I cannot for the life of me get the led to blink for sms or email notifications. It'll only turn on for power - red while charging, Green when fully charged. And it'll never be on at all while the screen is on.
Anyone have any luck?
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The only setting I've found is under Display | Notification Flash
Mine works, although it only blinks green once every 30 seconds, which is way too long.
dkratter14 said:
The only setting I've found is under Display | Notification Flash
Mine works, although it only blinks green once every 30 seconds, which is way too long.
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Oh wow, all this time I thought it only blinked once, they need to make it at least every 10 seconds or so.
Holy crap you're right! 30 secs!
Anyone have any idea if this is a setting that could be changed, maybe with root? I haven't rooted yet but it'd be worth it to change this.
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tduck said:
Holy crap you're right! 30 secs!
Anyone have any idea if this is a setting that could be changed, maybe with root? I haven't rooted yet but it'd be worth it to change this.
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Try the app lightflow. Warning though, it takes time to learn how to use. I gave up after the first minute lol.
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Try the app lightflow. Warning though, it takes time to learn how to use. I gave up after the first minute lol.
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Lol. I've installed and uninstalled this app about 3 times with desperate hope, but to no avail. It does detect the hardware led. But the app cautions that it doesn't work well with LG phones and I can confirm... No amount of fiddling and testing was successful - not even to keep the light solidly on. Suggests to me this might be a setting you must have root for...
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The only setting I've found is under Display | Notification Flash
Mine works, although it only blinks green once every 30 seconds, which is way too long.
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Agreed. I do like the way they implemented the shared charge/notification led though. Whenever it's plugged in, which for me is most of the time, and the red charging light isn't on, I know I have a notification of some kind, which is a far better deal than we had with the EVO 3D. I wish they had included a discrete light though.
The AT&T version has the LED indicator as an integral part of the power button, which is going to make case design a little tricky.
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Agreed. I do like the way they implemented the shared charge/notification led though. Whenever it's plugged in, which for me is most of the time, and the red charging light isn't on, I know I have a notification of some kind, which is a far better deal than we had with the EVO 3D. I wish they had included a discrete light though.
The AT&T version has the LED indicator as an integral part of the power button, which is going to make case design a little tricky.
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Hello, after a long time have managed to solve it? or there is something to light up the notifications with the capacitive Buttons ? thanks
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Hey, i was just wonder if this is normal or not but about 5 minutes after receiving a SMS the LED will stop flashing even though i have not turned the screen on yet to check it
is this meant to happen and if so is there a way in which i can change it to continue flashing any amount of time until i check my phone?
Thanks.
I think with the Handcent SMS app you can set 'reminders' to every 5 mins. So it should continually flash till you check it then.
I've not actually tried this but the theory is there!
thanks for the quick reply, but i was hoping there was a way with the default messaging program
Annoyingly, I don't think there is. I'd recommend having a look at Handcent though, it's a cool app.
that's rather annoying, but o well i guess, other then this I've been loving the phone
Try Missed Reminder from the market. Works good on my device.
I asked HTC about this, and it is is true, the LED flashes for 5mins then stops.
I didn't like the Handcent reminder simply because when it restarts the notification, it makes the sound like it's got another message. I just wanted to know I've got something to check rather than hear it go off every 5mins or whatever you set it to.
But this is a personal annoyance. I can see that many wouldn't mind this.
Missed Reminder was another option to definitely try to see if it's for you.
Thanks for the replies guys, I'll give Missed Reminder ago, seems odd that they wouldn't allow for a option to let it flash for longer, is this only for SMS or does it also stop after 5 mins for all LED notifications?
all notifications stop after 5mins. What's the point in having the led?
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ardsar said:
all notifications stop after 5mins. What's the point in having the led?
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Yeah..5mins for sms/missed call...constantly if your battery is low
Are you guys sure that the LED stops blinking after 5 mins? In hTC's there is an option in settings (I forgot where exactly) which will allow you to set different times, 5,10,15 mins and even there is an option for continuous blinking. So please recheck the settings (in sound & notifications maybe) and then confirm it.
Thanks.
Are you guys sure that the LED stops blinking after 5 mins? In hTC's there is an option in settings (I forgot where exactly) which will allow you to set different times, 5,10,15 mins and even there is an option for continuous blinking. So please recheck the settings (in sound & notifications maybe) and then confirm it.
Thanks.
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That was the case for Windows mobile phones. there is no option in android to set this.
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That is so weird. Isn't there any solution for this?
The Missed Reminder app does the job. You can customise it quite a bit. I just set all notifications to blink the LED forever.
The Missed Reminder app does the job. You can customise it quite a bit. I just set all notifications to blink the LED forever.
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looks good, finally one where it won't go off forever lol
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Raul Duke said:
The Missed Reminder app does the job. You can customise it quite a bit. I just set all notifications to blink the LED forever.
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Tried this app, but doesnt work correctly. Sure it will continue to blink the LED, but the notification sounds do not work correctly - i.e they dont sound on reapeat alarms. Shame as it looked a nice app.
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I have no plans yet to release a special version for 2.x at least not until I’ve got my phone updated to 2.1.
I haven't fully tested this issue yet mainly because I've only had the phone for a few days... I wanted to check if anyone else had this problem.
Under Settings -> Sound & Display -> Notification Flash
I have all the options ticked.
In theory, whenever I have a missed call or a SMS or email etc, I should be able to tell that I need to check my phone be a little blinking light in the top right corner off the screen. I just came back to my phone and this LED wasn't blinking but when I turned on the phone, there was a missed call and a SMS.
Other times, it seemed to work fine.
Anyone else noticed this problem?
it only flashes for 5 mins and then stops. There is no way to change this without additional apps.
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Oh... How disappointing. Pretty useless imo. Thanks for the info. I wonder if they will fix it. My previous phone, Touch Diamond, had something similar but it never stopped flashing until you looked at your missed calls.
Now that explains things. I tend to look for the led after I've not used the phone for a while. In my pocket or elsewhere. Quite a few times I've seen no flashing but have a notification in the top left. I thought it was another one of those little 'features' we keep finding.
Yeh i discovered this awhile back and it's annoying as hell, i just use a app called Missed Reminder which can be configured to allowed it to keep flashing indefinitely
I was just going to make a post about this. I thought the LED notification wasn't working at all on my Desire, since I've never seen it, but perhaps it had just stopped before I had the chance to catch it, then
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it only flashes for 5 mins and then stops. There is no way to change this without additional apps.
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What apps are you referring to? It would be nice to be able to have the LED flash longer.
I'm guessing this is to save battery time, I don't know how much power a small LED uses but it surely can't help with the already abysmal battery life
I first thought the LED was located behind the optical trackpad, because the trackball on my Hero could light up. I think the LED-notification is pretty dumb since it's almost invisible when it lights up. The lighting trackball was much much better
This is a known issue. I thought that did not happen in Android, but I guess I was wrong.
If the phone work in Windows Mobile, there are a registry key to let assign values to the options, so they are usable.
Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=4846399#post4846399
In Android, I have no clue... maybe my info help in any way.
PMoto
It would be nice to be able to change the flash time from the default 5 minutes, or atleast an option for no time limit.
I know it's to help save battery life, but I'm willing to say that the light flashing will use less battery then the back light coming on everytime I'm away from my phone for more then 5 minutes, from me checking to see if I have new messages, email, or missed phone calls.
Same issue with my recently purchased A40.
No blinking at all despite screen flash notification selected.
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Hi, I have noticed that sometimes when I have a notification, the led doesn´t blink at all, and sometimes it does. I have official IMM76I, and I have noticed it mainly with Whatsapp, but it can be because is the only program I use with the phone silenced in my work.
Have you noticed that?
There is an issue opened:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=28284&q=led&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars
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Hi, I have noticed that sometimes when I have a notification, the led doesn´t blink at all, and sometimes it does. I have official IMM76I, and I have noticed it mainly with Whatsapp, but it can be because is the only program I use with the phone silenced in my work.
Have you noticed that?
There is an issue opened:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=28284&q=led&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars
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Its not a native feature of ICS 4.0.4...so uhhh why are you reporting it? I really wish Google would've added options for it.
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Its not a native feature of ICS 4.0.4...so uhhh why are you reporting it? I really wish Google would've added options for it.
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It is a native feature of Android...
taylerdurden said:
It is a native feature of Android...
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Android 4.0 does not currently provide options for multi-color Notification LED's. Please, learn to read.
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Android 4.0 does not currently provide options for multi-color Notification LED's. Please, learn to read.
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Where are we talking of color option?
I have noticed it even with GTalk and many other apps. Yesterday, I was playing when a notification sounded. Without turning on the screen, I kept watching the phone but the LED never blinked. I turned on the screen and I had a GTalk message.
Nothing else have noticed that problem?
I have had this problem as well on my VZW nexus on AOKP m5 and earlier versions as well. It doesn't happen all of the time, but maybe 10-15% of the time with SMS and at least 90% of the time with gmail.
I can see a gmail come in on the notification light on my Xoom, but nothing happens on my phone, I'll check the phone 5 min later and the email is there but no notification.
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I have had this problem as well on my VZW nexus on AOKP m5 and earlier versions as well. It doesn't happen all of the time, but maybe 10-15% of the time with SMS and at least 90% of the time with gmail.
I can see a gmail come in on the notification light on my Xoom, but nothing happens on my phone, I'll check the phone 5 min later and the email is there but no notification.
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You mean there is not the notification icon on the upper bar?
My problem is different, I have the notification icon, but the led doesn´t blink
Notices this as well with various apps. Native as well as 3rd party. Doesn't bother me that much just makes the OS less 'perfect'.
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Cool story bro.
Seriously, whats posting it in the XDA forums going to help? We're not Google, we can't fix it.
MistaBishi said:
Cool story bro.
Seriously, whats posting it in the XDA forums going to help? We're not Google, we can't fix it.
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I ask in XDA to know if anyone else have noticed this, or is a problem with my phone.
Also, I have reported it to Google, here is the link:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=28284&q=led&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars
taylerdurden said:
Hi, I have noticed that sometimes when I have a notification, the led doesn´t blink at all, and sometimes it does. I have official IMM76I, and I have noticed it mainly with Whatsapp, but it can be because is the only program I use with the phone silenced in my work.
Have you noticed that?
There is an issue opened:
http://code.google.com/p/android/is...ed&colspec=ID Type Status Owner Summary Stars
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Have you tried the light flow app? Maybe it would fix the problem and give you more customization too.
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chrikenn said:
Have you tried the light flow app? Maybe it would fix the problem and give you more customization too.
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Thanks for the idea, I have not tried the light flow app; but I have asked in another forums and people with than app also have noticed the problem.
Anyway, the objetive is to find the bug and report it to google, so they can fix it in the next update for our Gnex
Anyone else with the problem?
Is the option checked in each program? Those who flash rooms and rebuild everything might forget an app or two that does not have the option on by default.
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I've noticed from time to time as well... But the other thing is that even when it does blink, it often shuts off fairly shortly afterwards.
It would be nice if there was options to ensure that it blinks and keeps blinking until you acknowledge it.
Light Flow works perfectly for me. Never had an issue with it not blinking or blinking incorrectly.
I use it as not all the apps I have on my phone have LED light functionality natively, and Light Flow takes care of that.
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Is the option checked in each program? Those who flash rooms and rebuild everything might forget an app or two that does not have the option on by default.
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Yes, because the problem is not always, and the same app can work, and not work sometimes..
notification LED on power button (att version) only blinks once then nothing, can someone confirm this?
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notification LED on power button (att version) only blinks once then nothing, can someone confirm this?
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That's all mine is doing as well... Was wondering if there was a way to make it keep blinking like when it's charging.
Same here...and my screen keeps unlocking when I get a text in.my pocket and then my leg dials someone....called LG a couple days ago and the lady told me to.remove the battery...I.just hung up on her.
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seems like a bug to me
Mine stays lit.
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Mine stays lit.
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when you get text and email, LED stays on?
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when you get text and email, LED stays on?
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Yes it does.
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Yes it does.
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i just noticed my blinks once every 30 seconds, any idea why it doesn't stay on?
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i just noticed my blinks once every 30 seconds, any idea why it doesn't stay on?
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Your guess is probably better than mine. All I know is that when I get a TM or email, the LED lights red and stays lit. I guess that it may be a parameter setting in the device. You might look in Settings>Display>Notifications Flash, to see what the settings are.
Mine flashes every 20 seconds or so for about a minute then stops completely...seems like I remember it staying on permanently the day I bought it. I'm going to try a factory reset. Also wonder if that "mystery update" screwed it up.
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Factory reset didn't solve the problem. Returning mine to att for another one..
smashcz said:
i just noticed my blinks once every 30 seconds, any idea why it doesn't stay on?
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Having the LED stay on constantly would create an unnecessary drain on the battery.
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Having the LED stay on constantly would create an unnecessary drain on the battery.
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Not really, my galaxy s3 was constantly on and no problem on battery, I'm pretty sure it is suppose to stay on.
On my gs the light stayed on only when certain notifications like facebook but on emails and text it would blink. But on this is seems to only blink for a little while then stops. I'm sure that can be fixed with an update. Its a new phone give them time. For me its not a big deal. My phones in my pocket all day anyway.
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Did another phone yield any luck on the led issue? A fixed rate of 1 blink per 30 secs is unacceptable.... Every app out there hasn't been able to make it blink more frequently. Or even keep it solidly on for that matter.
Totally frustrated!
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Did another phone yield any luck on the led issue? A fixed rate of 1 blink per 30 secs is unacceptable.... Every app out there hasn't been able to make it blink more frequently. Or even keep it solidly on for that matter.
Totally frustrated!
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My one (Kor) blinks every 5 seconds.I found it kinda annoying
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My one (Kor) blinks every 5 seconds.I found it kinda annoying
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I've only ever had HTC phones so I guess I'm spoiled? I love the every 5 seconds because you can essentially put your phone on silent (no vibrate) and see when you get messages... good while you're at work and don't want your desk vibrating constantly!
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My one (Kor) blinks every 5 seconds.I found it kinda annoying
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my LG-E971 blinks for gmail, but doesnt for handcent, probably does for messaging hmmm..
As far i noticed, it blinks every 5 seconds for any event, even the charging. Thats why it freaks me out.
I got the LED to blink alot.
Rooted with esFileExplorer
Open /system/etc/system.xml
Change notification_light_pulse from 0 to 1.
Save.
Enjoy
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I got the LED to blink alot.
Rooted with esFileExplorer
Open /system/etc/system.xml
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I want it to be known that this doesn't change the notification blink, only the charging blink, as gutterwall mentions in a similar post on he Sprint forum
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Um...is the notification light supposed to blink only once? Cuz mine does and I find that pretty stupid since I'm not going to be staring at my phone 24/7. Basically defeats the purpose of having a notification light. I see an online review where the power button is supposed to light up (and again mine doesn't) as notification. Is that true? The manual doesn't say specifically... If so, I'll need to get mine fixed. Thanks.
At&t's version the power button lights up. Sprint's version- its the notification light by the top speaker, and it blinks green once every 30 seconds.
Definitely a flaw with this phone. Hopefully eventually we'll be able to fix that with a custom ROM
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Oic ....I didn't test it longer before to see that it blinks every 30s. But yeah that's a huge flaw and I can't believe I haven't read that in reviews. I actually called LG tech to inquire and the rep didn't really know what she was talking about because she 1) said all smartphones work like that (I corrected her on the AT&T version; she obviously did not know her own products) and 2) lamented that she has to turn on her phone also for notifications too (frankly I don't care). Her reponses were a bit amusing lol. I asked if there is a fix coming soon and she said "nope". And in the beginning, I asked if the notification supposed to blink only once and she said yes (no..it's every 30s).
I'm going to be rooting my phone (for the first time!) and hopefully there'll be a custom ROM that'll solve this.
There's a few apps in the play store that are supposed to be able to modify it. I only tinkered with two and had no luck. But you could look there and if one works report back here.
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There's a few apps in the play store that are supposed to be able to modify it. I only tinkered with two and had no luck. But you could look there and if one works report back here.
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I have been dealing with the same issue. I want my light to blink every few seconds. I do not want to stare at my phone for 30 seconds just to know if i got a notification. I am running Lifeless rom and tried Lightflow. It works with camera LED but does not work with the light by the speaker.
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I have been dealing with the same issue. I want my light to blink every few seconds. I do not want to stare at my phone for 30 seconds just to know if i got a notification. I am running Lifeless rom and tried Lightflow. It works with camera LED but does not work with the light by the speaker.
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On the bright side, at least you guys (most likely) can get all sorts of fancy colors on your LED once it is sorted out.
From what I hear the AT&T model is stuck with red in B.F.E. :laugh:
I just tried the light flow app and u can control the led blink rates. Bad thing is u can only use red and green led.
update: light flow just started FCing like crazy. uninstall
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Blink rate control doesn't seem to be effective on my device, camera led will blink tho
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