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Any way to disable screen coming on when txt message received?

Just noticed that when a text message is received, the screen automatically comes on. If you let it go back off, and then turn the screen on again, you have a lockscreen notification, similar to iphone.
Anybody know how to disable this stuff? Particularly, I do not want my screen coming on every time a text message comes in. I could live with the lock screen notification.

Wait for root and custom ROMs, or just get another SMS app. Like Handcent or something.

geoldr said:
Wait for root and custom ROMs, or just get another SMS app. Like Handcent or something.
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So is this just the default behavior of touch wiz that cannot be changed? Did it do this with default messaging app on gs3?
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Yesssir. Very annoying un toggle-able (on stock ROM) 'feature'.
With all the junk they loaded on this phone it really makes me wonder why we cant have basic features like
1) LED customization without an app
2) Screen on/off toggle for SMS
3) Many other simple things that really should be built in.

geoldr said:
Yesssir. Very annoying un toggle-able (on stock ROM) 'feature'.
With all the junk they loaded on this phone it really makes me wonder why we cant have basic features like
1) LED customization without an app
2) Screen on/off toggle for SMS
3) Many other simple things that really should be built in.
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I may be in the minority...but I actually like the screen turning on and missed that feqture when I had my htc vivid...
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mg2195 said:
I may be in the minority...but I actually like the screen turning on and missed that feqture when I had my htc vivid...
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Fair enough, but it's like the guy above said--with the amount of options, and the amount of BLOAT, on this thing, you'd think not forcing screen on when text is received would be one of them.
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3 questions

Hey guys
I got a question regarding the notification light.
1.When I get messages on KiK the light keeps green(it won't flash it just stays green the whole time till unlock) is this normal?
2.When I get messages on whatsapp the light is white and blinks, but when I go to the whatsapp settings and set it to green it won't blink when recieving a message. Why is this?
3.Is there a way to see the unlock circle or lock before typing my pin? Like when I wake up the phone I will first need to move my finger on the screen THEN I can type my pass.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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failly said:
Hey guys
I got a question regarding the notification light.
1.When I get messages on KiK the light keeps green(it won't flash it just stays green the whole time till unlock) is this normal?
2.When I get messages on whatsapp the light is white and blinks, but when I go to the whatsapp settings and set it to green it won't blink when recieving a message. Why is this?
3.Is there a way to see the unlock circle or lock before typing my pin? Like when I wake up the phone I will first need to move my finger on the screen THEN I can type my pass.
Thanks in advance for your help!
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1. I believe this is normal for kik on Nexus 4, but a solid light is weird. Don't know why, though I've seen this happen with kik on other N4s.
2. Could be that kik is interfering with the LED settings? Do you have lightflow installed which could be interfering as well?
Try contacting the devs for kik can whatsapp, they could probably help you out as well.
3. Currently, no, not with the default lockscreen. You can do this with a third party lockscreen however, such as go locker or MiLocker.

vorbatello said:
1. I believe this is normal for kik on Nexus 4, but a solid light is weird. Don't know why, though I've seen this happen with kik on other N4s.
2. Could be that kik is interfering with the LED settings? Do you have lightflow installed which could be interfering as well?
Try contacting the devs for kik can whatsapp, they could probably help you out as well.
3. Currently, no, not with the default lockscreen. You can do this with a third party lockscreen however, such as go locker or MiLocker.
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Thanks vorbatello for the clear answers
I have the same problem with whatsapp even when kik isn't installed. I also havent installed lightflow.
I'll just contact the devs I think, good idea.
Thanks again!
Another question:
When I recieve an email(gmail) the led doesn't blink or light up at all, i've read that others also havr this, is this normal?
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Try using light flow to Control the notification leds...
And for the swipe screen... Try widget locker... Its awesome

gauthamnaidu said:
Try using light flow to Control the notification leds...
And for the swipe screen... Try widget locker... Its awesome
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Okay, thanks man!
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How to enable notification light for gmail?

As title states...is there a trick to do this? Notification led works fine for texts, but I get nothing for gmail. Thanks
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There's an app called Lightflow on the Play Store that works great for changing the notification light settings. There is so much customization you can do, it's a really great app I would definitely recommend that you check it out.

Just tried that...didn't work. I always used light manager...didn't work at all. Can someone confirm ye or ne that gmail led notification works on this phone?
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Looks like there is no way to have multi colored led lights using third party apps...light manager nor lightflow will change colors. Bummer
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powerwagon said:
Looks like there is no way to have multi colored led lights using third party apps...light manager nor lightflow will change colors. Bummer
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The LG notification light software could be overriding third-party program settings. When you use the notification test mode in lightflow, the LED does show up as whatever color you configured for that notification. I just got the phone and I haven't had a chance to really mess around with the notification light so I'm not sure.

Test mode only shows red no matter what color you choose in both light manager and lightflow
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powerwagon said:
Test mode only shows red no matter what color you choose in both light manager and lightflow
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Then u have a defective phone...

alright, this is what I do to get mine to work.
Download Light Manager. Make sure operating mode is set to normal. Then just to test the LED settings change the missed call of any normal notifications to a color of your choice. Then under the same menu where you changed the color hit Test. Once you hit test a pop up menu shows up. Says something about screen off or something. Well don't click anything. Just hit the power button on your G2 and turn the screen off. wait 3 seconds and you should see the notification blink the color you just picked. now turn the phone on, click ok and click Restart light manager.
Now for Gmail, or other apps to blink custom colors you need to uncheck the notifications from normal system settings. go to settings - display - Notification led. Don't click the on.off switch, click the words Notification LED. Then uncheck Missed call, meissed messages and missed Emails. well, all of this fixes mine. I have Customs LED set and it works fine.
Hope this helps

[APP] Light Manager Compatibility

I am the developer of Light Manager. It is an app to configure notification LED color and its flashing frequency for different notification types.
I noticed that there are quite a lot of Nexus 5 users are using Light Manager app. Almost comparable to Samsung devices which Light Manager is designed based on. So I would like to make it fully compatible with Nexus 5. One major bug that users reported is the WhatsApp notification LED does not turn off even after notification has been read or cleared. I think it happens to other notification as well.
I don't have a Nexus 5 to test. Could someone willing to help in doing some beta testing? You may PM me or send me an email. I will send you the install apk for beta testing.
Thanks in advanced.

Actually I only start to have problem after update to 5.8, I am using ART
p.s. I got the same problem on hangout, not whatsapp

I have no issues with light manager but I don't use whatsapp or art.
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I use and don't have any problem with LM, using it for months on several devices...
But if you look for further versions testers, I'm your man!

DummyPLUG said:
Actually I only start to have problem after update to 5.8, I am using ART
p.s. I got the same problem on hangout, not whatsapp
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You mean the LED notification for hangouts remains blinking even after you have read the message? If you are using normal mode, did you enable "Allow Recreate Notification" in Light Manager > Hangouts option?

mckoo said:
You mean the LED notification for hangouts remains blinking even after you have read the message? If you are using normal mode, did you enable "Allow Recreate Notification" in Light Manager > Hangouts option?
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Yes it remains blinking in normal dalvik too.
i am using alternative mode
update:
I had disable ""Allow Recreate Notification" but it still remains blinking in normal mode

DummyPLUG said:
Yes it remains blinking in normal dalvik too.
i am using alternative mode
update:
I had disable ""Allow Recreate Notification" but it still remains blinking in normal mode
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Could you help out in testing? I have added some fix but not sure if it can fix it or not. Let me know if you are OK and I will send you the apk installer for testing.

mckoo said:
You mean the LED notification for hangouts remains blinking even after you have read the message? If you are using normal mode, did you enable "Allow Recreate Notification" in Light Manager > Hangouts option?
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I have the same issue for 8sms when the screens off it keeps flashing. Did it on my nexus 4 and my 5.

mckoo said:
Could you help out in testing? I have added some fix but not sure if it can fix it or not. Let me know if you are OK and I will send you the apk installer for testing.
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Yes I can help, but don't expect too much feedback from me due to I don't have too many msg per day to toggle the bug.
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I've been using light manager for a long time and haven't had any issues. Using ART runtime and Hangouts. I also use alternating mode if that helps.
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A Nexus 5 user reported that he found a way to simulate the whatsapp LED remains blinking bug at the link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=51149422&postcount=1727
Could someone here verify if it happens to you too? Just want to make sure if this bug happens to all Nexus 5 users instead of certain users only. By the way, he is using alternating mode.
Thanks in advanced.

I use to use this app a lot but the same issue with the whatsapp app was happening with Google hangouts for some reason.

I really love this app and always use it.
Is it possible to make notifications flash even if the screen is on? (i.e when using another app)
Thanks in advance

dd66 said:
I really love this app and always use it.
Is it possible to make notifications flash even if the screen is on? (i.e when using another app)
Thanks in advance
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This has to be done at the firmware side instead of application.
Light Manager can support it if manufacturer allows it.

mckoo said:
This has to be done at the firmware side instead of application.
Light Manager can support it if manufacturer allows it.
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Will custom notifications sounds be implemented in future releases or the donate version?
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Sometimes whatsapp notifications keeps blinking even after clearing the notification. It's needed to restart the light manager app.
It would be nice to have a led notification when receiving a call like light flow does.
There is no charging indication too. But I think it's a problem of nexus and not the app.
I keep using this app anyway, I use since a had a galaxy s4.
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FuMMoD said:
Will custom notifications sounds be implemented in future releases or the donate version?
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Unfortunately not at the moment.

mhdsanto85 said:
Sometimes whatsapp notifications keeps blinking even after clearing the notification. It's needed to restart the light manager app.
It would be nice to have a led notification when receiving a call like light flow does.
There is no charging indication too. But I think it's a problem of nexus and not the app.
I keep using this app anyway, I use since a had a galaxy s4.
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How come nexus is having charging indication problem?

mckoo said:
How come nexus is having charging indication problem?
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There's no continuous led when charging.
The s4 behaviour is: when charging, red led continuously, when fully charged green led continuously.
In my recent experience with nexus 5, I can see that, with the stock kernel, it's impossible to have continuous led, only intermittent.
With custom kernels, like Franco or faux, we can see in changelog that there is continuous led implementation.
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mhdsanto85 said:
There's no continuous led when charging.
The s4 behaviour is: when charging, red led continuously, when fully charged green led continuously.
In my recent experience with nexus 5, I can see that, with the stock kernel, it's impossible to have continuous led, only intermittent.
With custom kernels, like Franco or faux, we can see in changelog that there is continuous led implementation.
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You can try go to Light Manager > Advanced Settings > Static LED and select option 2. That will give you somehow continuous red LED (In fact it is just 8s on 2s off as reported by other Nexus 5 user).

The Notification Pulse LED Light

Why the Notification Pulse LED Light in OnePlus 5 blinks in slow motion I have tried 'LightFlow' and 'Light Manager' but still no luck, is there a way around or this notification led light is meant to be blink in slow motion?

itsmohsink said:
Why the Notification Pulse LED Light in OnePlus 5 blinks in slow motion I have tried 'LightFlow' and 'Light Manager' but still no luck, is there a way around or this notification led light is meant to be blink in slow motion?
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J remember Boeffla configure app has the option to change the blink speed. But for hat you'll have to be on Boeffla kernel.

No other way without rooting or using kernel?

I guess using EX Kernel Manager user settings could achieve it but I don't figured out how, at the moment.
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It is configured in the framework-res.apk. Just use a vendor overlay to change the config value. You can change it to blink or fade.
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char101 said:
It is configured in the framework-res.apk. Just use a vendor overlay to change the config value. You can change it to blink or fade.
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Will it blinker faster after that as it does in other phones and do I need to root it in order to make these changes?

char101 said:
It is configured in the framework-res.apk. Just use a vendor overlay to change the config value. You can change it to blink or fade.
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Hi,
Could you explain a bit more, please?
Is it possible to achieve this with EXKM ?
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Sorry I didn't found it in the config of framework-res.apk of OOS. Maybe I was looking at the framework of another OS. So far the only ways I know is either to
1) use boeffla kernel which has fade control support (https://github.com/andip71/boeffla-...e245764#diff-a6e59726e0d746192656ea2f8fea380d)
2) change the led to be always on, that way of course the led will not fade, there are configurations for that in the framework-res.apk which you can change
<integer name="config_defaultNotificationLedOn">2000</integer>
<integer name="config_defaultNotificationLedOff">2000</integer> -> change into 0

char101 said:
Sorry I didn't found it in the config of framework-res.apk of OOS. Maybe I was looking at the framework of another OS. So far the only ways I know is either to
1) use boeffla kernel which has fade control support (https://github.com/andip71/boeffla-...e245764#diff-a6e59726e0d746192656ea2f8fea380d)
2) change the led to be always on, that way of course the led will not fade, there are configurations for that in the framework-res.apk which you can change
<integer name="config_defaultNotificationLedOn">2000</integer>
<integer name="config_defaultNotificationLedOff">2000</integer> -> change into 0
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May worth digging!
What is a "vendor overlay" ?
Thank you.