What is this for? I can't even figure out why it comes on exactly. It's not coming on as a notification light, not when docked with zune, seems like it only comes on sometimes when I plug in. It's around one of the sensors, and it's just bugging me that I can't figure out what it's for.
When you plug in what?
My charger, but I can't be certain. I know I've seen it light up, a red circle around the round sensor, but it's rare and random. No big deal, just curious ya' know?
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Around what sensor
I haven't see any lights in my focus. Can you take a picture?
I think you are talking about the proximity sensor
yeah I believe it's the proximity sensor. It's whatever one is closest to the speaker. I can try to take a picture, I just don't know exactly what triggers it so it'll be kinda hard. It's a ring around the sensor, lights up red. I was really hoping it was a notification light, but alas, MS did not give us one.
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yeah I believe it's the proximity sensor. It's whatever one is closest to the speaker. I can try to take a picture, I just don't know exactly what triggers it so it'll be kinda hard. It's a ring around the sensor, lights up red. I was really hoping it was a notification light, but alas, MS did not give us one.
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Ha ha...too funny. We have all been lobbying for years to have LED's taken off of phones as battery drains and sure enough once somebody does, the complaints come in "Where is my red LED?"
I suppose that the only option is to make the phones with the LED's and then have a setting to turn LED notifications off. Those never seem to really work though.
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Ha ha...too funny. We have all been lobbying for years to have LED's taken off of phones as battery drains and sure enough once somebody does, the complaints come in "Where is my red LED?"
I suppose that the only option is to make the phones with the LED's and then have a setting to turn LED notifications off. Those never seem to really work though.
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now that you mention it....back in my nextel days, I sure hated that little blinking light. Especially at night in the car. hmmmmmmm...
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Sorry to repeat but awaiting an answer, when charging, the amber light comes on and stays solid, just above where the top of screen meets the metal frame there appears either a reflection of this amber light or if its not a reflection then a bit of light is seeping through the top of the phone which must mean its not sealed properly, can anyone identify with this? I have just bought this and am trying to ascertain if the top of the phone has a bit of this amber light coming through or is it just a reflection light bouncing off the metal frame? Anybody who has this would know what i mean, please assist?
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When connected to Bluetooth, should there not be a blue light either on or flashing, on my Topaz, the left hand to the top speaker is the charging orange light but i thought the other side lit blue when bluetooth is activated apparently the other side is just a sensor and does not light up at all, IS THIS CORRECT? or does my phone have a fault? It is brand new and came loaded with 6.5, appreciate any help?
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At the top of the phone you have what i thought were 2 lights, the left turning amber when charging and green when fully charged, when the phone is on normal standby i thought it flashed periodically, does it cos mine does not? secondly the other side which is a 'light sensor' but i thought this went blue when bluetooth was activated, again mine does not, my phone is Brand new with 6.5 preinstalled, is my phone faulty? i am sure on previous HTC models the right side was a 'blue light' so to clarify when my phone is in normal 'standby' there are NO lights, the only lights are on the left side which go amber when charging and solid green when fully charged and flashes green when there is a missed call or sms, the right side appears just to be a 'sensor' Is this all correct.
Any clarification will be much appreciated.
Thanks
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greedydog said:
Hi,
When charging, the amber light comes on and just above that where the top of the screen meets the metal frame there appears to be a leakage of light giving the impression the phone is not sealed properly or i cant work out if its a reflection of the amber lite hitting the metal frame, i pulled out the plug and had a close look under sunlight and i could not see any miniscule gap but it is a bit weird, just wondered if anyone else identifies, if not then there must be a tiny gap and the top of the phone cant be sealed properly, i have only had it 2 days and its BNIB.
Feedback appreciated
Thanks
Greedydog
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greedydog said:
Sorry to repeat but awaiting an answer, when charging, the amber light comes on and stays solid, just above where the top of screen meets the metal frame there appears either a reflection of this amber light or if its not a reflection then a bit of light is seeping through the top of the phone which must mean its not sealed properly, can anyone identify with this? I have just bought this and am trying to ascertain if the top of the phone has a bit of this amber light coming through or is it just a reflection light bouncing off the metal frame? Anybody who has this would know what i mean, please assist?
greedydog
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You'll never gonna learn it, isn't it...
greedydog said:
Either answer my question or keep your mouth shut, you interfering moron, what a sad man you are, you have nothing more to do than make stupid comments, you definitely have mental problems!
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Like I said before... You'll never gonna learn it...
Try to read and to search. Don't spend your time in this sort of PM's.
@GD:
Although I fully agree with koen-ronse (I've read all your posts, I'm asking why you're staying here if all custom ROMs are rubbish?!), you'll get an answer from me to prevent a 5th post with same rubbish question (you could easily find out the answer by yourself which would have taken half a time than posting the same question again and again):
1. The one on the left is a light. It works, if you you can see it!!!
2. On the right is a light sensor. A sensor is a sensor, not a light!!!
3. BT and WiFi don't use light if active!!! Other HTC models do so, TD2 not.
Your TD2 is fine, everything works as wanted by HTC, have a nice day.
take the trouble to read my question
I will try one last time as it appears i am wasting my time, WHEN THE AMBER LIGHT IS ON (CHARGING) THERE IS A REFLECTION JUST ABOVE IT ON THE METAL FRAME GIVING THE IMPRESSION THE LIGHT IS LEAKING THROUGH AT THE TOP WHICH WILL BE ONE OF 2 THINGS, EITHER THERE IS A REFLECTION OR THE TOP OF THE PHONE IS NOT SEALED, NOW IF ANYONE SAYS' I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN' THAT WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME TO REALISE THERE IS A FAULT BECAUSE IF IT WAS COMMON THEN ANOTHER OWNER WOULD KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT
And it is necessairy to open 4 new threads for that???
There's an edit-function, when your text is readable and shorten I'll try to answer
And stop sending me PM's. Act normal.
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I will try one last time as it appears i am wasting my time, WHEN THE AMBER LIGHT IS ON (CHARGING) THERE IS A REFLECTION JUST ABOVE IT ON THE METAL FRAME GIVING THE IMPRESSION THE LIGHT IS LEAKING THROUGH AT THE TOP WHICH WILL BE ONE OF 2 THINGS, EITHER THERE IS A REFLECTION OR THE TOP OF THE PHONE IS NOT SEALED, NOW IF ANYONE SAYS' I DONT KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN' THAT WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME TO REALISE THERE IS A FAULT BECAUSE IF IT WAS COMMON THEN ANOTHER OWNER WOULD KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT
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There is nothing wrong with your device. It's the LED shining underneath the thin black black frame. You can also see it under the frame at the top of the screen. Blame it on poor design.
Thats exactly where the light is, under the frame at the top of the screen so it is it a reflection and not a tiny gap? Thank you at last, you are the first person who has had the decency to answer my question
The trackball light flashes when the screen go out while in call because of the proximity sensor.
is there a way to stop that? It is really bothersome, specially when you're in a dark place.
Yer I hate it 2.....
Please someone fix this
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aboda7es said:
The trackball light flashes when the screen go out while in call because of the proximity sensor.
is there a way to stop that? It is really bothersome, specially when you're in a dark place.
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tell the person to hold and clear your notifications?
you don't have to clear them, just drag down the status bar.
this is the only way I can think of.
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tell the person to hold and clear your notifications?
you don't have to clear them, just drag down the status bar.
this is the only way I can think of.
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you shouldn't have to do that is what we are saying its silly
just want a way to turn it off for good...
waste of batt
It's an led light, it uses as much battery as a static shock from the a carpet drag.
Hey...anything to set the Nexus One uniquely apart from any other smartphone is fine by me...breathing LED trackball light and all.
How often are you in a dark place exactly? People are entitled to their opinions of course, but something that barely isn't even noticeable when the phone is up to your ear doesn't exactly seem worth wanting to remove. As said before, the excuse it uses battery won't exactly work as well..
Is it just me or does the samsung vibrant look like it has 2 LED lights just a lil to the left of the ear piece?? if in fact those are led lights, why are they not used?!
maybe im just crazy....
They are sensors, check out the stickie here.
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Is it just me or does the samsung vibrant look like it has 2 LED lights just a lil to the left of the ear piece?? if in fact those are led lights, why are they not used?!
maybe im just crazy....
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I know it takes some time to look around and find it, but somewhere in this forum somebody explains what those led-like things are... nothing but some sensors...
Proximity sensors and light sensor.
Not sent from my Vibrant using XDA App 'cause I returned it.
The track pad had a very dim red light in it when you wake the phone youll see it, its nothing like a notification in the center right side... Just questioning what it is and if we can get to it :/
once you see it youll always see it
I had no idea there was a light in there...ive noticed the red tint to it in some lights but assumed that it was something to do with the touch sensors
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I had no idea there was a light in there...ive noticed the red tint to it in some lights but assumed that it was something to do with the touch sensors
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yeah when its completely dead it and you plug in the charger it has an extrealy dim red light in the center of the left side
but i thought it has a notification light that goes around the whole thing like the g2... maybe im wrong?
also has anyone noticed if your in the dark and light up the keypad light comes through the bottom right corner (right next the the G button) kinda like the paint faded... not a big deal just pissed i noticed it cus now i always see it lol just wondering if everyones is like this... btw sorry if i made you notice it lol
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yeah when its completely dead it and you plug in the charger it has an extrealy dim red light in the center of the left side
but i thought it has a notification light that goes around the whole thing like the g2... maybe im wrong?
also has anyone noticed if your in the dark and light up the keypad light comes through the bottom right corner (right next the the G button) kinda like the paint faded... not a big deal just pissed i noticed it cus now i always see it lol just wondering if everyones is like this... btw sorry if i made you notice it lol
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Yea the corner by genius button is just like yours.
I havent noticed a light on the trackpad tho. I even looked around for an app or something to activate it. No luck tho....
its not a light... its a dark red lens that covers the optical trackball... there is no (visible) light what so ever in there... you just held the phone at a odd angle in the right light...
go look at any other optical TB if you dont believe me...they all have a dark red hue (regardless of the battery status on the phone)
unplug phone from charger, pull battery and look closely, it'll still be red, and without power nothing could possibly be "lighting up"
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its not a light... its a dark red lens that covers the optical trackball... there is no (visible) light what so ever in there... you just held the phone at a odd angle in the right light...
go look at any other optical TB if you dont believe me...they all have a dark red hue (regardless of the battery status on the phone)
unplug phone from charger, pull battery and look closely, it'll still be red, and without power nothing could possibly be "lighting up"
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i wasnt saying it was like a led its just a dim light thats behind it which looks red because of the cover on the trackpad... but seeing that made me question if there was a notification light down there like on the nexus one's trackball for instance
There is definitely a light on mine. I see it every time I wake the screen.
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Noticed the dim red light too
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Mine has it too when I wake the phone up
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i though it may just be light from the menu button peeping through but itll do it when the keys arnt lite up :/ hopefully its an led and we can get it brighter for notifications cus that'd be sick (thats one thing i would of liked how the g2 has it going around the pad)
Afaik the only light down there is infrared... if you can see it you got some sick ass eyes, or the lens on the trackpad is somehow reflecting the light or something... but like I said turn the phone off and pull the batt and I still see a faint red hue in the trackpad...
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Afaik the only light down there is infrared... if you can see it you got some sick ass eyes, or the lens on the trackpad is somehow reflecting the light or something... but like I said turn the phone off and pull the batt and I still see a faint red hue in the trackpad...
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There is definitely a light in there that illuminates for a brief moment towards the left hand side of the button when you wake up the phone with the track pad. It is no reflection of the infrared, it's a light. Do it in a completely dark room and it will be obvious.
I don't have this at all. If it's a light, it would certainly be more obvious, no? How could a light be so dim?
I noticed this last night when I was cleaning my phone. It is definitely a dim red light.
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Afaik the only light down there is infrared... if you can see it you got some sick ass eyes, or the lens on the trackpad is somehow reflecting the light or something... but like I said turn the phone off and pull the batt and I still see a faint red hue in the trackpad...
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lol u got some sick ass eyes
Yeah definitely seeing it now too once it has been pointed out. It's more in the left center of my track pad.
I think it's just the trackpad sensor light, similar to the laser light under your optical mouse.
I don't see it doing anything but registering where your finger moves.
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Afaik the only light down there is infrared... if you can see it you got some sick ass eyes
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Thank you for solving this crazy mystery... just got off the phone with my eye doctor had to canceled my next examine...
I told my doctor; "I don't need your examines... ESKIMOn00b says I got some sick ass eyes!"
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Thank you for solving this crazy mystery... just got off the phone with my eye doctor had to canceled my next examine...
I told my doctor; "I don't need your examines... ESKIMOn00b says I got some sick ass eyes!"
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LOL!!!
10 characters..
pack said:
Thank you for solving this crazy mystery... just got off the phone with my eye doctor had to canceled my next examine...
I told my doctor; "I don't need your examines... ESKIMOn00b says I got some sick ass eyes!"
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bwahahhahaha
Just experienced this weird thing so.wanted to let you guys know.
I am sure many of u will be using countless torch and heart rate monitor apps out there.
Today I was using heart rate monitor app for first time on this phone and the damn thing got so hot so quickly that out almost burned my finger tip after just 20 odd seconds.
Expecting something.might be wrong with the app, I started torch app, and same thing. It got hot.enough.to cause burn.
So just a friendly advice, dont use it for long period. Its getting too hot for my.comfort to even use it as video flash or torch for more than few seconds
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tried "flashlight" and did not experienced the problems you mentioned. switched the LED on for 30secs, after that the LED wasn't even warm...
I just ran a flashlight app for a good few minutes didn't even get remotely warm. Was just as cool as it was without running the LED. So no issues (bar accidently blinding myself, christ that things bright)
Its more severe with heart rate monitor apps when your finger needs to be touching LED and camera lens.
None of the phones before this caused any discomfort using this app. But you cant keep your finger next to the LED of this phone.
Try it even with torch app, put your finger steady on the led and wait for 30 seconds.
I didn't even know LEDs could cause that much heat
OP - yes this LED heats quite well especially when you cover it with your finger to prevent heat dissipating.
Guys who claim your LEDs do not heat up - "you are doing it wrong" , all LEDs heat up, it is a physical process. Your battery heats up too when being charged or discharged rapidly. Your Amoled screen heats up too. Electronics - no current will pass through it without heating it up. How much is another question.
Exactly, this one heats up lot more when you cover it for apps like heart rate monitor compared to say DHD or Nexus S or any other phone I have used recently.
DHD will feel luke worm and stay that way regardless how long you use it.
This one gets toasty way too quickly.
You got it completely wrong, it's not a bug, it's a FEATURE. When you take the pulse of the unconscious person (surely after consulting the CPR app), the blistering heat of the phone LED will restart their heart!
2 FEATURES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
That's value if I ever saw it.
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You got it completely wrong, it's not a bug, it's a FEATURE. When you take the pulse of the unconscious person (surely after consulting the CPR app), the blistering heat of the phone LED will restart their heart!
2 FEATURES FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!
That's value if I ever saw it.
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You got it wrong. You measure your heart rate, make sure you are still healthy, and then light up a cigarette with the LED lens.
What app is it to turn the led on ?
and there i was thinking i was the only one who couldn't handle the heat using the heart rate monitor apps, definitely gets much hotter than my desire ever did
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What app is it to turn the led on ?
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There is many flashlight apps on the market. A light one I am using - Search Light
Also try out the Heart Rate Monitor mentioned by the OP in this thread - this is the app where you hold your finger to the camera covering the LED light.
Have you thought about sending the Dev of the heart-rate app a request for them to add a bit of functionalitly to adjust the light output of the LED ?
I suspect that the LED is a much, much higher rater Lumen output unit compared to all other phones. This provides all of us with better 'flashes' when taking photos. The heart rate monitor apps will not need all that light to just shine into the skin to detect the color changes as blood pulses through the capilaries. I bet you that the heart-rate monitor app developers never considered that they'd have an LED that bright to use. So a simple way to fix it would be to have a setting in the app that you adjust to get the LED only as bright as absolutely necessary. You then save the setting, and from then on the app only turns the LED on to that brightness. This would then stop the LED from heating up so quickly.
The only flaw in my above plan / suggestion is that I don't know if the LED brightness can be adjusted.
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Have you thought about sending the Dev of the heart-rate app a request for them to add a bit of functionalitly to adjust the light output of the LED ?
I suspect that the LED is a much, much higher rater Lumen output unit compared to all other phones. This provides all of us with better 'flashes' when taking photos. The heart rate monitor apps will not need all that light to just shine into the skin to detect the color changes as blood pulses through the capilaries. I bet you that the heart-rate monitor app developers never considered that they'd have an LED that bright to use. So a simple way to fix it would be to have a setting in the app that you adjust to get the LED only as bright as absolutely necessary. You then save the setting, and from then on the app only turns the LED on to that brightness. This would then stop the LED from heating up so quickly.
The only flaw in my above plan / suggestion is that I don't know if the LED brightness can be adjusted.
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This is a good idea, bu I bet hard to implement. Agree on your last point. According to comments on that particular app that I linked above, the dev has problems switching ON the LED on the huge number of Androphones out there. Every phone would have a proprietary LED with its own driver, and I am guessing limited Android API directly for the LED? I am not a dev though , can't speak to this with authority.
turned on the led with flashlight app but after 2min i got bored. Im not sure if the led warmed up or my bodyheat warmed up the led but in any case it was still far far from hot.
Covering a bright light source with your fingertip generates heat? You don't say!
Come on guys, where do you think all the light energy goes to if it can't escape your finger? Conservation of energy, anyone? First law of thermodynamics?
Not getting hot when o use it either
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I didn't even know LEDs could cause that much heat
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Some of the higher power LEDs require heat sinks.
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Covering a bright light source with your fingertip generates heat? You don't say!
Come on guys, where do you think all the light energy goes to if it can't escape your finger? Conservation of energy, anyone? First law of thermodynamics?
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Light energy need not always be converted to heat energy.
the blood circulation actually helps to take heat away from the hot spot.
This is first phone that can actually harm you if you do not move your finger. Human finger is not a solid passive body, so just imagine how much infra red energy this source is putting out.
The aim of this thread was to make people aware of it. Imagine what can happen if you left torch on and kept it on table facing down.
My last 2 phones DHD and Nexus S comes nowhere near this.
But gotta say that heart rate app works best on sgs2 due to this. You can actually see the light pulsating with your heart beat.
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Out of curiosity downloaded the app (Instant Heart Rate - Free) and tried it.
I thought the app was some novelty crap but it really does seem to work .
Held my finger to the LED/Camera for almost 3 minutes, got slightly warm but nowhere near uncomfortable.