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How to turn off the button lights?

Does anyone know of an app or a setting to control the touch button lights at the bottom of the screen?
i tried searching for a solution but found none.
I like reading off of the kindle app at night and with 22% brightness and white text on a black background, the result is a perfect experience -- except for the four blinding leds every time I turn the page...
This might also be helpful for those with issues during streaming video (i.e. Netflix).
I apologize in advance if this has been dealt with/is in the wrong place.
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That is a very good question and I have the same problem while reading on my phone. I'm going to try and do some research to see if I can come up with a solution.
Try this. I don't know if it works or not yet
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.deskangel.adjbrightness&feature=search_result

This might be a shot in the dark but maybe bln on the market can do some reverae psycholgy ****
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rickyy00 said:
This might be a shot in the dark but maybe bln on the market can do some reverae psycholgy ****
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lol!! thats great.

Bump for a good question

the light buttons are bright as fkc at night. +1 good question.. probably saves battery too if someone can dev this app.

https://market.android.com/details?id=neldar.bln.control.free
Install BLN control and check Activate Notifications. The lights will only stay on for a few seconds after you touch the screen/buttons.

Thanks for trying guys. I want to completely disable those bad boys. I know where they are. Don't need a searchlight!
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Well you can't disable them. Not even the stock roms let you do that, the best bet is for them to only blink, which is they turn on when you're using them.

Some black tape works lol
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Would the touchscreen still work with black/electrical tape? That makes me wonder, but I am lazy and have none on hand to test out.
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Reduce LED lights permanently

I'm using Touch Key Lights right now
But EVERY TIME I turn my screen off the LED brightness turns back on
I'm using CM7 RC1
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bencozzy said:
LG 2x/black notifications app download in market
enable it
click notifications
unclick all notifications for gmail, sms/mms, and missed calls
click miscellaneous
click touch led options
set brightness
set on boot make sure thats checked
i have autostart service checked not sure if it needs to be but it resets the led level every start
hope that helps
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Do you know if the LED lights go back to full brightness after I turn on my screen?
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No they don't. They stay at the setting in the app. Paul put it out its quality
Edit: this should be in the Q&A section
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Ok I installed that program
I tried it before but didn't played too much with it
Do I know if I NEED the service running 24/7 on order to work?
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rafarataneneces said:
Ok I installed that program
I tried it before but didn't played too much with it
Do I know if I NEED the service running 24/7 on order to work?
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If your using the app, yes the service MUST run. If its built into the kernel\ROM like CM7, then you dont even need the app

You shouldn't be running a task killer anyway. Android manages its services by itself killing system apps on a regular basis can make apps that need to be running in the back ground start again wasting battery. Plus your phone will act strange after awhile. You shouldn't use them.
Again this belongs in Q&A
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Moved to proper forum.

Too bad I didn't read this thread earlier, I figured this out on my own today, doing the same thing, I changed my brightness to 1 (the lowest it would stay lit) , I do think this would definitely help out on battery life.
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kdunn1994 said:
Too bad I didn't read this thread earlier, I figured this out on my own today, doing the same thing, I changed my brightness to 1 (the lowest it would stay lit) , I do think this would definitely help out on battery life.
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The Touch Key Lights app DOES NOT works properly with
1) Cyan 7 mod
I am using stock Android now, it works like a charm
One touch, and the program changes the value FOREVER (even after reboots, after I re-insert the battery...)

[THEME] Pull-down Menu

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Yes you should share it! It looks great!

@OP:
Yes sir, you should. And I would be one of the first to "steal" those toggles

Okay. I will post it up when i get onto my computer. It will be flash ready in red cwm.
Still, any idea on how to have the "Silent" change into "Vibrate" when it's in active. Or vice versa.
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jayson94538 said:
Okay. I will post it up when i get onto my computer. It will be flash ready in red cwm.
Still, any idea on how to have the "Silent" change into "Vibrate" when it's in active. Or vice versa.
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Thank you.
And to answer your question, if u have "vibrate" option turned on, it will toggle between sound and vibrate. If u have the option turned off, it will toggle between sound and silent.
I hope this is what u are looking for.

this looks great i cant wait for the zip so i can flash this over.

Posted up the zip.
save onto SD and flash, that's it.
but like i said i did the changes on Infused ROM. i dont know if it will change people's icons in general, if coming from another theme or ROM. or does this just "update" over it?
diablo009 said:
Thank you.
And to answer your question, if u have "vibrate" option turned on, it will toggle between sound and vibrate. If u have the option turned off, it will toggle between sound and silent.
I hope this is what u are looking for.
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I was wondering if the actual words can change on the bottom of the toggle that says "Silent".
E.g. If you have settings to change from Vibrate to Sound then can it say "Vibrate" on the bottom? or vice versa if your settings are to change between Silent to Sound, to have it say "Silent"
Edit: ill try to look into it. i havent tried yet, but would be great if someone could point to the direction to look >.<

~~~ more toggle icons ~~~
Here are some more icons that u could use for more toggles. I posted the theme in infused 1.5.x rom thread.
These toggles go well on a dark background.

Very cool.
Thanks...

Thank you. I'm still new to all this. It's my first android phone. Been on a windows phone for a long time.
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jayson94538 said:
I added the zip.
Save it on sd card. and then flash it via cwm. (I've been flashing through cwm red, dont know if that makes a difference)
All of the changes were done on Infused ROM. so i dont know if that will change any other icons, if people are coming from another theme or ROM
i dont take credit in making the icons. i simply grabbed from different themes all over xda and put it into mine.
Also how do you change the "Silent" into "Vibrate" or have it change to however your sound settings are.
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Very nice. I swapped your pulldown menu framework and diablos into one. It looks awesome. +10000000
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Nice! Post up a pic of that bad boiii lol
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WeezyFBaby17 said:
Very nice. I swapped your pulldown menu framework and diablos into one. It looks awesome. +10000000
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C'mon buddy... put up the pics now

diablo009 said:
C'mon buddy... put up the pics now
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Agreed. NOW!
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jayson94538 said:
Agreed. NOW!
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Ok ok sowwy. I was swimmin wit my niece! lol hold on k. Gotta upload em
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http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg85...me=snap20110715215146.png&xsize=640&ysize=480
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Tell me how you like it. Im outta town wit my family at a hotel so idk how to upload the zip file i.made for.you guys.
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This looks really amazing.... I love your work. I thinks we gotz to talk about Bionix Nextgen for the Infuse ( aka *cough*CM7*cough) !

WeezyFBaby17 said:
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg85...me=snap20110715215146.png&xsize=640&ysize=480
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I am loading picture here so people may look at it here itself.
Its nice mate. Nice work mixing both of us.

diablo009 said:
I am loading picture here so people may look at it here itself.
Its nice mate. Nice work mixing both of us.
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I dont know why i cant directly upload from my.app. Says incorrect png. And ty i will upload tmw. Btw im only 17 btw
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Screen capture with gingerbread?

I'm running the de bloated ep4d that was recently released. I need to take a screen capture for work right now. I tried searching the forum but the xda app search is a bit limited and I need this within the next hour if possible. Is there a quick method to take screen captures on my rooted phone? Appreciate all your help, really. I'm out in the field and can't reach a desktop or laptop anytime soon.
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tintn00 said:
I'm running the de bloated ep4d that was recently released. I need to take a screen capture for work right now. I tried searching the forum but the xda app search is a bit limited and I need this within the next hour if possible. Is there a quick method to take screen captures on my rooted phone? Appreciate all your help, really. I'm out in the field and can't reach a desktop or laptop anytime soon.
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Hold the back button and press hone.
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tintn00 said:
I'm running the de bloated ep4d that was recently released. I need to take a screen capture for work right now. I tried searching the forum but the xda app search is a bit limited and I need this within the next hour if possible. Is there a quick method to take screen captures on my rooted phone? Appreciate all your help, really. I'm out in the field and can't reach a desktop or laptop anytime soon.
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as stated in the post above the built in one should work otherwise Google search for the last Shoot Me app apk, version 0.8 or something... its not in the market anymore but is still a neat screenshot app
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On the new OTA build I can't manage to screen capture the notification shade anymore because the stupid animation makes the phone lag and it doesn't cap before the shade has gone away. This is a problem when using the stock capture method. (Sorry for hijacking your thread but this is a relevant issue depending on what you are trying to screen cap.)
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Bear55 said:
On the new OTA build I can't manage to screen capture the notification shade anymore because the stupid animation makes the phone lag and it doesn't cap before the shade has gone away. This is a problem when using the stock capture method. (Sorry for hijacking your thread but this is a relevant issue depending on what you are trying to screen cap.)
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Lol i tried this it's a joke.
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The stock method has never worked for me on 80%+ of what I want to screencap. I bought ScreenshotIt and it works great, and there are a lot of different options for how to get a screenshot.

JihadSquad said:
Lol i tried this it's a joke.
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No kidding! It pisses me off because on FroYo I didn't have any problem screen capping any part of the system or apps.
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Back + home worked for me. You saved my hide. Thanks.
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[Q] disable soft key lights?

I know my phone. We are very intimate. I know just where to touch her. I don't need the keys blinding me. Can I disable them, permanently? I never want to see these light up again!
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That is the million dollar question.

Guinness Draught said:
I know my phone. We are very intimate. I know just where to touch her.
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Hahahaha that made me laugh. But no you can't disable them as far as I know but on my s3 you can with screen filter and its so nice for using at night
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No that's a bug in cm9 and all ics roms
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If you really want to disable them permanently, it's a one-line change in the kernel. You basically don't tell it where the light switch is .
Which ROM are you using?
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Beam
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jeffsf said:
If you really want to disable them permanently, it's a one-line change in the kernel. You basically don't tell it where the light switch is .
Which ROM are you using?
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Ok what are we waiting for....wheres the fix?

Shortbus-Driver said:
Ok what are we waiting for....wheres the fix?
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Damn day job...

Lol .....i say that about my night job heh

jeffsf said:
If you really want to disable them permanently, it's a one-line change in the kernel. You basically don't tell it where the light switch is .
Which ROM are you using?
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Is it really that simple? Which line in the kernel is it?
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pisherthefisher said:
Which line in the kernel is it?
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Code:
gpio_direction_output(_3_GPIO_TOUCH_EN, onoff);
Well damn, looks like that might not only have turned off the backlight, but also the ability to use the button. Black electrician's tape is probably an easier solution if that was your goal.
Somehow I think you still want to be able to use the buttons though.

Isn't there another line of code that tells how bright the keys can be? Is it possible to set that at 0?
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Also could you upload the kernel where the back light keys don't turn on and don't work? I think it would be useful for people who want to use the ice cream sandwich soft keys
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I'm not trying to hinder development, but in my opinion I would rather them spend their time on stuff that is less cosmetic... that stuff can come later because there are more important issues they are working on. I'm sure it will one day get fixed...
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Sometimes a little distraction is nice. Trust me, after you've been staring at VCO divider tables for a while, something simple like "Can you just turn off this light?" is a good way to improve productivity. I'm back in the tables again this morning, but this gives me something interesting and rewarding to do during the roughly hour and a half a full build takes.

rbedell said:
I'm not trying to hinder development, but in my opinion I would rather them spend their time on stuff that is less cosmetic... that stuff can come later because there are more important issues they are working on. I'm sure it will one day get fixed...
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Pfft!
no one here is asking the main devs for this fix anymore....its already been said several times they dont know....sooo maybe other people in here can try to figure out a fix.
So have a nice day.
Also its not just so "cosmetic" as you think.....the people that are on ics based roms would truely appreciate this fix due to the amount of battery life gained if those damn lights didnt stay on.

I would like to know which line this is as well. I dont need extra keys in beam. I want just the hard keys
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Shortbus-Driver said:
Pfft!
no one here is asking the main devs for this fix anymore....its already been said several times they dont know....sooo maybe other people in here can try to figure out a fix.
So have a nice day.
Also its not just so "cosmetic" as you think.....the people that are on ics based roms would truely appreciate this fix due to the amount of battery life gained if those damn lights didnt stay on.
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I do agree that it would be nice. Think about it the only time the lights are on is if the screen is on, if the screen is on, chances are you are touching the screen unless you are watching a movie... there are a few roms out that don't have this problem like the beam port... Maybe compare roms and kernels? There is bound to be a solution. I hope you find your answer and sorry i wasn't trying to blast anyone.

Its all good....i watch alt of movies while sitting at the back gates waiting for the parks to empty out at Disney so i can go to work and the those lights are quite annoying in the dark watching movies lol

GOOD NEWS EVERYONE! Theres an app called screen filter on the market that does the trick by turning off the softkeys umtil you actually click them details are on my capacitive buttons thread.

Its kinda old news...but it does work but its just more steps for getting what you want......when it could all be avoided