Pixel phone is great, but man the notifications leave a lot to be desired. The LED light on the Pixel is way way to dim. Half the time I don't even see it. And it only flashes for like a minute then it stops completely, what is that all about? On the 5X and the 6P the LED is very bright and you can see it without a problem, and it stays lit until you acknowledge the notification the way it should be, not just flash for a minute then stop. I hope this is just a bug and can be fixed with an update. Anyone else have this?
Not only that. I had an iPhone 7, a galaxy s7 edge and my pixel side by side last night. I would get my Gmail notifications on the iPhone 7 first than about 3 seconds later my s7 edge would ring and then about 30 seconds to a minute later my pixel would ring. I find it odd that the actual Google device is the last one to get notified.
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As someone who props up his phone at night, I'd prefer a dim LED instead of the bright white light that wakes me up in the middle of the night
Anyhow, for those of you who have your pixel, is there "quiet hours" mode? i.e. the ability to NOT display notifications (or flash the LED) during specified hours?
thedosbox said:
As someone who props up his phone at night, I'd prefer a dim LED instead of the bright white light that wakes me up in the middle of the night[emoji14]
Anyhow, for those of you who have your pixel, is there "quiet hours" mode? i.e. the ability to NOT display notifications (or flash the LED) during specified hours?
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I think that quiet hours have been standard to Android since Marshmallow. And yeah it is available in settings.
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mrnovanova said:
Not only that. I had an iPhone 7, a galaxy s7 edge and my pixel side by side last night. I would get my Gmail notifications on the iPhone 7 first than about 3 seconds later my s7 edge would ring and then about 30 seconds to a minute later my pixel would ring. I find it odd that the actual Google device is the last one to get notified.
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Did you try disabling Gmail's battery optimisation here?
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thedosbox said:
As someone who props up his phone at night, I'd prefer a dim LED instead of the bright white light that wakes me up in the middle of the night
Anyhow, for those of you who have your pixel, is there "quiet hours" mode? i.e. the ability to NOT display notifications (or flash the LED) during specified hours?
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You can set up rules for the Do not disturb feature. That should get you close to a "quiet hours" mode. As for the LED, I use Tasker to toggle the LED at night.
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Is there an alarm clock app or can one be created where you can set the screen to auto dim when using the alarm clock? I used to have a BB Storm...and the alarm clock had a setting to dim the screen so the background wasnt illuminated but you could still see the time...both the PRE and the EVO dont have this setting...
easy peasy, IF you're using Sense.
1. click on your clock
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2. Set your alarm with the alarm button
3. then hit the little laptop looking button
4. and Voila! you should have the below clock on your screen. it orients as well, so use that kickstand for something!!
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easy peasy, IF you're using Sense.
1. click on your clock
2. Set your alarm with the alarm button
3. then hit the little laptop looking button
4. and Voila! you should have the below clock on your screen. it orients as well, so use that kickstand for something!!
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You can also click the moon star thing and you getting a dimmed down version for night time!
Thanks SilverStone641 ...But I already know how to use the alarm clock...the issue I have is that the background is very bright...lighting up my room making it difficult to sleep...my old Storm had an auto dim feature that would gradually dim the background so it wasnt so bright keeping my room dark...I used to have to cover my PRE because it didnt auto dim either...but then U cant see the time...I figured this could be done with android apps...maybe not???
even with the method that jedwardmiller suggested??
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Thanks SilverStone641 ...But I already know how to use the alarm clock...the issue I have is that the background is very bright...lighting up my room making it difficult to sleep...my old Storm had an auto dim feature that would gradually dim the background so it wasnt so bright keeping my room dark...I used to have to cover my PRE because it didnt auto dim either...but then U cant see the time...I figured this could be done with android apps...maybe not???
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Does setting the screen brightness settings to "auto" help when combined with any of the above suggestions?
This is what I do every night as well. I use the dimmer "nighttime" version so I can look over at it during the night without it being too bright. It even moves around the screen like a screensaver so you don't damage the LCD.
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even with the method that jedwardmiller suggested??
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It seems that no matter which one I choose...desk top (laptop pic) or night time (star and moon pic) its still the same brightness...
I got the old Storm out and set up the alarm...it has a dimming feature and the alarm has a "bedside mode" you click...after a few seconds the screen backlighting and the clock numbers dim so that you can still see the time but the illumination of the screen has dimmed so it looks darker...or more "black" and doesnt emitt as much light...
Is there a way to make an alarm app that has such a feature?
I don't know if I'm barking up the right tree, but my CM9 auto-brightness is too bright. I've tried tweaking the light sensor levels, but, if I understand it right, they're not being honored. IN the screenshot you can see that my sensor is currently reading "100" and the screen's brightness is maxed to 255. But my levels say anything between 100 and 500 should set the brightness to 67. Am I not understanding what I'm doing, or is it just broken?
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I'm pretty sure there's always been something up with the auto-brightness on CM9. For me at least. I've mentioned it before but didn't get much of a reaction. What happens to me is that, if I'm sitting in a dark and set the screen brightness to auto, it'll immediately go down to fully dimmed. And then I go and start reading xda or whatever. Then my screen times out and shuts off, and when I wake it back up the brightness goes to fully maxed. And only by toggling auto-brightness off and back on will it go back to fully dimmed.
So that's my experience with auto-brightness. I've never manually tweaked the levels, but I would imagine it wouldn't even matter if I did.
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"Allow Light Decrease" is the Key
I finally stumbled upon some information in this thread: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/23464-toro-b32-lights-decrease-when-allow-light-decrease-is-unchecked/#entry641152
It seems that "Allow light decrease", which was unchecked for me, is quite important. I just assumed that the automatic backlight worked continuously both ways -- brighten when outside, dim when inside. But that's not the case. Without "Allow light decrease", it only ever brightens and then stays there. It will reconsider when you unlock your screen I think.
So I added a 5s window filter, enabled allow light decrease and *bam!* If I put it in bright light, the screen gradually brightens. It I go back in the dark, it soon dims. Exactly what I always wanted.
It now obeys the light levels!
Hmmm unfortunately that doesn't seem to be fixing it for me. If I quickly double press the power button to turn the screen off then back on, the brightness will go from being fully dim to fully bright, same as before, even with that checked. Real annoying haha.
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this was my solution http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828180
Edit: though I'm surprised you get anything at all, my cm9 light sensor page says -1, maybe its an issue with InstigatorX kernel, idk. But the app I linked in the other thread works for me.
Found here https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.orthur.always_on_display and it works well.
Thanks to developer.
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Tried on my note 4, working good but i think this may consume battery
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Please upload the Always On Display app here
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Tried on my note 4, working good but i think this may consume battery
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I agree with you it's so good but it uses all the pixels on amoled screens so it uses more battery.
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Great app but it prevents deep sleep so as a result battery draining......
Thanks!!!
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does not work. N920c screen turns itself after 3 seconds.
In some cases these sort apps needed. There are so many apps on PS like this. STAY ALIVE is best, it has some good options.
works great.
Work great ut my attery dead very quickly.
lost 3% in one houre
3% isn't too bad :/
Awesome. I would agree that the clock pixels need to shift to prevent burn in on the Amoled screens. The double tap to wake would be very useful. I am missing that and the back buttons a lot from my run with LG the past few years.
It's work but when you have phone call, it's not show you the caller screen until you push the power button for accept/deny the call.
Works okay on Note 5 but:
1) "Screen Off Memo"does not work
2) For some reason when I slide the phone into an i-Blason holster it turns (the always on app not the phone) on and stays on
-I have tried many thins to get it to stay off but it will stay on the whole time it is in the holster.
-If I just hold the holster up to the light sensor is turns off but as soon as I slide it in it turns on and stays on
-I made sure that the phone is not pushing any buttons and I even slid a piece of paper between the sensor and the holster and it turns off
as soon as I remove the paper it turns back on, but there is no way light is getting in
Really, weird.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=66590994
Has anybody seen this? I am trying it right now looks very promising !
Edit- well the battery drain with this app is also around 3% per hour which is too much....
basically, after extensive testing, this app drains batttery and isnt what everyone hoped for. .. a big unfortunately i must say, as the app is quite nice indeed.
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basically, after extensive testing, this app drains batttery and isnt what everyone hoped for.
consider this project dead !!!! Dear forum moderators, please close thread immediately
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Agree, the irony is you can literally see your battery percentage going down. , otherwise an awesome app. Dev needs to concentrate on saving battery instead of making new themes/ fonts etc.
A friend of mine has a brand new Samsung Galaxy J7. When they were using the Nokia N9:
- whenever a call was missed or a text arrived, a LED diode blinked
- there was a low-power screen on the AMOLED display, showing the information about the missed calls, just like on the photo below
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Is it possible to get some standby notifications on the J7? I can't find any LED notifications options in the device settings.
marmistrz said:
A friend of mine has a brand new Samsung Galaxy J7. When they were using the Nokia N9:
- whenever a call was missed or a text arrived, a LED diode blinked
- there was a low-power screen on the AMOLED display, showing the information about the missed calls, just like on the photo below
Is it possible to get some standby notifications on the J7? I can't find any LED notifications options in the device settings.
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try download Light Manager Pro
after installed go to Advanced settings>show horloge and show date
and enjoy :laugh:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.istudio.flashnotification
That doesnt work. The closest thing you will get is the camera to flash.. but thats only the rear camera so if youre device is laying down you will still miss notifications cause you cant see the light flashing.. its probably not good on the battery either. There just isnt any standard led notification lights... i guess you got to check manually i mean if youre already looking at youre phone to check for a blinking light you may as well just click the home or power button to see the notifications on youre lock screen..
There's an app on this J7 forum that uses the front flash for notifications
Front Flash Notification & Torch
Try it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.megawave.flashalerts
This one makes youre front and back cameras flash but its only for a couple seconds so if youre not in the dark or in the same room as the phone you wont see it... then say if you was out of the room and it went off youd miss it and never know there was a notification until the next time one came in while you was right there or when youd actually turn youre screen back on.. its a hit n miss on notifications cause theres no real led light and have to use the cameras which flashes only last a couple seconds.
Hej, jakim cudem masz w N9 skonfigurowanego Twittera??? / How do You connect native Harmattan Twitter app???
try noled app
you can use noled app for notifications..i can say its better than notification led..when you receive mail sms or missed call(..whatsapp message,and whatever you want) it appears on black screen and customizable..
Hey guys, this is my first phone with amoled screen so my oneplus 8T screen is a little bit yellow with all profile set to cold.. Compared to my old xiaomi note 5 pro! It's YELLOW. Is my unit defective?
Is night mode ie blue filter running?
Not it's not, night mode off / blue light filter off / battery saver off.
Settings is all the way to cold
Here's a photo compared to samsung galaxy m51
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Do/did you have a ebook reader loaded?
I've seen the google one will screw up these settings until you disable them in the reader.
If you uninstall it before switching them back, they'll stay like that! Had to reinstall that app just to fix the changes it made.
Could be another 3rd party app doing it as well.
Try safe mode if ok there it's almost certainly a 3rd party app responsible.
Clear the system cache on the boot menu; can't hurt, may help.
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Do/did you have a ebook reader loaded?
I've seen the google one will screw up these settings until you disable them in the reader.
If you uninstall it before switching them back, they'll stay like that! Had to reinstall that app just to fix the changes it made.
Could be another 3rd party app doing it as well.
Try safe mode if ok there it's almost certainly a 3rd party app responsible.
Clear the system cache on the boot menu; can't hurt, may help.
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Just did a full reset, nothing is changed.. So am i the only one having this issue? I've had read the review on gsm arena for the oneplus 8t, he said the screen tend to have "cooler whites" i highly doubt that.. Can you double check your phone please??
My screen brightness jumps from white to yellow/darker color not sure if that's similar issue to you but I still haven't figured my issue out
Mine switches from white to yellow also. No idea why. It does it no matter what I switch up in settings.
It's not bad enough to warrant a defective unit but kinda sucks.
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Mine switches from white to yellow also. No idea why. It does it no matter what I switch up in settings.
It's not bad enough to warrant a defective unit but kinda sucks.
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Yeah I have that issue trying to find a way to replicate it
Try going to google home page then go-to oneplus website you will see a quick transition in color change from white to a tint of yellow.
This is the link I used to oneplus website
disable "dynamic color gamut" in Chrome.
chrome://flags and search dynamic color gamut.
Check if your display setting is in natural mode in display>advanced>screen calibration
If it is then change it to advanced> amoled wide gamut
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disable "dynamic color gamut" in Chrome.
chrome://flags and search dynamic color gamut.
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That worked for chrome hopefully I don't notice anything else wrong with it
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