Anyone can show me how notifications look like on this particular device?
I tried searching for youtube videos but nothing came up.
(I'm looking for a phone that comes with a clearly visible notification light. So far the Xperia Z phones are winning with their fast blink notification light. Yes, I tried light manager, lightflow, and every app chewed up my battery straight.)
Thanks!
h8Aramex said:
Anyone can show me how notifications look like on this particular device?
I tried searching for youtube videos but nothing came up.
(I'm looking for a phone that comes with a clearly visible notification light. So far the Xperia Z phones are winning with their fast blink notification light. Yes, I tried light manager, lightflow, and every app chewed up my battery straight.)
Thanks!
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This device indicates a notification with a light which is situated at the top left above the screen. It blinks slowly but is very clear and easy to see. In addition to this, the rear power button also lights up in sync with the front light. I really like this feature
Yeah!
No phone beats it in term of notification LED. :good:
You will not miss the notification both from the front LED and power button LED at the back! They are bigger and brighter than any other phones! :silly:
That's one of the reasons why I love the G Pro! It's just so innovative and so different from other phones
Does your led on the back able to display complete white?
Is anyone else having issues with the LED notifications?
I've configured some apps to change the colors, but sometimes it work, dometimes it doesn't, sometimes it just show a white color instead of the configured color.
I've tried LightFlow to configure them, it became a little more stable, but not perfect and the Smart Manager told me that Light Flow was wasting battery, so I uninstalled it.
Look at the navigation bar in the screenshot attached to this post, the application UI is black, the status bar is black, and the most common color is black. Ignoring all of this, the navigation bar is still white, and this will ironically burn the navigation bar in if you use the application too often.
Why can't the color just automatically match the status bar? It's kind of dumb to always have it as white, in applications with a black UI it looks ugly and ironically burns in. Doing the exact opposite of what the update was made to fix. There is also no way to change this, it's impossible to have any other color than something very light. This isn't a problem for me, because I always hide the bar in use (looks great), but for someone who doesn't want to do it, this will be a huge issue and annoyance.
My thoughs exactly. I have a lot of black apps and themes which frankly now look ridiculous. It is actually off putting having a huge white bar at the bottom when everything else is black or dark (and no, before some smart arse decides to say it, hiding it is NOT the solution).
I have also noticed in pretty much every app I have used that I now have this stupid bar pop up just above the nav bar which says press here to go full screen (which doesn;t actually go full screen anyway, all it does is get rid of the empty gap caused by this message in the first place). I mean WTF? I never had that showing up before and never had any issues before either.
galaxyYtester said:
Look at the navigation bar in the screenshot attached to this post, the application UI is black, the status bar is black, and the most common color is black. Ignoring all of this, the navigation bar is still white, and this will ironically burn the navigation bar in if you use the application too often.
Why can't the color just automatically match the status bar? It's kind of dumb to always have it as white, in applications with a black UI it looks ugly and ironically burns in. Doing the exact opposite of what the update was made to fix. There is also no way to change this, it's impossible to have any other color than something very light. This isn't a problem for me, because I always hide the bar in use (looks great), but for someone who doesn't want to do it, this will be a huge issue and annoyance.
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A "huge" issue is a bit of an overstatement in my opinion. Samsung has done this on purpose to make sure that the pixels that are turned off when the nav bar is black don't burn in slower than all the other pixels on the screen, which would create an even uglier sight if that happens.
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A "huge" issue is a bit of an overstatement in my opinion. Samsung has done this on purpose to make sure that the pixels that are turned off when the nav bar is black don't burn in slower than all the other pixels on the screen, which would create an even uglier sight if that happens.
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But now the navigation bar will burn in faster than the rest of the screen, it is still a huge issue... The issue is still not solved, and it looks even uglier than before. A black navigation bar on a white themed app looks good, because it blends to the black bezel, and doesn't attract attention from the content of the app due to being practically invisible (only the icons to navigate are visible).
White catches the eye, and a white navigation bar on a black app is very distracting from the content you're trying to see. It also breaks the immersion of similar colors being displayed on the entire screen, a uniformity of darkness across the screen looks good, but not, if there is a white bar in the bottom breaking the immersion.
It's beyond me why Samsung hasn't made the navigation bar sync colors with the status bar. The goal to avoid burn-ins is to have a similar brightness / color on the whole display, to avoid differences that add up to burning in over time. The status bar shifts color based on application, this is why it doesn't burn in. It's white on white applications, and black on black applications. Copying this color for the navigation bar would be the perfect fix for burn-ins, but instead Samsung turned the bar bright white under ANY conditions.
ewokuk said:
My thoughs exactly. I have a lot of black apps and themes which frankly now look ridiculous. It is actually off putting having a huge white bar at the bottom when everything else is black or dark (and no, before some smart arse decides to say it, hiding it is NOT the solution).
I have also noticed in pretty much every app I have used that I now have this stupid bar pop up just above the nav bar which says press here to go full screen (which doesn;t actually go full screen anyway, all it does is get rid of the empty gap caused by this message in the first place). I mean WTF? I never had that showing up before and never had any issues before either.
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Here's a fix if you don't mind themes.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/themes/theme-dark-default-t3597615
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Here's a fix if you don't mind themes.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s8+/themes/theme-dark-default-t3597615
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What if I want to keep the default stock look? It's not a proper solution to change the entire device's theme to be black, just to have a black navigation bar. This also brings back the burn-in issue on light themed apps, the navigation bar being black will burn in slower than the rest of the screen.
Nvm
Totally agree. Not only this but the whole software seems like it is not there yet.
I have actually disabled automatic updates on my S8+ both in normal settings and under developer settings after hearing about this update. Shouldn't that be enough? Or can I prevent the update entirely somehow without root?
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I have actually disabled automatic updates on my S8+ both in normal settings and under developer settings after hearing about this update. Shouldn't that be enough? Or can I prevent the update entirely somehow without root?
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If you want to completely stop system updates, you can do that with a package disabler. There are paid ones that have tons of features like data clearing, but those aren't needed in this case. The Adhell ad blocker has a package disabler built in to it, you can download the Adhell app from here if you want: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.getadhell.androidapp
After downloading and opening the application, it prompts you to give it permissions to enable the Knox service, used for blocking ads and disabling packages (no root needed). After this is done, tap the middle option in the bottom, that says "Package disabler". A list of applications appears, you can just scroll down to find the system update application, and flip the switch on the right to disable it. After this you won't get notifications of system updates anymore, because the application used for them is technically uninstalled. It still is there, but it's not in use anymore.
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If you want to completely stop system updates, you can do that with a package disabler. There are paid ones that have tons of features like data clearing, but those aren't needed in this case. The Adhell ad blocker has a package disabler built in to it, you can download the Adhell app from here if you want: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.getadhell.androidapp
After downloading and opening the application, it prompts you to give it permissions to enable the Knox service, used for blocking ads and disabling packages (no root needed). After this is done, tap the middle option in the bottom, that says "Package disabler". A list of applications appears, you can just scroll down to find the system update application, and flip the switch on the right to disable it. After this you won't get notifications of system updates anymore, because the application used for them is technically uninstalled. It still is there, but it's not in use anymore.
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Ohh, I actually have booth Adhell and Package Disabler (The individual app) I will disable that thanks!
I can't seem to find it settings, and I suspect there isn't one.
Coming from Samsung Note 8, this was one of the feature I liked most.
I could use Lightflow and I could customize LED color lighting for a certain sender.
I wonder if anyone know a good replacement for a silent and subtle way of notification through third party apps, maybe utilizing the always on display with colored lights for status indicator?
Thanks in advance.
I honestly wanting to know it as well, its something that I really like even more when it has different colors and not only white as in some motorola versions.
If anyone don't mind please let us know if it has the led notification please!
I can't see any led lights on my mate 30 pro
Nope, there is no notification LED .
I'm using this at the moment,
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe&hl=en
Not very robust, still learning how to configure it, and doesn't have the same flexibility as lightflow.
Damn that's sad I know it might look sissy but no volume button, earphone jack and notification led might make me think a bit more before buying it
It's not big problem for me - AOD works very well and informs me about everything.
Hi,
I'm looking for a way to have notifications when my screen is off (i miss so much the led i had on my OP6).
I've tried AOD but i don't want to have, all the time, the hour on my phone.
I just want that, when the screen is off and, for example, i have a message, i have a little notification on this screen. Nothing else.
How can i have that please?
Thanks
There are a few apps such as this one that may be what you're looking for:
NotifyBuddy - Notification LED - Apps on Google Play
Missing LED notifications on your phone!? Worry not!
play.google.com
AlwaysOnEdge -Notification LED - Apps on Google Play
Notifications edge lighting, AOD, Animated wallpapers, Charging indicator & more
play.google.com
No affiliation to either app.
Hi,
thanks for the answer, i'm gonna try that even if i'm a little worried about battery drain
I thought this kind of notification was possible with this android stock version i have. I thought i just didn't find the way to configurate it. How is it possible that OP gives us the possibility to have AOD with the clock and notifications but not just the notifications, without the clock... ? :/
In your opinion, what drains less battery? OAD with a minimalist clock or one of those Led app?