Notification Led diode - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

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.

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[Q] LCD back light dims

I have noticed an issue with my third Charge. Watching a movie or you tube and the LCD just dims a little. Really annoying. Anyone else?
Settings, display settings, power saving mode. See if that fixes it.
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blarrick said:
Settings, display settings, power saving mode. See if that fixes it.
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Yep, did that and mix of auto-brightness and manual brightness settings. Nada.
What ROM and video player are you using?
Are you covering the light sensor with your hand or something
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The stock video player has its own brightness setting. Perhaps the other apps are linked to that setting?
hazard209 said:
What ROM and video player are you using?
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Now on Eclipse 1.3.1. But have noticed it on other roms as well.
Pitnefor said:
Are you covering the light sensor with your hand or something
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No this morning opened twitter put phone down. Then the screen starts getting brighter after it has already been on for a while. Right now it dimmer than it should be. I do no think this is the brightness as it appears and I a new owner of this phone that the back light is not working correctly.
The light sensor isn't instant. I've noticed it getting brighter/dimmer at times but I think that's just it trying to adjust. You tried turning auto-brightness off?
I often am outside I am thinking the light sensor maybe the issue. Thanks.

Problems With LightFlow

A week or so ago, I installed LightFlow just to see what it was all about and utilize its "solid led" function instead of the stock blinking led. Come to find, it is chock full of features and it was looking good for me but some of the main things I wanted out of it weren't quite working the way I wanted them to, so I simply un installed it.
The problem I now have is that when my screen is asleep, even when plugged in the red led telling you it's charging won't show up, and none of the other led notifiers work either, so I think I essentially broke the led notification function of my phone... :banghead:
A reboot doesn't help the fact either... Anyone got any ideas?
I forgot to mention that when shutting down, the blue LED is on like normal, so the LED itself isn't broken.
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So you uninstalled Light Flow correct? Because I haven't heard of it ruining LED's even after an uninstall. Are you using a TW rom? If so, have you turned the LED indicator back on under Settings/Display?
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Black Screen on Motorola Droid 2 Global

Hi,
My Motorola droid 2 global is black screen on my droid. I can receive calls, I get email as I hear the notifications, the screen reacts to touch as it vibrated when I drag across the area where the unlock slider is.
When i was playing with it, I noticed that under very bright light I can see the screen. I managed to take few screenshot, which automatically loaded to my picasa, and when when I opened them,. the screen, with all the icons was visible.
Has my LCD display gone bad? But, i was buy lcd to replace them,
I've tried to solve the issue with a battery pull, reser, restart etc but nothing seems to work. I also played with the brightness setting under a very bright light and nothing happened.
Please help
Seems like a hard ware issue. Did you rsd to complete stock? I would try that as the last thing if not already done and if it's still black it's hardware related.
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Jaggar345 said:
Seems like a hard ware issue. Did you rsd to complete stock? I would try that as the last thing if not already done and if it's still black it's hardware related.
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thanks you sir.. may be flex cable ribbon has broken.. i will try to change the cable ribbon
thank you so much
i think its more likely the LCD
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[Q] Faulty flash LED?

I just noticed, I was using my phone as a flashlight for a few seconds, and I noticed a target shaped ring made by the light.
Have I never seen this before or us everyone's like this?
Point your light at a blank wall in the dark. Is it smooth light or tree-ring looking?
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I think that's normal. Mine appears the same.
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No Charging Light?

Phone just arrived!!! woooooooooooooooooooooot
quick question... havent turned it on yet, just have it plugged to the wall and charging. but I noticd the LED light isnt on at all... no colour... im used to all my phones having an LED light on when charging.
when I tap the power button, it shows me that it's charging (a white battery that fills up animation)...
is this normal? dont care much, but would just be good to know for the future...
thanks! tried looking, but dont see an answer
Soulfly3 said:
Phone just arrived!!! woooooooooooooooooooooot
quick question... havent turned it on yet, just have it plugged to the wall and charging. but I noticd the LED light isnt on at all... no colour... im used to all my phones having an LED light on when charging.
when I tap the power button, it shows me that it's charging (a white battery that fills up animation)...
is this normal? dont care much, but would just be good to know for the future...
thanks! tried looking, but dont see an answer
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It's normal. Apps such as lightflow can enable a charging light but there is no stock charging notification light.
Why didn't you just turn it on and use it? No need to charge the battery prior to usage.
biscuitownz said:
Why didn't you just turn it on and use it? No need to charge the battery prior to usage.
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force of habit...
DYING to use it lol
Soulfly3 said:
force of habit...
DYING to use it lol
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Use it!
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mvelasquez87 said:
Use it!
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just finished setting it up to my liking...... UNREALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL phone. wow. ****s all over my S3.
so glad I made the switch. couldnt be happier so far.
dont wanna start another thread, but maybe someone can answer this... i get a little "clicking" sounds when i back out of programs etc... how do I turn that off? looked everywhere... haptic is off, but I want all the sounds off, except for the necessary ones.
thanks!
Soulfly3 said:
just finished setting it up to my liking...... UNREALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL phone. wow. ****s all over my S3.
so glad I made the switch. couldnt be happier so far.
dont wanna start another thread, but maybe someone can answer this... i get a little "clicking" sounds when i back out of programs etc... how do I turn that off? looked everywhere... haptic is off, but I want all the sounds off, except for the necessary ones.
thanks!
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It's in Settings, under Sounds. Make sure the box next to "Touch Sounds" is unchecked.
charesa39 said:
It's in Settings, under Sounds. Make sure the box next to "Touch Sounds" is unchecked.
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my god... I mustve tapped it twice, cuz it was turned on - even tho i turned it off.
thanks man lol
Soulfly3 said:
my god... I mustve tapped it twice, cuz it was turned on - even tho i turned it off.
thanks man lol
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No worries. Anytime.
There is no stock charging light unless you download an app like lightflow.
kieranjones24 said:
There is no stock charging light unless you download an app like lightflow.
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Do you happen to know if Lightflow enables a change in color from red to green upon the phone being fully charged? Thanks
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Ledblinker definitely does
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PhilipTD said:
Do you happen to know if Lightflow enables a change in color from red to green upon the phone being fully charged? Thanks
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You should be able to as there is a separate setting for"charged". Just set charging to red and charged to green.
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PhilipTD said:
Do you happen to know if Lightflow enables a change in color from red to green upon the phone being fully charged? Thanks
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Yes it can. This is exactly what I do with Light Flow on my N5. There are three different settings for "low battery", "charging" and "fully charged". So I have it blink red rapidly when battery hits 15%. Then, I have it solid yellow when charging. Finally, when it hits 100%, it changes from solid yellow to solid green to let me know when it's done charging. It works flawlessly. Obviously, you can set whatever color you want for these different settings.
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Lightflow is pretty awesome. You can have different LED colors for different notifications from various apps and control their pulse rate. Paid version lets you customize for 3rd party apps.
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So has anyone done any research to figure what the battery drain, if any at all, is caused by the LED. Curiosity got the best of me and i had to ask.
I don't think the LED causes any noticeable battery drain. They use extremely low amounts of electricity.
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