Hi,
I have a crazy idea
I see that the Htc hero, is very beautiful when the trackball light is switched on ...
It's possible to leave it switched on always, and make it flash on the notifications ???
-wilking- said:
Hi,
I have a crazy idea
I see that the Htc hero, is very beautiful when the trackball light is switched on ...
It's possible to leave it switched on always, and make it flash on the notifications ???
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Agreed, it is pretty,... But my battery life is poor to almost none existent at the moment,... I wouldn't want it any worse!
But I reckon there are apps for that already,... I think its Handcent that has the option to make it flash more,... there must be others.
I think it would be a better idea to use the trackball light as the Nexus One mod if we can. That mean you can have multiples notifications types according to the trackball light color I don't know if the hero has a multi colors LED unside the trackball, but it would be really great too, much nicer than just let it on
LTourist said:
I think it would be a better idea to use the trackball light as the Nexus One mod if we can. That mean you can have multiples notifications types according to the trackball light color I don't know if the hero has a multi colors LED unside the trackball, but it would be really great too, much nicer than just let it on
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Nope its a single color led
Since its an led, it would actually use very little power. It's worth a try if anyone can get it to work
immya said:
Since its an led, it would actually use very little power. It's worth a try if anyone can get it to work
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If somebody can make a beta program for it I take it to try
grassiekuik said:
Nope its a single color led
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arg f***! Worth the try
immya said:
Since its an led, it would actually use very little power. It's worth a try if anyone can get it to work
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it WILL make an impact on your battery life if it is light up all the time.
it would be nice to have this led to blink like nokia E52 or N78 joystik button. It looks like "breathing" (also like Apple Macbook pro led does when laptop is spleeping). I would like it
NoXXX said:
it would be nice to have this led to blink like nokia E52 or N78 joystik button. It looks like "breathing" (also like Apple Macbook pro led does when laptop is spleeping). I would like it
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it does that when you have a miss call/sms/email
Liavk1 said:
it does that when you have a miss call/sms/email
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it does it all the time on the nokia n96
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=575024 This handy app makes it look like it breathes, Does absolutely hammer your battery though and is annoyin when your trying to sleep and it lights up the room! but it does what u asked
We on covedesign are currently working on such a code where you can turn on and off all the different lights on your HTC Hero. Its currently an alpha but here is a little sample, however it requires root access and it is tested on eclair/legend based roms. We will release the full source code soon when its all done.
Try it out
covedesign said:
We on covedesign are currently working on such a code where you can turn on and off all the different lights on your HTC Hero. Its currently an alpha but here is a little sample, however it requires root access and it is tested on eclair/legend based roms. We will release the full source code soon when its all done.
Try it out
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Thanks you very much
Tried cove design thing. Good start there but doesn't work if you pit phone to sleep and awake again
Gentlemen, I think i have an app like this on my SD-card, but a backup is running now so i'll check it later..
StrongOneX said:
Gentlemen, I think i have an app like this on my SD-card, but a backup is running now so i'll check it later..
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When you have it post it here
@immya
It's an alpha version
i can only find some apps for N1
Test it now, in this version it can turn the light up until you turn it off
Download it from http:/ /covedesign.se/index.php/en/project/72-devs
covedesign said:
Test it now, in this version it can turn the light up until you turn it off
Download it from http:/ /covedesign.se/index.php/en/project/72-devs
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thanks mate
nice
Related
I am a new htc diamond user and found that the lighting scrolling wheel is kind of cool when the phone is charging.
So I am just wondering if there is a way to set the glowing wheel always on even it is not charging?
Thanks!
Why would you? less precious battery life!!!
well, i'm a sucker for lights in what shape they even come, i would serious consider to offer some battery-time for a constantly glowing "wheel"
Just call your phone and don't answer it...the wheel will light up when you miss a call or have a message!
or try "nueled" if you can find it.
teddyen66 said:
or try "nueled" if you can find it.
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nueLED
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=189618&postcount=20
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nueLED
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=189618&postcount=20
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Here's another link if you don't want to register yourself first at PPC geeks.com:
http://handheld.softpedia.com/get/System-Utilities/Enhancements/nueLED-59493.shtml
only, be sure NOT to use the "Add" function, as it will mess up your Registry.
Weird.
I just tried it on the Bepe light rom, and there I cant use it at all.
It doesn't find the led.
Thanks so much guys. Really appreciate it!
Hello all,
Has anyone been able to access the LED flash on the Nexus one without rooting? I would like to create a flashlight app of my own to do this, but I have no idea where to begin.
from the market n1 torch.
gwhyte01 said:
from the market n1 torch.
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I thought N1 Torch only works with root?
Its for rooted devices only..
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gwhyte01 said:
from the market n1 torch.
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I love incorrect information said with such confidence, lol.
n1 torch, as has been mentioned, is root only. Heck, if you go to download it, it SAYS it. Beyond that, unfortunately no, at this moment from my research, you'll need root access to gain control of the LED. Sorry
Re the N1 Torch, which i love btw, is anyone else having problems with the widget?
Most of the time its perfect, but sometimes it appears to lag by ALOT, ie you press it multiple times to try and turn it on, then a few minutes later in your pocket it starts flashing on and off while in your pocket.
i prefer the color flashlight one, i think thats what its called, it doesnt use the led it lights up the screen itself, much brighter and wider light imo
use it while sneaking up to bed after late night raids in warcraft so i dont wake the g/f
I used that one last night to read, I see what you mean about its much wider, but its definitely NOT brighter than the LED, although that only lasts for like a minute before it needs to cool down.
So I have had this light sensor issue since .6.4 release and since until 2.7 there was always something broke with the ROM, I decided to stick with .3 which was stable with light sensors and still had couple of quirks which I really didn't care much about (mms, video ...) as long as light and GPS were perfect!
Now, the issue with the light sensor. You will know if the light sensors are working properly during the installation; once you flash the ROM and reboot the phone, right at the end of (blue) animation the bottom lights light up and the charging light turn red/green, if it is connected to charger. And it does this every time I install 2.6.3 but not since then! ( I can now install 2.6.3 on top of 2.7 and light sensors still works like a charm!)
So what really bothers me with the light sensor? Is it really that important? Well, the way my phone light sensor works is, it turns on only when its dark around and never times out as it should! It never turns on in the day light, you couldn't activate it even by pressing any the buttons at the bottom! The issue is two fold:
1. Light stays on all the time during the night when I am using the phone and drains battery faster
2. Though I really don't care much for not lighting up in the day/bright light, it annoys me that this most loved ROM isn't how it needs to be!
While I am still talking about lights, I think I should mention track ball notifications as well. Even though I have my track ball notifications are turned on, I am yet to see them working! It was randomly mentioned in some thread that it doesn't work! But I miss the point that why put it in the settings if it doesn't work?
I also have issues with Market update notifications, I have used other HTC based custom ROMs in the past and had no issues with notifications but with this I almost never got any!
So far I have tried many trial and error methods to see if it fixes:
- I have flashed ROM repeatedly few times, just to see if it fixes
- I have done complete wipe around 3 times and re-installed
- Rebooted phone several times in addition to above procedures
- In the half way somewhere I realized that I wasn't running Darch's recovery so now I have that too and tried the above procedures
When I was on .4 for a while and having the same issue with lights, some one recommended to take .so files from the other working ROM and patch it to the existing one and it never really worked for me.
With all this, I am not claiming that these issues exists with this ROM in general, it could be me! I could be doing something wrong! That's why I have tried to explain in detail what I have done and what is not working.
What am I looking for? - Help!! If anyone have came across these issues and able to successfully solve and make their phones work or if you have any idea about how to go about these issues, I would like to hear from you guys!!
Darchy, I love your work and this ROM ( that's why I am trying to figure out solution to these issues ) but at times you are very quick at dismissing people, yes some can be ignorant but we are not living in the perfect world!
Thanks in advance for everyone and thanks Darchy for this excellent ROM (it almost killed my desire to switch to some crappy carriers with huge bills to get Nexus One!)
i believe, as far as lights goes, thats just how the ROM is built. not just this one but all ROMs. near the earpiece is the light sensor. if its bright out, theres no point in having the bottom lights come on, youll be able to see the buttons. when its dark, the bottom lights will come on. its basically a battery save kind of thing. no point in having something on, if you really dont need to use it. as far as market notifications, i havent recieved any updates as far as apps goes so i cant tell wether or not they work.
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i believe, as far as lights goes, thats just how the ROM is built. not just this one but all ROMs. near the earpiece is the light sensor. if its bright out, theres no point in having the bottom lights come on, youll be able to see the buttons. when its dark, the bottom lights will come on. its basically a battery save kind of thing. no point in having something on, if you really dont need to use it. as far as market notifications, i havent recieved any updates as far as apps goes so i cant tell wether or not they work.
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Please read the post carefully and respond, I have made an effort to explain in detail.... the light never goes off in the dark! If I am reading an article for 20 minutes, it stays on for 20 mins, is that battery saving??
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Please read the post carefully and respond, I have made an effort to explain in detail.... the light never goes off in the dark! If I am reading an article for 20 minutes, it stays on for 20 mins, is that battery saving??
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the light never goes off in the dark? i thought ur problem was that it wasn't working at all?
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the light never goes off in the dark? i thought ur problem was that it wasn't working at all?
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Well, it works but not the way it needs to be! It doesn't work at all in the bright light or day light but in the dark or in the low lit area it keeps on as long as the screen is on! It never times out if it is dark.
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so you are saying the light sensor is working because the keys and trackball are lit up in the dark? pretty sure that is the point of the sensor yea? also find a hero rom with working trackball notifications, it has never worked. as far as the market notifications i have gotten 3 or 4 update notifications.
not trying to be a ****, ive had my fair share of issues but after about 4 wipes and reinstalls everything is working great.
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Please read the post carefully and respond, I have made an effort to explain in detail.... the light never goes off in the dark! If I am reading an article for 20 minutes, it stays on for 20 mins, is that battery saving??[/QUOTE]
so you are saying the light sensor is working because the keys and trackball are lit up in the dark? pretty sure that is the point of the sensor yea? also find a hero rom with working trackball notifications, it has never worked. as far as the market notifications i have gotten 3 or 4 update notifications.
not trying to be a ****, ive had my fair share of issues but after about 4 wipes and reinstalls everything is working great.
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which was what i was trying to say. if your in the dark, of course the bottom lights are gonna be on, and stay on. i dont think ive ever used a ROM where the bottom lights have time out while in the dark.
And this is what I get from grepping the logcat for light! (http://pastebin.com/R7bz0Dd3)
# logcat |grep light
logcat |grep light
I/EventHub( 137): New device: path=/dev/input/event6 name=lightsensor-level id=0x10000 (of 0x1) index=1 fd=68 classes=0x0
I/KeyInputQueue( 137): Ignoring non-input device: id=0x10000, name=lightsensor-level
E/lights ( 137): write_int failed to open /sys/class/leds/keyboard-backlight/brightness
heroid007 said:
And this is what I get from grepping the logcat for light! (http://pastebin.com/R7bz0Dd3)
# logcat |grep light
logcat |grep light
I/EventHub( 137): New device: path=/dev/input/event6 name=lightsensor-level id=0x10000 (of 0x1) index=1 fd=68 classes=0x0
I/KeyInputQueue( 137): Ignoring non-input device: id=0x10000, name=lightsensor-level
E/lights ( 137): write_int failed to open /sys/class/leds/keyboard-backlight/brightness
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I guess I spoke a little too early, now I have a log comparing both v2.6.3 and v2.7 at http://pastebin.com/VpcdHp9N
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I guess I spoke a little too early, now I have a log comparing both v2.6.3 and v2.7 at http://pastebin.com/VpcdHp9N
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... in 2.6.3 no light sensors show up, but in v2.7 there are light sensors showing up. lol.
darchstar said:
... in 2.6.3 no light sensors show up, but in v2.7 there are light sensors showing up. lol.
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lol then make the light sensor not show up in 2.7 just like 2.6.3 and see if it works! if you want me to test it for ya, I will be glad to test!
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lol then make the light sensor not show up in 2.7 just like 2.6.3 and see if it works! if you want me to test it for ya, I will be glad to test!
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I TOO would like the lights off. i just use Led's Hack to keep em off ALWAYS. too bright for meh.
heroid007 said:
lol then make the light sensor not show up in 2.7 just like 2.6.3 and see if it works! if you want me to test it for ya, I will be glad to test!
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this is how u want lights to act in darchdroid, correct???
just flash it without a wipe
the dl is coming soon, its just the place i'm at currently has dead slow interwebz connection
EDIT: DL is up, sorry 4 the wait: darchroms.pocketdevelopers.com/cyanogen_heroc-ota-eng.ameer.zip
darchstar said:
this is how u want lights to act in darchdroid, correct???
just flash it without a wipe
the dl is coming soon, its just the place i'm at currently has dead slow interwebz connection
EDIT: DL is up, sorry 4 the wait: darchroms.pocketdevelopers.com/cyanogen_heroc-ota-eng.ameer.zip
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Glad I just saw this message before going to bed! I am downloading now..... will update in here soon done flashing..... thank you!
Ok...... lights are working perfect!!! Thanks alot!
I assume this is still incomplete ROM and you need to do lots of tweaks? Just couple of things!
- I don't see 3D gallery anymore and can't sync with Picasa!! I have lots of pics on Picasa!
- Linpack is averaging inbetween 2 and 3 MFLOPs and it used to average around 4.7!
That's all I could catch for now! I am sure it will get better, will use GPS in the morning and let you know if it has any issues!
Thanks again for all your work! Good night!
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Ok...... lights are working perfect!!! Thanks alot!
I assume this is still incomplete ROM and you need to do lots of tweaks? Just couple of things!
- I don't see 3D gallery anymore and can't sync with Picasa!! I have lots of pics on Picasa!
- Linpack is averaging inbetween 2 and 3 MFLOPs and it used to average around 4.7!
That's all I could catch for now! I am sure it will get better, will use GPS in the morning and let you know if it has any issues!
Thanks again for all your work! Good night!
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oh, lol, i removed jit completely, i replaced 3d gallery with the 2d one as its way more stable imo. If u want jit in this i could add it back in for ur benchmarks, but imo thats all its good for until froyo.
so essentially, u are currently running the most bleeding edge version of darchdroid. lol
I feel honored darchy! LOL so with 2d gallery I can't integrate Picasa? I never had any issues with 3d gallery!
I would be glad to test it or run this version if you can add jit and 3d gallery! LOL let me know! I'm kinda addicted to both of those along with your ROM. You do great job!
Ok...... lights are working perfect!!! Thanks alot!
I assume this is still incomplete ROM and you need to do lots of tweaks? Just couple of things!
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oh, lol, i removed jit completely, i replaced 3d gallery with the 2d one as its way more stable imo. If u want jit in this i could add it back in for ur benchmarks, but imo thats all its good for until froyo.
so essentially, u are currently running the most bleeding edge version of darchdroid. lol
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Oh! And its missing track ball mods and automatic brightness settings as well.
Ok...... lights are working perfect!!! Thanks alot!
I assume this is still incomplete ROM and you need to do lots of tweaks? Just couple of things!
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oh, lol, i removed jit completely, i replaced 3d gallery with the 2d one as its way more stable imo. If u want jit in this i could add it back in for ur benchmarks, but imo thats all its good for until froyo.
so essentially, u are currently running the most bleeding edge version of darchdroid. lol
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Update:
GPS seems to be holding up well so as the battery but its too soon conclude! But I still see the dialer wakelock issue! Made a call around 7 this morning but the usage stayed on at 97% consistently until I rebooted!
heroid007 said:
I would be glad to test it or run this version if you can add jit and 3d gallery! LOL let me know! I'm kinda addicted to both of those along with your ROM. You do great job!
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Dude, you can push 3d gallery and enable jit on your own. C'mon, guy.
Hey!
If you guys really really want the MOD, let's do something about it. AND I NEED ALL SUPPORT FROM EVERYONE.
Read Carefully.
I'm not sure if you've heard of PSX emulator or not. The author, zodttd, has started the project because he saw
there was a petition ( Here ) to have me bring PSX, N64, and the VLC media player to the Android platform. With over 1800 signatures I started work on PSX a few days ago.
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So what I am thinking is, we should do the same thing too!
I have begun a petition. Now all I need is you guys to sign it. It's a really simple process.
Once we have enough signatures, we can show it to mods from other communities.
Petition
Thanks,
Clay
have you sent any emails to app developers or anything like that before you post a petition? I think you may be jumping the ball a little bit here... go ask a few developers first.. Im pretty sure someone might have the time (or knowledge to help you learn how to implement your idea...
doesnt seem like it should be that hard to link the led notification and a button backlight... they have done it with trackballs...
As soon as I get my vibrant I shall start work on this.. Someone will probably get it working before me but I shall give it a shot..
Petition is a nice idea, but no need for it. Im pretty sure once the vibrant (galaxy s) gains more popularity, the programs an mods will start to come.
wow making the button backlight as notifications is actually a really good idea.
Lieu10ant said:
wow making the button backlight as notifications is actually a really good idea.
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Second that! Actually seems like a pretty simple mod as well.
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Second that! Actually seems like a pretty simple mod as well.
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Thirded. Great idea.
This would be fantastic. Good idea.
can't wait to see progress.. also, is there a charging light? if not can there be a mod to have one of the buttons (i rather see the search icon as a charging LED)
Thinking about getting a Vibrant, and this mod would make the purchase that much easier.
All for it!!!
Make it happen
Im still on the fence if i should buy this phone because im so used to my g1's hardware keyboard and the lack of an led notification is kind of turning me away from this awesome beast. i spent maybe half an hour playing with one today at t-mobile...if this gets done maybe ill get a vibrant and overcome my attachment to hardware keyboards lol.
a cool idea would be to have someone make the backlight for the buttons light up sequentially left to right!
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Im still on the fence if i should buy this phone because im so used to my g1's hardware keyboard and the lack of an led notification is kind of turning me away from this awesome beast. i spent maybe half an hour playing with one today at t-mobile...if this gets done maybe ill get a vibrant and overcome my attachment to hardware keyboards lol.
a cool idea would be to have someone make the backlight for the buttons light up sequentially left to right!
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Even in stock form you will not regret the purchase of this device I love this device
Agreed. This thing is amazing. Came from a G1 and the lack of hw keyboard isn't a big deal for me (and I used the hw kb constantly!). No led notification is odd, but if we can do this button backlight mod....
What about AMOLED?
I don't get it-
Why are we looking for workarounds like lighting the menu buttons when there's a Super AMOLED screen to play with? Since there's no backlight to lose precious mWh's from the battery every time you want to show a light pixel, shouldn't a simple white text/pattern/indicator drawn on the screen with the rest of it black/off work as needed? Make it flash, make it off most of the time like a normal indicator, make sure that notification is bright, perhaps make it customizable, and bingo!
It might even be more efficient than some silly LED somewhere...
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Even in stock form you will not regret the purchase of this device I love this device
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thanks i think ima go for it!
and whoever mentioned the screen idea, its deff not bad either imo but idk how thatd compare to the backlight idea battery-wise...i mean maybe youre right it might take less battery to flash the screen rather than the menu buttons
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I don't get it-
Why are we looking for workarounds like lighting the menu buttons when there's a Super AMOLED screen to play with? Since there's no backlight to lose precious mWh's from the battery every time you want to show a light pixel, shouldn't a simple white text/pattern/indicator drawn on the screen with the rest of it black/off work as needed? Make it flash, make it off most of the time like a normal indicator, make sure that notification is bright, perhaps make it customizable, and bingo!
It might even be more efficient than some silly LED somewhere...
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that doesn't sound bad at all, something like the battery icon that the screen shows when the phone is powered off but is charging. have a notification icon show on the screen and have it blink at certain values
yes sir. i'm all for it as well!
That sounds like a great idea. And different buttons could be set for different notifications. Like say the Menu button could light up if you have a new text, the Home button if you have a new E-mail, and so on.
I used to do a lot of Java coding, but am pretty rusty. Tomorrow I'm going to start looking into implementing any of the ideas mentioned here. Already installed the android sdk, just need to learn how to write android applications
so... I've had my N6 for about month and a half and last week decided to root, weird thing was, I DID NOT KNOW that there was a LED light on it ... while using stock, the LED light did not come on at all and only when i installed CM12 that i seen the light.
I want to go back to stock but i want the LED light for notifications. has anybody encountered this problem? how do i fix it ?
Stock does not support LED.
For me this is not an issue, why would I want an LED always flashing to show me I have notifications.
Went through the trouble of installing CM12 and you want stock?
Unless something was missing in CM12 like flaky bluetooth I would stick with custom ROMs
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Stock does not support LED.
For me this is not an issue, why would I want an LED always flashing to show me I have notifications.
Went through the trouble of installing CM12 and you want stock?
Unless something was missing in CM12 like flaky bluetooth I would stick with custom ROMs
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You don't want the light but i do ... preferences ...
installing wasn't trouble at all, my problem is that i feel like cm12 needs to get better and less buggy, the rom just started coming out so I wanna wait until most bugs are fixed, I was enjoying stock for a while, just wanted to test out cm12 to see where it was and for the way I like it, it's not ready.
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You don't want the light but i do ... preferences ...
installing wasn't trouble at all, my problem is that i feel like cm12 needs to get better and less buggy, the rom just started coming out so I wanna wait until most bugs are fixed, I was enjoying stock for a while, just wanted to test out cm12 to see where it was and for the way I like it, it's not ready.
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LightFlow paid app to control LEDs for notification.
wtherrell said:
LightFlow paid app to control LEDs for notification.
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does it require root?
BruKnowsBest said:
does it require root?
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Yes it does require root and you need the paid version of the app. I cannot believe the N6 didn't come stock with led notifications and double tap to wake. Beside the washed out/ way over saturated screen, I think I might return mine to ATT before my 2 weeks are over
Can't complain... Its huge but I kinda like it
Yes I was shocked at the light too.
Definitely should be enabled out of the gate.
Unlike the TINY one behind the HTC speaker grille with very limited viewing angle this one is bright and actually better IMO than Samsung's.
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One thing to note is that for now with Light Flow the only colors for the LED are red green or blue. Or if you manually change the color with the built in light flow mixer you can make strange combinations with the top half of the LED being one color and the bottom half another.