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Can someone post a video of the notification led blinking? Or at least tell me if it is a typical worthless pinhead HTC led? The leds on HTC phones usually suck
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It is indeed a tiny full-color LED; it's also the same LED that the phone uses to let you know when it's charging, low-battery, or completely charged. It defaults to being turned off for Android notifications, but it's simple to turn it on.
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It is indeed a tiny full-color LED; it's also the same LED that the phone uses to let you know when it's charging, low-battery, or completely charged. It defaults to being turned off for Android notifications, but it's simple to turn it on.
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Do you know if the light flow app works?
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phositadc said:
Do you know if the light flow app works?
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From the App Store: HTC phones usually require "root." But I'll give it a shot and report back.
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From the App Store: HTC phones usually require "root." But I'll give it a shot and report back.
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LiteFlow Lite doesn't work. I made sure all of the settings were correctly checked and I've used the app before. I'm thinking that we'll either need root or CM/AOSP/AOKP before we can modify it. On a side note, it really is a nice LED. Just a little pin-sized light. Blinking green for a notification in the upper right hand corner. It stays red while charging and does not blink, even if you have a notification waiting to be seen.
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From the App Store: HTC phones usually require "root." But I'll give it a shot and report back.
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LiteFlow Lite doesn't work. I made sure all of the settings were correctly checked and I've used the app before. I'm thinking that we'll either need root or CM/AOSP/AOKP before we can modify it. On a side note, it really is a nice LED. Just a little pin-sized light. Blinking green for a notification in the upper right hand corner. It stays red while charging and does not blink, even if you have a notification waiting to be seen.
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I love notification lights. The problem when you can't use light flow is that most stock phones do not include a quiet hours option to turn automatically turn the led off at night.
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From the App Store: HTC phones usually require "root." But I'll give it a shot and report back.
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LiteFlow Lite doesn't work. I made sure all of the settings were correctly checked and I've used the app before. I'm thinking that we'll either need root or CM/AOSP/AOKP before we can modify it. On a side note, it really is a nice LED. Just a little pin-sized light. Blinking green for a notification in the upper right hand corner. It stays red while charging and does not blink, even if you have a notification waiting to be seen.
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Could someone that is rooted test to see if light flow works when "root mode" is enabled in light flow? Would love to have the notification light blink longer than the default 5 minutes that HTC sets. Would also love quiet hours.
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Could someone that is rooted test to see if light flow works when "root mode" is enabled in light flow? Would love to have the notification light blink longer than the default 5 minutes that HTC sets. Would also love quiet hours.
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Just tested it with root (I had also tested it before rooting). It was making my led do all kinds of crazy crap. It was blinking erratically, rather than the calm, normal pulse PLUS it would not accept any of the color changes for the other types of notifications. It would not do the tests either. I changed all of the settings around and nothing seemed to matter. So I would call this a big, fat FAIL. Is there another app out there that is known to play nicely with HTC phones?
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Just tested it with root (I had also tested it before rooting). It was making my led do all kinds of crazy crap. It was blinking erratically, rather than the calm, normal pulse PLUS it would not accept any of the color changes for the other types of notifications. It would not do the tests either. I changed all of the settings around and nothing seemed to matter. So I would call this a big, fat FAIL. Is there another app out there that is known to play nicely with HTC phones?
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that stinks. I'm not aware of any others. I had an HTC one s for awhile and never could get its led to pay nice with light flow. Oh well.
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I tried a few different apps that all failed in the same way. No color changes and totally erratic blinking. I am rooted and it didn't help one bit.
I got Lightflow working but this phone only allows Green, Orange and Deep Orange as choices so you have to change the notifications you want to use to use those colors or it doesn't do anything. It is working fine now but it is missing the blinking options that my Nexus 4 had which is a bummer. I have it set so only texts, Facebook messages, and google talk chats use the lights.
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I got Lightflow working but this phone only allows Green, Orange and Deep Orange as choices so you have to change the notifications you want to use to use those colors or it doesn't do anything. It is working fine now but it is missing the blinking options that my Nexus 4 had which is a bummer. I have it set so only texts, Facebook messages, and google talk chats use the lights.
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How did you get it to work? Root phone and then enable direct mode and root mode within the light flow app, or is there more to it than that?
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How did you get it to work? Root phone and then enable direct mode and root mode within the light flow app, or is there more to it than that?
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I enabled root and direct modes within the app and enabled the LED in Screen settings in the Settings app and then I manually went into the notifications I wanted to enable and chose the color I wanted to use again. It was working fine but with such limited color options it seemed kind of pointless to me especially since I use a Sony Smartwatch so I'm getting all of the notifications there already.
I think I stumbled across the solution to this today:
Settings > Display > LED Active
Seems to work!
Yes it works. I take green Led in whatsapp and it works...
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Hi Guys,
I've experienced that Z1 has a very low flash-light when compared to other phones like nexus 4. I've tried many flash-light applications but even though issue isn't resolved. When capturing image using camera app the flash-light is giving much brighter light but if i use it as torch the flas-light is very low. Did anyone experience this issue? Please help.
I am using this flashlight app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.smalltech.ledflashlight.free
It goes like this: after i start the app the led is powered on, then i push the power button of the phone so i do not accidentally type anything on the touchscreen (this way the phone is locked).
Here comes the interesting part: when i push the power button in order to wake up the phone (while flashlight is still working - camera led on), for half of a second, the camera led gets brighter than in the normal use of the flashlight app, then it goes back to the initial state (less bright). :-/
What is happening?
Has anyone found a flashlight app for Z1 that provides more light / uses the camera led to its maximum brightness capabilities?
TeslaLED. Same developer as Nova Launcher.
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Hi Guys,
I've experienced that Z1 has a very low flash-light when compared to other phones like nexus 4. I've tried many flash-light applications but even though issue isn't resolved. When capturing image using camera app the flash-light is giving much brighter light but if i use it as torch the flas-light is very low. Did anyone experience this issue? Please help.
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Same here. I think they put the flash light to close to the lens of Z1 and that why the pictures capture to much brightness in wrong time.
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TeslaLED. Same developer as Nova Launcher.
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The same result. Little brightness from the led.
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bogdan wst said:
The same result. Little brightness from the led.
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It doesn't use max brightness to avoid overheating. If you want a bright flashlight, buy a Surefire. Relying on a phone's camera flash is silly.
Ok. I'll keep that in mind. Thank you.
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Any updates on this? Can I increase the brightness if I'm rooted?
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Any updates on this?
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When I turn the flashlight on my Z1 I get a very low light and its blinking and going from brighter to lower light until it is gone completly like it is loosing contact or something, when i yry to take a picture the flash is working properly. Can somebody help me pls?
Hi,
I have a problem with my sp. When i get a notification i get a light as well. But only a middle led is blinking, Left and right leds are not blinking. Is there any solution for this? I'm using a LightFlow app.
LightFlow only uses one LED. Android does the same. There is one application that can use all three of them: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rundgong.illuminationcontrol
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But this app is not working since i've installed latest version of PAC-Rom.
See OP here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/themes-apps/illumination-bar-notification-app-t1706875
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It works, thank you.
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You're welcome mate
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You can use all three led too using light flow. Just check the opion for using the illumination bar. I've talked with the app dev and said that all three works.
So I bought the LED flip cover for my S7 Edge (EF-NG935). Although its a really good quality case I have issues with its software. The LED's on the case display the time, receiving a call or a text and afterwards it goes dark. There is no way for me to see if I have a notification on my phone. Usually the phone LED would flash slowly notifying me to check my phone. Other than that the Flip cover LED does not notify me for any general notification (viber,facebook etc). Not even when i receive a message on them. So there is no way for me to see that i just received a message or that I had received a message. Other than that it doesn't display music bars when music is playing or the volume.
What it would be excellent is that the LED's should be always on (hence low consumption). In case of a notification it should display the icon of the app that I got a notification from. The LEDs are quite a lot so its easy to figure out what app send the notification. The case costed 70 Euros which are quite a lot. There should be a customization software or something. Samsung needs to address this issue. My ROM version is : G935FXXU1APAW
I agree 100%. One of the great things about Android phones are the LED notifications, but this cover covers it and it should IMO show notifications on the cover.
Just a simple blinking diod would even be good enough.
Disappointing
Or make the dot leds always on! Can we edit it's settings with root? Does anyone have knowledge how to? The led view flip cover is really nice and has potential. But right now it's not even working right.
I reported the issue to samsung...but I'm not expecting much...xda devs is the only salvation haha. Any rom cookers that can help?
When i went to a samsung store to buy the led flip case, the first one i used had an issue like yours so we cracked open another case and tried it on and the 2nd one works like a charm and as a matter of fact no issues until now.
My previous experiences tell me that the sensor itself is faulty on the case. Go to your nearest samsung store and try a new led flip case. See if the issue is still there on a new case.
Does it show all general notifications? Like what's up, Facebook,etc? Because mine shows only time, battery charging, incoming call,and sms. No general notifications...and furthermore it should stay on all the time so I know I had a notification..like the phone led! I'll go try another one Monday...but I still want to see customization on the led case. Always on option...app icons etc.
Please explain how your case works? General notifications etc...
Ok so I was doing some googling on this, and found that it seems to work with Nova Launcher Prime + TeslaUnread (their unread badge plugin). It seems to show four dots spinning on other Samsung LED flip covers.
I don't have Nova Launcher Prime, so I can't test it. If you do, please feel free to try!
edit: ok so I've got nova launcher prime now, and it still doesn't work..
I got my info from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/accessories/led-case-review-t2993839/page2
edit 2: from reading a bit more, the note 4 led cover had some support for 3rd party apps, but that seems to be gone with S7 LED cover..
So there is a way to control it! We just need the software! Great work @dogans ! Anyone who can give us some help? I'm sure its not such a hard thing to do...if it could only take the notification bar icons...and show em on..that would be great. For example if you have a viber text...it should show a viber icon always on till you read it!
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Does it show all general notifications? Like what's up, Facebook,etc? Because mine shows only time, battery charging, incoming call,and sms. No general notifications...and furthermore it should stay on all the time so I know I had a notification..like the phone led! I'll go try another one Monday...but I still want to see customization on the led case. Always on option...app icons etc.
Please explain how your case works? General notifications etc...
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Notification only works with standard sms, prompt to swipe for call only happens when receiving calls, music player led only works with samsung music app, alarm clock with samsung built in clock app.
No 3rd party notification support.
Led doesnt stay lit all the time.
It was meant to do that.
And if u wanna check the time u can press the power/lock button.
Well that's no good. First of all..even if I get a standard sms or call..after it lids up for some seconds then it goes dark. The phone led is covered so how I supposed to notice I got a notification. If someone is willing to modify its settings or make a small app to take control of it that would be great. It's highly inefficient as is.
Luckily i read it. I was planning to buy one. Saved some money there.
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Luckily i read it. I was planning to buy one. Saved some money there.
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No you should buy it...it's a really nice case! Even without the notifications...and I'm sure it's a matter of time till we get it right! Haha! I don't think there is a better case..leather plus led
Update: the case works with samsung music player. Wish it would stay on all the time. Volume shows up as well. So the only thing that doesn't work is general notifications and always on (which it's a must if you ask me)
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Update: the case works with samsung music player. Wish it would stay on all the time. Volume shows up as well. So the only thing that doesn't work is general notifications and always on (which it's a must if you ask me)
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Im not too sure but the number of leds there > number of lcds on a 5" lcd smartphone. If its always on, theres bound to be a huge battery drain
Well at least one led should fade in and out just to let you know you have a notification... Like the phone LED on top of the screen. Can someone write an app to control it? Or at least enable general notifications.
hi, i got problem with this s7 edge led flip case. somethimes it show the clock when i close it but sometimes not. already claim the warranty, and got new one but sadly it happen again after several hour using. one thing i noticed when the led it not show , then put my phone back on metal object suddenly led is working. what do u guys think, problem came from the case or the phone itself?
Probably nfc interference... The case works fine here. Except the above complaints. Try testing it on someone's else's phone. And try your nfc with another phone as well. If both works fine its a software problem. Hard reset!
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hi, i got problem with this s7 edge led flip case. somethimes it show the clock when i close it but sometimes not. already claim the warranty, and got new one but sadly it happen again after several hour using. one thing i noticed when the led it not show , then put my phone back on metal object suddenly led is working. what do u guys think, problem came from the case or the phone itself?
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I have the same problem like this. If the phone
attached with another phone the LED
can work properly,
But if not attached the LED not working.
Picked one up today, tried the hopeless Samsung Experience store in London - who had no S7 Edge cases at all !!!
Went to Carphone Warehouse and got a 3 for 2 deal, but again only bought the LED as that was all they had. Works fine, but boring the led as always with Samsung great idea (hardware) poor software failure to exploit hardware potential.
so did anyone figure out how to modify its software? it shouldnt be that hard i guess.
Have you checked or compared your compass against older or other devices?
My new Note9 compass is about 10° off (counter clock wise), a problem my old samsung devices did not have. Note 8 and S8+ for example are all around +-2°.
I can easily notice this in google maps, because if I turn on the function which turns the display view according to the direction you are looking, its always off.
How exact is your Note9 compass compared to Note8 (or other devices)?
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Have you checked or compared your compass against older or other devices?
My new Note9 compass is about 10° off (counter clock wise), a problem my old samsung devices did not have. Note 8 and S8+ for example are all around +-2°.
I can easily notice this in google maps, because if I turn on the function which turns the display view according to the direction you are looking, its always off.
How exact is your Note9 compass compared to Note8 (or other devices)?
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Let me know what app to use, I can check it against my wife's note 8 if you like.
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Let me know what app to use, I can check it against my wife's note 8 if you like.
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I use GPS Status & Toolbox from EclipSim since years... Nice program!!
Besides the comparison to Note8, is your Note9 accurate?
Another issue is that my Note9 looses it's Compass Calibration frequently. You can check this also with GPS Toolbox (there is a point for compass calibration) or the service menu (*#0*# in the dialer, the sensors, if it shows a blue "3" besides the compass it is calibrated).
Inside the service menu, can you please also test the function "grip sensor"? On my device it "detects" only when I touch the bottom of my device, it triggers even when my finger is a few mm away from the bottom. Does your device the same?
Thank you!!
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I use GPS Status & Toolbox from EclipSim since years... Nice program!!
Besides the comparison to Note8, is your Note9 accurate?
Another issue is that my Note9 looses it's Compass Calibration frequently. You can check this also with GPS Toolbox (there is a point for compass calibration) or the service menu (*#0*# in the dialer, the sensors, if it shows a blue "3" besides the compass it is calibrated).
Inside the service menu, can you please also test the function "grip sensor"? On my device it "detects" only when I touch the bottom of my device, it triggers even when my finger is a few mm away from the bottom. Does your device the same?
Thank you!!
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I'll do this after I finish my grave yard shift.
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The grip sensor behaves similar to yours. If I place my hand near the USB charger socket it will engage without touching it.
In respect to the service menu, I chose sensors test and looked under magnetic . I didn't see a blue "3". I did see a round black circle with a red line inside of it?
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The grip sensor behaves similar to yours. If I place my hand near the USB charger socket it will engage without touching it.
In respect to the service menu, I chose sensors test and looked under magnetic . I didn't see a blue "3". I did see a round black circle with a red line inside of it?
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Thank you!! I have been at a local store today and all of the devices there show similar behavior with the touch sensor.
The redine tells you that your compass is not calibrated, a calibrated one would have a blue line with a "3" beneath it.
Calibrate your compass while at this screen (make the "8-pattern" with the phone in the air and rotate it along all 3 axis until you have the 3 and a blue line).
Then, you can check two things: how long does the phone stays calibrated (normally it should for a long time, until next reboot or even more), and if the heading it shows is right.
For me it's constantly off at about 10 degrees, and it jumps weirdly around.
Also, after 1-2h my calibration is gone and I would have to recalibrate...
On my Note 8 this was much better!
What do other Note 9 users say, how is your compass accuracy or calibration persisting?
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Thank you!! I have been at a local store today and all of the devices there show similar behavior with the touch sensor.
The redine tells you that your compass is not calibrated, a calibrated one would have a blue line with a "3" beneath it.
Calibrate your compass while at this screen (make the "8-pattern" with the phone in the air and rotate it along all 3 axis until you have the 3 and a blue line).
Then, you can check two things: how long does the phone stays calibrated (normally it should for a long time, until next reboot or even more), and if the heading it shows is right.
For me it's constantly off at about 10 degrees, and it jumps weirdly around.
Also, after 1-2h my calibration is gone and I would have to recalibrate...
On my Note 8 this was much better!
What do other Note 9 users say, how is your compass accuracy or calibration persisting?
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I've been trying the figure 8 and rotating my phone to get calibration under the test menu to no avail . Tried for minutes.
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I've been trying the figure 8 and rotating my phone to get calibration under the test menu to no avail . Tried for minutes.
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So you want to say that you don't get any calibration at all? Because this works for me every time. My. problem is that the compass is off even if calibrated, and that the calibration does not stay very long until I would again have to calibrate...
It could be that you have to make really weird movements for the calibration to work, you can also try a restart!
If you get never ever any calibration then I would suggest you to swap your device, or hope that it is a software error.
I'm also unsure if I should swap because of this, or if it could be fixed with an update in the future.
For that it would be really helpful to know if there are users out there, whom Note 9 compass works flawless... The its most probably NOT software/firmware related, and we would have to exchange devices...
So please @All, let us know how well your compass works!!
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So you want to say that you don't get any calibration at all? Because this works for me every time. My. problem is that the compass is off even if calibrated, and that the calibration does not stay very long until I would again have to calibrate...
It could be that you have to make really weird movements for the calibration to work, you can also try a restart!
If you get never ever any calibration then I would suggest you to swap your device, or hope that it is a software error.
I'm also unsure if I should swap because of this, or if it could be fixed with an update in the future.
For that it would be really helpful to know if there are users out there, whom Note 9 compass works flawless... The its most probably NOT software/firmware related, and we would have to exchange devices...
So please @All, let us know how well your compass works!!
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Ok got it calibrated after a another few mins and also turning phone upside down and doing the figure of 8. Did the same to wife's note 8 and placed them next to each other. Once calibrated, they both show slightly different lines on the graphic service menu , where the 3 is. My note 9 for example line was straight and the note was slightly at a approx 10 degree angle to the left.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/QhZUtpH6xEo9Ar9NA
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