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Change auto-brightness to be useful?

Does anyone know if there is a way to adjust the "auto-brightness" so that it is a notch or two brighter than it is now? Currently, unless it's very bright where I am, the brightness stays at the lowest level.... I would like to use the auto-brightness, but it's just "calibrated" too dimly for my tastes... Surely there is some file that we can edit to change the brightness levels, etc...
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
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In case anyone else is interested, I found a solution to my auto-brightness issues... The solution is a $0.99 app called "Lux (Beta)". While it is still in beta, it works great - I can adjust exactly how bright the screen should be relative to the lux value from teh light sensor (plus much more!). As of right now, I'd highly recommend this app! It will even use the camera to determine the light level if the lux value isn't returned properly from the light sensor!
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Hey jtrosky, I'm the developer of Lux. I'm glad you're liking the app! If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to ask!
- Vito

hi
great site

I have never used auto brightness on any device. I always adjust it manually. I have found the auto brightness annoying and it drains my battery. I usually just set it as low as I can stand it. This lux thing found intriguing to me though. Thanks for the heads up on that. If auto brightness had a native way to set it for certain environments it may be useful, but the constant changing of brightness will drain the battery imo.
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thanks for the tip on Lux...it seems like a great little ap!

I find that the auto-brightness is also too low for my taste in low light environments. Might give a try to the lux app. thanks for the info
Something that would be nice is also to be able to dim the screen based on battery level, like for example being able to set the different levels in cpu tuner would be great to try to save battery automatically

I thought light sensor was not working on my TF. Thanks, Will take a shot at using Lux.

Just a quick follow-up... Still using Lux and it's been working perfectly... I love it. I wasted a few dollars on a few other supposed "auto-brightness" apps before I tried Lux (I was initially put off by the beta status of Lux), but none of the other apps worked properly or did what I wanted, so I tried Lux - Lux is by far the best out there now - check it out for $.99...
I'm still not quite sure I understand all of the options, etc though.... Even the four icons on the main interface - can the author please describe what each one does?
Thanks!
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jtrosky said:
I'm still not quite sure I understand all of the options, etc though.... Even the four icons on the main interface - can the author please describe what each one does?
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No problem!
(I'll bold the app name Lux so you don't get confused with the unit of illuminance, lux. )
The first button merely re-acquires the lux reading, if for whatever reason you want a new value. This is handy if you want to use Lux as a light meter, or if for some reason your light sensor decides to return incorrect data.
The second button is the 'link' button. Basically, pressing this button links the display backlight value (as determined by the brightness slider) to the current lux/luma reading. This link tells Lux that you want to set the backlight to that brightness when the lux is that value. So whenever Lux adjusts the brightness too dim or too bright, you just adjust the slider then 'link' it to the current lux value, and Lux then learns to use that brightness. Also note that Lux will interpolate these linked values (aka 'linked samples') so you don't have to do much linking at all.
The third button is astronomer mode. This saturates the display in a red colour, to make the otherwise harsh white light of the display easier to look at in low light. Astronomers are known to cover their phones in red cellophane to achieve this, and thus stop their eyes from adjusting from the dark environment to a bright phone.
The last button is where all the settings lie. Each setting has a description which should explain its function. To save me writing out pages of explanation, just let me know if you need help with a particular setting.
Hopefully that all makes sense.
Oh, and also, you may find the apps FAQ helpful. It's based on an older UI though.

Perfect! Thanks for the descriptions (I NEVER would have figured out that the hell the third button was suppsed to do!!).
I'm still playing around with all of the options... One possible enhancement - maybe allow the user to specify special brightness values for when the battery level is below certain thresholds.... This would help to automatically conserve battery life when the battery starts getting low....
Thanks again - it's been working great!
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I've been meaning to add something like that. Will look into it.

Oh no - I've run into a pretty major issue with Lux - it seems that after I install and add the Lux widget, I can then no longer install any apps! When the app installer runs, the "Install" button is simply not selectable! As soon as I uninstall Lux, I can then install apps again. Just installing Lux doesn't break the app installer - the app installer doesn't break until the widget is added to the home screen. At that point, I have to un-install Lux to install any further apps....
Any ideas???
Thanks!
EDIT - I'm able to install apps from the Market, but not from .apk files (yes, I have 'Other sources' turned on).... Strange.... Hopefully, the dev can re-produce and fix this.
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jtrosky said:
Oh no - I've run into a pretty major issue with Lux - it seems that after I install and add the Lux widget, I can then no longer install any apps! When the app installer runs, the "Install" button is simply not selectable! As soon as I uninstall Lux, I can then install apps again. Just installing Lux doesn't break the app installer - the app installer doesn't break until the widget is added to the home screen. At that point, I have to un-install Lux to install any further apps....
Any ideas???
Thanks!
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You could simply be out of space. Have you tried looking? Don't mean to be mean or anything, but I've done that plenty of times on my D1
EDIT: Nevermind, I read that wrong.

@Cyb3rGlitch - Is there any way to see what current brightness/lux values that you have currently defined? I'd like to be able to review the values I've stored with the option to remove certain "samples"....If that makes any sense.... App oes work good though - just need to figure out the issues that casues me to not be able to load .apk files anymore (manually)! Market apps still install ok.
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Hiya,
This app sounds useful! One issue I had was that in a no-light situation, I find the screen far too bright. Astronomer mode sounds like the fix implemented in Lux to deal with that; I don't suppose the screen brightness can be further reduced in an attempt to preserve more battery life in these situations?
I have an app which adds a semi-transparent layer on top of the image, making it darker, but it would not conserve battery life as its just beaming out darker coloured pixels, rather than reducing the brightness of them.

lytnus said:
Hiya,
This app sounds useful! One issue I had was that in a no-light situation, I find the screen far too bright. Astronomer mode sounds like the fix implemented in Lux to deal with that; I don't suppose the screen brightness can be further reduced in an attempt to preserve more battery life in these situations?
I have an app which adds a semi-transparent layer on top of the image, making it darker, but it would not conserve battery life as its just beaming out darker coloured pixels, rather than reducing the brightness of them.
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Actully, Lux allows you to lower the brightness to below the normal "lowest" setting as well, so it should do exactly what you want.... Well worth the $1 it costs!

jtrosky said:
Oh no - I've run into a pretty major issue with Lux - it seems that after I install and add the Lux widget, I can then no longer install any apps! When the app installer runs, the "Install" button is simply not selectable! As soon as I uninstall Lux, I can then install apps again. Just installing Lux doesn't break the app installer - the app installer doesn't break until the widget is added to the home screen. At that point, I have to un-install Lux to install any further apps....
Any ideas???
Thanks!
EDIT - I'm able to install apps from the Market, but not from .apk files (yes, I have 'Other sources' turned on).... Strange.... Hopefully, the dev can re-produce and fix this.
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Odd, I'll look into it. It's probably related to the issue some users are having with gmail. Unfortunately it's one of those issues that only a few people seem to have, so it's hard to reproduce.

jtrosky said:
@Cyb3rGlitch - Is there any way to see what current brightness/lux values that you have currently defined? I'd like to be able to review the values I've stored with the option to remove certain "samples"....If that makes any sense.... App oes work good though - just need to figure out the issues that casues me to not be able to load .apk files anymore (manually)! Market apps still install ok.
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You can see the linked samples by backing up the profiles to your SD card and then opening the file in a text editor. A sample editor is on my todo list, but really, you don't need one - Lux handles that for you.
lytnus said:
Hiya,
This app sounds useful! One issue I had was that in a no-light situation, I find the screen far too bright. Astronomer mode sounds like the fix implemented in Lux to deal with that; I don't suppose the screen brightness can be further reduced in an attempt to preserve more battery life in these situations?
I have an app which adds a semi-transparent layer on top of the image, making it darker, but it would not conserve battery life as its just beaming out darker coloured pixels, rather than reducing the brightness of them.
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Lux has a sub-zero mode which does this.

Cyb3rGlitch said:
Odd, I'll look into it. It's probably related to the issue some users are having with gmail. Unfortunately it's one of those issues that only a few people seem to have, so it's hard to reproduce.
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For what it's worth, I don't use the Gmail app at all (just get all mail through normal mail app).
Thanks.
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[Q] How to lower minimum backlight brightness on android 4.2.2?

I'd like to lower brightness level of display below its factory minimum.
I tried to edit values in framework-res.apk/res/values/arrays.xml
<integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLcdBacklightValues"> etc...
But my decompiled "framework-res.apk" does not have the directory "/res/values" at all!
I wanna add the ability to change minimum brightness to the value of "1" for example.
Do not offer apps like "Screen Filter" because I wanna save the battery.
I have read the topic " [HOW TO][MOD] Lower Brightness levels [04/05/12]"
But it's for Samsung devices.
I'm afraid it will not work too...
Answer please. How to change the system brightness below its factory minimum?
I have tablet PC Vido Yuandao Mini S, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (rooted). SoC is RK3188.
Please help.
And thanks in advance.

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you have to decompile your apk with apktool so maybe you can find that files. i also edit framework but it seems nothing happen ... i dont know why
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I want to know too.

Lexis2001 said:
I'd like to lower brightness level of display below its factory minimum.
I tried to edit values in framework-res.apk/res/values/arrays.xml
<integer-array name="config_autoBrightnessLcdBacklightValues"> etc...
But my decompiled "framework-res.apk" does not have the directory "/res/values" at all!
I wanna add the ability to change minimum brightness to the value of "1" for example.
Do not offer apps like "Screen Filter" because I wanna save the battery.
I have read the topic "[HOW TO][MOD] Lower Brightness levels [04/05/12]"
But it's for Samsung devices.
I'm afraid it will not work too...
Answer please. How to change the system brightness below its factory minimum?
I have tablet PC Vido Yuandao Mini S, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (rooted). SoC is RK3188.
Please help.
And thanks in advance.
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habibiey said:
you have to decompile your apk with apktool so maybe you can find that files. i also edit framework but it seems nothing happen ... i dont know why
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Razor0 said:
I want to know too.
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All of you just use lux app. I am using it it's great you can lower brightness even to 0(means your screen will become black) with this app
Very helpful in early morning
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PradeepMurugan said:
All of you just use lux app. I am using it it's great you can lower brightness even to 0(means your screen will become black) with this app
Very helpful in early morning
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Thank you, but I wanna save the battery life.
LUX app DO NOT lower the system brightness. This program just puts a dark semitransparent layer on the top of other apps.
And thus creates visibility of brightness reduction. I underline - only VISIBILITY.
"Screen Filter" and other similar apps do the same trick.
BUT!
I want to reduce the value of SYSTEM brightness.
I wanna dig the firmware but I have no so much knowledge.
This task is not very easy, alas...
Help me if you can.

Lexis2001 said:
Thank you, but I wanna save the battery life.
LUX app DO NOT lower the system brightness. This program just puts a dark semitransparent layer on the top of other apps.
And thus creates visibility of brightness reduction. I underline - only VISIBILITY.
"Screen Filter" and other similar apps do the same trick.
BUT!
I want to reduce the value of SYSTEM brightness.
I wanna dig the firmware but I have no so much knowledge.
This task is not very easy, alas...
Help me if you can.
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Damn man, we're looking for exactly the same thing! Those apps which only put dark layers really don't help at alland I would rather keep the original brightness instead of the distorted visual experience. I've been struggling on my android 4.3 system for a long time and I still didn't find the correct way to solve this problem. The app I use to adjust the brightness only worked on the 4.1 system long time ago and it wouldn't go below 15% since then. I tried editing many system files but I still didn't find the right way...

May be it is too late but after decompiling framework-res.apk find res\values\integers.xml and change the values for
config_screenBrightnessSettingMinimum & config_screenBrightnessDim

We need a color toggle

Now that Google has put out the color mode changes, we need a quick settings toggle for it.
A saturation scale would be great too.
I'd like to be able to set something up like boosted but slightly warmer.

grokus said:
Now that Google has put out the color mode changes, we need a quick settings toggle for it.
A saturation scale would be great too.
I'd like to be able to set something up like boosted but slightly warmer.
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Use a custom kernel (i.e. Snokes) that allows for this control. Then you can use a kernel management app to fine tune the display. I use EX Kernel Manager

Shouldn't need a custom ROM for something so simple.

grokus said:
Shouldn't need a custom ROM for something so simple.
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Kernel + app, not ROM.

mlin said:
Kernel + app, not ROM.
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^ This, plus it takes less than 5 minutes. Flash Kernel, Magisk root, install app, change settings. If you absolutely desire such a feature baked into the stock ROM then I recommend purchasing a Samsung device, or some other OEM device that has said feature. Complaining about it here and shooting down methods to achieve exactly what you want will not make Google provide this feature to the Pixel devices.

skw5115 said:
^ This, plus it takes less than 5 minutes. Flash Kernel, Magisk root, install app, change settings. If you absolutely desire such a feature baked into the stock ROM then I recommend purchasing a Samsung device, or some other OEM device that has said feature. Complaining about it here and shooting down methods to achieve exactly what you want will not make Google provide this feature to the Pixel devices.
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It already is included in the rom. Under display. Natural, enhanced, and saturated. I believe what he is asking about is making it a quick setting. Which you likely already can do with app that adds customizable shortcuts to available tiles in quick settings.

smartymcfly said:
It already is included in the rom. Under display. Natural, enhanced, and saturated. I believe what he is asking about is making it a quick setting. Which you likely already can do with app that adds customizable shortcuts to available tiles in quick settings.
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I was referring to his note about a saturation scale, but on the other point yes you are correct
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Emulate missing notify LED?

Anyone a tip for a good app to emulate a notify LED? Like a flashing dot or so?

TGHH said:
Anyone a tip for a good app to emulate a notify LED? Like a flashing dot or so?
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you can try this for flashing dot...( don't expect it will serve the purpose of an actual LED notification not sure why google got rid of it... meh )
free version - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ledblinker
paid version - if you think the free version gives you the comfort then... mostly you can add more apps to be included in notification

SacredDeviL666 said:
you can try this for flashing dot...( don't expect it will serve the purpose of an actual LED notification not sure why google got rid of it... meh )
free version - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ledblinker
paid version - if you think the free version gives you the comfort then... mostly you can add more apps to be included in notification
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I don't get this as well! Thx for the hint. Will have a look.

It works alright, but coming out of the notification screen can be a bit glitchy. Also, after a few seconds the screen dims and the notification light can be a little hard to see.

Also I find the payed version quite expensive - but overall it seems to be what I was looking for.

SacredDeviL666 said:
you can try this for flashing dot...( don't expect it will serve the purpose of an actual LED notification not sure why google got rid of it... meh )
free version - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ledblinker
paid version - if you think the free version gives you the comfort then... mostly you can add more apps to be included in notification
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Apps like these keep your phone awake and drain the battery. Just use the Pixel Pulse app in the mods and themes sub forum.

PuffDaddy_d said:
Apps like these keep your phone awake and drain the battery. Just use the Pixel Pulse app in the mods and themes sub forum.
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If you use AOD it is awake. This app is using that. If you turned AOD then yes, battery. I am most disappointed by glitches when I try to open the phone.

wangdaning said:
If you use AOD it is awake. This app is using that. If you turned AOD then yes, battery. I am most disappointed by glitches when I try to open the phone.
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I'm not sure if we're talking about the same thing. The AOD function is not the same as what most 3rd party apps use to keep the phone awake.

Pixel pulse, is the way to go, and the customized colors makes it even better at 2 AM work email notifications, so i know wtf i need to fix in the morning hahahaha

[App] Edge Lighting fix for all Apps (ACTUAL Edge Lighting)

Get actual Samsung Edge Lighting Notifications with any app while your screen is off!​
Since we all know Samsung only did half the job with this feature, this app will enable you to trigger Edge Lighting (the real one !) when your screen is off. It works with any app by reading the app notification creating a new temporary notification that triggers edge lighting (you won't notice it in your notification list).
You can set custom color filters for your apps, based on their names.
Features:
Real Samsung Edge Lighting
Extremely minimal battery drain
No fake AOD Screen
Works with ANY app (including Messenger!)
Initial setup is a bit tedious, but that's mostly Samsung's fault.
Any suggestion to improve the app is -of course- welcome!
Download link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.zunder.edgelightingfixforallappsv2

Patch notes:
Users using a version priori to 1.2 need to install a new version of the app from the market (link updated in the first post)!
v1.24
Fixed an issue that caused the app to crash for some users.
v1.23
Added a custom icon feature for each app (Premium feature)
v1.22
Added a switch to enable/disable display of system apps in the list
v1.21
Fixed a switch display bug when using the search feature.
v1.2
Just to explain: I had to create a new app on Play store because, for whatever reason, the Play Console won't let me update the old one.
- New super sexy interface
- Filter search
- In-app support purchase to remove ads
v1.07
Added support for Do not Disturb mode. You can still bypass it in the notification parameters on my app, but there is no way so far I can make it work on a per application basis.
v1.06
Taping an app icon now now copies its name to the clipboard for faster filters setup.
v1.05
Added a detailed help screen
v1.04
Finally added an icon for the app
v1.03
Fixed the issue about the switches resetting when you scroll

Seems great, but the link doesn't work for me.
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luculuc said:
Seems great, but the link doesn't work for me.
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It's my first app, I just created my developper account today. What does it say?
The link works for me even if I'm not connected.
Here is direct link:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.zunder.edgelightingfixforallapps

This is the "link" : http://get+it+on+google+play/
That's it, so it cannot work obviously
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luculuc said:
This is the "link" : http://get+it+on+google+play/
That's it, so it cannot work obviously
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Weird, the link on the pic works just fine for me... Please try the direct link I provided in the edit. I'm really eager to get some feedback
"Get it on Google Play" should be the description of the pic.

Nice! Thank you for this! It's great when a new app is added for our device! Gonna try this!! :good::good::good:

So far so good, for the first time I got the notification for Gmail while the screen was off. Great job, I will be testing it thoroughly.
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luculuc said:
So far so good, for the first time I got the notification for Gmail while the screen was off. Great job, I will be testing it thoroughly.
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Glad to see it's working for you! Did you manage to set the color filter (I guess red for Gmail)?

Edit: I found where to do that. Perfect! Thanks
Zunderstruck said:
Glad to see it's working for you! Did you manage to set the color filter (I guess red for Gmail)?
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Nope, tried to find how to do that from the Edge lighting configuration panel but didn't find. Any clue?
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luculuc said:
Edit: I found where to do that. Perfect! Thanks Nope, tried to find how to do that from the Edge lighting configuration panel but didn't find. Any clue?
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When you choose your edge notification style, you should be able to pick a color. Set it as custom and add filters from notification titles (which are the source apps names the way they are displayed in my app)

Zunderstruck said:
When you choose your edge notification style, you should be able to pick a color. Set it as custom and add filters from notification titles (which are the source apps names the way they are displayed in my app)
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Where do you choose your edge notification style?

vibrantliker said:
Where do you choose your edge notification style?
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-> Open Settings
--> Display
---> Edge Screen
----> Edge Lighting
-----> Edge Lighting Style
------> Pick your style then Color
-------> Custom Color
Here there will be an option "By text": Enter the name of the source app as displayed in my app and pick a color.
Thanks guys for reporting this issue, I'll add some kind of help in the next release and the PlayStore app description tomorrow (3am there, I'm just barely stayin awake cause I wanna see what you guys have to say about my app).

Hello, thanks for the application, now I want to try ... will the notification light remain on until I open it? Can you add an on and off time? similar to a led notification? Thank you

Works good so far, however, there is no app icon on the notification (generic android icon on gmail), also there is a ": nul" append at the end of text.
Device : S10+ (G975F/DS)

Zunderstruck said:
-> Open Settings
--> Display
---> Edge Screen
----> Edge Lighting
-----> Edge Lighting Style
------> Pick your style then Color
-------> Custom Color
Here there will be an option "By text": Enter the name of the source app as displayed in my app and pick a color.
Thanks guys for reporting this issue, I'll add some kind of help in the next release and the PlayStore app description tomorrow (3am there, I'm just barely stayin awake cause I wanna see what you guys have to say about my app).
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Before I set up like above, notifications were waking up my screen. How would I go back to that option?

Cryte-k said:
Hello, thanks for the application, now I want to try ... will the notification light remain on until I open it? Can you add an on and off time? similar to a led notification? Thank you
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For now, no I just implemented a basic Samsung Edge Lighting notification, so you got what they designed.
I will see how I can make the notfication repeat at a fixed interval set by the user. I'm just afraid it will be extremely battery hungry.

vibrantliker said:
Before I set up like above, notifications were waking up my screen. How would I go back to that option?
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With my app, notifications shouldn't wake your screen up but give you an edge light.
When you get in the menu for custom color, you have to allow my app ("Edge Lighting for all Apps") to send Edge Lighting notifications.
Edit: do you understand that Edge Lighting will prevent notifications from turning the screen on but instead display some kind of edge light while keeping your screen off?

yasitoo said:
Works good so far, however, there is no app icon on the notification (generic android icon on gmail), also there is a ": nul" append at the end of text.
Device : S10+ (G975F/DS)
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Yeah, all of this is tomorrow's work!
Yesterday: learn Android environment and set the notifications
Today: learn how to get and make list of apps and how to set preferences
Tomorrow: make it look good!
Im not seeing the ":nul" however, where exactly is it?

Zunderstruck said:
For now, no I just implemented a basic Samsung Edge Lighting notification, so you got what they designed.
I will see how I can make the notfication repeat at a fixed interval set by the user. I'm just afraid it will be extremely battery hungry.
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OK thanks. It would be interesting to add that option. Does the goodlock edge light work? So is the LED only activated around the camera?