiest way is to find a phone, when they worked as expected.
then on this phone, to find the corresponding entries in the /sys folder, which deals with the leds, and just try some symbolic links to our leds
in the easiest way it will be as simple as:
ln -s /sys/bus/platform/devices/notification-led/leds/green/brightness /sys/what_ever_path_is_needed
of course there will be some drawback (e.g. not fully customizable), but it will work.
this method will not require nothing else...
anyway more appropriate way (more time consuming) will be to modify some almost do the job application, to do it for our phones. (actually, to submit patches to the developers regarding support of our phones).
this is the right way (in my opinion). the prerequisites:
1. application which do the job for some phone
2. open source
then:
3. spent some time in code
4. test the patch
5. send it to mainstream
i will be glad to do it for fun, will appreciate help regarding step 1 and 2
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I'll be happy to help out where I can - but as I said earlier, my knowledge is limited.
in the easiest way it will be as simple as:
ln -s /sys/bus/platform/devices/notification-led/leds/green/brightness /sys/what_ever_path_is_needed
of course there will be some drawback (e.g. not fully customizable), but it will work.
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I have a basic idea of what you're saying here. I used Root Explorer to navigate to /sys/bus/platform/devices/notification-led. It appears as a empty file, though. I'm not sure if the ln -s is a command or what. Would you be able to elaborate a little?
And this method would obviously not allow for the setting of a custom blinking interval, etc. Being able to set something like that would be awesome - but right now I'll take whatever I can get.
Or would it be possible to change the settings for the key backlight blink to one of the media LEDs? Perhaps by moving or changing one of the system files?
I use "Missed Reminder" for calls, emails and sms. Works fine.
ralfbonne said:
I use "Missed Reminder" for calls, emails and sms. Works fine.
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This doesn't work for the LEDs, though - does it?
Not the LEDs for camera etc. But for the LEDs of the Home-key ...
Solution: LED me know
mslatter said:
Guys,
My girlfriend just got the XT720. I don't see ANY lights on this thing - power (when charging) or when a text comes in, nothing "flashes". You have to turn on the screen to see if any messages came through.
I've hunted for information and don't see anything telling me that there is actual visual notification on the phone. I carry a Nexus One and the trackball light flashes to tell you that you've missed something. There are 3 dots on the upper left corner of the XT720 just above the screen, and those "may" be lights, but I have no diagrams or information to tell me. If they are lights, they don't work.
Can anyone give me a quick piece of advice on this?
Cheers,
Mark.
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Solution found!
An app called 'LED me know' by p0w4p0ty (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=837057) is able to use the 3 media lights to signal notifications. So far I've found it works for Gmail, SMS and missed calls - but I believe it supports other notifications as well. At this moment, it doesn't seem to work for Gtalk notifications. It's highly customizable (you can set each one of the 3 media lights to blink [corresponding to red, green and blue] or you can set them to blink in combinations [2 lights for cyan and 3 lights for white]). I should mention that the phone needs to be rooted in order for this to work with the XT720.
I'm very pleased with it so far and it's free (in fact I'm looking across the room right now and see that I have a SMS).
Hi and Thanks for coming to check out this thread. Got my Nexus S yesterday and there are a few niggling annoying things that perhaps just might be a setting somewhere I have missed and you might be able to help me
1. Message Light - On my BB when I had a missed call, sms message etc. A flashing light kept going. Is there any way to get this going?
2. Facebook/Twitter notifier - My old phone would notify me (just like an sms message) when a facebook or twitter notification came up. Now on my Nexus, I have to physically go into Facebook/Twitter to check.
Thats pretty much it for now. If I can think of anything I will edit. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond.
If rooted there is bln along with kernel that supports it.
I added cell number in the Twitter itself so I get text from then when I get direct message
kairu8 said:
Hi and Thanks for coming to check out this thread. Got my Nexus S yesterday and there are a few niggling annoying things that perhaps just might be a setting somewhere I have missed and you might be able to help me
1. Message Light - On my BB when I had a missed call, sms message etc. A flashing light kept going. Is there any way to get this going?
2. Facebook/Twitter notifier - My old phone would notify me (just like an sms message) when a facebook or twitter notification came up. Now on my Nexus, I have to physically go into Facebook/Twitter to check.
Thats pretty much it for now. If I can think of anything I will edit. Thank you for taking the time to read and respond.
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I think this belongs in Q&A but here goes
1) If you are rooted, flash any rom you want (or stay stock rom) and then flash a custom kernel with Backlight notification (BLN) support
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=949292
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=973125
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=936219
for example. Then install BLN from market. There's the PRO version which offers more functionality but requires a token donation to the developer.
If you do not like BLN or not rooted (i think noLED doesn't require rooting, my memory might be wrong), you may download noLED from the market. I personally preferred this as i'm using a super amoLed and it doesn't eat that much batt and the notification is more visible and also i'll be able to know what exactly is the notification (like if it's gmail,email,miss call,whatsapp etc)
For now, to me at least, either apps may (i said may as i'm not sure if it's just my phone or in general) cause the phone to freeze occasionally and you'll have to do a batt pull.
2) It's under your settings in facebook and twitter app. Go to menu button (2nd from left) when you are at the fb and twitter app and choose the frequency of notification and the sound/vibration means etc. Personally, i wouldn't advise having the two applications update as frequently as you would on a BB especially if you're a heavy user on the games/browsing etc. I set mine to update every 3-4 hours with no notifications except for personal messages. Any other times i need n update, i'll do so manually. BB batt life is way better than an android phone but in terms of functionality and customisation, nothing beats the NS.
And if you have not rooted, please do so and read up in the forums on the wonders of an unlocked bootloader and having root.
A little too scared to root my phone at this point. I have about 5 hours experience with an android phone so bricking would break my heart
Looking at this guide atm though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
kairu8 said:
A little too scared to root my phone at this point. I have about 5 hours experience with an android phone so bricking would break my heart
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Nay, bricking breaks the phone, not the heart
kairu8 said:
1. Message Light - On my BB when I had a missed call, sms message etc. A flashing light kept going. Is there any way to get this going?
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I think there is some confusion here...
There are no flashing lights on the Nexus S.
Simply because that blinking LED light (or whatever it is) is not in the hardware, so there is no "fix" for it.
However it is possible to have the whole screen flash with some modifications/roms etc but I don't think this is what you meant...
ikuikuiku said:
I think there is some confusion here...
There are no flashing lights on the Nexus S.
Simply because that blinking LED light (or whatever it is) is not in the hardware, so there is no "fix" for it.
However it is possible to have the whole screen flash with some modifications/roms etc but I don't think this is what you meant...
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There is technically a "fix/workaround" with BLN. It basically is the same as the blinking led lights, video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqqr2s_4Ks
Hi,
Is there an app (working with the Sensation) that can make the LED notification light flash continually until you actually open the new message or am I stuck having to bring the phone out of sleep incessantly to check if anything new has come in?
Surely such an app would just eat battery up for no reason.
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I've been having a look at this myself,
(i am a noob when it comes to devolping apps)
but i was one first to get desire and there
was a command that you can run (without root)
to get the led to flash different colours length etc..
Tried this on the sensation and just get a file cannot be found.
(if you want to now the command then pm me or
il post it up not that it be much help)
so basically this means all existing apps with run on this old
command, so a new one will be needed when somebody figures
out the file name for the sensation led - then you can
just push a number to it using the echo command and itl work.
put into a java script and your done
wait so the notification light only lasts for 5 minutes? wtf?
xnifex said:
wait so the notification light only lasts for 5 minutes? wtf?
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What?? Is this true???
You know, I never noticed that since it's my second line. Interesting. Maybe part the reason the standby time is so good on this phone. (really reaching)
I did leave my phone alone for a few hours and no flashing led for my peep mentions.
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any update on this?
I just got the phone and the lack of a notification sound or light is a big negative for me.
I would love to see the app NoLED work for the Sen4G which would be a perfect fix for this issue
The HTC Sensation does have notification by sound, LED and Vibration, look closer at your settings check out the settings in HTC Hub
ariochenigma said:
I would love to see the app NoLED work for the Sen4G which would be a perfect fix for this issue
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It does work for Sensation 4g. I use it.
Docmjldds said:
It does work for Sensation 4g. I use it.
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The problem I'm having with NoLED is that I also use Handcent SMS and when you clear the NoLED notification screen it also closes the sms popup window. It's kind of annoying. A fix around that issue is the problem I'm having.
Just installed SMS Popup & it seems to have an option to repeat your reminder & can set an interval. It even turns on the screen which I missed!!!
Testing now.
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.everythingandroid.smspopup
Edit: yep, works perfectly. Only downside is you lose the awesome lockscreen feature of showing the envelope & text
Any update or workaround?
Paul22000 said:
Any update or workaround?
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look at my post right above yours
xnifex said:
look at my post right above yours
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That's only for SMS, which I literally never use. (I use Google Voice for 100% of my texting.)
Paul22000 said:
That's only for SMS, which I literally never use. (I use Google Voice for 100% of my texting.)
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you and my buddy Mike would get along great. He refuses to get SMS & only uses Google Talk
xnifex said:
you and my buddy Mike would get along great. He refuses to get SMS & only uses Google Talk
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Haha yes! And I've successfully converted a few others as well. I mainly use it because I can text via my work PC or my home PC. Texting with a full keyboard = a thousand times better
Plus saving on text messaging costs, and ease of porting number over yadda yadda
Anyway, I've been testing out NoLED today and it's a nice app but I don't like that it turns the entire screen on. Massive battery loss there.
Is there a better way?
from what I've read NoLED was made with an AMOLED screen in mind where black doesn't drain the battery because those LEDs are actually off
I've been using NoLED with Handcent. There is an option in NoLED that is Handcent specific that seems to keep the sms popup under the NoLED notification. Just unlock NoLED with the volume rocker and the popup window will remain open. Only downside is when the phone is on vibrate you will be constantly taking the phone out of vibrate mode to unlock NoLED to view sms popups. At that point you'd have to use the home or back key to unluck NoLED but it will dismiss the sms popup. So NoLED is ALMOST a nice fix. Gonna use it for now until something better comes along.
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Anyway, I've been testing out NoLED today and it's a nice app but I don't like that it turns the entire screen on. Massive battery loss there.
Is there a better way?
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After going through all the app's options and menus extensively, I now have it set to disable the screen via the proximity sensor (ie if in my pocket etc).
Now I'm trying to use the Blink feature so if my phone is on a table or somewhere exposed, the screen isn't 100% on. Rather, it turns off/on periodically.
However, it seems the Blink feature doesn't work on the Sensation? When I get a notification, the screen never turns on.
If I disable blink, it works again right away (but then the screen is on 100% of the time when not in my pocket).
Anyone else experienced this?
im late returnig text sometimes because it only blinks three times per min. Anyway to make it blink longer?
Only way I know to do it is to use Handcent SMS. They're the only ones who seem to have figured out the Sidekick's LEDs.
I'm in the same boat. I know that Handcent can manipulate the LEDs, but damn, for some reason I love the look of the stock messaging app.
it would be nice to be able to chance the led colors and req of its blink. i miss it from the old ones, and cant stand the new ones led blink feq. argg. handcent though like he said.
Man, I use gosms pro. I hope they can maipulate leds also. I don't like using handcent.
Yea huh
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I would like to have more specific control of the LEDs also. I use Gmail's app for all my email functions and ignore the built-in app. However it will not control the LED lights for incoming messages at all! Also I would love to see more frequent messages (or make it selectable).
So many things on the phone, including LEDs, are forced settings without much user control at all (unlike the Danger OS Sidekicks). I hope Rooting (which I hope to do in the next few weeks) will take care of some of these issues.
Things are being worked on, but the developer base is unfortunately small. We started out with the big issues, like the power menu and lockscreens, and are currently working on people's requests, an OC kernel and vibrate &silent in vol rocker. It's on the list of things to do, as it bothers most everyone, just isn't as big an issue, so it's slightly lower on the list.
sduvick said:
Things are being worked on, but the developer base is unfortunately small. We started out with the big issues, like the power menu and lockscreens, and are currently working on people's requests, an OC kernel and vibrate &silent in vol rocker. It's on the list of things to do, as it bothers most everyone, just isn't as big an issue, so it's slightly lower on the list.
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Ah, so its being paid attention too. i've really got to learn to dev so i can start tackling these things myself.
If nothing else, it's on my list.
im working on this now im doing my best im new at this but ill try to get a fix!
tylermaciaszek said:
im working on this now im doing my best im new at this but ill try to get a fix!
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i have time tonight, so im going to try to see what i can do about it as well, we're both new to it but if i find anything i think is important ill pm you so we can do this quickly.
Good to see more people trying to jump in! That's the best way to do it, that's how I did it, just poke around at things, you can always just odin back to stock.
If you have any questions, I'll do my best to help, I should be around, PM me if you need anything.
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Good to see more people trying to jump in! That's the best way to do it, that's how I did it, just poke around at things, you can always just odin back to stock.
If you have any questions, I'll do my best to help, I should be around, PM me if you need anything.
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do you know what permissions or something that controls the LED'S becaude obviously they have the power to flash more than 3 times! samsung has just decided to screw with us. in other words what does cyangoen mod and handcent change that allows the LED to blink more
basically what you need to do is edit the settings to have a menu that allows for different timing for the LED's, and then point the LEDs to that menu when they want to flash.
sduvick said:
basically what you need to do is edit the settings to have a menu that allows for different timing for the LED's, and then point the LEDs to that menu when they want to flash.
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alright thanks ill try a few more things!
I hear handcent got the leds working for our sidekicks. Maybe there's a way to look into that for some code or something.
The problem isn't getting it working, it's getting the notification to send the correct setting. the LEDs already work just fine.
I suppose that you could edit mms.apk instead of settings, and you could add the setting in there.
thanks for the lead ill check that out now and i already looked in handcent im still looking!
I'll try decompiling the mms.apk and see if maybe I can find it easily.
can't find the LED notification light. it won't come on while charging or anything... is there a setting for this? the only setting i find is for pulsing, but that won't do much good if the thing doesn't even come on. is there a setting i'm missing?
VR32 said:
can't find the LED notification light. it won't come on while charging or anything... is there a setting for this? the only setting i find is for pulsing, but that won't do much good if the thing doesn't even come on. is there a setting i'm missing?
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Settings > Notifications > Gear Icon > Pulse notification light.
I think the default setting is on. The blue color (which I think is default) is harder to see than other colors, at least for me. I was able to see it better when changing it to red or green for a given app.
That being said, the fourth small bug which I've noticed is (at least for the few apps I've tried) if you disable sound for a given notification, neither ambient display nor the LED will work for that given notification. I'm unsure if that is intended behavior or not.
How do you change the colours for certain apps. I hoped the led would have been brighter and covered by the glass so it never needs cleaning.
Thanks.
Mcyates said:
How do you change the colours for certain apps. I hoped the led would have been brighter and covered by the glass so it never needs cleaning.
Thanks.
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It either has to be baked into the app or you'll have to use a third party app (which may or may not require root).
my pulse notification setting is on. i have an email, a text, and i'm charging and there is no LED anywhere to be found. is there another way to test it? maybe my unit is defective.
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my pulse notification setting is on. i have an email, a text, and i'm charging and there is no LED anywhere to be found. is there another way to test it? maybe my unit is defective.
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Are you looking VERY carefully at the left corner of the earpiece speaker grille (where the LED is located)? I thought mine was defective too until I saw how faint and small it was.
i have a text, on the charger, and i'm staring where you say but nothing. on chat support with google right now. i think mine may be defective but i'll know more in a few...
The LED is nothing special. It will flash for me every once and awhile if I have an Allo message, and if I don't read the message, it will flash as soon as I lock the phone - I did this several times just to get a good look at it. The LED is directly behind the cloth speaker cover in the earpiece. It looks like ****. You can easily identify each red, green, and blue LED when they are trying to display a white color. It doesn't even look white at a distance - you can easily see red, green, and blue. And if the phone is laying flat on a table, you can BARELY even see it. Surely it will not grab your attention unless the room is pitch black. Don't know if they thought it would be cool to do this, but it looks terrible imo.
i didn't finish the tech support chat cus i had to get back to work, but eventually the LED did show for an instant after i got an email.
it showed for an instant, and gone. i waited for it to show again and w/in 20 or 30 secs it did not show. this is what i call a useless feature. makes no sense. why is it even there?
there are so many things about this phone i don't get, and these are not bugs. i guess this is what happens when you smooth everything out for the mainstream or Apple crowd. i'm returning the phone. nice phone, but not for me at this price.
Lightflow does a good job enhancing the LED. Even without root, I now have a charging indicator and fully charged green LED. You can customize other apps too.
With the exception of having used the app for a long time, I do not know the dev, nor have any interest in his/her ventures.
I am linking the paid version as I am a strong beliver in supporting devs that turn out useful apps. There is a free version also.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageconsulting.android.lightflow
Enjoy..
Edit: There is another app, called Light Manager, that I have previously tested. In the end, I found that Lightflow is the most flexible and useful for me.
snovvman said:
Lightflow does a good job enhancing the LED. Even without root, I now have a charging indicator and fully charged green LED. You can customize other apps too.
With the exception of having used the app for a long time, I do not know the dev, nor have any interest in his/her ventures.
I am linking the paid version as I am a strong beliver in supporting devs that turn out useful apps. There is a free version also.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rageconsulting.android.lightflow
Enjoy..
Edit: There is another app, called Light Manager, that I have previously tested. In the end, I found that Lightflow is the most flexible and useful for me.
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What do you like better about LightFlow out of curiosity? I have the paid version of LightFlow as well but find myself using Light Manager.
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RoccoN4 said:
What do you like better about LightFlow out of curiosity? I have the paid version of LightFlow as well but find myself using Light Manager.
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Lightflow has more features. It takes more work/tweaking, but I can do more with it. For example, I use Lightflow to also control ringtones for some apps, as well as reminder tones. You can also control vibrate/volume characteristics. Light Manager does not offer that.
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Lightflow has more features. It takes more work/tweaking, but I can do more with it. For example, I use Lightflow to also control ringtones for some apps, as well as reminder tones. You can also control vibrate/volume characteristics. Light Manager does not offer that.
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May give it another try. if I remember correctly, I didn't like the persistent notification that is always there.
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Lightflow has more features. It takes more work/tweaking, but I can do more with it. For example, I use Lightflow to also control ringtones for some apps, as well as reminder tones. You can also control vibrate/volume characteristics. Light Manager does not offer that.
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I read somewhere that Lightflow was causing wakelocks on the Pixel and users didn't have the problem using Light Manager. Any confirmation on this?
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chrisinsocalif said:
I read somewhere that Lightflow was causing wakelocks on the Pixel and users didn't have the problem using Light Manager. Any confirmation on this?
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I am running LF on my PXL with no wakelock issues. Battery life is great.
I wish they would put the LED from the Galaxy nexus on the new phones. It had an awesome LED. Theres plenty of space for it on the button.
Been using LF for years. Great developer.
I use light manager pro myself. Just got the pixel yesterday