Best app to control LED settings other than LightFlow?
What's wrong with light flow?
i think right now the best light flow
Why is it that so many people on XDA either 1) reply with another question and no answer or 2) with a statement that is not an answer because they didn't really read/understand the OP.
I have not found any other apps, besides light flow, for controlling the led. Some custom ROMs (CM9/10) have built in led control
creeve4 said:
Why is it that so many people on XDA either 1) reply with another question and no answer or 2) with a statement that is not an answer because they didn't really read/understand the OP.
I have not found any other apps, besides light flow, for controlling the led. Some custom ROMs (CM9/10) have built in led control
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If you have a question for another question is maybe cause the first question is not just clear.
So, isn't wrong to reply with a question. This could help to get a more detailed context, in wich you can give better answers.
CallumMarks77 said:
Best app to control LED settings other than LightFlow?
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IMO: you should switch to a CM based ROM (or a ROM like e.g. "BAKED Black Bean" from user Travp) which has the CM hack included.
Then you don't have to use a third party app like LightFlow because the CM hack just works
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nachtschicht said:
IMO: you should switch to a CM based ROM (or a ROM like e.g. "BAKED Black Bean" from user Travp) which has the CM hack included.
Then you don't have to use a third party app like LightFlow because the CM hack just works
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Does CM hack have individual LED color settings for contacts, sms etc... like LightFlow does?
The problem I have with lightflow is that sometimes it "turns off" and I have to re-open it.
orangekid said:
Does CM hack have individual LED color settings for contacts, sms etc... like LightFlow does?
The problem I have with lightflow is that sometimes it "turns off" and I have to re-open it.
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Yes it does.
orangekid said:
Does CM hack have individual LED color settings for contacts, sms etc... like LightFlow does?
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It has all the essential setup possibilities in there, yes. LightFlow is more powerful but I think the CM hack offers everything one could ask for. And it works
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nachtschicht said:
It has all the essential setup possibilities in there, yes. LightFlow is more powerful but I think the CM hack offers everything one could ask for. And it works
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I couldn't get it to work with apps such as the stock calendar, Words With Friends, or Scamble with Friends though.
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I couldn't get it to work with apps such as the stock calendar, Words With Friends, or Scamble with Friends though.
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lol I don't need it that specific, I mean things like charging, charged, missed call/sms/mms from general people, specific missed call/sms/mms for specific contacts, etc...
It can do all that? If it can I may switch because I am tired of Light Flow randomly not working then having to re-open it (yes accessibility is checked and yes run in foreground is checked)
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lol I don't need it that specific, I mean things like charging, charged, missed call/sms/mms from general people, specific missed call/sms/mms for specific contacts, etc...
It can do all that? If it can I may switch because I am tired of Light Flow randomly not working then having to re-open it (yes accessibility is checked and yes run in foreground is checked)
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No charging, charged, specific contacts/mms.
CM's implementation is limited to apps. So you select an app you want a notification for and the color and frequency of the light. That's it.
cm10 does it all.
G NEXUS
fcisco13 said:
cm10 does it all.
G NEXUS
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Not charging/charged lights... Or specific colors for calls/texts/emails from specific people. I could do without the contact specific option, but I love the charging lights. I have the wireless charging mod on my phone so I'm very, um, anal retentive, about making sure my charging setup is in good working order. I like to verify it with the lights. Plus, it's nice to know by a glance when your phone is full and good to go!
I wish I didn't have to use Lightflow, but CM just doesn't have the bells and whistles I prefer on that regard.
Thanks
creeve4 said:
Why is it that so many people on XDA either 1) reply with another question and no answer or 2) with a statement that is not an answer because they didn't really read/understand the OP.
I have not found any other apps, besides light flow, for controlling the led. Some custom ROMs (CM9/10) have built in led control
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Thank you for a good answer.... and nothing is wrong with lightflow i just wanted to know if there was anything else... hopefully AOKP will add the LED settings soon
is there anything that lights up the camera flash when the phone rings? this app doesn't work on the nexus
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1556118
The only thing I like light flow more than the aokp/cm10 type controls, is setting a standby light, or a service light that always pulsates even with no notification. Is that a run on sentence?
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Try lightmanager! Works great for me
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Same here...uhh I would configure them but it wouldn't do a thing all I get is just a white led whenever I get gmails
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Hello all,
we all know that SGS has no led to inform us about missed calls/sms. Does exist some application which can inform me when I have missed call or received sms by flashing 3 down buttons on SGS??? I know that some Nokia phones have it!
Thank you for help!
milanf said:
Hello all,
we all know that SGS has no led to inform us about missed calls/sms. Does exist some application which can inform me when I have missed call or received sms by flashing 3 down buttons on SGS??? I know that some Nokia phones have it!
Thank you for help!
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We all know it is possible and it's been done a long time ago. It's called BacklightNotification by Neldar, search for BLN in the Market, you need a ROM/Kernel which supports it, if it's not present the BLN app will tell you where to get it from.
After you get it, search for an app called Blinky in this sub forum, it makes the LED's flash when you receive any notification.
thank you for answer! Is it possible by this app also change the intensity of blinking? I mean like rising up/down
check out no led too it works great notifies u for almost anything enjoy.
milanf said:
thank you for answer! Is it possible by this app also change the intensity of blinking? I mean like rising up/down
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As in when it pulses? Nope, it can only flash atm. The dev is working on the pulse one, there are certain CPU issues to deal with and we don't have the firmware which controls the backlights, so makes it more difficult. I'm doing some testing for him so hopefully soon
NoLED is good but he wasn't asking about that, still a good app.
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As in when it pulses? Nope, it can only flash atm. The dev is working on the pulse one, there are certain CPU issues to deal with and we don't have the firmware which controls the backlights, so makes it more difficult. I'm doing some testing for him so hopefully soon
NoLED is good but he wasn't asking about that, still a good app.
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yes, exactly like pulses. It would be great to have app like this! So, keep testing ;-)
I experience and read of the unreliable and slow blinking LED notification light.
In my case, it will work about 50% of the time. I am hoping somebody in this community is looking it over.
It would be nice if were more reliable and at least blink faster.
What application do you use to manage your notification light colors?
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rageconsulting.android.lightflow
^ Install that. It takes a bit to customize just how you want it, but it runs flawlessly.
There's a free version floating around on the market, but it's well worth the $1-2 or whatever it is now.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rageconsulting.android.lightflow
^ Install that. It takes a bit to customize just how you want it, but it runs flawlessly.
There's a free version floating around on the market, but it's well worth the $1-2 or whatever it is now.
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Yep, this is what I use and it works very well. Set the blink rate to very fast (very nice rate), ans buy the full version, as you can set lights for social apps too.
I was looking at light flow but holy cow the permissions it wants gives me pause.
Is all that necessary?
Well, if others are saying they've used it for a bit it's likely ok. But I would assume it needs all the extra permissions because it needs to collect data from them to light the LED. Can't light the LED on a new SMS if you don't know there is a new SMS.
Aokp has led customization built into the rom.
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Grillrd said:
Aokp has led customization built into the rom.
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Thanks! AMAZINGLY - - !
Poor poor me cannot find a dark theme where they show screen shots of the messaging apps. They all seem to show every possible screen but those.
I am looking for reversed messaging app skins. white/gray/red (I don't care) text with BLACK backgrounds.
I do surveillance work. I need this.
And none of us want to break the law and text or read a message while driving but why wave a flag!
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/12628-mms-messaging-app-inverted-black-background-with-white-text/
There ya go.
Xephik said:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/12628-mms-messaging-app-inverted-black-background-with-white-text/
There ya go.
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Thanks,
I'll be digging in and report back soon.
I have lightflow too it work good on the stock Verizon with free and paid version. But I have tried AOKP no luck. The MODAC rom has special script to work with trackball alert app led notifications. I wish app light flow would have support scripts.
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Adrynalyne's Wookie ROM has increased notification light speed built in.
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dbnaruto said:
Yep, this is what I use and it works very well. Set the blink rate to very fast (very nice rate), ans buy the full version, as you can set lights for social apps too.
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I use LightFlow also, but I have the blink rate set to Always On. According to the developer, this saves battery because code has to run every time it blinks. Not sure if this applies to the Galaxy Nexus.
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I use LightFlow also, but I have the blink rate set to Always On. According to the developer, this saves battery because code has to run every time it blinks. Not sure if this applies to the Galaxy Nexus.
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I will give it a try.
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I had the 'sleep of death' testing out liteflow... I made the I assume mistake of enabling that 'other' LED that it detected as well. I had to redo my phone after that..
Looking for the best led control app available. Having the notification led back was one of the biggest wins on this phone for me (having come from a skyrocket 2 days ago). not having a notification led has been bugging me since I came from blackberry. I had an app on my bold that could make calls, texts, and emails different colors, combinations or patterns. Would like this app to make the led flash while ringing too, not just a missed call.
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Looking for the best led control app available. Having the notification led back was one of the biggest wins on this phone for me (having come from a skyrocket 2 days ago). not having a notification led has been bugging me since I came from blackberry. I had an app on my bold that could make calls, texts, and emails different colors, combinations or patterns. Would like this app to make the led flash while ringing too, not just a missed call.
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Light flow is currently as good as you will find.
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Notification Led
Another option that you got is to flash an CM10 or or PA Hybrid ROM, it has a built-in seetting for Led Control, it works flawlessly.
Cheers!
theres also light manager. I believe the dev built it specifically for the GS3.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koo.lightmanager&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5rb28ubGlnaHRtYW5hZ2VyIl0.
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theres also light manager. I believe the dev built it specifically for the GS3.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koo.lightmanager&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDMsImNvbS5rb28ubGlnaHRtYW5hZ2VyIl0.
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Tried that one, and it was derped on US S3. I tested the miss call, and it did show the color, however, the light would not go away afterwards(even after clearing the call, disabling the app, and even uninstalling the app)
Lightflow so far has worked pretty well(the one for rooted phones)
I am using light flow. I did not need the pro features but the dev deserves money for the supprt he provides
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Light Flow is def a great app. Provides plenty of customization and if needed the pro version provides LED notifications for many different apps from the Play store.
None of these can have the led on when screen is on or incoming call.
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Original thread discussing Light Flow here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1728788
Blog by the author discussing the SIII here:
http://www.folioflow.com/ff/page/website/lightflow/pageId/1826
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Lightflow so far has worked pretty well(the one for rooted phones)
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Where did you get the rooted version of LightFlow? Just download the market version and it will ask for root? I don't see any of those details on the blog by the author.... just see where he said he's been messing with the root version, not posting it for download, do you have a link to it somewhere?
Unless you mean the Lite version, where he states this:
....the S3 USA versions have some issues unless your phone is "rooted" (See our website for more details)....
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Definitely looking for the full version for my rooted SIII if you know anything about that! Will pay for it, just to be clear, but need the full version, not just the lite one....
Full version of light flow has the ability to be used in rooted mode. Works well here. No issues.
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CM have LED control
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CM have LED control
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So does AOKP.
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the latest lightflow version is causing wake locks and preventing the phone from going into deep sleep
the LED controls in the ROMs is nice but kinda sucks as it doesnt cycle thru the lights... meaning if i have a missed call (red), voice mail (purple) and a SMS (blue) only my red light will only flash... will not cycle thru meaning with lightflow, it would flash red, then purple, then blue... the built in one in the ROMs will only show red...
just an fyi
search for light manager great led control and no wakelocks.
would it be possible to mod the phone so that when on silent the LED Flash does a strobe kind of thing to notify you of an email, missed call, text, etc...?
Has this been done on any other phones that anyone is aware of?
Xiutehcuhtli said:
would it be possible to mod the phone so that when on silent the LED Flash does a strobe kind of thing to notify you of an email, missed call, text, etc...?
Has this been done on any other phones that anyone is aware of?
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Take a look here and see if this might be what you're looking for. I haven't tried it myself but it looks very customizable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2100160
signal34 said:
Take a look here and see if this might be what you're looking for. I haven't tried it myself but it looks very customizable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2100160
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thanks, I think that one only controls the notification LED. I am actually curious about the flash for the camera.
Xiutehcuhtli said:
thanks, I think that one only controls the notification LED. I am actually curious about the flash for the camera.
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The original concept for the app was to flash the menu keys for devices without a notification LED. You might be able to request from the dev a mod to make it for the camera flash?
Update:
The original thread for the app is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1958939
If you look at the first post, screenshot #3, the 6th config choice is "Use flashlight instead of hard buttons" -- might be worth trying out... :good:
Try flash blink. To lazy to search for the forums. Its a really great app. Just no LED for email. Only alarms, text and calls.
EDIT: Flash Blink
cthedogg said:
Try flash blink. To lazy to search for the forums. Its a really great app. Just no LED for email. Only alarms, text and calls.
EDIT: Flash Blink
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That is awesome. It lights up the entire side of my desk, it's exactly what I needed!
I knew I had to search for one and when I found it, it was awesome. Now I could have my phone out and in silent and the blink would notify me. Works with my 3rd party message app as well.
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I knew I had to search for one and when I found it, it was awesome. Now I could have my phone out and in silent and the blink would notify me. Works with my 3rd party message app as well.
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ha! What a great app! Everyone keeps asking, "Umm... what's wrong with your phone?"
It really annoys my sister every time I get a text. "Turn that thing off"
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Hi there,
is there a way to use the Menu and Back button on the bottom of the phone as a notification LED? Just let it blink if there is a notification in the system?
Greetings
Christian
I have tried several apps (BBS Notifications, ButtonLED) to accomplish this, unfortunately without any success.
The BBS Notification was able to control the button lights, however when the screen is off the lights do not work. Some phones do not allow the lights to go on, when the screen is off and as it seems S4 Mini is one of them. I also hope someone will find a solution for this, preferably one that will not cause too much battery drain.
Another option might be BLN mod. However, I read that the BLN modification in kernel might cause battery drain exactly because of the necessary changes in power management in order to allow the button light to work when the screen is off (the BLN mod for Mini does not exist yet as far as I know).
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hello
I think the BLN kernel solution is better than any noLED app or other.
So I am very interested in a BLN supporting kernel.
Were can a user as me ask for this or can see the progress in building such a BLN-supporting kernel?
Thanks
Tom
You can try noled it uses your screen led for notification but drains battery
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As I wrote I this the BLN is much more better.
If you look at night on your superAMOLED screen while a noLED sign is there, the whole screen is lighter.
As far as I see this app (noLED) is not able to let our wonderful AMOLED screen totaly black but gives a little light on the whole screen.
So: were can a "new" user as me, with 2 years CM experiance at his Galasy S I can ask developers to create a BLN supportet kernel?
I dont want to post it in the wrong place here in XDAdev.
thanks !
Tom
chris42too said:
Hi there,
is there a way to use the Menu and Back button on the bottom of the phone as a notification LED? Just let it blink if there is a notification in the system?
Greetings
Christian
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if you can wait for cm 10.1 i think you will get bln or cmLights support ... afaik this is needed to get this to work and @arco68 allready included this ... correct me if im wrong
m4kl4 said:
if you can wait for cm 10.1 i think you will get bln or cmLights support ... afaik this is needed to get this to work and @arco68 allready included this ... correct me if im wrong
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I remembered to see the backlight somewhere on a todo list, but now can't find it. Is this now available in the stable release?
no it isn't. Still on the list.
Anything new yet? My girlfriend uses se S4 mini and is annoyed of the missing LED. NoLED drains too much battery...
For Stock Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545244
For AOSP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512332
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For Stock Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2545244
For AOSP: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512332
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Thanks! When I scrolled in Dev. section, didn't see that thread
--Rob-- said:
Thanks! When I scrolled in Dev. section, didn't see that thread
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So what do these links tell me. After reading them I am not sure what to do with it? Can I just add that to my Cyanogen or is it different?
What happens with Cyanogen Updates then?