Has anyone noticed the circle to the left of the "N" button? Is this a proximity sensor? If not, what is it? Any ideas?
Looks like a ambient light sensor or something the like. Maybe on a future upgrade new features will include self adjusting backlight
I noticed this too and was going to post. It appears to be an ambient light sensor, but it's not in use. It seems rather large though..
I noticed this too, and thought it would be cool if when you closed the flap on your case (if you got a flip-case) and you were reading a book, it automatically bookmarks the page you're on and pauses your music or something.
Just thought that would be neat.
Hmm... I don't see the 'circle' on mine... i don't suppose this is something you can take a picture of?
Here you go
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Here you go
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WOW WTF MINE DOESNT HAVE ONE!! ?? I dropped my camera and its lens is broken now so I can't take a picture, but it's solid black, completely smooth and no noticeable 'circle'
Go hold it up facing a light (especially daylight ) and you'll see it.
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Go hold it up facing a light (especially daylight ) and you'll see it.
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That's what I'm sayin.. I DID that... I put a flashlight right up to it, under daylight, under the house lights... NOTHIN ' .. On the back it says Model No. BNRV200 is yours different? I got my camera working on my phone and took a couple pics look
If you have the "spare parts" app installed , you can get to the brightness settings that let you select "automatic".
With battery life being an issue on ereaders in general, I'm surprised they don't have it set to automatic by default.
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If you have the "spare parts" app installed , you can get to the brightness settings that let you select "automatic".
With battery life being an issue on ereaders in general, I'm surprised they don't have it set to automatic by default.
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But does it actually work? I've been able to set the backlight to automatic but it just dims and never changes. I even tried flashing a light into the sensor, but didn't get any change.
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That's what I'm sayin.. I DID that... I put a flashlight right up to it, under daylight, under the house lights... NOTHIN ' .. On the back it says Model No. BNRV200 is yours different? I got my camera working on my phone and took a couple pics look
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Mine says BNRV200A
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Mine says BNRV200A
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Wow so there are (at least) two different models of nookcolor being sold.. I wonder what the differences are besides the circle
Mine's an A too and it has it.
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I have a BNRV200 and it has the circle...
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That's what I'm sayin.. I DID that... I put a flashlight right up to it, under daylight, under the house lights... NOTHIN ' .. On the back it says Model No. BNRV200 is yours different? I got my camera working on my phone and took a couple pics look
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Confirmed, I too have a BNRV200 too, it's not there.
I think all nooks have it, some of you just can't see it
It took me a while to see mine
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But does it actually work? I've been able to set the backlight to automatic but it just dims and never changes. I even tried flashing a light into the sensor, but didn't get any change.
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Ouch, you're right. I also tried running sensor test and it sees a light sensor but the reading shows a steady zero no matter what the actual light conditions are. Perhaps the driver for it isn't enabled and they plan to use it in a future release?
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That's what I'm sayin.. I DID that... I put a flashlight right up to it, under daylight, under the house lights... NOTHIN ' .. On the back it says Model No. BNRV200 is yours different? I got my camera working on my phone and took a couple pics look
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Its there. Trust me. You just aren't under the correct lighting conditions to see it. It's designed to be "invisible".
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Wow so there are (at least) two different models of nookcolor being sold.. I wonder what the differences are besides the circle
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Settle down there partner. You are trolling this thread pretty hard unless you are blind. I can even see it in the picture you posted.
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Does anyone else also wish there was a xenon photo flash accessory for X1? I used to have one for my W800i and it worked great. Not sure why there is a complete absence of these for WM devices. I think iPhone's getting one.
I've considered rewiring the W800 flash, but it seems like a mostly impossible task.
I've also searched for registry entries to make the photo light brighter (impossible?) when pictures are taken, but came up empty.
Anyone else have any bright ideas?
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Does anyone else also wish there was a xenon photo flash accessory for X1? I used to have one for my W800i and it worked great. Not sure why there is a complete absence of these for WM devices. I think iPhone's getting one.
I've considered rewiring the W800 flash, but it seems like a mostly impossible task.
I've also searched for registry entries to make the photo light brighter (impossible?) when pictures are taken, but came up empty.
Anyone else have any bright ideas?
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Rewiring them won't work. Increasing the brightness on the built-in LED will destroy your phone.
You could buy a separate flash device, but those are fsking expensive.
Best option: Don't use X1 for proper photo's, buy a camera.
sure, i have another camera, but it's not always in my pocket when i'm at the pub at 1am and a kodak moment arises!
anyway, increasing the led brightness for 200 milliseconds is quite unlikely to destroy the phone. (increaing it for 5 minutes is the cause of melted housings etc and that's a different story). i just doubt it's possible outside of some pretty fancy programming, and it may even be impossible.
but if anyone had suggestions for how to increase led brightness when the flash discharges, i'd be willing to be the sacrificial lamb.
Ha ha... well is seems like damn near nobody is interested in a xenon flash. Guess I got my answer as to why no one manufactures such an accessory!
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Ha ha... well is seems like damn near nobody is interested in a xenon flash. Guess I got my answer as to why no one manufactures such an accessory!
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I'm interested in BUILT-IN Xenon flash. I have done my share of pics in clubs and bars and the quality is so-so at best. Pics are good enough to not make me take my camera .
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I'm interested in BUILT-IN Xenon flash. I have done my share of pics in clubs and bars and the quality is so-so at best. Pics are good enough to not make me take my camera .
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Yeah, me too. Wish there was a built in xenon flash but as far as I know there's not a single WinMo device with such a thing.
Iphone has (or will have) a case that has a built in xenon flash, which would be nice.
I have an electrical engineering friend specializing in LED technology so maybe I'll ask what would happen if we doubled the voltage going through the X1 LED for 200 ms. Still I would have no idea how to make it happen. Maybe I could ask the guy who made hTorch...
I'm interested
Hi, I'm interested too, in fact, I'm interested in anything that can make my Xperia Camera better, I make a post here:
- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519754
Try to aks your friend quickly, I think that is possible and do not damage the xperia because it is just I little
Theres already a power mode function which is currently provided by hTorch tool.
In my opinion the led gets extremely bright when activating this.
Ontop i think, that the htc cam soft needs led support.
Jealousy said:
Theres already a power mode function which is currently provided by hTorch tool.
In my opinion the led gets extremely bright when activating this.
Ontop i think, that the htc cam soft needs led support.
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the "exrtra bright" u mentioned gets activated the moment u take the photo
i stongly disadvise any of u using the htorch or tuning up the flash anyways , i got mine busted and another guy too , its a really weak flash module
Well I have to send my X1 to have the LED repaired anyway, because it shifted position, so I'd be happy to torture test the LED to see how high it can go. But I bet that changing brightness during a picture would mean changing a dll file or something, and that's beyond my abilities.
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Well I have to send my X1 to have the LED repaired anyway, because it shifted position, so I'd be happy to torture test the LED to see how high it can go. But I bet that changing brightness during a picture would mean changing a dll file or something, and that's beyond my abilities.
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ye mine too got shifted , but to the point that it blocks the vibra motor from vibrating so i have to get it fixed sometime
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ye mine too got shifted , but to the point that it blocks the vibra motor from vibrating so i have to get it fixed sometime
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Holy Hell! That happened to me aswell!
Can't really be arsed to get it repaired though, I got two sets of phone insurance, One with the bank and one with vodaphone.
I keep dropping the blithering thing, I've dropped it so much the circuitry is exposed
People still want to buy my phone off me in that condition aswell. Lol
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this is my phtos for X1
我英语不好，别笑话，希望大家多帮助我提高英语水平
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Ni hao, pongyou. Looks like you need a xenon flash for your night shots!
Sometimes when I record, I'll get blue colors on the edges of my screen. Does anybody else get this problem? It sounds like a software issue, and that's what I hope it is.
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Sometimes when I record, I'll get blue colors on the edges of my screen. Does anybody else get this problem? It sounds like a software issue, and that's what I hope it is.
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i only notice it in less than ideal situations..Like something im filming is dark but there is light present on the edges behind me..Sometimes it's green too
i get this all the time..happens only on the edges of the pictures or video. i believe this might be only happening when you are taking pictures under those fluorescent light bulbs(energy savers) ..reason why i say this is because it only happens when I'm indoors and not using flash. does anyone know if this is a camera issue or is it just those damn light bulbs ???...my place is dimly lit with one light bulb...
I just want to be sure we're having the same problem. I attached some screenshots of what I'm talking about, and as you can see, Zoe has to be enabled. My take is Zoe does it because it's a "video."
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I just want to be sure we're having the same problem. I attached some screenshots of what I'm talking about, and as you can see, Zoe has to be enabled. My take is Zoe does it because it's a "video."
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Im willing to bet there is a computer monitor some where very close to you in this picture because that is when I noticed it as well...I lower manually the ISO to help eliminate too much unwanted noise.
EDIT: Deeerp just saw the keyboard in the 1st pic so obviously there is a monitor near by...I have had this happen out doors at night as well though..If you get away from the light source on the edges it should help.
There is, but it also happened in the hallway when I was messing around with Zoe.
Alright, just happy to hear it's a software issue . I was hoping I didn't have to return my phone...so much time spent into setting it up!
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There is, but it also happened in the hallway when I was messing around with Zoe.
Alright, just happy to hear it's a software issue . I was hoping I didn't have to return my phone...so much time spent into setting it up!
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It's all good man.. I've had 2 HTC Ones and they both did the same thing.. Guess we will just sit back and see if it ever gets fixed.
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Terrific Thank you for sharing
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Sometimes when I record, I'll get blue colors on the edges of my screen. Does anybody else get this problem? It sounds like a software issue, and that's what I hope it is.
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Wanted to see if anyone elses' X does this.
Go into a dark/pitch black room.
Face down your phone and pick it up / get the AN to trigger.
Watch your screen after the AN fades out.
Does your whole screen go through a wavy/flicker effect? Lasts about 1 second. Looks slightly grey/brownish. Not so noticeable when it's bright out.
I have noticed this. I wanted to see if the active notification pixels were the only ones lighting up and I think they are. However, there is that brief moment that the whole screen is emitting enough light to be noticeable.
Ya I have noticed this too but only in very dark rooms. I'm not to worried; battery life is great for my usage.
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someone can solve this bug?
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someone can solve this bug?
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I've got the exact same problem, but its only noticiable in very dark rooms, but still it sucks.
I have find this app, it's the same as Motos Active Screen, but it doesn't flicker for me.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greatbytes.activenotifications&hl=nl
You will need the paid version to get all options though.
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I've got the exact same problem, but its only noticiable in very dark rooms, but still it sucks.
I have find this app, it's the same as Motos Active Screen, but it doesn't flicker for me.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greatbytes.activenotifications&hl=nl
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That app may chew through your battery possibly, unlike moto's active display.
Just a heads up. ?
I have auto brightness turned off. The screen looks great when I wake the phone up, but if it's a sunny day and I wake it up the screen comes on strong and then immediately dims. I only see this happen when it's sunny. Am I missing a setting somewhere?
Thanks.
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try using lux for me it's too bright at night time burns my eye
I noticed this too, also is to bright at night if i am reading in bed
The brightness isn't the issue for me... The issue is the noticeable dimming in direct sunlight.
Again, I do not have auto-brightness turned on yet I still experience noticeable screen dimming in sunlight.
Anyone have any idea why it might be doing this?
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The screen dims by itself when you're using manual brightness?
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Yes it does.
Glad to see this thread. I only noticed it once but I thought I was imagining it. Yeah it drops the brightness off by a decent margin which makes no sense. For me, it's still usable in sunlight but the full brightness would be better. I have auto brightness turned off as well as attentive display. Dunno what it is.
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The screen dims by itself when you're using manual brightness?
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Yes. Give it a try and you'll see. It's really weird and it doesn't make any sense because it should be just the opposite of anything. But since I have it set to manual brightness it shouldn't do anything at all. Go figure...
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Yes it does.
Glad to see this thread. I only noticed it once but I thought I was imagining it. Yeah it drops the brightness off by a decent margin which makes no sense. For me, it's still usable in sunlight but the full brightness would be better. I have auto brightness turned off as well as attentive display. Dunno what it is.
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Thanks for validating my observation. I thought I was imagining it as well the first 5 or so times that it happened.
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AHAHAHA yay!
it happens to me too!
i had a Moto Maxx, Intl version of Droid Turbo!!
it happens exacly the same!!
went at store, got another one, but it has the same behavior...
contacted Motorola...
they called me and told me that isnt not an issue, its a feature!! hahaha
i hope Lollipop solve that....
A feature? Lol. I had it happen too and thought I was seeing things.
I was actually surprised that I couldn't find any mention of this "feature" here on XDA or even through a Google search. I think everyone was thinking that they must be imagining it. LOL!
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AHAHAHA yay!
it happens to me too!
i had a Moto Maxx, Intl version of Droid Turbo!!
it happens exacly the same!!
went at store, got another one, but it has the same behavior...
contacted Motorola...
they called me and told me that isnt not an issue, its a feature!! hahaha
i hope Lollipop solve that....
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K...ask them how we turn it off lol
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K...ask them how we turn it off lol
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i could "turn it off" putting my fingers in sensors at sunlight...and then, nothin happens....
of course its something that has to do with sensors...
but, really dunno if is a feature or a bug...haha
No doubt it is a bug... Cause it makes absolutely no sense.
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Here have that too, its a lillte bug of software, its a first build so hopes fix soon.
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Here have that too, its a lillte bug of software, its a first build so hopes fix soon.
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Question is, is Motorola even aware of it? And where would I report it?
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Go to the Motorola forums.
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After the .44.8 update, I have not had my phone dim back down in direct sunlight. I am still trying to replicate it though. I have my fingers crossed.
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After the .44.8 update, I have not had my phone dim back down in direct sunlight. I am still trying to replicate it though. I have my fingers crossed.
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Thanks, I haven't checked. Based on others' recommendations I downloaded Lux from the market and I am extremely happy with the feature set. After playing with it for a bit I immediately purchased the full version to support the dev. I'm impressed!
I'm down! Mine does it too. 21.21.12 holdout also. "Lux pro" works great.
I just got my unit. I can get a spining white ring on the front facing camera when I lift to wake with face unlock, but I can not find the option to turn it on for phone calls and messages etc.... I get edge lighting for 10 seconds or so.. I would love to have this option as I saw it active on a random video but I cant find the video again... I am fully updated with the software as well... does anybody have any ideas or know how to enable this feature? Thx!
Not a feature (yet) we all hope that Samsung will do it...
On reddit the consensus is this is a feature that would be in a future update. I saw screenshots from Samsung support confirming this.
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Not a feature (yet) we all hope that Samsung will do it...
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On reddit the consensus is this is a feature that would be in a future update. I saw screenshots from Samsung support confirming this.
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Thanks guys, I'm not crazy I saw it in action cant find the video! :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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I just got my unit. I can get a spining white ring on the front facing camera when I lift to wake with face unlock, but I can not find the option to turn it on for phone calls and messages etc.... I get edge lighting for 10 seconds or so.. I would love to have this option as I saw it active on a random video but I cant find the video again... I am fully updated with the software as well... does anybody have any ideas or know how to enable this feature? Thx!
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Settings, accessibility, advanced settings, flash notification..
Just found ir going through the settings..
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Settings, accessibility, advanced settings, flash notification..
Just found ir going through the settings..
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That's for the rear flash, not the front facing camera ring around the front facing camera...
Will be nice to have a notification light up there.
But...
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That's for the rear flash, not the front facing camera ring around the front facing camera...
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The options he gave are still helpful for now though, as not only can you enable the rear flash, but the front screen to flash yellow when you receive a message. It's something at least for now. I just hope Samsung pushes out an update to enable the ring around the camera to be used. Just makes total sense since they removed the LED notification. :fingers-crossed:
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The options he gave are still helpful for now though, as not only can you enable the rear flash, but the front screen to flash yellow when you receive a message. It's something at least for now. I just hope Samsung pushes out an update to enable the ring around the camera to be used. Just makes total sense since they removed the LED notification. :fingers-crossed:
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Yes it is. I just don't like it like that LOL.
Read this forum from beginning to end only 2 quick pages but the last post from the Samsung care ambassador. Lets see!!:fingers-crossed:
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...ight-on-the-camera-cut-out/td-p/468373/page/2
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Will be nice to have a notification light up there.
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Yes it would!!
Read this forum from beginning to end only 2 quick pages but the last post from the Samsung care ambassador. Lets see!!
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...ight-on-the-camera-cut-out/td-p/468373/page/2
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Yes it would!!
Read this forum from beginning to end only 2 quick pages but the last post from the Samsung care ambassador. Lets see!!
https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...ight-on-the-camera-cut-out/td-p/468373/page/2
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Thanks for that link. Possibly tomorrow. Nice!!
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Thanks for that link. Possibly tomorrow. Nice!!
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:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
i enabled the screen flash and it didnt do anything. My screen didn't flash upon incoming notification.
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Thanks for that link. Possibly tomorrow. Nice!!
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No update today. Possibly next week?
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No update today. Possibly next week?
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Was hoping for it.
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I'm from the UK and purchased from Vodafone, I checked for updates and an update popped up it was around 400mb, I updated hoping this was the one. But still no circle of light notification.
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Was hoping for it.
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An update got pushed to my S10e just a bit ago. Might be the one you wanted?
Circle of Light does not exist. The only thing that exist is the possibility as this is the actual screen and not any special hardware. The same edge lighting like concept can be used to illuminate pixels around the camera. If samsung does not do something, let them release the source and give us access to api's. we can do it ourselves. We just need to modify the edge lighting feature to shrink it to camera cutout and increase timings etc. I am feeling so lost without the notification LED. My pre order does not have a cancellation option. If I had I would have cancelled.
Will the ring light has potential burn in risk?
Should be. If you closely take a look at the camera cutout and the front camera animation, you'd see it's a part of the actual screen. So, It have amoled burn in risk unless or if samsung can access the pixels through hardware directly without actually turning on the whole screen.