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Anyway what the Galaxy S2 is missing is notification for missed calls, email. sms etc. Many of you might know of lilHermit who made the awesome Trackball Alert Pro for the Nexus One. https://market.android.com/details?...droid.TrackballAlertPro&feature=search_result
Well he has made a similar app for the LG Optimus 2X which flashes the led buttons for notification and he is willing to bring it to the Galaxy S2
Once its done and working on the LG2X I'll work on adding SGS2 support. I've written it modular so adding support for extra phones will not mean a major rewrite.
Although I don't think the SGS2 will be easy looking at the kernel.
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I'm looking to get ROM "chefs" to include my mod. So if you want to get the "chef" to contact me I'll happy provide them with the smali code.
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Well Rom devs, please contact him to add this
His profile: http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=1753833
Cool stuff although there is an app called 'Flashnotify' on the market which does this already and works with SGS2.
But what is he going to work on ? I mean there is no led or track ball in G S2 for him to work on.
Or am i missing something big
touch key backlight
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touch key backlight
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Damn forgot about it.
there was an app for dell streak.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.StreakLEDFREE&feature=search_result
Update : tested . does not work for s gs2
good to hear and nice to know
Since the screen is AMOLED and since you can turn on red/blue pixels individually and they take very little power. A better idea might be to actually put something on the screen instead.
That would be NoLED
More promising imho would be to change the management of the capacitive buttons to be lit while phone is sleeping. Lighting them when phone is on is easy so patterns could be used for notifications.
I'm a fan of the NoLED app for notifications but I would certainly like to see a capacitive button notification like on the LG2X (I had one a couple of months back but sent it back as faulty and got my SGS2)
You want BLN, which was being worked on by neldar.
Akent started putting it to SGS2, but it's not fully (at all?) working.
https://github.com/akent/samsung-kernel-galaxysii
some stuff is disabled when the phone is not connected to usb thus the led don't turn on when the phone is off / stuff don't work (did check in that git and it doesnt fix it)
til someone has time to figure it out, no bln. i think neldar has been busy, and so am i, these days at least
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Cool stuff although there is an app called 'Flashnotify' on the market which does this already and works with SGS2.
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that's only for display backlight, not for button backlight, isn't it?
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that's only for display backlight, not for button backlight, isn't it?
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Lights up the back light and both hardware buttons. Check it out on the market, its free.
englefield said:
Lights up the back light and both hardware buttons. Check it out on the market, its free.
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Turns on the whole screen. Utterly useless also.
Still nothing? I really miss this and we're waiting for ages – is anyone still working on BLN or are there any problems/is it impossible?
I'd be more than happy to donate a beer or coffee to whoever gets BLN working on the SGS2
Too bad the central hardware button doesn't have a light, it would have been like the N1 TB, but hey it will be sufficiant to have the left and right lights working already
are you working on it?? I will buy it with pleasure from market, donate your work would be pleasure for this notification light!!! I'm waiting for the result....??????????????
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For any devs out there...
Would it or is it possible to develop an app that will keep the backlight on for the keypad ? i.e. On while the screen is on and go off when the screen goes off ?
In the dark its very annoying when using the Hero and having to fumble for the right key to press - Home, Back, Search etc.
i second that
well erm just press any key and the light will go on dude, you dont need an app for this
So you fumble and hit Home or even power off (to sleep) the screen when you only wanted to hit search or back.
Flicking the scroll wheel is the only way to light up the keys and not press the wrong one by mistake, but that tends to highlight a button, link etc... and sometimes if you hit the ball too hard, you select a screen element.
Still a pain and TBH not like any handset I used before. Backlight time out was always linked to screen time out.
You dont need to hit any key, just move the scroll wheel even slightly and lights come up. And it does need decent amount of pressure to press the scroll button, you wont accidentally press it.
er, yer, I know... but I don't want too
lets just say "even if it doesnt make sense to some people, WE want it!"
btw, there is one app "dark keys" that keeps the backlights of the keypads off all the time. this was made for the white G1. maybe it can simply be rewritten to make the reverse happen?
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For any devs out there...
Would it or is it possible to develop an app that will keep the backlight on for the keypad ? i.e. On while the screen is on and go off when the screen goes off ?
In the dark its very annoying when using the Hero and having to fumble for the right key to press - Home, Back, Search etc.
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i'm beeing annoyed by the keys not being lit as well ...
Glad I'm not the only one
Yeah, I want it too. Thanks for bringing this up!
I think it's good idea, btw it looks cool at night. I want it too
Good idea. +1
So which dev is gong to earn a couple of $$, ££, €€ by writing this for each copy sold then ??
From what I can tell of the API docs (http://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/PowerManager.html, the SDK only allows for the keyboard backlight to be on in FULL_WAKE_LOCK state, meaning the screen will have to be full brightness.
So I don't think this request can be achieved by a pure SDK app.
How come it lights up at any screen brightness on the Hero ?
Surely its also a hardware call and not just an OS call ? These would be independent of Android and particular to each manufactures handset, else they would all be the same.
Not questioning you, but it would seem strange that its not addressable separately to the screen ???
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How come it lights up at any screen brightness on the Hero ?
Surely its also a hardware call and not just an OS call ? These would be independent of Android and particular to each manufactures handset, else they would all be the same.
Not questioning you, but it would seem strange that its not addressable separately to the screen ???
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I'm by no means an Android SDK expert, just posting what I found in a quick search round the docs. Happy to be proven wrong!
Lee
Of course - wasn't criticising at all
Might be able to dabble in the /sys/class/leds/ folder.
I'll take a look when I get in.
Not a dev though. Lol.
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Might be able to dabble in the /sys/class/leds/ folder.
I'll take a look when I get in.
Not a dev though. Lol.
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Correct.
echoing a value to:
/sys/devices/platform/i2c-adapter/i2c-0/0-0066/leds/button-backlight/brightness
through adb shell turns on the backlight.
I think an SDK app could be created as a service with a broadcast receiver listening for the power state changing that just writes a positive value to the file above.
Loads of similar examples here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=565015
I'll take this on, just about got it working.
Wicked thx
You are stars (especially fullerlee)
Don't make it too expensive though
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Good idea.......
would be a very nice mod.
+1 on this, much needed maybe there could be a setting to say what the lock buton does, either locks the screen, or takes picture...
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+1 on this, much needed maybe there could be a setting to say what the lock buton does, either locks the screen, or takes picture...
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i was thinking the same thing since the first time i picked up the phone i thought the lock button would be on top and that the actual lock button was the camera button haha. but yeah i think itd be awesome to disable it when the camera is in use...and if we could disable the stupid low battery warning when the cam is in use too....we've got a notification led fix in the works already, a recovery image is being worked on, some devs are planning on porting CM6 to this phone, GPS and compass i believe are fixed for those who had problems with them, nightmode works a treat, so all we need are those 2 mods and i think the vibrant will be perfect...well for me anyway but im sure many would agree lol.
Even the lock/power button would be perfect.
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Even the lock/power button would be perfect.
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i added another idea to the first post. check it out.
uber bump! any devs considering this idea?
would this get more attention if i posted this in the development section as a think tank?
would really appreciate something like this. bump
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would really appreciate something like this. bump
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i wonder if the cm6 port would incorporate it...idk why samsung didnt include a camera button, then again im surprised how they squeezed so many features and tons of horsepower into this light little thing in the first place haha
+1 this would be a great add-on
I agree. This would be excellent!
can someone with twitter send this to wesgarner? i would but i dont have a twitter and i dont think he checks these forums very often.
This should definitely be possible, since in the video player, the lock/power doesn't lock the screen - it just disables the touch screen - so that touching the screen doesn't do anything like causing the control buttons to appear. This proves that the button itself is programmable based on the app.
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This should definitely be possible, since in the video player, the lock/power doesn't lock the screen - it just disables the touch screen - so that touching the screen doesn't do anything like causing the control buttons to appear. This proves that the button itself is programmable based on the app.
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wow thats neat i never noticed that! i'm sure its possible we just need somebody with the know-how to implement it. also, i think i mentioned this before, but since on the g1 devs were able to add a reboot option (which btw would be cool if we did that here too) i was thinking there should be a camera option in the menu to launch the camera app. and if we could remove the stupid camera/video disabler when low battery comes on, thatd be awesome too. i'm sure once a custom rom comes along these things could be implemented but we gotta grab a devs attention first.
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This should definitely be possible, since in the video player, the lock/power doesn't lock the screen - it just disables the touch screen - so that touching the screen doesn't do anything like causing the control buttons to appear. This proves that the button itself is programmable based on the app.
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The camera app does this too.
I'm hoping that someone has picked up on this and that it is in the works, I hope that it's doable.
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Doesn't this phone have a LED notification feature??
Why should it have?
Isn't that obvious..?: To notify the user of missed calls and new text/email messages...
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Why should it have?
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The lock screen does a pretty good job of keeping you up to date on whats been happening. I didn't even realise any new smart phones had LED notifications.
That response is hilariously absurd. I have to actually pick my phone up and look to see if something is happening?
SWYPED from my SUPASONIC
I have to say - I had the HTC Diamond before my Omnia and this is the one feature I miss.
The Phone is a million times better in every other aspect, so I will oversee this flaw
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Doesn't this phone have a LED notification feature??
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No, it doesn't. Unfortunately, this is one of the features I miss from my HD2.
But there are dozens of things that are better, so I'll get along with it
Just noticed that. I've been adapting to the icons and never checked.
I like the icons it seems, with Txt, E-mail, Multiple accounts and apps with their own notifications. Wouldn't want to have to memorise each beep. dash. dot for what i missed in this day and age, the icon tells me in one glance what I've missed with a symbol, maybe coloured dots would be the same but, i did wonder how do you not look at the phone to see the LED notification?
That i wanna learn
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We're talking hardware design here. As far as I can see from inspecting the device, it DOES have LEDs under the buttons, which means that it is INDEED possible to implement a LED notification hack of some sort... like it's been done on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, for instance (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830782)!
The advantage: A slow-blinking LED will enable the user to become notified of a new text/email message/missed call by just glancing at the phone from afar, ergo not having to pick the phone up AND turn on the screen.
It's an epic fail, in my opinion, that this cannot be found in the otherwise great hardware design of the Omnia 7, as all well-crafted smartphones these days incorporate such functionality (e.g. the HTC Hero).
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Just noticed that. I've been adapting to the icons and never checked.
I like the icons it seems, with Txt, E-mail, Multiple accounts and apps with their own notifications. Wouldn't want to have to memorise each beep. dash. dot for what i missed in this day and age, the icon tells me in one glance what I've missed with a symbol, maybe coloured dots would be the same but, i did wonder how do you not look at the phone to see the LED notification?
That i wanna learn
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I get ya, Makes a nice feature for some phone users i guess, But i needed this as smart phone to keep on me at all times *my reason anyway*, if i miss a call/e-mail i have to call back asap anyway
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We're talking hardware design here. As far as I can see from inspecting the device, it DOES have LEDs under the buttons, which means that it is INDEED possible to implement a LED notification hack of some sort... like it's been done on the Samsung Galaxy Tab, for instance (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=830782)!
The advantage: A slow-blinking LED will enable the user to become notified of a new text/email message/missed call by just glancing at the phone from afar, ergo not having to pick the phone up AND turn on the screen.
It's an epic fail, in my opinion, that this cannot be found in the otherwise great hardware design of the Omnia 7, as all well-crafted smartphones these days incorporate such functionality (e.g. the HTC Hero).
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If someone writes such an app, and it does not consume much more power, it would be a reason for me to do the unlock...
I guess there is no chance that this app would be approved via the official way?
Just realized: Someone's actually made an app for submitting and voting for already submitted ideas for improvements to WP7. It's called "My WP7 Idea", and yes, it already contains my idea. USE IT! (and please, please, please VOTE for this)
Does anyone know if there's a LED under the middle touch navigation button (the one with the Windows logo)? Would be cool, if this could light up with notifications, wouldn't it...?
Theres not a LED. Only the other 2 buttons lighten up. I don't think that's a problem tough.
You could think of a procedure like back button enlightened when a new sms is there, search button when you have a missed call or something.
Close to the light sensor i saw another something,i dont know what is it for..but on a video on youtube..i saw it blinking in blue..when the user used bluetooth for calling...anyone noticed that?
we got 4" led display !
can notification led just be emulated by a small blinking square right in the center of the screen ?
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I have to actually pick my phone up and look to see if something is happening?
SWYPED from my SUPASONIC
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Yes. Ludicrous, isn't it.
I don't understand how this could bother you so much, unless you like people to notice that you are popular. You should have looked at the specs before you bought it - seems to be an ongoing problem people have with phones.
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I don't understand how this could bother you so much, unless you like people to notice that you are popular. You should have looked at the specs before you bought it - seems to be an ongoing problem people have with phones.
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you can't be serious? since the dawn of man (ok,mobile), a phone has had a visual indicator that you have missed an event. This is like having an alarm clock with no alarm. you just have to keep waking up and switching the screen on!
I've recently got my hands on an Omnia 7 and today I realised I was missing emails,sms etc because there was no led flashing. I thought it was broken. Turns out it isn't... the logic of samsung is.
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you can't be serious? since the dawn of man (ok,mobile), a phone has had a visual indicator that you have missed an event. This is like having an alarm clock with no alarm. you just have to keep waking up and switching the screen on!
I've recently got my hands on an Omnia 7 and today I realised I was missing emails,sms etc because there was no led flashing. I thought it was broken. Turns out it isn't... the logic of samsung is.
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You could go to settings and set a sound for new emails (not set by default) and see if it's better, it vibrates too
just my 5 cent
Hi Guys and especially Developers,
my further Device, Dell Streak, came out without an notification-LED - just like the Galaxy Note. But the Streak had also the touch-buttons lighted up by LED´s. Someone wrote an APP, which used this touch-button-led´s for notification. I was able to set up the "Back-Button" blinking everytime, when a message arrived.
Is this possible for the SGN?
NoLED. Instead of a LED a single Pixel on the screen lights up. You can customize it though, you can have different colors for calls, texts and it can even handle app notifications.
You can also only have the buttons light up, but as far as I know you can only have both buttons light up.
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Hi Guys and especially Developers,
my further Device, Dell Streak, came out without an notification-LED - just like the Galaxy Note. But the Streak had also the touch-buttons lighted up by LED´s. Someone wrote an APP, which used this touch-button-led´s for notification. I was able to set up the "Back-Button" blinking everytime, when a message arrived.
Is this possible for the SGN?
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Chances are BLN will work on the note, but requires the support for it in the Kernel, it was the same thing with the Galaxy S2 it'll just be a matter of time before a dev integrates the support.
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NoLED. Instead of a LED a single Pixel on the screen lights up. You can customize it though, you can have different colors for calls, texts and it can even handle app notifications.
You can also only have the buttons light up, but as far as I know you can only have both buttons light up.
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hi, how to use noled to light up the button led? many thanks
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hi, how to use noled to light up the button led? many thanks
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Just download the app from the market .Its easy to configure it..!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1389394
I mean really, there needs to be option to have them on always when the screen is on. As of right now, they simply flash for about half a second after pressing one. I figured the point of them would be so you can easily see the buttons and press them?
The way it is makes them very hard to find in the dark.
Am I missing something?
Agreed makes no sense the way it is
I agree 100%. When I heard they were lit I was happy and thought it'd be like on a Samsung. But these little dots are useless, you can barely see them and the only light up once you have already hit the key, anyway.
I think they are doing everything to improve battery time even if it takes away good features. Same goes for proximity wave to peek at the ambient screen. They removed that with the first update. They should give us the option if we want to waste battery on certain features.
Personally I think the current consumption of the two LED's under those capacitive buttons is so small that might not even be measurable.
So having those two LED's lit while the screen is on could only bring benefits!
Use Keyboard Backlight Controller from Playstore. Works. Perfect. Needs only to be reactived after reboot. It's free and open source.
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Use Keyboard Backlight Controller from Playstore. Works. Perfect. Needs only to be reactived after reboot. It's free and open source.
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Seems to require root - is that correct?
Alan
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Use Keyboard Backlight Controller from Playstore. Works. Perfect. Needs only to be reactived after reboot. It's free and open source.
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Wow, thanks a ton.
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Seems to require root - is that correct?
Alan
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Yes, it required root.
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I mean really, there needs to be option to have them on always when the screen is on. As of right now, they simply flash for about half a second after pressing one. I figured the point of them would be so you can easily see the buttons and press them?
The way it is makes them very hard to find in the dark.
Am I missing something?
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Makes as much sense as a widget displaying the current weather. On some devices you can disable them without root. Perhaps they should be used as notifications on devices with no LED.
Haven't thought about that! They could easily be used for some fancy, animated notifications!
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Use Keyboard Backlight Controller from Playstore. Works. Perfect. Needs only to be reactived after reboot. It's free and open source.
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I'm failing to find this app, could you provide me a direct link? I would love to be able to have these lights on all the time.
Thanks!
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I'm failing to find this app, could you provide me a direct link? I would love to be able to have these lights on all the time.
Thanks!
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It's apparently been removed from the App store, maybe by the author.
I have the apk as an attachment on this post. If someone sees this and would like it removed, just let me know.