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[Q] LED notifications?

No notification light?
Ok wtf...
Not even a running charge indicator, no notification light? I mean it was so awesome on the nexus one and most every other android device with some form of glowing indicator light...
Now i dont know if a message or anything is waiting i have to keep turning on the phone. What a pain... Cant put a led in there somewhere?
Or is my phone screwed up?
Also, on two phone calls tonight the phone shut down and restarted...............

Slapinfunk said:
Ok wtf...
Not even a running charge indicator, no notification light? I mean it was so awesome on the nexus one and most every other android device with some form of glowing indicator light...
Now i dont know if a message or anything is waiting i have to keep turning on the phone. What a pain... Cant put a led in there somewhere?
Or is my phone screwed up?
Also, on two phone calls tonight the phone shut down and restarted...............
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Download the NoLED app from the market

Slapinfunk said:
Ok wtf...
Not even a running charge indicator, no notification light? I mean it was so awesome on the nexus one and most every other android device with some form of glowing indicator light...
Now i dont know if a message or anything is waiting i have to keep turning on the phone. What a pain... Cant put a led in there somewhere?
Or is my phone screwed up?
Also, on two phone calls tonight the phone shut down and restarted...............
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Welcome to life with a Samsung phone...

OK very cool thanks. Coming from a nexus one I would have never known about that.
Can we get swipe keyboard or something. The gingerbread one is so tiny feeling
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Welcome to life with a Samsung phone...
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Yeah. I kinda love HTC
This is my first non HTC phone since the first g1. Had a click but that pretty much went into the wall with that motoblur crap crashing all the time.

Slapinfunk said:
OK very cool thanks. Coming from a nexus one I would have never known about that.
Can we get swipe keyboard or something. The gingerbread one is so tiny feeling
Yeah. I kinda love HTC
This is my first non HTC phone since the first g1. Had a click but that pretty much went into the wall with that motoblur crap crashing all the time.
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I dont have a NS yet...I have been reading the boards and trying to decide if I want one but I have a Fascinate and since its been rooted and debinged its a good phone but stock it was crap. I use something called BLN to notify me when I have a text or email. It lights up your buttons at the bottom. Its in the market but I think your rom has to be made to use it..I'm not sure about that but you might want to investigate that...it works better than NoLED.

I have no led running now. It works. I have it set to blink So it flashes the TV off animation which is cool.
Honestly. If You already have a galaxy s phone don't bother with the ns. I had my n1 since the day it came out I needed a new phone. There are many things ivwill miss about it. Like the desktop doc.....

More threads about this? Really? Can we have a mod lock this please...

Slapinfunk said:
I have no led running now. It works. I have it set to blink So it flashes the TV off animation which is cool.
Honestly. If You already have a galaxy s phone don't bother with the ns. I had my n1 since the day it came out I needed a new phone. There are many things ivwill miss about it. Like the desktop doc.....
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Thats kinda what I been thinking...

Best buy couldn't get my upgrade info so I paid full pop. Was on phone with t mobile and bestbuys system couldn't get it happening so I can still get another phone suplimented. Tried a mytouch 4g but returned it. So much t-mobile garbage on it plus gotta pay for wifi teather

BLN ftw, wait for a kernel that implements BackLightNotifications and then download Blinky which makes your softkey's blink ever few seconds when you get notifications.

So awesome. 3 out of 4 calls ended with the phone restarting

Sounds you guys are having even more trouble than Galaxy S phones, I hope it gets sorted out soon.

I can deal with a dropped call but having the phone restart wtf.... I may un install everything and go from there adding one app at a time

When the phone is off if you click the power button it will show you if you phone is still charging or not
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"Thx" Samsung

Darrien13 said:
When the phone is off if you click the power button it will show you if you phone is still charging or not
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well yes... that works for everything... but why should I take the time out of my day to reach out and touch something when I could just glance at it and not move my arms????????

Is it me or am i tripp'n..I SWEAR that it looks like it's an LED light on the left of the MIC...i dunno if i'm just hope'n for something thats not there..but it looks like it's in there but i dunno
Or atleast where it should of been

Shizzx said:
Is it me or am i tripp'n..I SWEAR that it looks like it's an LED light on the left of the MIC...i dunno if i'm just hope'n for something thats not there..but it looks like it's in there but i dunno
Or atleast where it should of been
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Left hole (circle) is the proximity sensor. Right hole (oval kinda) is the ambient light sensor. Hope this helps.

Does this phone even have a led notification light? thats the dots next to the earpiece right?
I ask because on my phone, i never get any LED flashing notifications when i receive a text, email, miss phone call, or etc.
Ive searched all throughout my settings but to no avail.. help?

Thats not an LED. It doesnt have one! Search. Its been discussed over and over again

Is something wrong with my Nexus S?

I just got this thing yesterday, so I'm not sure if it's a defect or supposed to be like this, but:
1) When I plug my phone in, no light comes on to confirm that the phone is plugged in. (Usually on every other phone I've had, as soon as I plugged it in, a small green light comes on to let me know it's plugged in.)
2) When I get a text, e-mail or missed call, again, no light comes on.
(Usually a green light would blink constantly until I check it.)
That's about it.
Can anyone please confirm how it should be?

1. There is no Notification LED. So no lights can be lit. The way to check is to plug it in, and on the top status bar, if the battery animation is going.. it's charging. This is Android 101.
2. Same thing as #1
-- A way around this, if you REALLY want it is to root and to flash a custom kernel that supports BackLight Notification (BLN), most (if not all kernels) have this feature. Out of all of them, I'd recommend using Netarchy's kernel.

There is nothing wrong. Nexus S does not have an LED light.
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Thanks my friends.
Yes, I will now root and flash kernel/roms.
I just didn't want to go through the trouble of rooting/flashing if the device itself was bad. I feel much better now. Thanks.

arozer said:
Thanks my friends.
Yes, I will now root and flash kernel/roms.
I just didn't want to go through the trouble of rooting/flashing if the device itself was bad. I feel much better now. Thanks.
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The device isn't bad. Its meant to be rooted and hacked from the beginning. Its a dev phone.
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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
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4g with extreme prejudice

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
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4g with extreme prejudice
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I used it on my G2X and it sucked the battery big time.

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.

LED??

is there any app other than Light flow that can be used to customize the LED.. i am not a big fan of Light flow drains the battery!!
does any ROM support this feature! I think AOKP had it but now since its in a very early stage of development does it include it?
besides its been a day since i have got my nexus 5 i realized that i don't have any notification when the cell is charging I am on stock (but rooted) is it a problem?

Sonone said:
is there any app other than Light flow that can be used to customize the LED.. i am not a big fan of Light flow drains the battery!!
does any ROM support this feature! I think AOKP had it but now since its in a very early stage of development does it include it?
besides its been a day since i have got my nexus 5 i realized that i don't have any notification when the cell is charging I am on stock (but rooted) is it a problem?
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Read the OP`s of the rom developers and see if they offer that feauture bro

gee2012 said:
Read the OP`s of the rom developers and see if they offer that feauture bro
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i will but the no led notification on stock while charging is normal????

Sonone said:
i will but the no led notification on stock while charging is normal????
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No, no notification when charging unfortunately, You will get notifications for missed calls, mails, appointments etc though.
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Sonone said:
...no led notification on stock while charging is normal?
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No.

Sonone said:
i will but the no led notification on stock while charging is normal????
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Are you saying you dont get a blinking light when a notification is received while charging? Or are you saying you dont get a light INDICATING that a charger is connected? Your wording is a little confusing.

jsgraphicart said:
...Or are you saying you dont get a light INDICATING that a charger is connected?...
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Ah, good point. To the OP, If that's the case, then the answer is yes, it's normal.

PhilipTD said:
Ah, good point. To the OP, If that's the case, then the answer is yes, it's normal.
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i dont get a charging notification what i mean is the led doesnt shine if a charger is connected..
i recieve the normal notifications irrespective of the phone being on charging or not!
to make it clear i dont know that if this phone has a led indicator exclusively for charging!
my earlier phone had it!
so now tell me friends!?
and thanks a lot alll of you!:good:

Sonone said:
i dont get a charging notification what i mean is the led doesnt shine if a charger is connected..
i recieve the normal notifications irrespective of the phone being on charging or not!
to make it clear i dont know that if this phone has a led indicator exclusively for charging!
my earlier phone had it!
so now tell me friends!?
and thanks a lot alll of you!:good:
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No, the stock N5 does not have a light that indicates that It's charging.

PhilipTD said:
No, the stock N5 does not have a light that indicates that It's charging.
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thank u!
and please if we have any xposed module or any developers app on our forums please let me know! :angel:

Sonone said:
thank u!
and please if we have any xposed module or any developers app on our forums please let me know! :angel:
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You could see if Light Flow will let you do that. I'm not sure honestly.
CyanogenMod (and I assume other ROMs) has that built in.

Ledblinker app is better than lightflow in my opinion
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Latest Gravitybox module allows you to set how often the LED light blinks for notifications. I set mine to blink every 3 seconds.