Anyone know how to keep the lights on the capacitive buttons on when the screen button is on? I did some searching and found other cappy owners coming to the thrill looking for this feature. I think it'd make for a very popular feature if someone knows how to make it work
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There is an app in the optimus 3D forum, in the Themes and Apps section.
I used it when I had my Thrill. It wasn't as reliable as Keep The Lights On for the captivate, but it was pretty good. It also combined BLN capabilities into the app.
Here is the thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216824
On a side note I was very excited when I saw the Galaxy S II included the option into the default settings.
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Ya I tried that app, wouldn't do anything even after playing with the settings. Gotta figure out how other phones can keep the lights on when the screen is on. The thrill seems to have a lot UN common with the captivate, just gotta figure out the framework.
Are you rooted? That App does require root, and you need to reboot right away when the prompt asks.
I never had problems getting that App to keep the lights on with the screen. The only thing I noticed was that it would not work after a reboot until I lock and unlock the phone. After that it was fine.
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Ah didn't do the restart, restarted and now its working like a charm. You my friend, are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you!
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The dev has released more updates, currently on version 0.6. Check it out, the app got a whole lot cooler, and is in pretty active development now!
There's a dev in the I9000 forums working on using the AMOLED screen to display notifications. Currently it's displayed as a red dot in the top left corner of the screen. It's in an early stage, but it works on my Captivate.
Read the thread here for more info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692
The dev is apparently going on vacation soon, and won't be working on it for a while, so any potential developers here that know how to implement something like this, take note!
Edit: I don't take responsibility for the work on this app at all; just posting here because it works on the Captivate and is an awesome idea.
Sweet this is something exactly what I was looking for!
Hope he can make use of the bottom 4 buttons or something.
Edit: I just read there are no API's to light up the capacitive buttons
But the project so far looks amazing. I'll have to give it a run when I get off of work.
works! sideloaded this thing right into my Captivate easier than rooting (and that was possibly the easiest thing I've done customizing a phone in the past!)
thanks! was definitely missing my notification LED from my last two WinMo phones....
I have got to find out how to side load apps.
Install the Android sdk, add the tools directory to the system PATH, install Samsung drivers to your computer if its 64 bit Windows you need 64 bit drivers, open a command prompt, type "adb install blahblah.apk"... that's pretty much it... obviously your current working directory needs to be the same as the apk file.
For those who don't want to get real dirty
http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine
tysj said:
For those who don't want to get real dirty
fantastic!!! Thank you tysj
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For those who don't want to get real dirty
http://www.androidcentral.com/sideload-android-apps-all-you-want-sideload-wonder-machine
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yeah, that's what I used alright..... WAY too simple to use, I mean, it isn't drag and drop to a CAB folder like WinMo, but this thing installs the program for you, making it just that much easier to use!
Wow I'm going to have to try that way installer thing since I'm not rooted
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Works for my on my captivate. Thanks for the great work OP!
how does this app affect battery life?
the developer said that since it doesn't use any timers within the cpu, it is very VERY minimal on battery.
It worked for me with an SMS, (I use Handcent) but it didn't work for an email. (K9-mail)
I had to remove it because it wasn't letting me go to my screen our unlock my phone
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madjsp said:
I had to remove it because it wasn't letting me go to my screen our unlock my phone
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The screen is already on so you have to press the Home button.
it was not working correctly every time. It would render the touch screen useless until I locked and unlocked it a few times.
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it was not working correctly every time. It would render the touch screen useless until I locked and unlocked it a few times.
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Well, it's still better than nothing. The app is still very much a work-in-progress, and hopefully the dev makes some good progress on it soon.
I've been trying to learn how to write Android apps, since the dev won't be around for a while to work on it, but all I've accomplished is realizing how incompetent I am in Java, heh.
When i first saw this app the word pixel burnout came to mind. But the dev says the red square moves around on the screen to prevent that so it might just end up being useful. I think samsung and google need to give us an api to use the menu keys since they didn't provide us with a notification light.
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Well, it's still better than nothing. The app is still very much a work-in-progress, and hopefully the dev makes some good progress on it soon.
I've been trying to learn how to write Android apps, since the dev won't be around for a while to work on it, but all I've accomplished is realizing how incompetent I am in Java, heh.
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Oh I agree, it is a work in progress. It was an awesome idea, but I was close to some battery pulls because I couldn't get the touch screen to work.
I wonder about all the complaints regarding a notification LED, since Samsung gave us 384,000 LEDs to play with.
First of all let me say that I am a brand new owner of a Captivate (switched from iPhone 3GS) and I'm absolutely loving it. I used to be a big user of jailbreak apps so naturally I've been diving right into the modding community of Android. I was just wondering and this may be a tired, old topic but is there any way at all to change the backlight period on the capacitive buttons. Like maybe set them so they only turn off when the screen is locked? Its not too big of a deal (I've had the phone for 2 days now and have already learned their positions for the most part) but it'd be a nice tweak to have. I'm using BLN already so I know theres someway to control the buttons but haven't been able to find such a tweak. Any help would be great thanks!
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First of all let me say that I am a brand new owner of a Captivate (switched from iPhone 3GS) and I'm absolutely loving it. I used to be a big user of jailbreak apps so naturally I've been diving right into the modding community of Android. I was just wondering and this may be a tired, old topic but is there any way at all to change the backlight period on the capacitive buttons. Like maybe set them so they only turn off when the screen is locked? Its not too big of a deal (I've had the phone for 2 days now and have already learned their positions for the most part) but it'd be a nice tweak to have. I'm using BLN already so I know theres someway to control the buttons but haven't been able to find such a tweak. Any help would be great thanks!
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http://www.appbrain.com/app/keep-the-lights-on-pro/com.kin.KeepTheLightsOnPro
"Keep the Lights On" is also available through a normal Market search.
Thank you so much guys that did the trick
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I am getting two THRILLs in the mail on Saturday.
I have an ATRIX, an INSPIRE, and a STATUS [opened 3 lines in store and 2 lines online]
The Status is not for me nor is the Inspire
but the ATRIX feels solid [tegra dual core like the G2X, but with a notification light and MUCH better battery life]
I am excited about the thrill though, the dual core omap is a monster and I hear the dual channel RAM is not a gimmick but a real edge
My only problem is, DOES THRILL HAVE NOTIFICATION LIGHT?
I know the optimus 3d doesn't, who here with a THRILL in hand knows whether it has the light or not?
Notification light
This is the only feature that I wish this phone had, but to answer your question no it doesn't. I figure it's only a matter of time till someone creates a mod that will turn the 4 buttons down at the bottom into a notification lights, as was done with the i think the hd2 not sure but it's one of the older phones that I use to have.
Don't let this stop you from getting this phone, I have had a lot of phones this is the first one that I have had that I am happy with and it doesn't even have a rom on it yet, can't wait to see what comes out in the way of roms.
Its true this phone is so awesome it doesnt need one... Haha but if you look in the optimus 3d thread under thwmes and apps I believe, there is an app that lets you use the 4 capacitive touchscreen buttons as a led notification system... It works with the thrill and has lots of features... Try that.
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Yea I was going to get the galaxy s 2 when it was released but I think.I may keep this after doing some test on it , it really is fast faster than atrix so as of now fastest stock wise of all at&t phones I may get another one (replacement) cuz I no longer have a bootscreeni turn it on and its black then just opens android lol plus the 3d is cool
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It doesn't have notifications lights. I thought after leaving my Blackberry that I'd miss the blinking light. After getting over the initial constantly looking at my phone to see a blinking light, I kinda prefer not having one as it's just another battery draining function.
againareku said:
I am getting two THRILLs in the mail on Saturday.
I have an ATRIX, an INSPIRE, and a STATUS [opened 3 lines in store and 2 lines online]
The Status is not for me nor is the Inspire
but the ATRIX feels solid [tegra dual core like the G2X, but with a notification light and MUCH better battery life]
I am excited about the thrill though, the dual core omap is a monster and I hear the dual channel RAM is not a gimmick but a real edge
My only problem is, DOES THRILL HAVE NOTIFICATION LIGHT?
I know the optimus 3d doesn't, who here with a THRILL in hand knows whether it has the light or not?
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check out the NOLED app in the market, works wonders
Not having the boot animation may be a blessing in disguise, I hate that At&t animation, it's the first thing I'm gonna change once we have some ROMs.
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Its called BLN (Back Light Notification) I had it on the Nexus S. And it really does light up your Bottom button lights like a notification light. But you need a custom kernel that supports it. Whoever can bake that in with a custom kernel then well will be set. but i did notice that the phone wakes up when a notification comes in. If i can remember correctly no other android phone does this unless you install an app.
I posted in the atrix forum..I have both the phones in hand..I'm so torn apart I can't make up my mind
I started feeling the limits..using the thrill I was down to about 200 megs of RAM...doing the same thing on Atrix I had 600 free
but there's something about the thrill that makes me want to keep it..I can't put my finger on it but it's something
who here has had both phones? like someone said..the thrill "kills all the phones"..
but the atrix no denying it is a monster..a sleek thin light weight monster.
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Its called BLN (Back Light Notification) I had it on the Nexus S. And it really does light up your Bottom button lights like a notification light. But you need a custom kernel that supports it. Whoever can bake that in with a custom kernel then well will be set. but i did notice that the phone wakes up when a notification comes in. If i can remember correctly no other android phone does this unless you install an app.
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There is a setting on the Inspire 4G that you can toggle on/off sort of thing that would allow the phone to be awakened when a notification came without the need for an app. However, the Inspire 4G had a notification light so I am not sure if there is any relevance between the two.
While we are talking about the Thrill 4G and its lighting....don't flame me for this lol...but how the heck do you turn on the LED light for the camera? I have looked everywhere and I must just be missing it. Any help would be awesome. Thanks in advance.
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There is a setting on the Inspire 4G that you can toggle on/off sort of thing that would allow the phone to be awakened when a notification came without the need for an app. However, the Inspire 4G had a notification light so I am not sure if there is any relevance between the two.
While we are talking about the Thrill 4G and its lighting....don't flame me for this lol...but how the heck do you turn on the LED light for the camera? I have looked everywhere and I must just be missing it. Any help would be awesome. Thanks in advance.
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You mean for the camera? If your talking about taking 3D Pictures the Flash Does Not function when taking 3D photo's. Plus from what I have heard from people with Evo 3D's the flash actually tends to wash out the picture a bit so I am assuming LG did that intentionally. Although I would guess that someone will cook a MOD to get flash to function when in 3D mode. If your talking about a flashlight just download one of the many apps for it.
Going with the Atrix
this phone is so fresh and so new..
very interesting, and in many ways AWESOME
but it's just not there yet. The Atrix is everything I need in a phone right now.
but I am excited to see what happens. Right now there is almost zero dev support, LG isn't saying much either about updates, and AT&T is just excited about the new phone.
I am hoping that 2 or 3 months from now LG has released official Gingerbread or maybe even official Ice Cream Sandwich, that devs have come up with interesting hacks and mods to the original software, and that there's a healthy selection of good cases and screen protectors
Then I might just sell the Atrix and pick this up again.
These are a few of the improvements I would like to see:
1) Gingerbread.
2) Longer battery life.
3) Email program that the auto sync actually works.
4) Swype to work properly in the email app.
5) To be able to change all 4 of the quick shortcuts at the bottom.
6) Status light of some sort.
That pretty much summs it up.
Maybe ICS
I too would love for an ota update to give a status light on the phone. There us already an app in the O3D forum that works pretty well to light up the capacitive buttons. You can choose different types of blinking for different notifications, and it can keep the lights on with the screen, and had an option to disable at night (those capacitive lights blinking in the middle of the night can be distracting)
AT&T has promised a GB update, I would expect it sooner rather than later. With the Thrill being new I think it would be one of the first to get the update over phones that are closetto end of life. My hopes are that the GB build solves most issues. I only use gmail, so I don't know about the email problem, and I didn't like swype, so I don't know the issue there either. The battery life has been on par with my Captivate and iPhone 3GS before that, so I am used to not lasting longer than a day with 6 hours Pandora, occasional texting, and browsing, and constant Bluetooth connection.
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Touchpal is a swyping keyboard, and it works great on gmail and exchange.
Do you know the name of that app for the capacitive touch lights?
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The version that works for the Thrill (and O3D) is altered from the version on the market. Its in the O3D app forum. The thread is called Optimus 3D led notifications I think. Its on page two using the android app. Its not perfect, but works most of the time. It requires root, and immediate reboot when you first launch it. Sometimes on a reboot it wont work the first time you unlock. If I lock and unlock again it generally works.
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ICS +1
need it... dont even know what it does yet.. but i need it!!! haha
Oh Yeah and better battery Life...Did I mention Battery Life? I had to Charge Five Times today and use was NOT heavy!
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ICS +1
need it... dont even know what it does yet.. but i need it!!! haha
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LOL. Google Google's IO show this year. They touched on ICS and had some very promising news about working with phone manufacturers and directly with the US carriers to deliver timely updates.
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Since mods for our phone is spread out over 5 different device threads, here is a composed list of all the available mods I have found for our phones. Unless otherwise posted I have personally tested these mods, on my G925A (AT&T S6 Edge)
PingPong Root
Viper4Android
Head Phone boost
DolbyDigitalPlus Port (untested by myself, Anyone use that can vouche?)
Edge Battey Feeds
Quick launch edge feed
Music Edge Feeds
Disable DVFS
Remove brightness slider from drop down menu
Remove wifi notification from drop menu
using FlashFire for ZIPS (non XDA link)
Remove camera restrictions and compression (non XDA link) (Untested by myself, Anyone use that can vouche?)
UPDATE 6/4/15
Black Amoled theme
Smart Manager
Verizon Themes on AT&T
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If you have any other Mods, post them here and I will edit the OP. I want to make finding MODS as easy as possible for folks
And if I helped you find a mod, hit the thanks button!
this is great, thanks for the list.
How did you manage to make the volume boost to work? I have exactly the same problem that I totally lose calls in and out audio.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att-galaxy-s6/general/boost-headphone-volume-root-required-t3114480
I will edit the OP with this link. I linked the wrong one originally
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Don't know too much about the AT&T variants, but just wanted to post this incase it works for you guys. If it works, seems like an awesome way to add a bunch of modifications.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/development/framework-alliance-framework-v1-one-t3126627
Shortly after posting my question I followed the instructions in that same post and it worked fine for me. I had to put the value in 40 because in 50 it sounds very distorted. Played around with the vaules until I found that 40 is the best one for me.
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I will edit the OP with this link. I linked the wrong one originally
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Well glad you found a way to make it work.
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Hey all! I just wanted to report my discoveries today. I have had a T-Mobile flat S6 for a little over a month now. My father has a S4 that I gave him awhile back, but wanted to get something new. I decided to give him my S6, and get an AT&T S6 Edge for myself. I'm' pretty used to being able to fully modify every aspect of my phones, because I normally only buy phones with unlocked bootloaders. I've done quite a bit of research, and experimentation, and found that even though we are pretty limited in our choices, we can indeed get something like the Alliance Framework to work, which adds a lot of functionality. What I did was install the XtreStoLite ROM from the main S6 Edge section using FlashFire. When it flashes, it will take you to an aroma installer. Could just be my phone, but the phone went totally crazy. Started flashing like crazy, but you could make out the aroma options. I was able to check the options I wanted, and flash. The install worked! After going through and setting things up, I then flashed the secondary package that you can install with the XtreStoLite ROM. Same thing happened where the phone would flash like an old tv that couldn't find signal. I was able to check all the modifications, including the built in Alliance Framework. It flashed fine, but got stuck trying to reboot. I manually rebooted, and after a few minutes, the phone came back on like normal. I checked everything, and the Alliance modifications are fully functioning. I just thought I'd share with you all, in case anyone is mod happy like I am. The link to the ROM is below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-3-t3119968
Thanks for this find! Now I wonder if any other aroma roms work,lol
No signal issues or FC's? Or any major issues at all
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No issues! I've been using it all day. Talked on the phone through bluetooth and the built in speaker. Was able to call out and receive calls. Made plenty of texts. Played quite a bit of youtube and netflix. I was also able to install the cocktail mod. Phone feels super snappy also. No lag whatsoever.
If anyone has any questions, I'd be glad to help! :good:
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No issues! I've been using it all day. Talked on the phone through bluetooth and the built in speaker. Was able to call out and receive calls. Made plenty of texts. Played quite a bit of youtube and netflix. I was also able to install the cocktail mod. Phone feels super snappy also. No lag whatsoever.
If anyone has any questions, I'd be glad to help! :good:
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I installed and am running also.
Lots of custom colors to play with
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Be careful. Many 925A users, like myself are having GPS issues. Dev is supposed to be fixing I would hold off on XtreStoLite for now
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Be careful. Many 925A users, like myself are having GPS issues. Dev is supposed to be fixing I would hold off on XtreStoLite for now
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I can confirm the GPS issues. Had it all setup and I liked how good the rom was but without the GPS it's useless. So back to stock.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=61606751
At&t GPS fix
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