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I tried using the app called Light Flow in order to control the LED notification colours, seems to have been draining the battery..anyone else experience this?
Yeah I've noticed something causing my cpu to 'wake' more than it should when it should be idle. I've been thinking it might Light Flow, think I'll uninstall it tonight and see how much I lose overnight.
Don't know whether it's been the updates it has been getting or if it's done it all the time, but I know my battery certainly didn't drain this quickly before when idle.
whyamihere said:
Yeah I've noticed something causing my cpu to 'wake' more than it should when it should be idle. I've been thinking it might Light Flow, think I'll uninstall it tonight and see how much I lose overnight.
Don't know whether it's been the updates it has been getting or if it's done it all the time, but I know my battery certainly didn't drain this quickly before when idle.
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yeah same thing happens to me, in the battery stats Android OS is the main contributor to drain and the CPU Awake time is always pretty high
interesting I havent suffered much noticeable effect on the battery. I juhst crashes every time i reboot the phone.
I disabled it earlier because I was having problems with it flashing after the notification was gone. Didn't notice any extra strain on battery though, although it could have been there.
At the moment it's 1 day 16 min on battery, with 20% Android OS and 5h 38m awake CPU time, is that high? (the Android OS bit/awake time)
Not noticing any drain with Lightflow... I notice that when an email/text comes in the phone wakes up briefly but whether that's Lightflow or normal I don't know... but the phone is asleep from then until I turn it on, even though the LED is flashing away merrily in the meantime. And I looked at this overnight - so getting an alert at maybe 2 or 3am and then actually checking it at 8am or so. Nothing abnormal between 2am and 8am, and noticed no extra battery drain.
case0 said:
I disabled it earlier because I was having problems with it flashing after the notification was gone. Didn't notice any extra strain on battery though, although it could have been there.
At the moment it's 1 day 16 min on battery, with 20% Android OS and 5h 38m awake CPU time, is that high? (the Android OS bit/awake time)
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Had this problem but I think I understand how it works now.
It will keep flashing if you have "individually" removed the notifications out of the notifications bar. Removing notifications this way doesn't seem to register in Light Flow but you can solve this by:
(a) running that app
(b) hit the "X" button to clear all notifications in the notifications bar.
Can anyone find a way to see if it really is Light Flow that consumes that much battery? I cannot really tell.
Hi.
Light flow will cause some battery drain, but I try to keep it as little as possible.
You will see a fair amount of time partially awake (not the screen on, but showing as awake in the battery usage) because of the app as every time you have more than one outstanding notification (of different colors) the app has to do a partial phone wake to run the alarm manager that changes the color.
There's a few things that can help this, firstly slowing down the frequency of cycling colors ("Notification - battery", in general settings).
Fast = 2.5 seconds
Medium = 5 seconds
Slow = 10 seconds
Very slow = 20 seconds
The other option is just to show the highest priority notification that's currently outstanding - then you'll just get 1 color (e.g. if you have an e-mail, missed call and sms message all outstanding - if you have priority of 1 set on missed call then only that will display of the 3)
Unless you really need them, all the additional light controls in the general settings menu e.g. button backlight, flash etc should be disabled to keep things minimal.
With the latest 2.7.x releases I found (on a nexus one) that the partial wake is for less than 100th of a second on every cycle change (previous version had got to about 400ths of a second)
As for not clearing the notification, at the moment I've got no hooks into swiping away individual notifications from the notification bar so they will keep flashing.
I'm thinking of adding an extra battery saving option where just the most recent notification type is shown as there wouldn't be the need for partial wakes for that.
The good news is I just got a Galaxy Nexus yesterday and after quite some time got the adb drivers working so I'll be looking into seeing what's possible with ICS soon.
So far I've just made one ICS specific change for the next release which is to remove the nag screen on upgrading about restarting accessibility as it seems google have finally sorted out the accessibility bug that caused the need for a restart!
Cheers for the clarification and help, andrewpmoore. Great app.
The option that makes the LED shows only the most recent notifications will be VERY WELCOME! Look forward to the update
Good Job, glad you finally have the handset! can't wait for the next release!
No issues here. I think it really depends on your settings those. Especially the color cycles.
SweetPAIN225 said:
Good Job, glad you finally have the handset! can't wait for the next release!
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Don't get too excited about the next release. It'll just be a bug fixes one (and the nag removal for ICS)
If there are any devs on here that can work out a way to pick up on the swipe to remove notifications could they get in touch. I've not found anything useful in the accessibility service so far.
Probably didn't see my question in another thread, but can you add a full RGB colour picker? Seeing as it's an RGB LED I assume this is possible, rather than just having the current, fixed, selection of named colours?
Great job andrewpmoore, will definitely use this as soon as my GN arrives
Don't need to worry about battery drain from Light Flow any more andrewpmoore.
I first tried disabling the app then uninstalling, I still had the same battery drain from Android OS, so my problem lies elsewhere.
I've reinstalled Light Flow now, great app!
whyamihere said:
Don't need to worry about battery drain from Light Flow any more andrewpmoore.
I first tried disabling the app then uninstalling, I still had the same battery drain from Android OS, so my problem lies elsewhere.
I've reinstalled Light Flow now, great app!
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That's good to know, thanks.
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jabok said:
Probably didn't see my question in another thread, but can you add a full RGB colour picker? Seeing as it's an RGB LED I assume this is possible, rather than just having the current, fixed, selection of named colours?
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It's something I've had on my todo list for a while. It'd be relativley simple for phones line the Nexus One and Galaxy Nexus, the difficult part is fitting it in with the "direct mode" settings and mapping colors between them.
I'll see what I can do.
Light Flow also caused Sleep of Death on my phone. I've uninstalled and all is well now.
AMoosa said:
Light Flow also caused Sleep of Death on my phone. I've uninstalled and all is well now.
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same here.. massive battery drain/phone got hot and she went night night.. had to pull battery. uninstalled
Considering other people are getting the sleep of death without Lightflow it seems a little rash to decide that Lightflow is causing it.
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Considering other people are getting the sleep of death without Lightflow it seems a little rash to decide that Lightflow is causing it.
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Add to that the cases where people are using Lightflow and NEVER had the Sleep of Death, it's fair to say Lightflow is not the (sole) cause. It MAY be behaving badly with some other app I guess... but I've been running it since day 2 (18th) and never had the sleepy death thing.
I have a stock HTC raider and I'm wondering how to set up led notifications on the front of phone if at all possible.
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There aren't any unfortunately.
bln compatible kernal and bln app located in market. works great as a notification for missed calls/msgs/emails
So does noled app!
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no led
no led drains your battery so fast its ridiculous, how is bln on battery life i may try that out
Tanvirul said:
no led drains your battery so fast its ridiculous, how is bln on battery life i may try that out
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good I don't see a difference when using it
how in the hell is it draining ur battery??? i get emails and texts when im asleep and my battery percentage barely moves while im asleep for hours on end on noled. Now maybe if u have every option on in noled maybe then its draining like having time stamp flashing and all other the options.....ive had it on my vibrant and this phone both on roms and it has never drained my battery
I think he's talking about the sensors next to ffc.. yeah I wish they were leds
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Noled is the best app ever for this phone! no battery drain at all for me, it doesn't even show up in my battery usage stats because it's so low.
Imo it's even better then an LED because you can instantly see what activity you've missed by just glancing at the screen.
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The one thing I miss about my G2x is the light in the buttons pulsing s when I had a notification. Loved that.
What would best for the HTC raider/vivid and the telus galaxy s2x? I have the raider and my friend has the telus gs2x. I know both have front facing led's so what's the best option for each of us, if anyone can help out.
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BLN > NoLED
I don't like how NoLED is option-less for the most part. Like you can't set it up so the notifications just display in one location, aligned, and nice looking, no you're forced to have them display in random positions on the screen, its kinda weak sauce. With BLN its just like having an LED again. The pro version is well worth it, giving the ability to blink your buttons, its even BETTER than having an LED on the phone (except for different colors for different apps, etc).
Sorry for the late response...Personally I feel BLN is the best option as it uses the capacitive keys rather than the screen.. its as if you have a notification bar! I haven't seen any difference in battery or stability and EVERY notification is received in a timely fashion.
it kinda sucks that you need a compatible kernal for BLN. im scared to root my galaxy s2 and flash a kernal due to previous bad luck with my vibrant. so i will stick with noLed. i love the charging percentage on the screen and all the options it offers.
Noled works fine for me
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I have owned quite a few Samsung phones and noled would drain the battery a lot across all of the phones I have tried it on. BLN is the way better option as long as you are running a kernel that supports it.
UPDATE
i finally rooted and flashed a kernal plus custom ROM.
i now use BLN with Noled and i see no difference in the battery!
they both work well. you cant go wrong with either choice.
Noled gives you beautiful visual notifications (plus custom icons) i have mine set up so that i can double tap my screen to turn it on. well its already on but you know what i mean lol. also i have set it so when i charge my phone i get a charging percentage.
Bln actually gets annoying. im the type of person that doesnt always clear my notifications so my LED lights are always blinking due to bln lol. bln doesnt give you an idea of what type of notification you have so you actually have to unlock your phone to see. thats a problem for me because sometimes i ignore my phone depending on the notification. with Noled i can actually see that i have a email, which i will ignore because i dont really care to check my email. with. with noled you get a glimpse at what to expect. 3text messages 2missed calls and 5 emails with BLN its just blinking lights.
i like both apps and use them together. i do prefer noled over bln. it just comes down to personal preference of how you like your visual notifications.
dirt_squirrel said:
I have a stock HTC raider and I'm wondering how to set up led notifications on the front of phone if at all possible.
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I think you're posting this on the wrong section...this is for the SGH-T989 not the Raider
EDIT: Sorry I'm retarded, looked into it and saw how this works
I think the LED light drains my battery too much when the screen is off
any way to turn it off ?
Are you on ICS or JB? I thought on ICS there was a direct setting but can't remember what option under System Settings. Maybe "More Settings"?
If you're on JB, can you do it through Settings -> Blocking Mode?
I think "lightflow" from the playstore gives you the option to turn it off
Think it depends on what ROM. What do you have enabling the LED when screen is off? From what I have read around here it really doesnt drain battery.
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Think it depends on what ROM. What do you have enabling the LED when screen is off? From what I have read around here it really doesnt drain battery.
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having a light on for hours doesn't drain the battery ?
what the heck are you talking about lol
I am running CM10 (stable) on Jelly Bean
anyone know how ?
Funkadelick said:
having a light on for hours doesn't drain the battery ?
what the heck are you talking about lol
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Didn't realize people let the LED blink for hours. Relax dude
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If you're on JB, can you do it through Settings -> Blocking Mode?
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Should work. This way, you can disable all LED indicator all the time or for a selected period of time -- i.e. during the night.
More LED options are available in Settings -> Display -> LED Indicator, you can select which type(s) of LED indicator you want to activate or not (charging, low battery, notifications, and voice recording). It may then be interesting to configure these settings in conjuction with the blocking mode.
But that's on stock ROM. It might be different in CM10.
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having a light on for hours doesn't drain the battery ?
what the heck are you talking about lol
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The S3's flashing led has negligible battery drain. (my experience)
I am using Light Manager app on a Stock ICS rom in normal mode blinking rapidly and have done the A/B tests to confirm that it is the least of your worries. I am a battery saving nut and have lots of experience with this.
But I would say, that some LED control apps have been known to cause heavy battery drain both to wakelocks and/or just the way they handle the switching.
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The S3's flashing led has negligible battery drain. (my experience)
I am using Light Manager app on a Stock ICS rom in normal mode blinking rapidly and have done the A/B tests to confirm that it is the least of your worries. I am a battery saving nut and have lots of experience with this.
But I would say, that some LED control apps have been known to cause heavy battery drain both to wakelocks and/or just the way they handle the switching.
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Hi, you may be able to help me.
BBS indicates 100% awake while screen off. 90% of the times is the Kernel locks "leds wakelock"
What is it and how can I fix it?
Many thanks
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Ive had a G4 for about 3 weeks now, and would greatly appreciate a little help as a few of the other forums seemed to not offer much advise.
1. When the phone is at rest and charging, the LED flashes/beeps on and off a red color. When it's fully charged the LED flashes Green. Aren;t these lights supposed to be solid? Could my unit be defective? Ive heard yes and no answers.
2. With auto dim set to off and screen brightness at 65%, almost everytime i unlock the phone it auto dims by itself. Ive never experienced this with any other phone except the G3 a year ago. it this normal?
3. On standby the battery does not deplete. Like ever. It was at 88%, and 3 hours later was at 88%. But 5 minutes of simply chrome browsing brought it down to 81%. 5 minutes.
im not rooted, and use only stock, AT&T software. I really like this phone, but want to make sure they aren't all like mine.
Thanks
I have 815 UK version (or international as some people say, or European... or Korean...lol) Anyway, when charging I am shown solid red, when fully charged, solid green. Not sure about the brightness thing, I have mine on auto all the time as I'm afraid of losing too much battery lol. Depletion of battery at rest sounds about right, if it's not doing anything why would the battery go down? However yes, chrome is very resource heavy and I suggest using the stock browser (if you have it, for example on the 815).
IMO.
yeah the charging flashing light was very disturbing, maybe it's defective? but other people say theirs also flash
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yeah the charging flashing light was very disturbing, maybe it's defective? but other people say theirs also flash
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There is a known issue with the LED light no clearing properly on the G4, here, try this.
Notification LED issues
The notification LED issues have been reported on some G4 handsets, wherein the phone's notification LED keeps flashing randomly even when no notification has been received. In some rare cases, it is ascertained that the LED continues to blink even after dismissing the notification.
Potential solutions
This is a relatively common issue found in Android 5.0 Lollipop, which can be fixed using the Clock application that can be downloaded here. Although this is not an issue with the Clock app itself, it is a means to fix the Notification LED issue.
The issue seems to occur on some devices after receiving notifications from third-party messaging apps like Whatsapp. Such faulty apps could be removed to check if the problem persists. If the issue is gone after the removal of the app, you may need to install the latest app update from the developer to resolve the issue permanently.
If everything else fails, just turn off the LED completely, by going to Settings > Sound & Notification > Notification LED.
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There is a known issue with the LED light no clearing properly on the G4, here, try this.
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It doesn't apply to notifications. I use a LED color app and that works fine...it's when the phone is charging.
Which model have you got?
standard, USA AT&T Model...H810
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yeah the charging flashing light was very disturbing, maybe it's defective? but other people say theirs also flash
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Mine also very slow to full red light and slow to no light while charging.
Full green when is fully charged.
I was thinking it was a feature....
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Yes, the LED orange light will "breathe" like you see on Macbooks or other charging devices, it gets brighter/dimmer gradually/smoothly. So if your LED is "blinking" ON/OFF then that is not normal. It should gradually and smoothly pulse brighter and dimmer.
Mine blinks, on and off. Like a notification but with a 1 second interval. When charged does the same thing but is Green.
You say yours pulses. Others say it's a solid color.
Why is this device so buggy across the board? I feel it truly does everything, and is beautiful, yet I feel theres very little consistency in performance.
I'm going to write an email to LG, and try to find out exactly whats supposed to be happening when this phone is charging.
From my limited time with this puppy, I've noted that mine's blue (for notifications and full charge) and red (charging). And no, I'm not color-blind. Yet.
Hi! Just got my G3 F400L 2 days ago, got all my apps set up and I'm really loving this phone (esp when you're coming from a crappy mtk device :laugh
Had it on 4.4.2 and lightflow was working flawlessly until i decided to flash cloudyg3 2.5 because of the overheating and battery drain issue. After doing so, i realized that lightflow (even light manager) is no longer working on stock messenging app (which has its own led notification setting,blinks only every 10 sec., which is absurd). The sound settings from ligjtflow works though.
So i tried all kinds of stuff like playing with the settings on lightflow and disabling led notif of messaging app through notifyclean (xposed module), none works.
Anybody can help or suggest what to do? I need lightflow in my life, esp for this awesome phone with awesome led notification light.
Thank you!
Edit: lightflow works, however ONLY after when screen got turned on, and turned back of, that's the only time lightflow notif will kick in.
Also... Any way we can make the led notifications work even when the screen is on?