Notification LED - Galaxy S II General

Not sure if anyone noticed, when I am using skype calls I see a red LED in the left corner of the earpiece.
Would be great if this LED is used for missed calls or messages notifications.

That is not an led afaik
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App

coatercup said:
Not sure if anyone noticed, when I am using skype calls I see a red LED in the left corner of the earpiece.
Would be great if this LED is used for missed calls or messages notifications.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that's the proximity sensor

Well I think it's possible by the lights on the two sensor switches, Back and Option switches, they do have light on them, so I think there should be an application which will allow to glow them in case of a Missed event.

Yes, BLN, but therefore a kernel-mod is required, and this is not done yet-

coatercup said:
Not sure if anyone noticed, when I am using skype calls I see a red LED in the left corner of the earpiece.
Would be great if this LED is used for missed calls or messages notifications.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
...I never saw mine blinking any color...lol

Related

Standby led?

Does any standby led flash on your own devices?
There is a led beside earpiece but it never flashes.
Read your user manual. The so called led beside the earpiece is a light sensor and not an led.
The stndby led does not flash unless u have a missed call or sms.
The LED is in the Power button, which flashes when you have a Missed call/sms/email in green, or flashes red when the battery is low, or stays red when charging.
ardsar said:
Read your user manual. The so called led beside the earpiece is a light sensor and not an led.
The stndby led does not flash unless u have a missed call or sms.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, I found it, thanks.
However, it only functions when charging the battery. It doesn't flash upon missed calls or sms...
Demon said:
Yes, I found it, thanks.
However, it only functions when charging the battery. It doesn't flash upon missed calls or sms...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
goto settings > alarms and notifications and make sure the tick box is marked against LED. Also you can state the length of time you want it to flash.
ardsar said:
goto settings > alarms and notifications and make sure the tick box is marked against LED. Also you can state the length of time you want it to flash.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It worked. Thanks again.
Demon said:
It worked. Thanks again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is it visible under daylight?
Or do we really have to be in a dark room to see the LED flashing?
multan said:
Is it visible under daylight?
Or do we really have to be in a dark room to see the LED flashing?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, you don't have to go to a dark room to see it... but it's tiny...
i wonder why they didn't place it somewhere on the front of the device...

[Q] LED

Hey just a quick question... the Charging LED on the front of the Surround thats green when charged and red/orange while charging... will this also flash for notifications such as new texts etc or is it only for charging...
I don't believe so. I haven't seen mine do this, although that would be a nice hack to work on.
The only time I've ever seen it flash is when I have a voicemail. It flashed green during this.
rodivian said:
The only time I've ever seen it flash is when I have a voicemail. It flashed green during this.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Same here. Just sent a txt msg to it and it doesn't flash. only when new voicemail
rcklss1 said:
Hey just a quick question... the Charging LED on the front of the Surround thats green when charged and red/orange while charging... will this also flash for notifications such as new texts etc or is it only for charging...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The green flashes if you have a missed call.
rcklss1 said:
Hey just a quick question... the Charging LED on the front of the Surround thats green when charged and red/orange while charging... will this also flash for notifications such as new texts etc or is it only for charging...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it flashes red for a text message and green for a missed call
CCalderon 357 said:
it flashes red for a text message and green for a missed call
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mine never flashes for a text. I haven't paid attention to see if it does for a missed call or not.
it does for missed calls. but i dont notice it for texts.. wish it did. it would be nice. :]

LED Notification Light Not Working

Does any else have a issue with their LED Notification Light not working?
No light when charging, or SMS, or Email, Missed Call, Low Battery... never lights up. Almost thought they forgot to install the LED until I used LightFlow to test it. And even then it only works when the screen is off, once the power button is pressed to turn the screen on then LED goes off, even though I set LightFlow to clear notification Manually. (LightFlow was just used to test if the LED was installed/functional.)
Uninstalled LightFlow, send myself a couple test emails and text(from another phone) and There was no LED notification light, just the notification sound.
Really hoping this is a software issues so I don't have to request a replacement device from Google...
Edit/Update: I'm pretty sure this is a software related issue and not hardware, as the LED is there and functions (with the help of 3rd party app, which we should not have to use) - So I'm trying to get a poll here of how many people have issues with the LED Notification light not working. Something to report to Google/Bug Report.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
I believe the reason is that the software has not been updated to be completely compatible with 4.2+
Sent from my Nexus 4
What software are you referring too? LightFlow?
This topic has nothing to do with LightFlow...
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
UberSlackr said:
Does any else have a issue with their LED Notification Light not working?
No light when charging, or SMS, or Email, Missed Call, Low Battery... never lights up. Almost thought they forgot to install the LED until I used LightFlow to test it. And even then it only works when the screen is off, once the power button is pressed to turn the screen on then LED goes off, even though I set LightFlow to clear notification Manually. (LightFlow was just used to test if the LED was installed/functional.)
Uninstalled LightFlow, send myself a couple test emails and text(from another phone) and There was no LED notification light, just the notification sound.
Really hoping this is a software issues so I don't have to request a replacement device from Google...
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mine doesn't work either. I tried LightFlow and while it did light up the LED for some things, but not all that I selected, it was too faint to see, have to be in total darkness to see it.
The led isn't supposed to flash when the screen is on. Its been this way with every nexus.
Sent from my Nexus 4
El Daddy said:
The led isn't supposed to flash when the screen is on. Its been this way with every nexus.
Sent from my Nexus 4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But does your LED work when the screen is off? Mine and the OP's don't unless you use a third party app.
kzoodroid said:
But does your LED work when the screen is off? Mine and the OP's don't unless you use a third party app.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know. I've had lightflow installed since first boot.
Sent from my Nexus 4
Is the Notification Light activated under display settings?
Mine worked, but not really well, I only saw it once when sending myself a test mail. Now I'm using Light Flow, which works nearly perfect (sometimes it doesn't seem to work until I enable the screen for a second and then disable it again)
phil_ffm said:
Is the Notification Light activated under display settings?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Pulse notification light is checked
Im having the same problem. My led doesnt seem to come on no matter what. I know it worked out of the box because I have seen it light up with light flow but now im wondering if it quit completely and if I should do an RMA.
Mine has been working fine. It's white for TXT's, green for a lot of other things like FB and whatsapp
Yes the "Pulse notification light" option is checked.
I woke today with 6 New emails, 4 text messages, and 1 missed call... No LED Notification light was on, blinking or doing anything.
There not being a notification light is bugging the heck out me, 'cause I depend on them when my phone is on silent at work so I'm able to know there is a message waiting without having to stop what Im doing to turn the screen on every 5 min.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
Try 'Blink'
Try the app 'Blink' very simple and its works for my N4
are you waiting 10 seconds before turning the phone on? Thats how long it takes before it blinks again. Whoever programmed the LED truly hates LED notifications because he made it blink so slowly and dimly that nobody could possibly notice it.
M0D3RNAFR0 said:
Try the app 'Blink' very simple and its works for my N4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not looking for an App to make something work that should already function otb.
idividebyzero said:
are you waiting 10 seconds before turning the phone on? Thats how long it takes before it blinks again. Whoever programmed the LED truly hates LED notifications because he made it blink so slowly and dimly that nobody could possibly notice it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yup, sat there watching the phone for a good 2-3 min after hearing the Notification sound for new email / text. (screen off)
Not sure if its suppose to or not, but I don't even get a LED Notification light when the phone is charging or charged (have to turn phone on to check if the phone is done charging.) Past devices I've had used the LED to notify of charging/charged.
It's normal that it doesn't glow when charging. I really can recommend Light Flow, then you can customise the notification as you wish (the free version is good, I bought the full version because I need steam support, but for normal use there is no need to buy it)
Gesendet von meinem Nexus 4
Ok, so my notification light wouldnt work no matter what. I uninstalled sms popup and now light flow works like it should. I guess the sms popup was somehow blocking light flow from allowing it to activate.
No notification light shows while charging, hence why when you charge the phone when it's off, it shows an animation on the screen. It should for calls, texts, emails, etc. though. Mine works. It even shows blue for facebook and white for texts/emails. Not sure why it wouldn't work. Have you gotten the 4.2.1 update?
Additionally, light flow states in its description that it doesn't work on most lg phones.

Notification LED Times Out After Only 5 Minutes?

I've observed that when an incoming call rings the phone and it is not answered, the green notification LED only flashes for approximately 5 minutes before it times out. I'm used to a continuous notification light on my Galaxy S6 and Sony Z3 until I unlock my phone and clear the notification.
Would be nice if we could change this default behavior. I much prefer a continuous notification light vs. one that times out so quickly. Unless you use an app similar to DynamicNotifications, you may be checking your phone a lot just to see if you've missed any calls.
I haven't tried any other notification tests from other apps. Can anyone else confirm the behavior described above?
chml17l said:
I've observed that when an incoming call rings the phone and it is not answered, the green notification LED only flashes for approximately 5 minutes before it times out. I'm used to a continuous notification light on my Galaxy S6 and Sony Z3 until I unlock my phone and clear the notification.
Would be nice if we could change this default behavior. I much prefer a continuous notification light vs. one that times out so quickly. Unless you use an app similar to DynamicNotifications, you may be checking your phone a lot just to see if you've missed any calls.
I haven't tried any other notification tests from other apps. Can anyone else confirm the behavior described above?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
True I have the same I don't think is something we can do about it, I tried some apps but the led color doesn't change.
Sent from my SM-G935W8 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Dont think its a multicolour LED.
Anyone figured out to have the notification light remain blinking until unlock of the phone???
nutzuTo said:
True I have the same I don't think is something we can do about it, I tried some apps but the led color doesn't change.
Sent from my SM-G935W8 using XDA-Developers mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hmmm...I wonder why an LED if you can't really work with it. I use LIghtflow, and would hope it would work on this phone. Maybe it won't.

Notification LED light is not working

The notification LED light at the right corner of the screen only works when the phone is charging. I tried turning on notification light for some apps but it still wont blink or light up when the screen is off if I have a notification. Does anybody know how to fic this?
It seems like notification LED only works for SMS messages and missed calls on this phone under MIUI.
MDV106 said:
It seems like notification LED only works for SMS messages and missed calls on this phone under MIUI.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You have to enable it in settings. It runs ok for all apps.

Categories

Resources