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[GUIDE] CM 11S 4.4.4 Enable Lightflow LED notification to pulse while screen is ON

This is for CM 11S 4.4.4 Kitkat version - no need to do this on COS 13.1 6.0.1...
Short story on why I need it:
Coming from the SGS4, I got used to my habits and the functionality of the led notification that is being able to continue pulsating, even if my screen was on or I was using my phone.
The necessity derives from the fact I sometimes use my phone in silent mode and while messaging in one app, I receive notifications in another. Without pulsating led notification, I would need to finish w/e I was doing and see the notification above the app icon that received notification. Also cause I have set personalized led colors based on my contacts too, aside per app so it's rather useful to know the person A sent me whatsapp message and not person B etc...
Other times, I would just need it so it stays there for, let's say 5 minutes. Other times, I was simply asking - WTH, if it can work for the battery (without pulsating when charging), why it can not work for whatever app I need it to work?
Seen the One+1 std. functionality is not doing that, aside battery charging, but with fixed light... I searched a bit and found a workaround. Maybe there is a small tiny bit of impact on the the battery, but I could care less.
Disclaimer:
I can not be held responsible in any way for your actions in setting your phone. If you chose to follow this guide, it's your responsibility of what you're doing and of what might happen to your phone.
Requisites:
So to make the notification led working even your screen is lit, and so to continue pulsating when you turn on your screen (within the set timespan) you will need:
1. A rooted One+1 phone
2. CM11S 4.4.4 ANdroid version - xposed is working as it should, is stable and without glitches.
3. xPosed framework - lastest official and stable version (for the moment, consider KK stable ver.) - Be sure to make a system wide nandroid backup before installing xPosed framework.
4. XLED module - download from the modules repository inside xPosed app.
5. Lightflow (maybe other similar apps can fit all the the same, but I use Lightflow) - download from the Play Store, Pro version can set vast majority of apps that has and supports notifications.
Howto:
Assuming you know how to root your phone and what xPosed is and how to manage it (if not, do read some in the dedicated sections or use google)...
1. Install the xLed module, activate it in the xPosed Install app and reboot your phone.
2. Install Lightflow, open it and go to Device Settings and Root, set it up to work in the root mode only, no other settings are needed. Set your per app or per contact notifications as you're pleased.
3. Open the XLED app, check Enable XLED and Screen on LED and close it.
4. Go to your phone settings and turn off battery notification light, turn off custom values under Notification light while leaving the checkmark on Notification light option.
5. Test your notification pulsating from Lightflow app or wait to receive some notification or put your phone on the charger.
Enjoy. :victory:
Note:
I have not touched any other XLED options or set other functionality but what I already wrote, seen how both Lightflow and XLED have some similarities in what they do - I don't want them conflicting by setting the same stuff twice. You are free to try this all out even without Lightflow by setting the XLED only, but my goal was to make custom Lighflow notifications to stick while the screen is lit as I use Lightflow. I achived that and that's how far it goes for me.
Proof:
Sorry for the crappy quality and the pause followed by the cut, my net was lazy...

Lightflow makes screen on 6P randomly show notifs when just sitting there???

Anyone else have issues with Lightflow making the phone screen turn on randomly when sitting on a table? The colors for the notifications are correct, but becausue of the screen coming on alot randomly this is going to kill the battery life. I even enabled a setting to reduce this in light flow but nothing works. Does anyone have lightflow working correctly?
Thanks!!

At the moment the only option is to switch off the ambient display. If there's an outstanding notification or one is getting updated it'll trigger ambient display and lightflow always has an active outstanding notification.
I've put a feature request in to Google to allow some control of when it triggers.
Can you star the issue here*
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=191786

I don't seem to have this problem. Ambient display only lights up on new notifications, even with the latest Light Flow with persistent notification. I do have issues with light flow losing control on a regular basis and then I just see the standard very slow white led blink regardless of notifications. Activating lock screen promptly fixes and then I see the appropriate color and blink rare from light flow.

andrewpmoore said:
At the moment the only option is to switch off the ambient display. If there's an outstanding notification or one is getting updated it'll trigger ambient display and lightflow always has an active outstanding notification.
I've put a feature request in to Google to allow some control of when it triggers.
Can you star the issue here*
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=191786
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Thanks for the explanation. Hopefully u guys find a workaround

I also have had probles with the ambient display turning on seeminly randomly all the time, I didn't know it was light flow..
On another note, I miss the feature were my screen would turn on when I get a text messge (but not dismiss the lightflow) so in case the LED wasn't attention grabbing enough the screen turning on would be. Nexus doesn't seem to do that, can lightflow do this? (turn on the screen for 2-3 seconds right after a new specific notification, say text message?)

andrewpmoore said:
At the moment the only option is to switch off the ambient display. If there's an outstanding notification or one is getting updated it'll trigger ambient display and lightflow always has an active outstanding notification.
I've put a feature request in to Google to allow some control of when it triggers.
Can you star the issue here*
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=191786
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Out of curiosity is building the app with the new api's what triggers the need for the notification? Reason I ask is the previous (lollipop api???) version was working fine without the persistent notification on Marshmallow.

AndrasLOHF said:
Out of curiosity is building the app with the new api's what triggers the need for the notification? Reason I ask is the previous (lollipop api???) version was working fine without the persistent notification on Marshmallow.
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Yes that's exactly it.
I'm bringing out a new play store version later today which will be targeting lollipop's API for people who don't mind loosing android 6 specific features (ie runtime permissions, camera flash control) but don't want the notification related issues of apps targeting android 6.

a fine trade off for me. Had to stop using the app because of that for the time being.

Absolutely fine with me as well. Thanks for the great work as always Andrew.:good::highfive:

Moto Z Front Facing LED

I'm not sure if this has been mentioned before, but the Moto Z does have a front LED light that can be activated by changing /sys/class/leds/charging.
It seems to be activated when flashing in fastboot (?), and is a small white light between the camera and speaker. The Moto X LED app seems to work with root permissions. Unfortunately there's only one brightness, so the brightness control doesn't work.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.akexorcist.motoxled&hl=en

i've use this since moto x style, z play also can use, but no option for missi call / message

Use light flow legacy for led for missed notifications.

I'm using Moto Led Enabler (root required).
With this you can choose which app enables the led.
Not the most stable app at the moment but does the job.
I'm currently only using it for hangouts, gmail and missed calls.
Every couple of days it needs a kick in the rear to get going again

Seems good, I do miss the light on my old S4.

Feisar1985 said:
I'm using Moto Led Enabler (root required).
With this you can choose which app enables the led.
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Strange, it ticks all apps after close and open. And the LED did not go off. Is there some special setting necessary?
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Milly7 said:
Use light flow legacy for led for missed notifications.
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Did not work at all. Some special hint?

Feisar1985 said:
I'm using Moto Led Enabler (root required).
With this you can choose which app enables the led.
Not the most stable app at the moment but does the job.
I'm currently only using it for hangouts, gmail and missed calls.
Every couple of days it needs a kick in the rear to get going again
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Thanks for your tip.
I installed the Moto Led Enabler is working now.

I use Light Flow Legacy with great succes. The LED blinks with every notification I want and it works together with Moto display. It needs root though.
First install the app. Go to the setting and enable 'root modus' and 'use root on every action' (or something like that, I use a different language on my phone). Then go to notifications and set charging led to 'only' and brightness to 255 for every notification. That's all

Silvin_nl said:
I use Light Flow Legacy with great succes. The LED blinks with every notification I want and it works together with Moto display. It needs root though.
First install the app. Go to the setting and enable 'root modus' and 'use root on every action' (or something like that, I use a different language on my phone). Then go to notifications and set charging led to 'only' and brightness to 255 for every notification. That's all
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So it's required to have a rooted phone, right.
Sent from my Moto Z Play using Tapatalk

razorsbk said:
So it's required to have a rooted phone, right.
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I guess it's not possible to access the LED without root. Not with this method anyway. So root is required for light flow legacy to work yes.

Notifications similar to moto display?

Coming from a moto x pure. Had moto display set up to light the screen when the device was picked up. Also, any notifications would appear here and a swipe up would open right into the respective app.
With the a7 we get a notification light and fingerprint reader. I'm trying to wrap my head around how to efficiently open notifications without a number of taps. Device is rooted with xposed installed.
So far the best I could come up with was to remap the finger print reader to open the notification bar. This means one tap to unlock, and 1/2 sec or later a second tap to open the notifications. Quickly double tapping doesn't seem to work.
Is there a more elegant solution?

Not sure how well it works with the FP sensor, but AcDisplay is a great alternative.

NadavCE said:
Not sure how well it works with the FP sensor, but AcDisplay is a great alternative.
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Thanks. Looking for something more recent. That app hasn't been updated in over a year (11/2015).
How are others dealing with notifications on this phone?

Works great on lineage.

I'm not ready to switch to lineage yet. Also, lack of xposed will mean other solutions to modules like gravity box will have to be found.
It's ironic, when I first got the moto x, I was annoyed at the moto display. After some tweaking, I got it to where the screen only lights up when the device is picked up. Notifications can be somewhat manipulated from this state.
It looks like I'll have to relearn notification usage on the a7.

I use KinScreen to automatically turn on the screen when I open the flip case (uses proximity sensor).
Best thing ever.

On a custom OS (like lineage or Pure Nexus) can you...

install the moto display function such as the OG app? i really like moto display where i dont have to turn the phone on all the time to view messages.

Jonathanlc2005 said:
install the moto display function such as the OG app? i really like moto display where i dont have to turn the phone on all the time to view messages.
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No, CM/AOSP uses ambient display for this. Behaves a bit differently but it's more than good enough, especially with a working notification light.