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Nexus S 4G: Button Backlight Control

Im wondering if anyone had found a way to disable the capacitive button backlighting similar to the way ledhacks works on the evo.
When I am in low light conditions, the buttons actually end up being brighter than my settings in aldiko.
I have tried a few apps off the market, but nothing seems to be working.
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Im not certain of the customization options, but have u taken a look at the BLN app?

Did not work

VSack said:
Did not work
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Bln does work if you have a custome kernel. Also.... How the hell r your back lights so bright? I can bearly see mine in dark let alone dusk or day light.
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capacitive buttons

Hi. Are the buttons supposed to light up? Mine don't. Is this normal?

They light up on mine.
It does look like it is controlled by the light sensor.

mikea3000 said:
Hi. Are the buttons supposed to light up? Mine don't. Is this normal?
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They only light up at night
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sgtmedeiros said:
They only light up at night
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More specifically only in certain light conditions. The buttons rely on the light sensor to tell them when to light up.
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mikea3000 said:
Hi. Are the buttons supposed to light up? Mine don't. Is this normal?
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They do light up in low light conditions. Atleast they do on my HOS.

sgtmedeiros said:
They only light up at night
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Any way of stopping them lighting at night? Reason I ask is I use Gentle Alarm and when 'Night Display' is enabled they will remain on even when in Night Display mode I press the power button off then on and they still come on? Not had the problem on other phones.

Richy101 said:
Any way of stopping them lighting at night? Reason I ask is I use Gentle Alarm and when 'Night Display' is enabled they will remain on even when in Night Display mode I press the power button off then on and they still come on? Not had the problem on other phones.
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There should be an app in the market or online called led hack to disable them
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sgtmedeiros said:
There should be an app in the market or online called led hack to disable them
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Don't think it's on the market these days? I have found a copy but need to be rooted - but thanks for suggestion. I'll root at some point but my One S may need to be returned as currently in discussions with HTC over mobile network reception.

[Q] Turning off capacitive button lights?

CM7 used to have this functionality built in, but CM9 does not. I think it was a mod called "Backlight Dimmer". Is there any way to get it to work on CM9? If not does anyone have a recommendation of a build/rom that has it?

Flash a kernel supporting BLN/BLD such as Matr1x. Then install the app called NSTools.
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[email protected] said:
Flash a kernel supporting BLN/BLD such as Matr1x. Then install the app called NSTools.
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Yeah, but that doesn't turn off the buttons' light completely, they still blink when you touch them.

turn on BLD and set to zero.

Lockscreen notifications

Is there any app that adds lock screen notifications and pocket mode as Mahdi ROM has implemented?

Search on play store NILS
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slidelock
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raymond4 said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slidelock
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That looks like an awesome app. But WTF is with the music they put in the promo video haha

These look ok, but they don't seem to have pocket mode as well like Mahdi rom does...

And they're not the same. The notifications don't start as icons on the right that you can slide to view.

Use Mahdi ROM, or even AOSPAL. Even the other Roms with it as well, because I don't think you will find an app with the exact look, or pocket mode at all. It's seems to be more of an Internal type of feature.
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Dashclock?
What's Pocket Mode anyway?

CitizenLee said:
Dashclock?
What's Pocket Mode anyway?
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Automatically turns on/off screen by proximity sensor detecting if it's in your pocket

Letharqy said:
Automatically turns on/off screen by proximity sensor detecting if it's in your pocket
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Cool, sounds like a Samsung feature.
Is there any increase in battery drain as a result of using it?

CitizenLee said:
Cool, sounds like a Samsung feature.
Is there any increase in battery drain as a result of using it?
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Barely any, only about 1-3% from a 100% charge to 5%.
The Gravity Screen app in the Play Store is similar but works slightly differently, you can use that if your ROM doesn't have pocket mode.
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Letharqy said:
Barely any, only about 1-3% from a 100% charge to 5%.
The Gravity Screen app in the Play Store is similar but works slightly differently, you can use that if your ROM doesn't have pocket mode.
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Cheers bud, I'll check if Purity supports it but if not I'll check out that app :good:

Is it possible to cherry pick the notifications and add them to cyanogenmod?
Not that I could do either of that (i've tried) just wondering is all.
I've used NILS for a while but it still has that SMS app bug where the app becomes unresponsive if using swipe to open

CitizenLee said:
Cheers bud, I'll check if Purity supports it but if not I'll check out that app :good:
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I know that Carbon, Paranoid Saberdroid and Mahdi ROM has it, along with lockscreen notifications. Also, note that the battery drain that Gravity Screen would show is negligible across time (most I ever saw is 5% from a 100% charge), but if you check your battery only after a short period of a few minutes it'll appear to use around 25% battery, so don't worry if it appears to use a lot in the first few minutes. Also recommend to have Wake by motion and Keep screen on by motion turned off.

Hey try AcDisplay
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.achep.activedisplay
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CitizenLee said:
Cheers bud, I'll check if Purity supports it but if not I'll check out that app :good:
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Purity doesn't use it. Neither does Slim. I wish I knew how to cherry pick port it, I'd love to have it on stock/slim.

It's still a work in progress, but you can try this also https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.anandbibek.notifyme

The xblast xposed module has it
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Playe said:
The xblast xposed module has it
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Yes it has but I've tried it and it does not catch all notifications for me. And when clicking some notifications it would stay at the lockscreen so I would have to manually unlock after pressing the notification. It worked very inconsistent for me. Worked much better when I was using the Mahdi-rom.

nebulah said:
Purity doesn't use it. Neither does Slim. I wish I knew how to cherry pick port it, I'd love to have it on stock/slim.
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U really don't read through the forums do there's a slim with lokcscreen notifications ??
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Hidden LED

So, just like all the previous Moto phones, this one has a hidden LED too!
Using root and any kernel tweaker with an option to adjust leds, you can switch it on. It seems to be only white as far as I could tell but it's there! (In the middle of the speaker grill on top)

juanacevedo said:
So, just like all the previous Moto phones, this one has a hidden LED too!
Using root and any kernel tweaker with an option to adjust leds, you can switch it on. It seems to be only white as far as I could tell but it's there! (In the middle of the speaker grill on top)
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Waiting on some more people to try this but that's awesome! And I personally LOVE the LED position

juanacevedo said:
So, just like all the previous Moto phones, this one has a hidden LED too!
Using root and any kernel tweaker with an option to adjust leds, you can switch it on. It seems to be only white as far as I could tell but it's there! (In the middle of the speaker grill on top)
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Which kernel tweaker. Kernel auditor doesn't do this. Unless I missed it.

Sweet which app exactly was it ?
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**** yeah, thanks juan

anyway to make moto use it to let us know when a notification is available in addition to the moto display feature

jphantom said:
anyway to make moto use it to let us know when a notification is available in addition to the moto display feature
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+1
Anyway to make it work with or without moto display, it would be sweet to have a notification LED on this phone

what is the hidden LED normally for on the other motos?

PolishDude said:
what is the hidden LED normally for on the other motos?
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Usually to indicate the phone is charging when it gets plugged in from a completely dead state, before it even powers on the screen
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I found the setting in trickster mod, but it only turns it on when charging. Will we be able to use it for notifications?

Assume that LiteFlow would work (paid version) as it does with Nexus 6. Give that a try.

akellar said:
Assume that LiteFlow would work (paid version) as it does with Nexus 6. Give that a try.
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I remember this app on og nexus from 2012. You think turning it into notification led would work ?
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Hopefully LightFlow would work, I have enjoyed that app for years on my OG Droid.

patt2k said:
I remember this app on og nexus from 2012. You think turning it into notification led would work ?
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It has for other Moto devices so I assume so. I'm not personally interested enough to pay for the app to find out though, sorry.

akellar said:
It has for other Moto devices so I assume so. I'm not personally interested enough to pay for the app to find out though, sorry.
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I guess one could buy it, try it real quick, and if it does not work, get a refund within the allotted time Google Play gives you.

How bright is the LED? It might not be useful because of the front flash unless it's a dim light. From the picture it seems bright though.

Ganondroid said:
How bright is the LED? It might not be useful because of the front flash unless it's a dim light. From the picture it seems bright though.
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Not sure what the led and the front flash would have to do with each other?
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akellar said:
Not sure what the led and the front flash would have to do with each other?
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The Flash is just an LED anyway, so there would just be a second LED on the front.

Ganondroid said:
The Flash is just an LED anyway, so there would just be a second LED on the front.
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OK?
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