Hello! I've just updated my AT&T N1 to Froyo FRF85B and am excited on how awesome it is. For the color notifications now enabled, I've tried both Blink and Trackball Alert and it is nice. Trackball Alert technically only supports certain builds, and Blink doesn't have a notification setting for gmail. Unfortunately Trackball Alert, although having a gmail notification, doesn't work with the stock Froyo. I know we'll see updates I'm sure that will correct this, but does anyone else know of an app that allows gmail new email notifications blink in customized colors?
Thanks!
From my understanding of Trackball Alert, you can't use it on a stock rom.
I'm in the same boat as you right now. I am using Blink for notifications.
For some reason the trackball lighting functionality changed from the trackball mod in 2.1 to the official 2.2 release. Hopefully there will be some apps for it soon.
Gmail Notifier from the market is free and what you are looking for. Works with 2.2 and is very customizable, including the trackball colors.
I use Blink, shame about the screen needing to be off, so can't change incoming call colour.
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Guys I have a minor problem. After swapping the faceplate of my mytouch 32b. the leds refuse to light up. so everytime there is a notification or the phones on charge, there is no indication while the phones asleep. Is there an app where the trackball light can be tweaked to stay on while charging or blink during an sms like it does during an incoming call. I know there are apps such as handscent that lets you change the frequency But I would like a standalone configuration app just like "blink" or "led tester" but for the trackball.
Missing Trackball LED Notification
After rooting and updating from stock T-Mobile 1.6 (DMR64?) to Cyanogen 4.2.15.1, I no longer have get message/event notifications on my myTouch. With the T-Mobile ROM, I was able to configure trackball LED notification via the settings->sound and display options. I no longer than that in the Cyanogen mod.
Does anyone know of an apk I can install to get that back?
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Try download HeroLED on market..
hi folks...
sorry if its been asked and answered elswhere... i didnt see this elsewhere on the forum.
when i upgraded my stock att n1 to 2.2, the trackball began glowing various colors for certain notifications. i know that a rooted phone can have this feature set for specific color for notification, but on stock 2.2, i cant find a guide to what glows what color, or how (if able?) to change the color settings.
sometimes my trackball now glows green, and sometimes white.. no rhyme or reason. anyone here have a link, or info on how to associate the meanings of trackball colors?
thanks
look for blink in the market
nexusonemeover said:
hi folks...
sorry if its been asked and answered elswhere... i didnt see this elsewhere on the forum.
when i upgraded my stock att n1 to 2.2, the trackball began glowing various colors for certain notifications. i know that a rooted phone can have this feature set for specific color for notification, but on stock 2.2, i cant find a guide to what glows what color, or how (if able?) to change the color settings.
sometimes my trackball now glows green, and sometimes white.. no rhyme or reason. anyone here have a link, or info on how to associate the meanings of trackball colors?
thanks
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This is a feature of FROYO. For applications that support the color notification you can set it in the apps settings. I know on my I have text messages set to one color, gvoice to another and email to yet another.
HTH,
marka
manderson8898 said:
This is a feature of FROYO. For applications that support the color notification you can set it in the apps settings. I know on my I have text messages set to one color, gvoice to another and email to yet another.
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marka
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thanks for this info. looked at each of the programs you mentioned though, and it seems i dont have the same options that you mention above. can you be a bit more specific with how you access the setting?
ive entered the settings area of each program (gmail, voice, talk) and for gmail i have notification bar, ringtone, vibrate, and notify once. for voice, in addition to the gmail options (minus notify once), i have light option (but not color setting... just blink or not blink). for talk, i have notification bar, ringtone, and vibrate... thats it.
i did try the blink application posted above, but i dont use sms or mms (just voice), and i really dont need colors for incoming calls... just wanted distinct colors for voice, talk, and gmail.
thanks.
The key point is this:
"For applications that support the color notification you can set it in the apps settings".
The stock apps don't have settings to change the colour of the notification. Things like Handcent SMS/ChompSMS/SMS Popup provide notifications that have specified colours, which you can use (and disable the stock apps notifications).
In a similar way, GMail notifier can be used instead of the stock gmail app notification to allow you to customise the colour of your gmail notification.
ok. i get the point.
thanks for the responses.
You're not able to change the colour of the incoming call LED, as the colour can only be changed when the screen is off, and when a call comes in, the screen lights up.
Is it a new thing since froyo, that you only get a trackball illumination for notifications other than calls, when the screen is OFF?
I am new to Froyo, like the majority of other Nexus users who do NOT frequent these forums. So I am also new to the coloured trackball and getting my head around it.
I see a few other new froyo newbies reporting their trackball does not illuminate any more since their OTA. But like me, they probably overlooked that apart from phone calls, it seemingly only notifies you when the screen is OFF. Make sense when you think about it, as notification will be in the notification bar with screen on and no need for trackball glow.
Next question.. What is supposed to display if two concurrent notifications occur for different colored events. Just the first color or perhaps a sequence (or even a blend of the two colors - joking)? Seems to me it just displays the most recent item. Is that correct?
A little annoying that the native google apps themselves don't support the colored trackball.
Anyway seems plenty of room for 3rd party apps to improve things. Like occulting different colors at the same time for differing notification sources. Multiple flashes to quantify number of new notifications.
Tried Blink but it did not really fit the bill for me.
So I am currently running with just ChompSMS telling me a unique color for SMS and I am looking for way to improve the rest.
Green is GV. It's controlled by the app.
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Green is GV.
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
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I have no idea what you are talking about.
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he means the green color notification is controlled by google voice ... means you have a notification in google voice (GV)
Anyone else have an issue with their trackball blinking non stop after receiving an email
This seems to happen no matter what I set it to....unless there is a setting I am missing?
Or maybe the setting undoes itself somehow!?
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Have you tried adjusting the track ball settings in cyanogen mod settings look under user interface then choose led notifications it allows you to individually set ur track ball lighting for different notifications might work might not worth a try
Root-Hack-Mod-Always™
Vandelay007 said:
Anyone else have an issue with their trackball blinking non stop after receiving an email
This seems to happen no matter what I set it to....unless there is a setting I am missing?
Or maybe the setting undoes itself somehow!?
Sent from my HTC Hero with Froyo...
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Go to settings, cyanogenmod settings, user interface, LED notifications, email, and change the notification color from white to red, orange, or green. This will make the LEDs flash when you have an email, not the trackball.
I've searched quite a bit... can't seem to find a fix.
I'm running CM 6.1.1.
I'm trying to set custom trackball notifications for certain people within handcent.
So say.. John will be green, Bob will be blue, and Jill will be red.
but... cyanogen's led notifications seem to be overriding handcent's led notification, and if i put "none" as an option inside cyanogen's led notification options the trackball doesn't light up at all after one pulse (white pulse.)
So... how can I get custom led notifications for different contacts in cm6.1.1 with handcent?
In your Trackball Notification Settings, go to "Advanced" and click "Reset" to reset all colors and apps, then back to handcent see if it works.
Hi.
One of the better hardware implementations in Nexus One is the TB notifications. By the way I would like to upgrade manually mine to Gingerbread but I'm reading here and in some other forums that notifications are disabled for third party apps (I use ChompSMS, Whatsapp, and because of my work I usually have my phone silenced), so I just simply need those apps notificating me of new messages working through trackball color light.
SO, can anyone tell me if this is just an initial problem, has it been corrected?, any information will be very appreciated.
Hugs...
At this very moment, stock GB wont support them. The reason is that some changes were done in the OS Framework.
In case you want TA's you need to get a custom rom with the framework patched..
Trackball notifications work for me in Handcent and Trillian which are both third party apps and I only have unrooted Gingerbread. The only issue I've seen so far is in Handcent, it won't light the trackball when you are testing notifications, but if you actually receive a text the trackball lights up just fine.
I have trackball notifications with SMS, Mail, GMail, Meebo, and Yelp.
I was complaining about this in another thread as well. I lost notification for missed calls, and voicemails. It might pulsate for Gmail messages. Haven't tested text messages yet. When will google be addressing this??
Most of my notifications work fine, but my missed call notification doesn't blink any more. Lame.
My notifications stopped working entirely.
I restored and now the LED blinks only if the screen is off. Once I turn the screen on (even if I do not unlock the phone or do not dismiss the notification) it stops blinking.
If my screen is on when I get the notification originally, the LED never blinks.