Just recently my Galaxy Nexus notifcation light has been staying a solid blue even with no notifications. I took out my battery and it would go away. But as soon as I put the battery back in without even turning the phone on, the notification light turns blue. Can somebody please help me out and tell me why this is happening? My Galaxy Nexus is running Stock 4.1.2. It isn't rooted, The bootloader is not unlocked.
Has the phone been exposed to moisture or humidity lately. Have you left it in the bathroom while taking a shower?
download light flow from play store, nd then analyse it. if not than it may b a hardware fault
Actually yeah the moisture thing sounds about right, our phone uses the notification light like the Xbox 360 uses its lights- to communicate error codes (see Red Ring of Death), does it not?
I think red is moisture though. Or maybe blue too...
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Does anyone else get a really small reddish almost burgundy light by the camera? Not the main L.E.D.(on the right side of the phone) and when it turns on your phone is powered on, but you cant wake it. I know that cuz I had to power off my phone and the blue light (main L.E.D.) came on, then I pressed power button again and main blue L.E.D. came on and phone re-powered? I am at a loss?
I'm sorry, but I cannot make any sense of your post. Please try some punctuation or something to break it up a bit.
Not trying to be an ass, I just honestly can't understand it.
Yes I see it to in low light areas. Its always been there. Someone else had a post about this too
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The faint red light is from the proximity censor. You will notice it most often when in a call that is not using a headset or speakerphone. It should only be on during the call.
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After leaving the house this morning, I was listening to some music. An hour after leaving I see that my notification led has illuminated red. Now I have no notifications and I've tried a battery pull. What I noticed is when removing the battery the light shuts off but as soon as the battery is replaced it lights back up without the need to power on the phone. The phone still works all fine and dandy however.
As for the light its a bright red and sometime dims to a very faint light but never shuts off.
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After leaving the house this morning, I was listening to some music. An hour after leaving I see that my notification led has illuminated red. Now I have no notifications and I've tried a battery pull. What I noticed is when removing the battery the light shuts off but as soon as the battery is replaced it lights back up without the need to power on the phone. The phone still works all fine and dandy however.
As for the light its a bright red and sometime dims to a very faint light but never shuts off.
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Did you have a custom Rom? Maybe it's here the problem!
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Did you have a custom Rom? Maybe it's here the problem!
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Yes. CNA.
I reflashed to stock but the light stayed on even while I was flashing and after formatting.
If you're still seeing the red LED during and after a flash you're probably looking at a hardware issue. I'd give Samsung a call to see what they have to say. Even if it's not something they will take for warranty repair, they may be able to get you some relevant information.
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If you're still seeing the red LED during and after a flash you're probably looking at a hardware issue. I'd give Samsung a call to see what they have to say. Even if it's not something they will take for warranty repair, they may be able to get you some relevant information.
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It disappeared about an hour or two ago. I didn't really do anything except wait.
Hmm..
newbcake said:
It disappeared about an hour or two ago. I didn't really do anything except wait.
Hmm..
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Good to hear. Hopefully that will be the end of it. So you didn't notice any actual performance problems? I wonder if there might be a short circuit in the LED?
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Did the issue return afterwards?
I have a similar issue, only when i turn the device off the red notification light disappears. And then, when i turn the device on it usually doesn't come back immediately.
But, im getting this red notification light on a daily basis and can't seem to find what it means. Like on your device, everything works fine with no performance issues whatsoever. Also, i'm running stock-rooted Jelly Bean 4.1.2, but the issue started before rooting the device and on 4.1.1. I don't get any notifications on the notification bar, i can't find any app that uses the LED with that color. I don't use any LED control app.
it's annoying, and theres no information at all about this issue.. I already E-mailed Samsung a couple of days ago and didn't get a response from them yet.
I've seen this happen a few times before, after the phone has been exposed to moisture. A good example is when you leave the phone in the bathroom during or after taking a shower...
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I've seen this happen a few times before, after the phone has been exposed to moisture. A good example is when you leave the phone in the bathroom during or after taking a shower...
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Well, the phone might has been exposed to small amounts of moisture (it took me really long time trying to remember if it has). What can you suggest doing about it? Close it, take out the battery and put it in a bag of rise for a few days? :/ it's been two weeks since then..
If it is moisture, it will probably clear up on its own. The bag of rice trick may help, if you don't mind going without your phone for a few days...
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If it is moisture, it will probably clear up on its own. The bag of rice trick may help, if you don't mind going without your phone for a few days...
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My biggest concern is corrosion. If it builds up it can really mess the circuits up.
I'll try the bag of rise thing and update what's the result..
Thanks for your help!
Mine is the same... Except green.
When power is off... Stays green... Factory reset and still the same... Stock, rooted, unlocked
Any ideas?
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Water damage.
Ever leave your device on the bathroom counter when taking a shower?
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Water damage.
Ever leave your device on the bathroom counter when taking a shower?
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So the green light means water damage or the red light? Cant find that anywhere
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I was responding to the op.
You probably both have some sort of internal issue.. corrosion , malfunction, something like that.
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I was responding to the op.
You probably both have some sort of internal issue.. corrosion , malfunction, something like that.
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Ok thanks, not sure what i can do other than hit up samsung for an answer
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This is what samsung support said via our online chat...
Agent: I have checked all the resources and there is no information about the Green LED light and as you have tried with all the possible steps including Factory reset and see that the issue persists, I request you to contact Samsung Voice support team as they could check your device details and help you further to fix the issue.
Agent: They would file the service request for your phone and you can send the device to Samsung service center to get it inspected and repaired by certified technician.
Agent: I would be happy to provide you with the contact details of Samsung Voice support team.
Agent: You can contact our voice support at 1-888-987-4357, Mon-Fri: 7 AM - 9 PM (CST), Sat: 9 AM - 6 PM (CST).
You: Really? So it does it mean anything
You: Will they charge me?
Agent: Your device would have 1 year warranty from the date of purchase. Please contact the Voice support team and they would assist you and provide the required information.
Just covering the bases... Seems it doesnt mean water specifically but def something they didnt program as an indicator for water damage... Thats what i was curious about
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Hi all I have just bought the new nexus 7 and I love it. One problem is I have never seen the notification light work yet. I have checked in settings and it's ticked.. When does it flash? Is it every time you get a notification from eg Facebook etc,? I'm worried it's not working.
The light is usually associated with notifications, yes. Usually this is configurable in the apps responsible for the notifications.
I thought the same when I got mine but it was flashing during a notification a while back so at least it works but rare.
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it works but rare.
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Mine triggers on e-mails, so I see it a lot!
Does work thanks sent myself an Email
I use LightFlow and configured the light to fade in and out with almost no period of time where the light is off. It looks as if the light is "breathing", and is much more noticeable than the 10 second delay between flashes that the stock light is. Give it a shot.
So far, I've only seen it light with email. General notifications don't seem to trigger it.
My first Nexus 7 (2013) had a completely broken notification light. No matter what I did, I couldn't get it to light up. (I ran testing programs, Light Flow, sent myself emails, etc). Exchanged it at Best Buy and the new one worked immediately. So just know that there are some defective notification LEDs out there.
There's a whole slew of less common issues that IMO if it bothers you, you should get an exchange, but if not, just live with it.
LED doesn't work
NFC doesn't work
Bluetooth doesn't work
Qi wireless charging doesn't work
dust under screen
light bleed
offwhite screens
dead/stuck pixels
mushy Power/Volume buttons
creaky edges
back cover comes off easily
screen separating from tablet
battery charger not recognized even though it is charging
microphone doesn't work
one speaker has no sound
charger makes buzzing noise
camera blurry
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spasdic multi-touch
touchscreen dead-spots
camera crashes tablet
hardware related random reboots (not the same as software-related reboots)
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The last 4 can sometimes be mitigated in software so try fixes first.
Many of these issues are rare. Some are more common. I think a lot of people don't even notice or just live with it because it really doesn't bother them that much or they don't even use the feature.
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I use LightFlow and configured the light to fade in and out with almost no period of time where the light is off. It looks as if the light is "breathing", and is much more noticeable than the 10 second delay between flashes that the stock light is. Give it a shot.
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What settings did you use to do this? Sounds interesting.
Hmm...it sounds like my LED light took a dump on me then. I've had my Nexus 7 2013 for about a month. It used to notify me for emails...now nothing. And yes it does bother me.
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Hmm...it sounds like my LED light took a dump on me then. I've had my Nexus 7 2013 for about a month. It used to notify me for emails...now nothing. And yes it does bother me.
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Then take a dump on this device.
SubMatrix said:
I use LightFlow and configured the light to fade in and out with almost no period of time where the light is off. It looks as if the light is "breathing", and is much more noticeable than the 10 second delay between flashes that the stock light is. Give it a shot.
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Hmm, downloaded light flow lite and I don't see that setting anywhere...
Dl light manager....
When plugged into the charger the LED flashes Red until it's charged...Green when 100%...Blue when I have a notification. Sometimes I find it flashing on odd orange/green spot. What the heck is THAT?
I'm worried about it because in my earlier days of tinkering with electronics I found that when you overdrive a red LED it will look similar--right before it burns out
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When charging blinking red very low battery orange is charging above 14% but below 90% green charging above 90%..
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Solid yellow even when in standby & not on charger.
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Solid yellow even when in standby & not on charger.
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Check your notification settings. There is an option in some roms to turn on led in different color for different notifications. Try disabling all led notifications, including charging?
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I have a stock AT&T s3. I've searched all over my phone for apps that might have custom led notifications, drilled down through all my phone settings. .. nothing in my phone and nothing found online.
This isn't an indicator I see every day -- only occasionally.
It's also hard to describe the exact appearance. It's not a single yellow dot -- it seems to be at least two tiny led's close together bc it looks like a tiny "yin/yang" shape.
... should mention I'm running 4.3... but i think i also saw this on 4.1
I see this on any gs3 rom I run. Not sure either. I just assume it means it's sort of charged, but not in the green yet.
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I see this on any gs3 rom I run. Not sure either. I just assume it means it's sort of charged, but not in the green yet.
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Yours does it on the charger? Mine flashes yellow when on my hip. I'm pretty sure it's some sort of app notification but I haven't been able to determine WHICH. I've disabled most of the Facebook and eBay notifications--they seem to be the worst offenders for sending out constant annoying dings.
If I can find a way to disable update reminders I'll then be nearly nag-free.
The menu option says that he screen will illuminate when lifting the phone or when a notification comes in. That would be fine except mine is acting more like the moto x and pulsing every few seconds which will kill an lcd battery.
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Mine did the same but I found that the culprit was the light flow app I installed to control the LED.
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mkouk said:
Mine did the same but I found that the culprit was the light flow app I installed to control the LED.
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I've noticed it pulse as well but it doesn't go on very long, and doesn't do it all the time. I've not installed light flow at all, so I doubt that is the cause, and you may find it starts doing it again.
It's unlikely to drain that much power if it only does it a few times, and ambient display is off if the phone is covered like in a case or coat pocket.
I couldn't at first get it to turn on reliably when being picked up, but the trick seems to be to lift it up and at the same time turn it from horizontal to being more vertical. The other thing is when you keep trying, the phone seems to turn off ambient display as it thinks it is in transit rather than on a desk or a surface, which makes senses, but doesn't help when trying the feature out.
Google said you can nudge the phone to turn on ambient display, but I'm not sure what sort of nudge to give it, so can't really get this working.
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Phil