Hey all. Just wanted to post to clear up some discrepancies that I have found concerning the presence or absence of the notification light on the 2014 version of the Moto X. There is in fact a notification light on the Moto X. However, like most users I couldn't find any setting for it or in fact see where it might be located physically on the phone itself.
To enable the notification light I am pretty sure your phone must be rooted and a custom ROM installed. As mentioned before, I had no idea that the Moto X had a notification LED until after I rooted it. When rooting and flashing was when I first saw the LED light up. When putting the device in fastboot mode (Volume down + power), a small green light showed up in the top speaker. Rather, in the slit between the front of the speaker and the body of the phone where the sound emenates from. I just assumed it was kind of a "warning" light to notify you that you were outing the phone in Fastboot mode and ignored it. Anyway, after the new ROM was installed and my notifications started rolling in, the light started lighting up. So far it has lit up for each text and also for my snapchats.
As for why the light was included by Motorola, but was still disabled, I can only guess. I assume that because of the Moto Display feature being included the developers assumed it would be redundant. Indeed, if I had a choice between Moto Display or a notification light, I would probably choose the display, but that just my two cents.
So, if you have rooted and flashed, have you noticed the notification light? Or is this just enabled by Motorola with the android 5.x update? Thoughts?
cvwalker65 said:
Hey all. Just wanted to post to clear up some discrepancies that I have found concerning the presence or absence of the notification light on the 2014 version of the Moto X. There is in fact a notification light on the Moto X. However, like most users I couldn't find any setting for it or in fact see where it might be located physically on the phone itself.
To enable the notification light I am pretty sure your phone must be rooted and a custom ROM installed. As mentioned before, I had no idea that the Moto X had a notification LED until after I rooted it. When rooting and flashing was when I first saw the LED light up. When putting the device in fastboot mode (Volume down + power), a small green light showed up in the top speaker. Rather, in the slit between the front of the speaker and the body of the phone where the sound emenates from. I just assumed it was kind of a "warning" light to notify you that you were outing the phone in Fastboot mode and ignored it. Anyway, after the new ROM was installed and my notifications started rolling in, the light started lighting up. So far it has lit up for each text and also for my snapchats.
As for why the light was included by Motorola, but was still disabled, I can only guess. I assume that because of the Moto Display feature being included the developers assumed it would be redundant. Indeed, if I had a choice between Moto Display or a notification light, I would probably choose the display, but that just my two cents.
So, if you have rooted and flashed, have you noticed the notification light? Or is this just enabled by Motorola with the android 5.x update? Thoughts?
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It's not disabled, it's just not a notification light. On the stock rom it's used to indicate that the phone is charging or low on battery if the phone is not turned on. Custom roms override that feature and use it as a notification light instead.
I'll take your word for it. However, I never saw an option for it on the settings, and it never once lit up while I was charging, on or off.
Thanks for the input and explanation!
cvwalker65 said:
I'll take your word for it. However, I never saw an option for it on the settings, and it never once lit up while I was charging, on or off.
Thanks for the input and explanation!
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I think it only comes on if the battery is so low that the phone can't turn on yet to indicate that it's getting power.
I saw mine blink one time. It was when I was rebooting. I saw a Red light flash real quick. Really wish I was rooted so I could enable it.
No need to have a custom rom. If you are rooted you can simply enable it using Tasker. I use it for certain profiles.
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I saw mine blink one time. It was when I was rebooting. I saw a Red light flash real quick. Really wish I was rooted so I could enable it.
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You saw one of the IR sensor lighting up. the only led on the X 2014 is a green one.
No. It was the light. But I'll argue with u more about it since I'm bored.
There are MANY YouTube reviews that mention the IR sensors and the "light flash"..
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i'm on stock 5.0 rooted and light flow app. led notification works well
Please share tour settings.
My config. 20 in intensity is plenty sufficient
as in the "other post" i share here my config
Bad news (for me) after lightflow update (playstore 17 February) no more led notification. Can't make led work
So baaaaaad
Iv been using Tasker and the "notification listener" plugin.
Iv just set up profiles to switch a variable on and off based on notification posted/cleared.
Then a task that runs an LED flashing loop based on that variables value.
In tasker, the LED is called "charging led" not a notification led.
michyall said:
Bad news (for me) after lightflow update (playstore 17 February) no more led notification. Can't make led work
So baaaaaad
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That happened to me on the version before this update, it was driving me crazy. LED just stopped working, tried everything to fix but it wouldn't work. Then this morning it was working and then I saw the update so I backed up the app with titanium and updated. So far, knock on wood, been working all day.
I solved unonstalling LF and re-installing from playstore. Works again. +1
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I solved unonstalling LF and re-installing from playstore. Works again. +1
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I am having this issue, again, so frustrating. A reboot fixed it for a short period but the led stopped working again. I haven't tried uninstalling and redownloading but that is my next step.
I would really like to know what is causing this, the app or something with the stock rom.
Don't know why. Now i'm on cm nightlies, no need LF, led's working good
Is possible to create some kind of "patch" to use the notification LED on Stock ? I mean to use it as a native LED, like on CM builds, basically port this function from CM and implement it on Stock?
Hello Everyone,
I'm sure this has been covered before and a lot of you already know about or have already activated your Notification LED on your Nexus 6. This thread is for people who did not know about the LED or don't know how to activate it.
So, the Motorola Nexus 6 has a RGB Notification Light. It is placed inside / beneath the top speaker. Motorola / Google decided to disable it in favor of the Ambient Display feature. Why would they not still leave it available as an option? I have no idea. It is pretty easy to activate it though. Here is what you need to do.
1. Your Nexus 6 must be rooted.
2. Download Light Flow Lite (FREE) on the Google Play Store.
3. In the Light Flow App, go into Settings, then Device Settings and Root. You must select the following options: Direct Mode, Root Mode, Run every command as root. If all three of these are not selected, your LED will not work.
4. Now just go into Notification Settings in the Light Flow App and you can fully customize your Notification Light.
For example, I have my Notification Light set to turn red while charging and green when fully charged. When I unplug my phone, the light goes off instantly. I also set red for missed calls, green for text messages, and blue for emails (Gmail). This is sufficient for my needs but you can also setup specific app notifications as well like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. You can even set the cycle timings for when you have multiple notifications.
The only issue with the Notification Light in the Nexus 6 is that you can not make it blink. It will stay on / solid until you clear the Notification. I don't believe this will effect battery life too much, especially being Light Flow gives you control of the brightness of the LED. Also, Light Flow gives options for other various colors such as orange, purple, white, etc. I have only gotten Red, Green, and Blue to work so far. I am currently looking into this.
This method works whether you are stock or even if you have a custom kernal / rom. There are quite a few custom roms for the Nexus 6 that activate the LED as well.
I have decided to post this because when I looked into activating my Notification Light on my Nexus 6 I came across a few methods, and this is the only one that worked.
Also, most importantly, all of the guides / people I have talked to about activating the LED on the Nexus 6 that direct you to Light Flow claim you need the paid version and you do NOT. If this use to be the case it is not anymore. I have full control of my LED and I do NOT have the paid version of Light Flow.
There are dozens of ROMs to download that already have the notification light working... So I guess this really only pertains to those who buy a Nexus and wish to remain completely stock except for these mods? In which case, same a custom ROM but they are doing the mods themselves.
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There are dozens of ROMs to download that already have the notification light working... So I guess this really only pertains to those who buy a Nexus and wish to remain completely stock except for these mods? In which case, same a custom ROM but they are doing the mods themselves.
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I agree. I have had my Nexus 6 for about a month myself. I have not tried out any custom roms yet. I like keeping it simple / stock. I just wanted my Notification Light is all. This thread is more directed at stock users I guess.
I can only get Red, Green, and Blue colors though.
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I can only get Red, Green, and Blue colors though.
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Same here. I believe that is all the light is physically capable of producing. I think that is the outcome regardless of the method used. (Light Flow, Custom ROM, etc)
Hey guys, quick question. I've had my 6p for a while and running cataclysm since day 1 so I don't remember about this. But, does the LED light stay lit when charging on a stock 6p? My brother just got his in today and it's dark so I'm just curious if it's an issue or that's just how it is stock. If it's normal I'm gonna have him use lightflow to activate so that's not a problem.
Nope, the notification LED does not light while charging. It only lights for notifications.
As sildar stated, by default it won't light up but you can use app's like lightflow to do so, should you want it to light up
You can also use Daydream. I like seeing the analog clock while the device is charging. I know, doesn't resolve your LED question but perhaps a useful alternative.
I have a rooted Fire HD 10 that I'm trying to use as a Security Panel in my home (and it's working pretty well for that). There's one area I'm having issues with. I'd like to create (via Tasker) the ability to turn on (and keep on a Blinking red light when I've enabled my security system and a solid green light when the system is off. That will allow anyone in the house to quickly know the state of the system with a simple look.
However, all attempts to get an LED notification light to work have failed leaving me to wonder if the feature even exists.
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I have a rooted Fire HD 10 that I'm trying to use as a Security Panel in my home (and it's working pretty well for that). There's one area I'm having issues with. I'd like to create (via Tasker) the ability to turn on (and keep on a Blinking red light when I've enabled my security system and a solid green light when the system is off. That will allow anyone in the house to quickly know the state of the system with a simple look.
However, all attempts to get an LED notification light to work have failed leaving me to wonder if the feature even exists.
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Did you ever find a solution for this? I'm trying to do the exact same thing!
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I have a rooted Fire HD 10 that I'm trying to use as a Security Panel in my home (and it's working pretty well for that). There's one area I'm having issues with. I'd like to create (via Tasker) the ability to turn on (and keep on a Blinking red light when I've enabled my security system and a solid green light when the system is off. That will allow anyone in the house to quickly know the state of the system with a simple look.
However, all attempts to get an LED notification light to work have failed leaving me to wonder if the feature even exists.
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Fire tablet doesn't have a LED notification
Hello I noticed that when you activate reverse wireless charge a tiny and cool blue led blinks, I wonder if that led is hardware activated when charge is on, or is software and it can be tweaked as notification led...
I questioned that, myself, back when the S10+ got the update that enabled that. Never heard of anybody trying to do it. Honestly I haven't been following.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s10-plus/help/notification-possibilty-t3921362