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From my reading it seems Windows Phone 7 doesn't have any support for LED notifications. This adds to the already huge population of iPhone users that are used to not having it either. It really surprises me that these platforms choose to leave this feature out, because to me it's invaluable. I use it throughout the day to see if I need to turn my phone on after returning to my desk (at home or work), and not having it requires manual checks to see if I've missed anything. Why should I have to bother with that? So I'm curious if other Android users find it just as valuable, and if you're just as dumbfounded why these other platforms don't have it.
I love it, but hate how it always stays lit when charging on my nightstand.
Can't live without it for notifications. Wish it was multi colored like the Droid as well.
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I love my led notifications. Especially using the wimax leds so I can tell when I have a text while the phone is charging.
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scooter185 said:
I love my led notifications. Especially using the wimax leds so I can tell when I have a text while the phone is charging.
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+1 here the wimax leds are pretty cool. Also we get the short end of the stick compared to the blackberry leds. They have stock 7 color leds.
scooter185 said:
I love my led notifications. Especially using the wimax leds so I can tell when I have a text while the phone is charging.
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Wow I had no idea that existed! Would like to make use of that...currently on CM 6.0...will have to investigate more...thanks!
r546 said:
Wow I had no idea that existed! Would like to make use of that...currently on CM 6.0...will have to investigate more...thanks!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=746732
Not sure if they have the rooted only version posted, but it's a start.
+1 for Wimax notifier, works great when you're charging and get a notification
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From my reading it seems Windows Phone 7 doesn't have any support for LED notifications. This adds to the already huge population of iPhone users that are used to not having it either. It really surprises me that these platforms choose to leave this feature out, because to me it's invaluable. I use it throughout the day to see if I need to turn my phone on after returning to my desk (at home or work), and not having it requires manual checks to see if I've missed anything. Why should I have to bother with that? So I'm curious if other Android users find it just as valuable, and if you're just as dumbfounded why these other platforms don't have it.
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I completely agree. The LEDs on Blackberrys are amazing. I cannot fathom why these other manufacturers don't put more effort into LED notifications.
Led notifications are great, I liked the wimax notifier but it force closed a lot on me so I uninstalled it.
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WillJitsu said:
I completely agree. The LEDs on Blackberrys are amazing. I cannot fathom why these other manufacturers don't put more effort into LED notifications.
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Yeah, nothing's is as good as a BlackBerry but what the EVO has isn't bad, definitely better than nothing. It's just with two major consumer-oriented platforms leaving it out (inexplicably), I hope Android manufacturers don't eventually do away with it.
This is a feature I have always liked on all of my phones.
Has anyone seen if either 1 of these apps pulls ahead of the other? Really just looking to see which is the best 1 overall between the 2 since I'm picking up my Nexus in a few.
Light flow is newer but doesn't provide any advantage over Tb alert in the free versions, if only it added support for more 3rd party apps like alarms I would understand...but no!
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Light flow is newer but doesn't provide any advantage over Tb alert in the free versions, if only it added support for more 3rd party apps like alarms I would understand...but no!
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But isn't Lightflow the only APp for Trackball settings which doesn't need root? I use LightFlow on my Stock N1 and is works perfectly.
Shahpur.Azizpour said:
But isn't Lightflow the only APp for Trackball settings which doesn't need root?
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Lots of apps have Trackball settings for their own notifications. So you can achieve the same sort of thing without a dedicated Trackball settings app and without rooting. ie Chomp/Hancent for SMS, Gmail alert, Skype etc etc.
Yes, but you cannot define the color in most apps. So having one general app to define everything including color and notification interval is very convenient.
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Lots of apps have Trackball settings for their own notifications. So you can achieve the same sort of thing without a dedicated Trackball settings app and without rooting. ie Chomp/Hancent for SMS, Gmail alert, Skype etc etc.
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Light flow is newer but doesn't provide any advantage over Tb alert in the free versions, if only it added support for more 3rd party apps like alarms I would understand...but no!
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I like choosing color as well as sound notification in ONE PLACE. With TB Alert, you can only pick a color. If you test, it shows the light only. With Light Flow, you have ability to hear a sound file as well as see the color picked light when testing the notification. It's just a bit more convemient to me to have this all in one place.
Doc you amaze me
Don't tell me you tried the hundred thousands apps in the market too apart all the roms that were released on N1?
You should write a book ''All you need to know about a nexus one rooted''
I'm rooted but since it is the stock rom (which is odexed) I cannot run trackball alert, thus I went with light flow.
i use SMS Popup. It's free and doesn't require root. It's specifically for messaging notifications but allows you to set your trackball color and you can specify different colors for different contacts.
I've used both, but staying with Light Flow lite on my current rom. I like all the color & app options as well as the Developer's frequent updates/support.
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Doc you amaze me
Don't tell me you tried the hundred thousands apps in the market too apart all the roms that were released on N1?
You should write a book ''All you need to know about a nexus one rooted''
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That's funny
I really was a confirmed iPhone type. All I really was using for the last three years. I knew nada about Android. I basically dove in head first when I decided to go for the N1. Saw it at CES here in Las Vegas and immediately went home and ordered it. Haven't looked back since and nothing out there is good enough to replace it....yet. I figure about Christmas time when Quad Core Honeycomb Tegra stuff becomes passe, it will be time to upgrade. Of course it helps having a son who works for NVIDEA looking out for me WRT up and coming stuff
I do scour the market when I get bored, looking for some neat stuff, but hanging out on XDA is worth its weight in Gold too.
I went with lightflow myself for stock nx1
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@Doc
I hope you will get a Optimus 2X it looks like the next devs favorite flagship phone,and its the best specs/price dual core too but I will miss the Tb colors and wake,dunno if the main LG button can do that and with colors
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I hope you will get a Optimus 2X it looks like the next devs favorite flagship phone,and its the best specs/price dual core too but I will miss the Tb colors and wake,dunno if the main LG button can do that and with colors
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I will put that in the suggestion book. I have no clue what it will be. I just know that after two years, it WILL be time to update. But it has to be in the same class as the N1, and it has to be considered near the top for development too.
I haven't used TrackBall Alert but I have had Light Flow pro before and after I rooted my N1. I love the app; I have it set for every notification that I will have, all different colors. Great customization and well worth the money.
I've started running a stock/rooted OTA GRI40 and since its not deodexed/patched, I've had to give up my beloved Trackball Alert Pro.. anyways, nobody has commented on battery..?
crachel said:
I've started running a stock/rooted OTA GRI40 and since its not deodexed/patched, I've had to give up my beloved Trackball Alert Pro.. anyways, nobody has commented on battery..?
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I don't get any major drainage that I know of; with the recent update to Light Flow, you can now control how long it flashes for each notification; thus enabling things to show for 15 min (up till 34hr/never stop) to keep tthe battery topped.
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FLAC Vest said:
I don't get any major drainage that I know of; with the recent update to Light Flow, you can now control how long it flashes for each notification; thus enabling things to show for 15 min (up till 34hr/never stop) to keep tthe battery topped.
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I've not had any negative comments back from light flow on battery and evaluate every new user request to try and ensure I only add features that will have minimal impact.
When I think of new routines to make things even more efficient I'll go back and rewrite sections like the new v1.4.x has.
Yeah I've been running Light Flow for a couple days now and its not even showing up on my battery stats so I'm confident it is light on the battery
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Yeah I've been running Light Flow for a couple days now and its not even showing up on my battery stats so I'm confident it is light on the battery
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I hope you're using something besides the default battery stat page in the "about phone" area; I've been playing Gun Bros foe about an hour and my battery is at 50%; initial applications like Gun Bros aren't showing up. (Samsung Captivate)
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This app will allow you to change the intensity of the vibration your device gives you, some kernels/mods do this specific feature, but with this app you can change it even on custom kernels or stock roms. You just need root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dunnow.software.vibrationTuner
A while ago I wrote this app to enhance my personal UX on my N4, I've been told it works well with N5 too, since it might be usefull for some of you guys, I'm sharing it here.
ROOT IS REQUIRED. Please read the app description.
Thanks, that really helped
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Working anyone?
All intensities from 1 to 95 feel the same!
Yep working pretty well not to say perfectly.
In case it can help I have Nexus 5 stock rom rooted only.
Maybe depending on how much you changed from stock result could be different...
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Working anyone?
All intensities from 1 to 95 feel the same!
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Maybe you're doing the same mistake as i did.
After you adjust the slider to a new value you need to push the "Set intensity" before you can use the Test button with the new value.
Took me 5 min to realise that.. :|
i need to root for this?
thank you mate
Ya it works amazing on mine and I'm on stock odex with root
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I used this. Confirmed it works. I like it on 70.
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warsylep said:
Maybe you're doing the same mistake as i did.
After you adjust the slider to a new value you need to push the "Set intensity" before you can use the Test button with the new value.
Took me 5 min to realise that.. :|
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Yep, sorry about that, last update changed UI and UX "set intensity" is no longer needed, just select the value and done.
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i need to root for this?
thank you mate
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Yep, root is mandatory since it edits system lvl files, since apps can't write on those files, root is mandatory to do so. Sorry if it's an inconvenience. u_u
Great app. I was looking for something like this.
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This app will allow you to change the intensity of the vibration your device gives you, some kernels/mods do this specific feature, but with this app you can change it even on custom kernels or stock roms. You just need root.
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Hey,
I need to make something similar for my HTC one (m8) runnig gpe, the vibration is insane.
Could you shed some light on how this app works?
I'm guessing it's a kernel module which changes the vibration intesity?
brujoand said:
Hey,
I need to make something similar for my HTC one (m8) runnig gpe, the vibration is insane.
Could you shed some light on how this app works?
I'm guessing it's a kernel module which changes the vibration intesity?
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Actually it does not play with the kernel at all. Turns out that Nexus LG devices have a file with the intensity, so, basically, this app, overwrites that value on each boot to set the user prefered default and from there the system takes care to get that value and go on.
The file locations it's listed on the "FAQ" part of the app. Some people told me to add support to other devices, but they don't seem to have such file, or at least, not under the same file directory. You could search for it (if it's even there) and If it is (under another directory ofc) I could try to add compatibility to my app and solved.
It actually bothers me that people is rating the app poorly just because they can't read this is ment only for N4 and 5 (since are the only 2 that i know of using that method) ... u_u
Hi All,
work this with AOSP ROM? Where can I find the apk file? I have now no internet connection on my phone, so I could not download it from Store directly.
Thanks in advance!
I use Trickster Mod for controlling the vibration because it also does many, many other things.
I found the 4.2.2 has 808MB ram and the 4.4.2 just has 792MB, is that the reason why the 4.2.2 faster and long battery life than 4.4.2?
Seriously, you take that little RAM so importantly?
Although the amount of usable RAM somewhat affects your app usage, from the first sight you could never see what goes in the kernel that affects e.g. battery, speed, etc. - these are NOT controlled by RAM.
And as for your phone recently being slow and hot, you should start searching for problems in your installed apps, mods and usage pattern, not from the ROM, because as you see we've all been using the same or similar ROMs pretty fine without a hiccup.
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allen_ho said:
I found the 4.2.2 has 808MB ram and the 4.4.2 just has 792MB, is that the reason why the 4.2.2 faster and long battery life than 4.4.2?
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For me, on my M and HD, the only thing that runs faster than 4.4 is debloated/rooted stock, but that's just barely.
AndyYan said:
Seriously, you take that little RAM so importantly?
Although the amount of usable RAM somewhat affects your app usage, from the first sight you could never see what goes in the kernel that affects e.g. battery, speed, etc. - these are NOT controlled by RAM.
And as for your phone recently being slow and hot, you should start searching for problems in your installed apps, mods and usage pattern, not from the ROM, because as you see we've all been using the same or similar ROMs pretty fine without a hiccup.
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maybe the ram question it just a stupid question, but as I install the same apps on another phone samsung I9001, it will no happen. will you give some advise to help me solve this problem?
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maybe the ram question it just a stupid question, but as I install the same apps on another phone samsung I9001, it will no happen. will you give some advise to help me solve this problem?
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I'm not sure where to start looking for problems... But since you definitely don't use the 2 phones at the same time, usage pattern can be vastly different and that can also affect your experience. Simply installing an app doesn't consume CPU and RAM much, but having the app running in the background usually does.
(In other words, you should try using i9001 as your main phone for a few days and see if the problem happens - my bet is that it will still happen)
And my personal solution to that is Autostarts+Greenify, which prevents most apps from automatically starting or running in the background. Not for everyone though.
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I use autostart+greenfiy as you, but one more is Hinet
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I use autostart+greenfiy as you, but one more is Hinet
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What's that app? Switches internet and mobile data?
...which makes me think that you might haven't turned data/WiFi/BT/etc. off when they're not needed.
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Does you mean I should uninstall that app? do you any idea to controll the app that I don't want it to connect to network when I don't want it to connect? as you know some people will use you phone without asking
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For me, on my M and HD, the only thing that runs faster than 4.4 is debloated/rooted stock, but that's just barely.
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Which version of stock db/rooted are you running?
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allen_ho said:
do you any idea to controll the app that I don't want it to connect to network when I don't want it to connect?
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Personally, I don't control those app's behavior - instead I simply turn internet off when it's not needed (so that no app could connect no matter how persistent they are), then "Greenify" the apps (stop them from eating battery and CPU/RAM).
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Personally, I don't control those app's behavior - instead I simply turn internet off when it's not needed (so that no app could connect no matter how persistent they are), then "Greenify" the apps (stop them from eating battery and CPU/RAM).
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but if you need the data connection always on when working, how do you recommendation?
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but if you need the data connection always on when working, how do you recommendation?
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Then I don't see why Greenify isn't enough. Maybe you didn't Greenify enough apps - I always include some system apps, especially GAPPS, since they are huge battery suckers. cLock should also be disabled if you're using CM.
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FirePsych said:
Which version of stock db/rooted are you running?
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I'm running MHous's DST build because I am using the M purely as a media server right now. For aftermarket, I prefer Slim or OSE.
I have tried both alternatives to the lack of one on the 6T. Nice apps ,but just not working out for me .. considering all the posts on the subject, does OP have any plans for a fix/update, @funkwizard? Thanks in advance
Have moved over to the OnePlus community.. Moderator, would you close this please? Thanks in advance
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I'll be honest, I don't miss the LED notification. It really frees me to not be a slave to the phone. I use Mighty Text on the phone and at least while I'm home, notifications will show up on my laptop. The last few days I've been using their Chrome plugins which adds more notifications to the desktop, but I'm about ready to uninstall that because it can be really annoying.
I miss the LED terribly but haven't had time to look at the software alternatives. I often need to have the phone completely silent/no vibration, and not being able to see what's going on via varicolored strobing LED is a miss. Love the phone otherwise, but I really gotta sort out a solution using ambient display or some such, without killing the battery.
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Frankenscript said:
I miss the LED terribly but haven't had time to look at the software alternatives. I often need to have the phone completely silent/no vibration, and not being able to see what's going on via varicolored strobing LED is a miss. Love the phone otherwise, but I really gotta sort out a solution using ambient display or some such, without killing the battery.
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Plusbeat. I've tried pretty much every other app none of them work well but that one.
Plusbeat is the best one. Love it
I use AOE and it is working great for me
I actually despise when people post
"There's a beer going your way
Confirmation number blah blah blah!"
Because i ponder and ponder and fail to see any other reason than bragging; however, I'm only doing this to convince you of how much i like the app! Do note, this isn't a premium i paid to unlock functionality, it's just well deserved, in my opinion...
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I use AOE and it is working great for me
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What is AOE?
An always on display mod? I didn't miss led but aod yes and now that I rooted my 6t I am searching for an aod compatible with 9.0.11
vegetaleb said:
What is AOE?
An always on display mod? I didn't miss led but aod yes and now that I rooted my 6t I am searching for an aod compatible with 9.0.11
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It's a app that lights up the edge of your screen when a notification comes in. It can also light up the Status Bar area if you are in another app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe&hl=en
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It's a app that lights up the edge of your screen when a notification comes in. It can also light up the Status Bar area if you are in another app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe&hl=en
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Thanks
I ended up installing the app "always on amoled" which looks pretty good. I will see how battery will behave
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Thanks
I ended up installing the app "always on amoled" which looks pretty good. I will see how battery will behave
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Looking forward to your report!
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Looking forward to your report!
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Very nice aod but it eats too much battery, it was at 18% battery usage, so I uninstalled it.
I am going to backup my stock rom and try the new aod magisk module