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[Q] Status LED ?

I tried looking in the forum for any info on the status LED next to the speaker on the front side but I don't see any posts on this. Is this LED supposed to flash or do something? On my HD it has never worked? Is it supposed to work?
I remember on my Artemis it would flash green for good reception, blue for bluetooth and red if the battery was low.

FrancoBollo said:
I tried looking in the forum for any info on the status LED next to the speaker on the front side but I don't see any posts on this. Is this LED supposed to flash or do something? On my HD it has never worked? Is it supposed to work?
I remember on my Artemis it would flash green for good reception, blue for bluetooth and red if the battery was low.
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I may be wrong but i was under the impresion that this was a sensor rather than a LED.

No, that's entirely correct, it is the light sensor. The LED is in the power button.

the status led is on the power button on the top right hand side of the blackstone...the place u highlighted is a sensor as what scotia has point out..

I think that it is a proximity sensor used to blank screen when you put the phone on your ear to talk.

It's actually the light sensor used for when you have automatic display brightness enabled. When it's dark, it turns down the brightness... And when it's a sunny day it cracks it up. I am not sure whether it's used to blank the screen during a call... This seems to happen after a period of time has elapsed.
Gav

ok thanks for the info.
So does the power LED on the top side flash any color to show the status of the reception or does it only light up orange when it charges?
Thanks.

doesn't do anything for reception..although mine flashes green hen I have a message/email/reminder
pity though, a decent LED to show such things was probably high on everyone's wishlist

No, the HD is perfectly unobtrusive. On my last PDA the LED had to be tweaked to stop flashing.

Too bad this isnt a LED diode Since I got on my Diamond a light notification (on the bottom of device)... when I recieved new sms... now on HD there is no way I can figure do I have new sms or notification unless I turn the screen on. The only hardware flaw by mine opinion

When its lying down, I agree with you. Then I have to turn on the screen. However when its lying next to me I'm usually not in a place were I can't use my phone, so the sound is on anyway.
I actually think its quite good the LED is on the top, it's easelly visible when the phone is in my pocket. I just have to pull the phone up a little and look down to see the LED (no need to get it out and turn the screen on). I like it on the top, nice and discreet, and not anoying me when I'm looking at the device while using it.
Perhaps a combination would be nice? Front and top That would sattisfy most people I guess...

Projection of 'X' by X10's keypad LEDs

Ok,this is something which is nice to show off to all your friends,if you go in a dark room and turn on the phone with screen black/dark and 2 keypad lights on..you can project a 'X'.
Just keep the phone parallel to the surface for about 6 inches,move it up and down to get the best projection,if you keep it to close ,it will show a 'V' but if you raise above it will form a 'X'
make sure to project it on a dark surface to get the best results.
Hit thanks if it works for you!!!
P.S-there was a similar topic where X10 glows in night,however that was only for luster White X10,but this works for all.
Also can someone suggest how to change the LeD color of the keypad ,i know we can open the phone and change the LeDs or just put a coloured sheet!!

Uhhh cool....

small pink and blue balls
Hey,
Once, some years back, i've seen small pink and blue balls falling from the sky .......... but was under the influence of prohibited substances.
also count?

I guess it would be cool if it was intentional, however it's obviously a reflection of the "v" caused by the angle of the keys. Which leaves one burning question... What were you and your friends smoking? That's some good stuff.
If you think that's cool, you'd love the dog and bird shadows I can make with my hands and the X10's led flash light.

s4 half alive

so im trying to figure out whats wrong any suggestions would help ill add pics in the pics i add thats all i get as far as what state the phone is in black screen just a vibrate when i turn on the phone and a few lights thats it. OK the pics won't upload but like I said when I start up phone it vibrates and notification light fades in and out like its starting up now that little blue light stays blinking so I know its on and the soft keys are responsive just a black screen nothing else works

Have you tried to get it into recovery mode?

no it doesnt work screen completly black all i get still is the little blue light on the top left that blinks and soft keys lights up thats it cant do anything else

bxmultiflowz said:
no it doesnt work screen completly black all i get still is the little blue light on the top left that blinks and soft keys lights up thats it cant do anything else
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Tried battery pull is it charged ?
I would still go through with trying to get it into recovery mode even though you say screen is off.

so i tryed to pull battery and tryed recovery mode no sign of any lights at all on screen screen stays dark all phone shows is soft key lights and the little light blue light that blinks on the top when phone is on and every time i go to touch the phone it vibrates as well

bxmultiflowz said:
so i tryed to pull battery and tryed recovery mode no sign of any lights at all on screen screen stays dark all phone shows is soft key lights and the little light blue light that blinks on the top when phone is on and every time i go to touch the phone it vibrates as well
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Is the phone rooted ?
If not try connecting to a pc and run kies to see if it reboots that way.
If it is rooted try to reflash thru odin.

i dont know if the phone is rooted or not like i said i cant see anything to determine that can i be having a lcd digitizer issue?? i tryed running with kies and it doesnt connect my pc picks up the phone though not a problem i can go into the files on the phone but there isnt much inside the phone eithier

How long have you had the phone under 2 years still under warranty.

i didnt buy the phone nor do i know who did so i wouldnt know and in addition the screen is cracked so i dont know if they would even cover that by any chance do you know where i may get a cheap lcd digitizer ?

bxmultiflowz said:
i didnt buy the phone nor do i know who did so i wouldnt know and in addition the screen is cracked so i dont know if they would even cover that by any chance do you know where i may get a cheap lcd digitizer ?
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That was my point..
It must be broken or the digitizer connections must be loose..
You said it..its broken
Check ebay or somewhere..you'll find plenty..
Press Thanks if I helped
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Black screen after dropping the phone

So yeah I dropped my phone on its side, while the screen didn't crack at all and nothing happened at the time of the drop, after I woke up the next day my phone had this yellowish small circle on the left then this circle started growing to cover most of the screen and then it started to go brown then black and now the whole screen is black, the touch and the led lights are working, I know I should take it to a specialist or something but for the time being is there anything I can do or check to make it work again by myself ? thanks.

Nothing you can do .

Is my LCD stuffed? :(

I have an N9005 that I bought second hand just under a year ago. It's running the Phronesis 4 ROM. About a week ago a one pixel wide bright pink line appeared intermittently down the right-hand side. It looks like this (only bright freaking pink): http://forums.androidcentral.com/at...-bright-line-being-shown-display-p1070045.jpg
Today I was playing Fallout Shelter (always makes my phone pretty warm and eats battery). 15% battery warning comes up so I take it to charge. I notice the screen doesn't turn on. There is a momentary flash of dim colour at the top, but otherwise the screen is completely black. I tried pushing the power button several times, but all it did was a momentary flash of dim colour at the top but still black each time.
I took the battery out for a bit, then put it on to charge. The on screen charging display did not appear (stayed black) but after a bit the LED lit up to indicate charging as it would after the screen display turns off. I left it for a while and eventually the screen started working again (99% charge when I checked). I was then able to boot like normal.
However a while later the screen would not turn on again (just the momentary dim flash of colour at the top before black). I didn't do anything with it in this time. It just sat in standby before I tried using it again. The back button and hamburger menu buttons are not seemingly lighting up either. But the led works fine with notifications. I tested calling my phone and it rings fine - if I slide accept the call where it is normally on the screen, I can accept calls and talk like normal. But the screen remains black. So clearly the digitizer works fine.
I have tried taking out the battery for a long period of time, taking the battery out and discharging the remaining power by holding the power button (5 minutes), I have tried taking the phone apart and cleaning the display connector with some isopropyl alcohol and firmly reattaching. Screen is still black.
Is this a problem with a malfunctioning LCD or could it be something like the GPU? I don't want to pay $150-$250 for a replacement screen assembly only to find that it's some other problem
Thanks in advance!

I would suggest to get a new device.

Keinbockwurst said:
I would suggest to get a new device.
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I prefer to repair rather than replace unless I have absolutely no other choice, thanks.