Hello I'm new to Samsung Galaxy Ace forums. I got the phone a couple of days ago So far it has been great.
The only thing I kinda miss from my previous phone is LED notifications. I did a little research and found an app (here in XDA and in the Android Market) called BLN or Backlight Notifications. The app is supposed to be used on the Samsung Galaxy S series phones with modified kernel (BLN-enabled kernel). Those phones, obviously, don't have LED either. The kernel mod and the app allow for the use of touch or capacitive buttons backlight as a LED notification.
Would it be possible to do such modifications to Samsung Galaxy Ace kernel? I mean, there's hope it can be done? I don't wanna waste anyone's time but I think it would be great to have this feature on our phones
juandpineiro said:
Hello I'm new to Samsung Galaxy Ace forums. I got the phone a couple of days ago So far it has been great.
The only thing I kinda miss from my previous phone is LED notifications. I did a little research and found an app (here in XDA and in the Android Market) called BLN or Backlight Notifications. The app is supposed to be used on the Samsung Galaxy S series phones with modified kernel (BLN-enabled kernel). Those phones, obviously, don't have LED either. The kernel mod and the app allow for the use of touch or capacitive buttons backlight as a LED notification.
Would it be possible to do such modifications to Samsung Galaxy Ace kernel? I mean, there's hope it can be done? I don't wanna waste anyone's time but I think it would be great to have this feature on our phones
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yes it's possible.
if u wanna use stock rom, then get "CF ROOT KERNEL" (pls search in the forum here )
otherwise, Cyanogenmod rom comes with a kernel which has BLN enabled.
amrith.28 said:
yes it's possible.
if u wanna use stock rom, then get "CF ROOT KERNEL" (pls search in the forum here )
otherwise, Cyanogenmod rom comes with a kernel which has BLN enabled.
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I'm currently on CyanogenMod 7.2 I'm giving it a shot
EDIT: worked like a charm! Thanks!!
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I used a version of DarkyROM about 6 months ago that had BLN support, and it worked fine with Light Flow.
Now I'm on DragonROM (the latest one as of today) and Siyah 3.1 rc1 kernel, but Light Flow doesn't work.
I have tried all the options - for alternate methods etc that it has. Is this something that can only be fixed by changing kernels? Can it be fixed by replacing a .so or something?
(Aside: I sincerely hope Samsung adds a dedicated notification LED in the Galaxy S3).
Bln is kernel dependant. I got it work with Siyah 3.0.1 and now I'm on abyss kernel and it works too.
But I do not use lite flow any more, because it did not work dependable. Sometimes lights did not go on, sometimes they did not go off.
Now I use BLN control pro in combination with notify me free and bln works fine!
donny02 said:
Bln is kernel dependant. I got it work with Siyah 3.0.1 and now I'm on abyss kernel and it works too.
But I do not use lite flow any more, because it did not work dependable. Sometimes lights did not go on, sometimes they did not go off.
Now I use BLN control pro in combination with notify me free and bln works fine!
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Does it support different colors for the softkey LEDs..or are they only white?
White only. Because the LED's in the SGS2 soft buttons are white.
KaiserSnorezay said:
Does it support different colors for the softkey LEDs..or are they only white?
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MistahBungle said:
White only. Because the LED's in the SGS2 soft buttons are white.
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There is an App which made it enabled to change the softkey color in GB. but its not supported for ICS still
Soft Screen Tuner :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366280
Hope they will support ICS soon
melakamc said:
There is an App which made it enabled to change the softkey color in GB. but its not supported for ICS still
Soft Screen Tuner :http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366280
Hope they will support ICS soon
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Um, what?
This is a screen tuner. It does not look like it will change the color of the softkeys. Not sure anything will, as MistahBungle says, it appears the LEDs of the softkeys are specifically white.
KaiserSnorezay said:
I used a version of DarkyROM about 6 months ago that had BLN support, and it worked fine with Light Flow.
Now I'm on DragonROM (the latest one as of today) and Siyah 3.1 rc1 kernel, but Light Flow doesn't work.
I have tried all the options - for alternate methods etc that it has. Is this something that can only be fixed by changing kernels? Can it be fixed by replacing a .so or something?
(Aside: I sincerely hope Samsung adds a dedicated notification LED in the Galaxy S3).
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hallo,
use siyah kernel 3.2b5
works fine with me
greetings
Hi guys!!
I noticed that Samsung has released the ICS update for the Galaxy Note!
I've seen many videos on youtube and discovered that they have introduced an option that allows to show Battery % in the status bar, without flashing anything or without rooting! Just like on iOS.
Here it is a screen:
So I'm wondering if anyone can port it (I mean the option in the menu) to the Galaxy S2 Stock FW!
The option is located under Settings-->Display-->Show Battery %
ant987 said:
Hi guys!!
I noticed that Samsung has released the ICS update for the Galaxy Note!
I've seen many videos on youtube and discovered that they have introduced an option that allows to show Battery % in the status bar, without flashing anything or without rooting! Just like on iOS.
Here it is a screen:
So I'm wondering if anyone can port it (I mean the option in the menu) to the Galaxy S2 Stock FW!
The option is located under Settings-->Display-->Show Battery %
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Um... you don't seem to realize that to apply such a port, you would need to be rooted. And there exist many such mods for battery percentages already.
Yeah you are right, but I would prefer this mod, because you have the possibility to switch on and off whenever you want!
Moreover it displays also the % symbol, while all the mods that are out now only display the number without the % symbol.
Yes, I know I'm maniacal
PS. Is not a problem to root the device for me, as I'm already rooted, I just said it to make a difference between the battery mods that you generally flash through recovery and this option
ant987 said:
Yeah you are right, but I would prefer this mod, because you have the possibility to switch on and off whenever you want!
Moreover it displays also the % symbol, while all the mods that are out now only display the number without the % symbol.
Yes, I know I'm maniacal
PS. Is not a problem to root the device for me, as I'm already rooted, I just said it to make a difference between the battery mods that you generally flash through recovery and this option
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Ohhh... I see. You want the menu option to turn it on and off. Sorry, I misunderstood.
So the note got blue icons after ics update?
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This is what I would like to have on my SGS2.
The image is from the Galaxy S3 but Samsung made this feature available also on the Galaxy Note with the latest update to ICS, while in the Galaxy S2 there is no such an option, even with the latest XWLPD Firmware!!
ant987 said:
This is what I would like to have on my SGS2.
The image is from the Galaxy S3 but Samsung made this feature available also on the Galaxy Note with the latest update to ICS, while in the Galaxy S2 there is no such an option, even with the latest XWLPD Firmware!!
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I just installed XXLPW which also provides the option to enable the display of the percentage number close to the battery icon. Things are advancing ...
Hi,
I may be being really dense, but I can't find an option to remove/change the toggles in the notification area... I use some (like wifi, bluetooth, brightness), but have no need for ones like power saving, sync etc.
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
Thanks!
Tripledrop said:
Hi,
I may be being really dense, but I can't find an option to remove/change the toggles in the notification area... I use some (like wifi, bluetooth, brightness), but have no need for ones like power saving, sync etc.
Can anyone point me in the right direction please?
Thanks!
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I'm assuming you are on stock rom, if so you cant. Custom roms like Omega have 15 toggle mod you can add or remove whatever you like.
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Thanks for the answer
Yes I am currently on stock ROM - I used CM9 nightlies for ages on my S2 but didn't like them as much as the S3 stock. Maybe I'll try Omega (have recently installed the kitchen part of it anyway)
Would you say Megga is better than CM in your opinion?
It's impossible to say if a rom is better or not. I've been using AOKP roms on my galaxy S II but I can now say I like original Samsung roms more on the S III, I even use touchwiz which would've been unthinkable on the S II. I'm on Omega Rom. It's basically stock but with upgrades. Been using other roms for a few hours too because Im a flashaholic but keep Nandroid-ing back to Omega. First time Samsung did a great job on interface IMO
Well that sounds good, I'll give it a go later, thanks
Out of interest, does Omega have the ability to cancel an app by long-press of the back key? That's something I miss from CM9...
Fyi, here's how to change/remove the toggles...
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725411
Tripledrop said:
Well that sounds good, I'll give it a go later, thanks
Out of interest, does Omega have the ability to cancel an app by long-press of the back key? That's something I miss from CM9...
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No, it doesn't but as you probably know, long press home and press Task Manager let's you kill tasks.
I liked the idea of long press back key, but was never happy with the execution - I was constantly killing apps that I didn't want to by tapping back too quickly. Clearly CM wasn't checking that you were holding back, but rather that it was pressed at the start and end of a certain time period.
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Thanks for the reply... I actually used it a lot with CM9 and found it very useful, but not the end of the world to not have it!
My sister's Samsung Vibrant has problems: The soft-keys(I mean back,menu,etc) are not working. Is there any rom for Vibrant that has on-screen (software?) buttons like Galaxy Nexus?
sleepy_sanchez said:
My sister's Samsung Vibrant has problems: The soft-keys(I mean back,menu,etc) are not working. Is there any rom for Vibrant that has on-screen (software?) buttons like Galaxy Nexus?
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Yes. There may be a zip file. I'll see if I can locate it or whatever I'm talking about after dinner.
Update. Scratch the previous entry in my post. I wasnt able to locate a zip. Maybe it was a build.prop edit. At any rate, I can confirm that Paranoid Android has them. Its an option under Settings>System>Navigation Bar.
PA is an amazing ROM btw.
You were just sliced bread before you were burnt by the toaster.
There are also a couple of apps that put virtual buttons on your screen. I'll try and find the link, here you go http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...tICIBQ&usg=AFQjCNEF1MSo1VBHfVuIQ7sWBpWikJp_8A. That is a root version, if your sister isn't rooted then just Google. They have versions that don't need root access too.
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Its called Navigation Bar, roms like CM, AOKP And Slim have it, you can enable it in the settings.
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Hello everyone.
I have a few questions after i recently installed this wonderful ROM on my S3:
1) When i try to change the color of the Notification panel clock, Network bars and Wi-Fi signal nothing happens (Using the Wanam Xposed Application). The only thing i can change is the batter icon colors. Is this a bug that can be changed later or am i doing something wrong? (Didn’t see an option to change the alarm clock color icon as well )
2) I have installed the ROM using the Imperium logo when you boot your phone but although its very nice its a bit noise when starting up. I have looked in the Imperium ROM features but i couldn’t find the stock Samsung startup logo in the download options. Can i get the stock startup logo and sounds? If not which one do you recommend downloading that is less noisy?
3) In all my stupidity i have installed the ROM with the stock music player (should have picked Apollo ) and not i regret it. Is there any way to get installed? Also, when i installed the ROM i thought i saw a sound mod that made the sound clearer or something cant remember what it was. Does this mod runs by default with any player or do i need a special kind of player to benefit from it. If so how do i get it?
I really appreciate all your help and im sorry about the noob questions
Thank you and regards.
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Oh and i forgot to mention one more thing: when you press the Home button while youre in an application it doesnt go directlly to your Home screen tab but the tab where you were before starting the application. Is there an option for this as well?
Im sry to post here and i guess ppl who can help about this are mostly on the development thread but i have tryed to post there but im not allowed since im a new user
So can anyone please help with the above points or do i really need to make 10 posts so in can write in the developers thread where i should have been asking in the first place. Searching for every point of my issue on this forum is to much trouble for not to mention i dont think i would be able to find anything that specific.
Please try imperium v21. I tried them all ... And I mean all of the Roms .. Stock and nodded and this one is the best. Smooth as hell and no battery drain... With almost 4hrs of screen on... Battery is lasting almost 1 day.
Is the best ROM I ever used on s3 i9300. International model.
After 1 night of sleep the battery drain is 0.8%/h... Can't get anything better than this one.
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I have the Imperium 2.1 rom too, and my battery is awful. over one night the battery drains 20% with nothing on (wifi etc.)